St Helena Government

St Helena Government

Public Announcements

  • Education Offices Closure

    11 September 2025

    The St Helena Community College, ELC and Career Access St Helena will close their offices from 12:00 to 16:00 on Friday, 12 September 2025 . Normal hours will resume on Monday, 15 September 2025. The Education, Skills and Employment Portfolio thanks the public for their understanding and apologises for any inconvenience this may cause.

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  • Revised Immigration Section Opening Hours

    10 September 2025

    Please be advised that the Immigration Section will have revised opening hours from Thursday, 11 September to Monday, 15 September 2025. During this period, the section will be open to the public from 09:00 to 12:00 only on the following dates: These temporary changes are necessary to facilitate our move from the Jamestown office to our new location […]

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  • Post and Customer Services Centre: Trial Change to Saturday Opening Hours

    9 September 2025

    The Post and Customer Services Centre (PCSC) would like to inform customers that, due to the low customer numbers the PCSC will close on alternate Saturdays on a trial basis. This will take effect from Saturday, 13 September 2025 to Saturday, 22 November 2025. An opening hours schedule will be posted on the notice board […]

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  • Customs, Immigration and Port Control to Ruperts

    5 September 2025

    The public are advised that Customs, Immigration, and Port Control will begin relocating from Customs House at the Wharf to the new Rupert’s Cargo Facility starting Monday, 08 September 2025. Services in Jamestown will continue as normal until the move is complete; however, please note there may be some disruptions during the transition. Staff will […]

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  • Extension of Deadline for Expressions of Interest in Speaker and Deputy Speaker Roles

    4 September 2025

    The closing date for expressions of interest in the roles of Speaker and Deputy Speaker has been extended to Monday, 8 September 2025. This extension is to accommodate the recent provision enabling public officers to stand for election to these roles. We encourage all interested and eligible individuals to submit their expressions of interest by […]

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  • Expressions of Interest

    27 August 2025

    Speaker and Deputy Speaker of Legislative Council Expressions of Interest are invited from members of the public to fill the vacant office of Speaker and Deputy Speaker of Legislative Council. Interested persons must be registered as an Elector on the Register of Electors which came into effect from 1 July 2025. The Speaker presides over […]

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  • Safety Notice: Exercise Caution in St Helena Waters

    26 August 2025

    Over the past weekend, a large shark was reportedly sighted inshore, specifically along the leeward/northern side of the island. Marine Enforcement is investigating these reports though no further sightings have been reported since Friday, 22 August 2025. As a precautionary measure, we ask everyone to be extra careful and vigilant when in or near the […]

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  • Weather Warning

    22 August 2025

    Strong winds are forecast across the island from Monday 25 August 2025 with a risk of these bringing some disruption. The forecasted south easterly winds bring occasional gusts reaching 25-30 KT, with an additional risk of isolated gusts peaking 35-40 KT in exposed areas such as Levelwood, Sandy Bay, Blue Hill and potentially Longwood. Care should […]

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  • Ladder Hill Road Reopening – 18 August 2025

    14 August 2025

    Following the successful completion of resurfacing work, the Roads Section is pleased to announce that Ladder Hill Road will reopen on Monday, 18 August 2025, at 07:00. This project, which has significantly improved the road’s condition, was made possible with funding from the Economic Development Investment Programme (EDIP). We thank the public for their patience […]

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  • Ladder Hill Road Reopening

    14 August 2025

    With the reopening of Ladder Hill Road, the Public Transport Service (PTS) will return to its original timetable. Please note, however, that a few minor amendments have been made to improve efficiency. The following changes will take effect immediately: All changes can be viewed in the revised timetables on the SHG website at https://www.sainthelena.gov.sh/public-services/publictransportservice/. The […]

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