A meeting of Executive Council (ExCo) was held on 28 July 2026. The agenda for the meeting was as follows: CLOSED AGENDA   Declaration of Interest Confirmation of Minutes of...

St Helena Government has signed a contract with GBB UK Limited to conduct an independent investigation into the causes of the airport closure in February 2026 following unavailability of the...

The Post and Customer Services Centre is pleased to announce the release of a new definitive stamp issue entitled “Endemic Invertebrates”, which will be available for purchase from Saturday 1August...

The St Helena Fire and Rescue (SHFR) Service recently received several important pieces of new equipment, provided with funding support through the Essential Equipment Programme from the UK Foreign, Commonwealth...

The Education, Skills and Employment (ESE) Portfolio is establishing a single governing board for the island’s three schools, as part of its preparations for a Council of British International Schools...

The Chief Minister and Minister for Treasury, Dr Rebecca Cairns-Wicks MBE, today presented the St Helena Government’s Budget for 2026/27 to Legislative Council, setting out a three-year programme to stabilise...

A meeting of the Governor in Council was held on 08 July 2026. The agenda for the meeting was as follows: CLOSED AGENDA   1. Declaration of Interest   2....

On Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Health and Social Care Portfolio marked International Paramedics Day, recognising the contribution of paramedics across the world. This year’s theme was Innovate & Integrate....

Mansiel Falqueza, St Helena’s current Chevening Scholar, received a Bronze Award at the Chevening Volunteer Awards on 15 June 2026 at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. The ceremony recognised...

Supported by funding from the Tourism Development Programme, St Helena will officially launch the World’s most remote parkrun on Saturday 11 July 2026. Parkrun is a free, weekly, timed 5km event...

St Helena Government (SHG) has taken a significant step towards strengthening its marine surveying capabilities thanks to borrowed equipment and...

This year’s Red Ensign Group (REG) maritime conference took place in Bermuda, of which representatives from St Helena had the opportunity to attend.   In attendance was Mia Henry (Head of...