Press Releases

Day Of The Seafarer 2022

23 June 2022

The annual ‘Day of the Seafarer’ (DotS) will be celebrated on Saturday, 25 June 2022. This year’s theme is ‘Your voyage – then and now, share your journey’. Every seafarer’s journey is different, but they all face similar challenges. For 2022 the campaign of the DotS looks at seafarer voyages, what it includes and how it has […]

Jacob’s Ladder Rehabilitation Contract Award

In March 2021, Lord Michael Ashcroft KCMG, PC, made a generous donation of £300,000 to the British Napoleonic Bicentenary Trust to support the preservation of the built heritage on St Helena. One of the projects being funded from this donation is Jacob’s Ladder Rehabilitation. Following an open procurement exercise conducted in early 2022, SHG has […]

Health Services Directorate prepared for the lifting of quarantine

The Health Services Directorate is preparing for the effects of lifting the requirement to quarantine upon arrival to St Helena. The Island is at an optimum stage to move forward with Living with COVID-19 and there are four contributing factors why this is the best time for the transition to happen:  Omicron is currently the […]

Executive Council decide to lift quarantine requirements from August 2022

Executive Council have taken a decision that with effect from Monday, 8 August 2022, quarantine will no longer be a legal requirement on St Helena. All restrictions will be removed and people will be able to visit St Helena without needing to quarantine. This decision to remove quarantine follows the announcement made in May 2022 […]

Dietitians Week 2022, 20-24 June 2022

Dietitians’ Week 2022 is recognised by the British Dietetic Association between Monday, 20, and Friday, 24 June. The week aims to raise the voice and visibility of dietitians with the slogan ‘Know your worth, show your worth’ to celebrate the impact and value of Dietitians. Many of you already know a dietitian can help with […]

Plaque unveiled to commemorate HMS Waterwitch crew

A ceremony to unveil a plaque on the Waterwitch Monument to commemorate additional crew members who served on the Royal Navy vessel, HMS Waterwitch (1839-1843), took place at the Castle Gardens, Jamestown, on Friday, 17 June 2022. The ceremony included a prayer of remembrance by the Right Reverend Lord Bishop Dale Bowers MBE and an […]

Message from the Royal Saint Helena Police Service

The Royal Saint Helena Police Service would like to inform the public that an incident, involving a concern for safety of a person, occurred this morning, Saturday 18 June 2022. This resulted in Ladder Hill Road having to be closed for approximately 3 hours and 25 minutes. The Road was reopened as soon as it […]

Exemption for returning Engineer to finalise critical repair and maintenance work at General Hospital

The contracted specialist engineer from Siemens Healthineers in South Africa, who visited St Helena in April to undertake critical repair and maintenance work on the scanners within the Radiology Department of the General Hospital, will now return to the Island tomorrow, Saturday 18 June, to complete the maintenance work within the Radiology Department. The engineer […]

Governor Rushbrook pays farewell visit to Police Headquarters

His Excellency the Governor, Dr Philip Rushbrook, paid a farewell visit to Police Headquarters this morning, Thursday 16 June 2022.  During his visit, the Governor unveiled a plaque commemorating the previous use of the site as the Middle Ground Cemetery. The Right Reverent Lord Bishop Dale Bowers MBE then conducted a blessing of the plaque and […]

40th anniversary of the Falkland Islands conflict commemorated

A Ceremony to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Falklands Islands conflict was held outside of the Court House and at the Museum of St Helena, Jamestown, on Wednesday, 15 June 2022. In attendance was HE Governor Dr Philip Rushbrook and Mrs Rushbrook, the Right Reverend Lord Bishop Dale Bowers MBE, Chief Minister, Julie Thomas, […]