Press Releases

                             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 […]

St Helena Government (SHG) has agreed and published a Quarantine Facility Charging Policy which sets out the charges for the use of quarantine facilities on St Helena during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Policy is now available on the SHG website at: https://www.sainthelena.gov.sh/government/public-information/. SHG will charge for the quarantine facilities at Bradley’s Camp or a […]

An Information Awareness Day to generate awareness about the role of the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) was held yesterday, Wednesday 15 July 2020, at the Jamestown Community Centre. Attendees included invited guests, representatives from various local organisations, and members of the public. Introductions were given by Public Guardian for St Helena and Ascension […]

Teacher Training Advisor, Frazer Stone, completes two Programme Leader courses Education & Employment Directorate can now offer the Level 5 Cambridge International Diploma in Teaching and Learning Frazer Stone awarded National Professional Qualification for Headship by the UK’s Department for Education Teacher Training Advisor, Frazer Stone, has recently completed two Programme Leader courses through Cambridge […]

Following heavy rain a six tonne rockfall occurred on China Lane on Friday, 10 July 2020. Around two tonnes of material reached the rockfall barriers above China Lane, with the remaining debris coming to rest on the slope. An inspection on site showed that the majority of debris was retained by the rockfall barriers, which […]