16 AUGUST TO 6 SEPTEMBER 2014 For their second round of meetings with constituents Councillors will be taking a more personal approach by holding constituency surgeries instead of the normal...

Stacey Thomas from Longwood has been awarded a First Class Honours Degree at the University of Hertfordshire, studying for a Bachelor’s Degree in Education. Stacey began her journey by studying...

Legislative Council will meet formally on Monday 11 August, at 10am in the Court House – with the session expected to last a day. The following Bills will be presented:...

  6 Nature reserves and 1 Sanctuary created to protect a unique blend of wild and plant life, including endemic species.   20% of Ascension’s land now covered by special...

A major step forward in safeguarding procedures on St Helena was taken on Tuesday 29 July 2014 with the opening of the Victim Interviewing Suite in Longwood. The ‘Anne’ Suite...

St Helena Government’s new Roads Manager, Benjamin (Ben) Hathway (photo attached) arrived on Island on Wednesday 23 July 2014 on a three year contract. Ben is based at Donkey Plain...

Poultry breeding on St Helena involves activities such as the importation of chicken parent stock and the production, brooding and sale of 3-week old chicks.  For many years this service...

An Island Major Incident Plan is currently being finalised, centred on emergency planning arrangements that need to be in place should a major incident occur on St Helena. While the...

A large area of natural land surface at the Airport site (Prosperous Bay Plain) will of course be lost to construction and associated project works for St Helena’s Airport. To...

A new St Helena Port Authority has now been established, to replace the former Harbour Board, taking over its functions and responsibilities. The Authority consists of 12 permanent members divided...

    On Friday 25 July, Morag Stevenson (Solicitor General) was sworn in as Acting Attorney General, in the presence of HE Governor Capes at the Castle (pictured).  The substantive...

Due to the continuing need to keep doctors and nurses close to the General Hospital, community nurses are covering shifts there. As a result, the Health & Social Services Directorate...