Press Releases

The repatriation charter flight from the UK, operated by Titan Airways utilising their Boeing 757-200 aircraft, will arrive at St Helena Airport on Tuesday, 28 July 2020, following an overnight stop at Ascension Island.  Weather permitting, the estimated time of arrival at St Helena is 1pm local time. While passenger numbers are subject to change […]

TUESDAY, 28 JULY 2020 Executive Council will meet on Tuesday, 28 July The Public Access to Government Information Bill will be discussed on the Open Agenda ExCo Memos are available to view on the SHG Website Executive Council will meet on Tuesday, 28 July 2020, at 9.30am, in the Council Chamber, to discuss the following […]

HE Governor Dr Philip Rushbrook hosted a reception at Plantation House, to recognise those involved in the Rockfall Protection Project 2020 and health and housekeeping personnel who helped prepare Bradley’s Camp Quarantine Facility, on Friday, 17 July 2020. In HE’s opening remarks, Governor Rushbrook thanked the CAN France team and Fairhurst for their impressive and […]

St Helena Government’s (SHG) Corporate Policy and Planning Unit has today released St Helena’s Sustainable Economic Development Plan (SEDP) end-of-year progress report for 2019-20. The full end-of-year report can be found on the Public Information, Reports and Policies page of the SHG website: https://www.sainthelena.gov.sh/government/public-information/. Since the mid-year report published in November 2019, key Report headlines […]

New Tobacco Control Legislation for St Helena was approved by Legislative Council at their Formal Meeting on Tuesday, 30 June 2020. The Legislation will come into force once the supporting Regulations are finalised and approved by Executive Council (ExCo). A communications programme highlighting the changes in Legislation will be delivered to the public, including the […]

                             WEDNESDAY, 8 JULY 2020 SCDC urges Children & Adults Social Care to finalise contingency plans in respect of care facilities and COVID-19  preparedness Preliminary plans to review the Better Life Allowance Information Bill proposed in 2018 to be discontinued and replaced to provide for the disclosure of information held by SHG Revised Policy for […]

The repatriation charter flight from the UK, operated by Titan Airways utilising their Boeing 757-200 aircraft, will arrive at St Helena Airport on Tuesday, 28 July 2020, following an overnight stop at Ascension Island.  Weather permitting, the estimated time of arrival at St Helena is 1pm local time. The flight will overnight on St Helena […]

Message from the St Helena Police Service It is the first week into our campaign where we are passionately educating and raising awareness within the community of the implications of drink-driving. We have been carrying out road safety observations and are pleased to report that moving traffic offences and vehicle defects have been minimal. We […]