Public Announcements Press Releases Statistics
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Change in Rent for Government Landlord Properties
24 November 2020
The Housing Management Office would like to advise all Government Landlord Housing (GLH) tenants that there will be an increase in rent for all Government Landlord properties with effect from 1 April 2021. Rent will no longer be applied at a set rate based on the number of bedrooms but rather as a tiered system […]
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St Helena Weekly Police Report
24 November 2020
WEEK OF 16 – 22 NOVEMBER 2020 During the week of Monday, 16, to Sunday, 22 November 2020, St Helena Police dealt with a total of 36 reports, resulting in four arrests. One person was arrested for Theft in relation to an ongoing investigation. They were bailed to return to Police Headquarters, pending further enquiries. […]
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Public Transport Service Questionnaire – Reminder
24 November 2020
St Helena Government (SHG) is running a questionnaire to gather feedback on the current Public Transport Service. Copies of the questionnaire are available on the public transport buses (Routes A, B, C and E), at the Public Library and the Post & Customer Services Centre in Jamestown, and also available on the SHG website […]
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SHG’s Shareholding in Solomon & Company (St Helena) PLC – Expressions of Interest Invited
24 November 2020
Are you interested in purchasing shares in Solomon & Company (St Helena) Plc? St Helena Government (SHG) is pleased to invite Expression of Interests to purchase all or part of its shareholding in the company. 124,100 shares in Solomon and Company (St Helena) Plc are available to purchase. The minimum purchase being 100 shares and […]
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Disruptions To Health Services
24 November 2020
The following is a public announcement from the Health Directorate: The public is advised that the Health Directorate will experience an acute shortage in medical staff for the month of December, especially for the first two weeks. This is due to Doctors going off-Island and the required quarantine of arriving replacements/locums. As a result, members […]
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The Office Of The Public Guardian – Public Engagement Event Reminder
24 November 2020
The Office of the Public Guardian, in partnership with the Public Solicitor’s Office, will hold their forth public engagement event tonight, Tuesday 24 November 2020, at the Half Tree Hollow Community Centre at 6pm. The engagement event will be hosted by Public Guardian for St Helena & Ascension Island, Gavin (Jack) Thomas, and Acting Public […]
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White Ribbon Campaign Closing Ceremony
23 November 2020
The awareness raising campaign – ‘Stand up and Speak out’ against Domestic Abuse – will conclude with a closing ceremony at the Castle Gardens, Jamestown, at 10.30am on Wednesday, 25 November 2020. The closing ceremony will include speeches and the drawing of the raffle in aid of the Women’s Issues St Helena (WISH) Charity. Raffle […]
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White Ribbon Campaign Stall
20 November 2020
An awareness raising campaign – ‘Stand up and Speak out’ against Domestic Abuse – is being organised by the UN Development Programme Safe Haven Project and the Children & Adults Social Care Directorate. As part of the Campaign, a White Ribbon Stall will be set up in front of the Canister, Jamestown, on Monday, 23 […]
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Update On Airlink Flights Between St Helena And South Africa
20 November 2020
South Africa last week changed their entry requirements and has now reopened to all international travel, subject to the necessary health protocols in place including a negative COVID-19 test certificate not older than 72 hours before arrival to the country – similarly applicable to transit or departure. This change in the South Africa entry and […]
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Exploratory Boreholes and Groundwater Drilling Project Update
19 November 2020
Drilling of the first exploratory borehole on Francis Plain Ring Road commenced on 2 November Several problems were encountered, including the drill string becoming jammed Works have been temporarily suspended until additional equipment is procured to continue with the project Following the successful completion of the functional test to assess the performance of the 310WW […]