Press Releases

Fencing Project at Horse Point Landfill Site

Waste Management Services (WMS) would like to advise that work has begun to replace all of the boundary fence at Horse Point Landfill Site (HPLS). Sections of the original fencing have already been removed, so please adhere to all signage and/or instructions from the WMS team to maintain site safety. Certain areas should not be […]

Update on Fibre Optic Cable Project

On 28 November 2022 it was announced that St Helena Government (SHG) signed a contract with Maestro St Helena Ltd (Maestro) (a company registered in St Helena) to design and build a fibre network across the Island. Following this, a number of essential preliminary matters have been under discussion and finalisation ahead of substantive project […]

Commonwealth Day 2023 celebrated on St Helena

Commonwealth Day 2023 was today celebrated on St Helena with assemblies held at Prince Andrew School (PAS) and the three Island Primary Schools. Commonwealth Day is celebrated across the Commonwealth each year on every second Monday of March. This year’s Commonwealth Day theme focused on youth and is ‘Forging a Sustainable and Peaceful Common Future’. During the assembly at […]

Ambledale Workshop Ltd awarded contract to refurbish Wharf Landing Steps

Following an open procurement exercise conducted in February 2023, Ambledale Workshop Ltd has been awarded the contract to refurbish the Main Wharf Landing Steps. These works will address the health and safety aspect of the steps. The total value of this contract is £18,911.83 (Eighteen thousand, nine hundred and eleven pounds and eighty three pence). […]

His Excellency the Governor to visit Tristan da Cunha

His Excellency Governor Nigel Phillips CBE, accompanied by his wife Emma, will depart the Island on Saturday 11 March 2023 in order to visit Tristan da Cunha. Following travel he is expected to be in Tristan da Cunha from 20-22 March 2023. The Governor has a full programme and will be meeting with the Island […]

Launch of Training Needs Assessment Survey 2023

The St Helena Community College (SHCC) of the Education, Skills & Employment Portfolio will be conducting their annual Training Needs Assessment Survey from 6 March – 31 March 2023 to update their records on the community’s training and development needs The results of this survey will assist the SHCC with devising an updated training plan […]

Formal Legislative Council Meeting Postponed

The formal meeting of Legislative Council scheduled to take place on Friday, 10 March 2023, has been postponed and will now take place on Friday, 17 March 2023. The full Order Paper for this meeting has been published on the SHG website via: www.sainthelena.gov.sh/government/legislative-council/order-papers/. #StHelena #LegislativeCouncil #FormalLegCo SHG 8 March 2023

No Smoking Day 8 March 2023

Smokers on St Helena are being encouraged to give quitting a go ahead of No Smoking Day 2023. No Smoking Day is held annually and encourages people to say that ‘Today is the Day’ to quit smoking. Quitting smoking has a number of health benefits, and this year the focus of the day is on […]

Careers Fair

7 March 2023

Every year the UK celebrates National Careers Week (NCW), with this year it being celebrated from Monday 6March through to Saturday 11 March. In recognition of this, for the second year running Career Access St Helena is locally recognising and supporting the event.  NCW is a one-week celebration of careers guidance and free resources in […]

Sea Rescue to Carry out Distress Flare Use Training

The St Helena Sea Rescue Service will be conducting a pyrotechnic training exercise on Wednesday 08 March 2023, during which they will be activating a number of handheld and rocket distress flares. Deployment of Maritime distress Flares will start at 19:30 from a vessel approximately one nautical mile north west of James Bay. Prior to […]