St Helena Government

St Helena Government

Press Releases

  • Public and Government Holidays 2024

    3 November 2023

    The following are the Public and Government Holidays in 2024. On these days Government Offices will be closed: Date Holiday Type Monday, 1 January New Year’s Day Government Holiday Friday, 29 March Good Friday Public Holiday Monday, 1 April Easter Monday Public Holiday Monday, 20 May Whit Monday Government Holiday Tuesday, 21 May St Helena […]

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  • St Helena Firefighters Complete Training in the UK

    2 November 2023

    Three firefighters from the St Helena Fire and Rescue Service (F&RS) have recently completed training in the UK. On 4 September, Kyle Yon, Rhys Francis and David Young embarked on an intensive eight week Firefighter Development Core Skills programme at the Fire Service College in Moreton-in-Marsh, UK. The course is an essential programme in the […]

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  • Jonathan’s 190th Birthday Campaign Secures Second Marketing Award

    1 November 2023

    On 14 September 2023 St Helena and FINN Partners, SHG’s UK-based marketing and communications agency, won a second industry-leading marketing award for Jonathan’s 190th Birthday activities that took place in December 2022. The second annual PRCA Platinum Awards were held in London in September, to recognise and celebrate the very highest standards in public relations […]

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  • Councillor Brooks departs for Overseas Conference

    1 November 2023

    Councillor Gillian Brooks departed the Island on Sunday 29 October 2023 to travel to Iceland to attend the 5th annual Reykjavik Global Forum, in partnership with Women Political Leaders (WPL). The forum will be held between 13 and 14 November 2023. The Reykjavik Global Forum convenes women leaders from all sectors to share ideas and […]

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  • St Helena GIS Office To Celebrate GIS Day

    31 October 2023

    The St Helena Government GIS Section will celebrate GIS Day on 16 November 2023 with an event at the Jamestown Community Centre, between 9am and 3pm. During the event the GIS section will be celebrating innovative applications of geographic information system (GIS) technology in analysis, visualisation and gaining insights into geospatial data. This will include […]

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  • National Conservation Areas Management Project Seeks Public Views – Online Survey

    30 October 2023

    St Helena Government (SHG) has partnered with the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) and the South Atlantic Environmental Research Institute (SAERI) to develop plans for the sustainable management of the ‘nature’ NCAs. The project, Sustainable Management of St Helena’s National Conservation Areas, aims to actively involve local community members, businesses and landowners in and around […]

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  • 2023-2024 Budget – Environment, Natural Resources And Planning

    25 October 2023

    In July 2023, the SHG budget for 2023/24 was approved by Legislative Council. The budget allocated a total of £47,072,000 for recurrent and capital expenditure. Of the £47,072,000, the Environment, Natural Resources and Planning (ENRP) Portfolio was allocated £1,682,000. This means that of the six Portfolios included in the 2023/24 Budget Book, ENRP receive 3.6% […]

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  • New Flight Connection Introduced Between St Helena And The Falklands Via Ascension

    25 October 2023

    On Monday 23 October, the Ascension Island Government (AIG) announced that a new air connection was now available between St Helena and the Falkland Islands. The new connection will utilise the South Atlantic Airbridge between the Falklands and Ascension, and the inter-island Airlink service between Ascension and St Helena. The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) […]

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  • His Excellency The Governor Departs The Island

    23 October 2023

    His Excellency, Governor Nigel Phillips CBE, departed St Helena on Saturday, 21 October 2023. The Governor is taking two weeks of leave before working in the UK for the following two weeks. Whilst in the UK he will meet with officials and attend this year’s Joint Ministerial Council (JMC). Governor Phillips is due to return […]

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  • Improving Essential Equipment In Overseas Territories Programme Update – St Helena Airport

    23 October 2023

    In November 2022, SHG announced St Helena would receive funding from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office’s bespoke 2022/2023: Improving Essential Equipment in Overseas Territories’ programme. St Helena was allocated up to £1,800,000 for the purchase of equipment of critical importance to the Island, in areas including healthcare, emergency services, port operations, road maintenance and […]

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