Rock Stability Works Completed
28 June 2019The final phase of the work programme – building the buttress wall near Sundale to further secure the section of rock in the upper Jamestown area – was recently completed...
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St Helena Community College Hosts Learning Opportunities Fair
27 June 2019The St Helena Community College (SHCC) hosted their Learning Opportunities Fair on Wednesday, 26 June 2019. The aim of the Learning Opportunities Fair was to educate and encourage people on...
Listeria – Update
26 June 2019The St Helena Health Directorate has today received confirmation from the local authority for North Country Quality Foods (NCQF) that the North Country branded products sourced by an importer on...
Grant of St Helenian Status
26 June 2019In accordance with Section 15(3) of the Immigration Ordinance, 2011, the following person has been granted St Helenian Status with effect from: 29 May 2019 Nicolene Bonita Adams of Redan...
Consultation on the draft Conservation Management Plan for Diana’s Peak National Park
26 June 2019The Environment & Natural Resources Committee has approved a formal 28-day public consultation on the draft Conservation Management Plan for Diana’s Peak National Park, as per the requirements of the...
SHG frontline services now accepting local debit card payments
26 June 2019As part of St Helena Government’s (SHG) continuous improvement drive, Corporate Finance with the support of directorates undertook to explore introducing the local debit card service in specific frontline areas...
UK Trainers deliver self-defence training to HM Prison staff
25 June 2019The management at HM Prison Jamestown is delighted to welcome two trainers – Colin Moore and Martin Hamilton (see photo attached) – from the UK Prison Service to develop and...
Team St Helena departs for Natwest Island Games in Gibraltar
25 June 2019Members of the St Helena team competing in the 2019 NatWest Island Games in Gibraltar departed the Island on Saturday, 22 June 2019. Team St Helena competitors – Duwaine Yon,...
Sea Rescue Exercise – Victim Recovery
25 June 2019The St Helena Sea Rescue Service along with the Dive Club Recovery Service and members of the Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) Unit held a joint exercise to test skills learnt...
St Helena Water Levels – Update
25 June 2019Island-wide water restrictions now in place but no change in consumption levels Reservoirs remain at dangerously low levels Recent rainfall has not improved the situation This is an Island-wide issue...
Formal Opening of Supreme Court – Monday 24 June 2019
24 June 2019The formal opening of the St Helena Supreme Court took place at 10am today, Monday 24 June 2019. The opening commenced as His Lordship, the Chief Justice, Charles Ekins Esq,...
Governor Rushbrook’s first official visit to Ascension Island
24 June 2019Governor Dr Philip Rushbrook will depart the Island on Saturday, 29 June 2019, for his first official visit to Ascension Island. On the announcement of his appointment in December 2018,...