St Helena Government

St Helena Government

Press Releases

  • SHG’s Mental Health Team Lead supports Government of Montserrat

    23 October 2023

    St Helena Government’s Mental Health Team Lead, Ian Rummery, and UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) Public Health Consultant, Sunita Sturup-Toft, recently visited Montserrat and provided mental health strategy and interventions support to the territory’s prison. Montserrat is a small island located in the Caribbean and, like St Helena, is a UK Overseas Territory. The UKHSA […]

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  • R2 Project: Rehabilitation Of Field Road – Update

    20 October 2023

    Since our last update on 2 October and the intermittent closure of Side Path Road from 9 October 2023, the contractor has continued to make excellent progress. Hillside excavation work has currently progressed ahead of schedule. Discussions are now ongoing with the contractor to see if they are able to increase their rate of removing […]

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  • St Helena Air Services

    17 October 2023

    Saturday, 14 October 2023, marked six years since the commencement of flights to St Helena and just over a year since resumption of regular services following the COVID-19 pandemic. The initiation of regular air services has transformed travel to and from the Island. Travel time between St Helena and South Africa, and St Helena and […]

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  • World Food Day 2023

    17 October 2023

    World Food Day is observed annually on 16 October to highlight the need for regular access to nutritious food and the impacts on the millions of people worldwide who cannot afford a healthy diet. The theme for 2023 is ‘Water is life, water is food. Leave no one behind’. ‘Water is life, water is food. […]

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  • Prohibition On Imports Of Poultry And Poultry Products From South Africa Due To Avian Influenza Outbreak

    17 October 2023

    There has been ongoing ‘highly pathogenic avian influenza’ (HPAI) or ‘bird flu’ outbreak in South Africa, of the strains HPAI H5 and H7, over the last few months. These are now spreading across most of South Africa, with reports in seven provinces so far and the number of newly detected H7 and H5 PCR positive […]

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  • Councillor Rosemary Bargo Departs For Overseas Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conference

    16 October 2023

    Councillor Rosemary Bargo departed St Helena on Saturday 14 October 2023, to undertake a Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Parliamentary Academy Residency Programme. The CPA programme will be held in Edinburgh, Scotland, from 16 October to 20 October 2023. The CPA Parliamentary Academy was established in 2021 and Councillor Bargo will undertake the Advanced Parliamentary Development […]

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  • World Teachers Day 2023

    6 October 2023

    World Teachers Day, also known as Teacher Appreciation Day, is celebrated annually on 5 October. This year’s theme is “The teachers we need for the education we want: The global imperative to reverse the teacher shortage”. In honour of the day all teaching staff and the Inclusion Service team received a voucher entitling them to an additional day […]

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  • Police Appeal For Information

    6 October 2023

    THEFT OF LIFE SAVING EQUIPMENT The Royal St Helena Police (RSHP) are currently investigating the theft of rope from a Sea Rescue vessel that was moored in James Bay. The theft is suspected to have occurred between 2:30pm on Monday 02 October 2023 and 5:30pm on Wednesday 04 October 2023. The Sea Rescue Service perform […]

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  • UK Parliament Week 2023 – Get Involved

    5 October 2023

    UK Parliament Week is an annual event that promotes awareness of the role and functions of the UK Parliament. This year’s event will be held between 6–12 November. As British Citizens, people living in the British Overseas Territories can, and are encouraged to, engage with UK Parliament week. The week’s activities hope to educate St […]

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  • HM Prisons Updates

    4 October 2023

    The prisoner population in St Helena has been steadily increasing over the past few years, recently reaching 25 individuals. Whilst this reflects authorities’ ongoing commitment to maintaining law and order on the Island, this increase in prisoners has presented unique challenges for the HM Prison and Offender Management Service. With a rise in the prisoner […]

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