Press Releases

St Helena Police are concerned about a number of recent underage drinking cases and where on some occasions children have had to be hospitalised as a result. The Police are therefore proactively engaging with young people on the Island when they are out and about, especially during the hours of darkness in the Jamestown area, […]

Gareth Drabble awarded FCO Chevening Scholarship Gareth will undertake a Master’s Degree in Digital Technologies, Communication and Education at the University of Manchester Applications for the next round of Chevening Scholarship Awards will open on 3 September 2020 Gareth Drabble of Levelwood has been awarded a Foreign & Commonwealth Office Chevening Scholarship. Gareth will undertake […]

The Highways Authority has given approval to pilot a new box junction on the road adjacent to the entrance of Ladder Hill Fort. A box junction is a yellow box filled with criss-crossed yellow lines painted on the road and is a traffic control measure designed to prevent congestion at junctions. Roads Manager, Deon Robbertse, […]

St Helena Government (SHG) has been notified by Titan Airways that the Boeing 757-200 aircraft to be used for the repatriation charter flight to St Helena is cleared for operations having experienced some minor technical issues following a bird strike. The flight will depart the UK on Wednesday, 29 July 2020, (48 hours later than […]

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 […]