Public Announcements Press Releases Statistics
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Constituency Meetings
24 May 2023
The public are invited to note the following dates and times for Elected Member constituency meetings. These meetings are an opportunity for you to meet with your District Representative and raise any issues you might have. You are encouraged to attend the meeting in the district that you live. Constituency meetings will take place at […]
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Arrival Of The Maria Da Paz And Mt Sarah
23 May 2023
The cargo ship, the MV Maria Da Paz, is scheduled to arrive at St Helena on Friday 26 May 2023. Jamestown Wharf and the whole of Lower Rupert’s, including the beach area, will be closed to the public from Friday 26 May 2023 until Sunday 28 May 2023.
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The MT Sarah is due to arrive on Sunday 28 May 2023, and fuel discharging will then take place over the following two to three days. Therefore Rupert’s Jetty, including the beach area, will be closed to the public during this operation. -
Health And Social Care Portfolio Staff Graduation Event
23 May 2023
St Helena emergency response staff (Fire and Sea Rescue, Police, and Health) recently marked another milestone in further building the capacity and capability of their respective organisational areas. This saw the graduation of 13 team members who successfully completed the Immediate Life Support (ILS) course, 19 staff for First Response Emergency Care Level 3 (FREC3), […]
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Limited Number Of Audiology Appointments Now Available
19 May 2023
There are a limited number of appointments with the Audiologist available to members of the public.
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Therefore appointments are only available up to Friday, 26 May 2023 by calling the General Hospital on telephone number 22500. -
Cargo Clearance Procedure
19 May 2023
Port Control and HM Customs advise that with immediate effect, requests for off-loading cargo at Rupert’s should be submitted three days in advance for each voyage of the Maria Da Paz arriving at St Helena. Requests are to be made by completing and returning an application form. These can be requested by email via customs.enquiries@sainthelena.gov.sh, and available on the SHG website.
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Turtle Nesting At Rupert’s Beach
18 May 2023
ENRP’s Marine and Fisheries Conservation Section, and the St Helena National Trust responded after being advised by members of the public that a green turtle attempted to nest on Rupert’s Beach.
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144 eggs were carefully moved to an artificial nest incubation chamber.
For the next three months, the incubation chamber will be monitored. If a dip in the sand above the nest is noticed, it is a sign that the eggs have begun hatching. From this point, the nest will be monitored daily. If these turtles hatch they will be retrieved from the incubation chamber and released into the ocean. -
Road Closure Lower Shy Road
18 May 2023
Lower Shy Road will be closed to vehicular traffic from Tuesday 23 May 2023 to Friday 26 May 2023, from 08.30 am to 3.30 pm each day.
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Reception Held In Palace Of Westminster To Celebrate St Helena’s Blue And Green Agendas
18 May 2023
On Wednesday 17 May 2023, Chief Minister Julie Thomas hosted a reception at the Palace of Westminster in London to celebrate St Helena’s Green and Blue Agenda and the ongoing Cloud Forest Project. Speaker of the UK House of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, kindly allowed the reception to take place in the State Rooms of […]
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Safeguarding Training Opportunities 2023/24
17 May 2023
SHG are pleased to be offering a number of different safeguarding training courses between April 2023 and March 2024.
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Internet/Cyber Security
Children’s Safeguarding
Corporate Parenting
Adult Safeguarding
Child Sexual Exploitation
For a full list of course dates, more information, or to make an application to attend one of the courses, please contact Carley Peters, St Helena Community College, by email through carley.peters@sainthelena.gov.sh -
Select Committee 1 – Topic For Scrutiny
17 May 2023
Members of the public are hereby notified that Select Committee 1 have selected Fisheries – A Cross-Functional Review, as their first topic for scrutiny:
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Fisheries, namely the application of the Fish and Fish Products Ordinance, and the Fisheries Ordinance.