Press Releases

Isaac Greentree And Marcella Mittens To Attend 11th Commonwealth Youth Parliament

Two St Helenians currently studying in the UK – Isaac Greentree and Marcella Mittens – have been invited to attend the 11th Commonwealth Youth Parliament (CYP). The CYP will be taking place in Port of Spain, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, between 20 and 24 November 2022. The Commonwealth Youth Parliament (CYP) is a Commonwealth […]

Lost & Missing Person Search Training

Members of the St Helena Fire & Rescue Service, Rock Guards, Emergency Planning, Marine Section and the Royal St Helena Police Service recently participated in a week-long Lost & Missing Person Search (L&MPS), Search Technician (SxTech) course. Selected personnel also attended the Search Team Leader course. Both courses were delivered by Police Search Adviser (PolSA), […]

Changes to staff rota to improve outpatient clinic availability

The Health and Social Care Portfolio received feedback regarding the Health services medical provision in 2021/22.  Highlighted was the absence of availability of clinical appointments and the continuity of doctors.  Health Services has been unable to recruit and retain sufficient medical staff to be able to cover Hospital and emergency care needs for the past […]

Public Consultation on proposed new Immigration Policy

Starting Monday, 7 November 2022, a public consultation will begin on a proposed new Immigration Policy. Hard copies of the proposal will be available from the Post Office, the Public Library and online via the SHG website here: www.sainthelena.gov.sh/government/public-consultation/.    Overview A robust immigration system is a core function of any government, and St Helena’s […]

St Helena now entered “Living with COVID-19” phase

In October, the Chief Medical Officer Peter Moss advised that St Helena had come to the end of the first period, or wave, of COVID -19 within the community. This resulted in the recent lifting of COVID-19 procedures within all remaining settings of the Health and Social Care Portfolio.  Health Services has recorded a total […]

Head of Tourism to attend World Travel Market

Head of Tourism, Matt Joshua, will be attending the World Travel Market (WTM) in London from 7-9 November 2022. Matt will be representing St Helena with assistance from contracted PR Company, Finn Partners. He will also be joined by three St Helenian students currently studying in the UK; Marcella Mittens, Tyanne Williams and Colby Thomas. […]

Parliamentary Workshop

Legislative Council, Portfolio Directors, SHG officials and the Legislative Council Office staff will participate in a Parliamentary Workshop from Monday, 31 October, to Friday, 4 November 2022. This training will be delivered on-Island by the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) HQ and is an intensive one-week training course focusing on the role of Ministers, the importance […]

Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council 2022 Postponed

The annual Joint Ministerial Council (JMC), due to take place in London next week, was postponed by the UK Government on Friday afternoon, 28th October. Following the change in Prime Minister last week, appointments to the UK Cabinet remain ongoing. As such, it was not felt that there would be appropriate time between the appointment […]

COVID-19 statistics for St Helena

The St Helena Health Services Directorate would like to inform the public that 4 positive cases of COVID-19 were identified/reported within the community during the period Friday, 21, to Thursday, 27 October 2022. A total of 1800 positive cases were identified since the lifting of quarantine on Monday, 8 August 2022.  Latest statistics show that […]

RRS Discovery Departs Southampton for Scientific Survey of South Atlantic

27 October 2022

The British Royal Research Ship (RRS) Discovery, has today embarked on a 9,000 mile expedition to conduct one of the biggest ever scientific surveys of the South Atlantic Ocean. This voyage will include a six-week trip from Southampton, UK, first to the waters of Ascension Island and then on to St Helena. This work is […]