Missing Person Police Appeal Update
9 October 2025Today, as a result of a report of a missing person, the Royal St Helena Police (RSHP) activated its missing person procedures, together with its partner agencies. During the course...
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First Aid Training Courses Now Open for Registration
9 October 2025The Ambulance Service is offering an accredited Qualsafe ‘Emergency First Aid at Work’ training course, open to all St Helena Government (SHG) staff and members of the public. The one-day course will...
Police Appeal: Help Locate Missing Man
9 October 2025The Royal St Helena Police are appealing for the public’s assistance to urgently locate Greg Coleman. Mr Coleman, a 34-year-old man from Levelwood, was last seen at approximately 22:00 last night,...
Customs and Immigration Office Closure
9 October 2025The Customs and Immigration office at Liberation House in Rupert’s will be closed to the public on Wednesday, 15 October 2025 due to staff training. Normal operations will resume on...
St Helena Government Commences Work to Refine Immigration Ordinance
8 October 2025Following the recent revocation of the Immigration Ordinance commencement date of 01 October 2025, the St Helena Government (SHG) is pleased to report that priority work has begun on refining...
Executive Council Sitting As Planning Authority – Tuesday, 14 October 2025
7 October 2025A development application has been referred to Executive Council sitting as the Planning Authority. The Development Application is being referred to Governor-in-Council in accordance with Section 23(2)(b) of the Land...
Commonwealth Parliamentarians from CPA St Helena Branch to Address Global Issues and Examine Parliamentary Democracy at 68th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Barbados
7 October 2025
Hon. Derek Thomas from the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) St Helena Branch is currently attending one of the largest annual...
Extinct Giant Earwig Fossil Remains Discovered in Sharks Valley Cave
7 October 2025The St Helena Government (SHG) welcomes a significant finding from the latest international scientific expedition, which offers critical new insights into the island’s lost biodiversity and creates a renewed focus...
Air Freight Arrangements to St Helena Island
6 October 2025St Helena Government (SHG) has been receiving a number of complaints from freight forwarders and importers regarding delayed air freight via the Airlink service from Johannesburg. Whilst best efforts are...
Emergency Planning Relocates to Seaport House, Rupert’s
6 October 2025Members of the public are advised that the Emergency Planning Department have relocated from the Sea Rescue Base to Seaport House, Rupert’s. Anyone wishing to contact Emergency Planning can still...
Road Resurfacing Project – Ladder Hill to White Wall
6 October 2025The Roads Section would like to inform the public that resurfacing works will continue throughout October on the stretch of road between the top of Ladder Hill Road and the...
Historic Milestone for St Helena: Cargo Operations Open at Rupert’s Cargo Facility
3 October 2025The St Helena Government (SHG) is pleased to announce a historic milestone in the island’s development: the initial opening of Rupert’s Cargo Facility for cargo on Friday, 26 September 2025....