Press Releases

St Helena Government has been granted the necessary permissions for the repatriation flight from South Africa to go ahead.  The flight is scheduled to arrive tomorrow Tuesday, 19 May 2020, at 2.15pm, subject to favourable weather conditions.     The flight will travel on to Ascension Island, returning to St Helena on Wednesday, 20 May, before continuing […]

The East India Company Bullion Ltd in partnership with the Commissioners of Currency on St Helena have announced the release of the official 2020 #nhsheroes silver charity coin The £5 silver coin is dedicated to Britain’s NHS Heroes 100% profit from every coin sold will be donated to NHS Charities Together Coronavirus Appeal In partnership […]

National Smile Month 2020 takes place between 18 May and 18 June and is used as a time to help spread awareness of the importance of oral health care. In recognition of National Smile Month, the St Helena Dental Department will be publishing a series of information articles on the different aspects of dental health. […]

A charter flight to repatriate St Helena residents from South Africa will take place on Monday, 18 May 2020.  The flight will travel on to Ascension Island, returning to St Helena the following day continuing back to Johannesburg.  The charter flight is being operated by SA Airlink on behalf of the St Helena Government.   The […]

The following is a Public Announcement from Port Control: Works to lay ducting for St Helena’s fibre optic cable has commenced at Rupert’s Beach. In light of these works, and further to previous announcements, it has become necessary to temporarily close the whole of Lower Rupert’s, including the Wharf, Jetty and Beach area until further […]

The Provisional Register of Electors was published on Friday, 8 May 2020. Members of the public now have up until Friday, 22 May 2020, to make any amendments to the Register to ensure a final version is published which is as up-to-date and accurate as possible. Eligible persons can: Apply to amend any of their […]

James Valley At Ladder Hill, four rockfall barriers are complete. The remaining two barriers will arrive on the MV Helena next week and will be installed in June using the helicopter. CAN France would like to thank the public for their patience with essential road closures during construction on Ladder Hill. Anchors for three rockfall […]

Monday, 11 May 2020, marks the completion of my first year as the Governor of our three unique islands in the South Atlantic. This time last year my wife and I remember the wonderful inauguration and reception given to us by the community on St Helena and the warm wishes of welcome from Ascension and […]

The St Helena Fire and Rescue Service (SHF&RS) have tested their increased search capability, following training towards the end of last year, with the recent successful conclusions of two missing person cases on St Helena. In September 2019, SHF&RS Brigade Manager, Alan Thomas, undertook Police Search Advisors Training (PolSA) at the National Policing College in […]