St Helena Government

St Helena Government

Public Announcements

  • FORMAL OPENING OF SUPREME COURT – MONDAY, 22 OCTOBER 2018

    23 October 2018

    The Supreme Court of St Helena was formally opened on Monday, 22 October 2018. The official opening of the Supreme Court commenced as His Lordship, the Chief Justice, Charles Ekins Esq, entered the Courthouse accompanied by the Sheriff of St Helena, Mrs Ethel Yon OBE, Bishop Elect, Dale Bowers and Chief Magistrate, Nicholas Aldridge. Lawyers, […]

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  • MICHEL DANCOISNE-MARTINEAU AWARDED HONORARY MBE

    23 October 2018

    French Consul, Michael Dancoisne-Martineau, was recently presented with an honorary Member of the British Empire (MBE) award by Her Excellency, Governor Lisa Honan, for his services to the promotion of Tourism on St Helena. Michel has been on the Island for more than 30 years, during which time he has dedicated his services to the […]

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  • NUMBER OF PEOPLE VISITING ST HELENA AT A RECORD HIGH

    22 October 2018

    The 10th Statistical Bulletin of 2018 has been released, showing numbers of arrivals, departures, and the total population between 2010 and 2018. A year after the commercial air service commenced on 14 October 2017, we have seen a recent record for arrivals, with more than 5,200 people arriving between October 2017 and September 2018 by […]

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  •   DEVELOP ACADEMICALLY, PROFESSIONALLY & PERSONALLY WITH A CHEVENING SCHOLARSHIP – LESS THAN A MONTH TO DEADLINE

    22 October 2018

    The public is reminded that Chevening Scholarship applications for 2019/20 will close in less than a month, on Tuesday, 6 November 2018. These Scholarships offer financial support to study for a Master’s Degree at any UK university and are awarded to individuals with demonstrable leadership potential who also have strong academic backgrounds. There are more […]

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  • GOVERNOR HOSTS RECEPTION FOR FRENCH AMBASSADOR

    19 October 2018

    On Wednesday evening, 17 October 2018, Her Excellency, Governor Lisa Honan, held a reception at Plantation House to honour the visit of His Excellency, Christophe Farnaud, Ambassador of France to South Africa. The reception began at 6.30pm and gave invited guests the chance to engage with the Ambassador, and to speak about the connections between […]

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  • ISLAND IMAGES AWARDED CONCESSIONAIRE CONTRACT AT ST HELENA AIRPORT

    19 October 2018

    St Helena Government is pleased to announce that following an open-tender exercise, Island Images has been selected to operate the Landside Café on the first floor of the Terminal Building at St Helena Airport.  The contract is initially for three years and will see the landside restaurant re-open as a café. Deputy Airport Contracts Manager, […]

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  • INITIAL POLICE TRAINING

    18 October 2018

    SEVEN-WEEK COURSE STARTS MONDAY Three new Police Officers, along with a few current Police and Immigration Officers, will on Monday, 22 October 2018, begin a seven-week Initial Police Training course. The officers will be undergoing training at various locations across the Island, with some units of the course giving members of the public the opportunity […]

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  • TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF SIDE PATH ROAD

    16 October 2018

    The following is a public announcement from the Roads Section: The Roads Section would like to advise the public that Side Path Road will be closed from 9am on Monday, 22 October 2018 for approximately three weeks.  This closure is for 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and is to allow Masons from […]

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  • CELEBRATING ONE YEAR OF COMMERCIAL FLIGHTS AT ST HELENA AIRPORT

    15 October 2018

    Sunday, 14 October 2018, marked the one year anniversary since the start of commercial flights into St Helena. This is a momentous milestone for St Helena Airport. The first commercial flight arrived at St Helena Airport from South Africa on Saturday, 14 October 2017, with 72 passengers onboard. To date (excluding the past weekend’s flights), […]

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  • THE AMBASSADOR OF FRANCE TO SOUTH AFRICA TO VISIT ST HELENA

    12 October 2018

    St Helena Government is pleased to announce the visit of His Excellency, Christophe Farnaud, the Ambassador of France to South Africa, from 13 October to 20 October 2018. This is the first official visit by a senior French official in recent times. This visit follows from a visit to Paris and Cape Town by Her Excellency, […]

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