Public Announcements

Waste Management Services (WMS) will continue their operations for Public Holidays on St Helena’s Day (21 May), Whit Monday (1 June) and HM Queen’s Official Birthday (8 June). Domestic & Commercial Waste Collection All domestic and commercial waste collection services will remain unchanged. Customers are asked to ensure their bins are ready for emptying by […]

The following is a public announcement from the Infrastructure & Transport Directorate: The new St Helena map, to replace the Ordnance Survey map previously produced in 1990, will be displayed in the window of the St Helena Tourist Office, at the Canister, Jamestown, from Monday, 18 May 2020. Watermarked (low resolution) versions of the map […]

The following is a Public Announcement from the Children & Adults Social Care Directorate: On Tuesday, 31 March 2020, St Helena Government (SHG) announced enhanced Social Distancing measures for the Island. One of these measures included seeking prior permission to visit care facilities.   These enhanced Social Distancing measures were extended on 17 April 2020 at […]

The following is a public announcement from Waste Management Services:  Horse Point Landfill Site will be closed until further notice. The public will be kept updated as to when the Site will re-open as normal.  Any inconvenience caused is very much regretted. SHG 15 May 2020

Further to a Public Announcement regarding the closure of Lower Rupert’s, the public is advised that this closure has now been extended from the Rupert’s Jetty and Beach area up to Hay Town House. A 300m cordon is in place and all occupants in this area have been evacuated.  This area has been closed as […]

The Post & Customer Services Centre has been advised that, due to the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown in Cape Town, all mail destined for distribution in South Africa will no longer be accepted by the South African Post Office.  Therefore, the mail service to Cape Town, which is normally facilitated via the MV Helena, will […]

The following is a public announcement from the St Helena Public Accounts Committee: A formal session of the St Helena Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will take place at 10am in the Council Chamber on Monday, 18 May2020. The programme of business will focus on the Performance Audit Report on the 1, 2, 3 Main Street […]

The Environment & Natural Resources Committee is currently holding a number of Public Consultation activities to gather people’s views on proposed changes to the Road Traffic Ordinance aimed to improve safety for drivers, passengers and pedestrians. The topics of discussion for the consultation period are: Drink Drive Limits – the proposal to reduce the current […]

Ladder Hill Road and Shy Road has re-opened as normal. This is due to CAN France having completed the installation of rockfall barriers above Ladder Hill Road earlier than expected. Another road closure will be required in June to finalise the installation of two more rockfall barriers which will arrive on the MV Helena. A […]