St Helena Government

St Helena Government

Press Releases

  • Executive Council Approves Immigration Policy

    17 May 2024

    The Immigration Policy 2024 was approved by Executive Council on Tuesday 7 May 2024. The policy, which supports increasing the working aged population, is critical to growing the economy and sustainable prosperity for the island. To fuel economic growth, this policy aims to attract a skilled workforce with streamlined, user-friendly processes for visitors, professionals, and […]

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  • Provisional Register of Electors Published

    13 May 2024

    The Provisional Register of Electors was published on Friday 10 May 2024. Eligible persons have up until 16:00 on Friday 24 May 2024, to submit applications to amend the Provisional Register. Persons who are eligible to have their names entered in the register may apply to amend the Provisional Register. Amendments can be made to […]

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  • World Hypertension Day – Friday 17 May 2024

    10 May 2024

    The Community Nursing and Health Promotion teams are hosting a stall at the Canister in Jamestown on Friday 17 May 2024 from 10:00 to 13:00. This event is to raise awareness for World Hypertension Day, with the theme ‘Measure your blood pressure accurately, control it, live longer’. What is Hypertension? Hypertension, also known as high […]

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  • Field Road Project Update – May 2024

    8 May 2024

    The project to widen and resurface Field Road is progressing well. All hillside and road surfacing excavation works are now complete. The service strip, which contains an empty duct which will allow services to be installed in the future, is currently underway. The slipper drain is also now under construction. This collects and directs road and hillside […]

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  • Provisional Register of Electors to be Published

    8 May 2024

    The Provisional Register of Electors for 2024 will be published on Friday 10 May 2024. After its publication on Friday 10 May, eligible persons will have until 16:00 on Friday 24 May 2024 to submit applications to amend the Provisional Register. Amendments that can be made include the following: The Registration Officer aims to publish […]

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  • Data Protection Public Information Meetings

    7 May 2024

    St Helena Government (SHG) recently announced that public information meetings to raise awareness of ongoing work towards the introduction of data protection policy/ legislation would take place during May 2024. These meetings will be held in various districts across the island. The first meeting will take place at the Half Tree Hollow Community Centre on […]

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  • Education, Skills And Employment Portfolio – Nursery Provision

    3 May 2024

    The Education, Skills and Employment Portfolio offers non-compulsory nursery education for all children between the ages of three to four years.     We will be in contact with parents/guardians of those children born on island and who are eligible to enter nursery education in the school year September 2024 – August 2025. This is to offer […]

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  • Access To Peaks National Park – Further Prohibition

    1 May 2024

    In April 2023 it was announced that access to certain areas of the Peaks National Park (PNP) would be prohibited. This was in response to the increasing concerns of the presence of plant pathogens affecting endemic trees within the PNP and the potential for these to spread, This prohibition was initially put in place until […]

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  • New Data Protection Awareness Campaign to be Launched

    30 April 2024

    The St Helena Government (SHG) is committed to protecting the privacy of its citizens and residents in the digital age. As the island embraces new technologies, SHG is working to introduce comprehensive data protection legislation. Following a thorough initial phase of research and consultation, SHG has taken a significant step towards safeguarding data privacy. SHG […]

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  • Public Engagement on St Helena’s Sustainable Economic Development Strategy and Delivery Plan 2023-2033

    30 April 2024

    A period of public engagement on the draft Sustainable Economic Development Strategy and Delivery Plan 2023-2033 (SEDS) has been launched. Once finalised, the SEDS will provide the overarching blueprint for developing the territory’s economy, and will replace the Sustainable Economic Development Plan 2018-2028 (SEDP). The SEDS has been developed following a reassessment of the SEDP […]

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