Public Announcements

  • UPDATE ON ST HELENA WATER LEVELS

    KEEP UP YOUR EFFORT TO REDUCE WATER USE Over the past few months, everyone on St Helena has pulled together and made a significant reduction in our water usage. The graph below shows the reduction in use compared to last year. Our combined effort means that we have been able to meet demand without too […]

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  • HM CUSTOMS & EXCISE CLOSURE

    FRIDAY 23 DECEMBER 2016 HM Customs & Excise would like to advise the public that the office at the Wharf will be closed on Friday 23 December 2016, from 1-2pm. The public is thanked for their cooperation during this short closure. SHG 20 December 2016  

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  • BENEFITS OFFICE CLOSURE

    The public is advised that the Benefits Office will close at 12 noon today, Tuesday 20 December 2016. The Office will open as normal tomorrow, Wednesday 21 December 2016, at 8.30am. The public is thanked for their co-operation during this closure. SHG 20 December 2016

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  • SUCCESSFUL C130J HERCULES FLIGHT

    A Lockheed Martin C130J Hercules aircraft (pictured), operated by the Royal Air Force and commissioned by DFID, successfully conducted a technical flight at St Helena Airport from Sunday 18 (arriving at 13.23hrs) to this morning, Monday 19 December 2016, departing for Ascension Island at 10.23hrs.  The aircraft carried out approaches to both runways, conducted a […]

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  • ROBYN SIM AWARDED FOUNDATION DEGREE IN EDUCATION

    Robyn Sim of Enfield Lodge, St Paul’s (photo attached), has successfully completed her foundation course in Early Years Education – at the end of her second year of study – and has graduated from the University of Hertfordshire with a Foundation Degree in Education. Having successfully passed both Maths and English skill tests, Robyn has […]

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  • CHRISTMAS DONATIONS FOR EBONY VIEW

    Clients at Ebony View Care Home have recently received Christmas donations from four companies on St Helena – Solomon & Company (St Helena) Plc, Thorpe’s Emporium, Rose & Crown, and Queen Mary Store. These donations have made Christmas at Ebony View extra special for the clients. Manager of Ebony View Care Home, David Vago, said: […]

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  • EXCO MEETING

    TUESDAY 20 DECEMBER 2016 Executive Council will meet on Tuesday, 20 December 2016, at 9.30am in the Council Chamber for the following Open Agenda items: Welfare of Children (Official Foster Care) Regulations, 2016  Development Application for High Voltage Electricity Line from Sandy Bay to Blue Hill Burials Ordinance and Reburial of Liberated Africans Executive Council […]

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  • ST HELENA ARCHIVES CLOSURE

    The public is advised that the St Helena Archives will be closed from 12 noon today, Friday 16 December 2016, for a staff function. The service will resume as normal at 8.30am on Monday, 19 December 2016. The public is thanked for their co-operation and understanding during this closure. SHG 16 December 2016

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  • BENEFITS OFFICE CLOSURE

    The public is advised that the Benefits Office will close at 12noon today, Friday 16 December 2016, for a private function. The Office will open as normal on Monday, 19 December 2016, at 8.30am. The public is thanked for their co-operation during this closure. SHG 16 December 2016

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  • UK PAC REPORT ON ST HELENA AIRPORT

    PUBLISHED 14 DECEMBER 2016 Yesterday, on publication of a UK PAC Report on St Helena Airport, DFID responded to media requests for comment by saying: “One of the first things the Secretary of State did this summer was to take concrete actions to get the Airport up and running and to ensure the lessons from […]

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