His Excellency The Governor Departs The Island
23 October 2023His Excellency, Governor Nigel Phillips CBE, departed St Helena on Saturday, 21 October 2023. The Governor is taking two weeks of leave before working in the UK for the following...
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Improving Essential Equipment In Overseas Territories Programme Update – St Helena Airport
23 October 2023In November 2022, SHG announced St Helena would receive funding from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office’s bespoke 2022/2023: Improving Essential Equipment in Overseas Territories’ programme. St Helena was allocated...
SHG’s Mental Health Team Lead supports Government of Montserrat
23 October 2023St Helena Government’s Mental Health Team Lead, Ian Rummery, and UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) Public Health Consultant, Sunita Sturup-Toft, recently visited Montserrat and provided mental health strategy and interventions...
R2 Project: Rehabilitation Of Field Road – Update
20 October 2023Since our last update on 2 October and the intermittent closure of Side Path Road from 9 October 2023, the contractor has continued to make excellent progress. Hillside excavation work...
St Helena Air Services
17 October 2023Saturday, 14 October 2023, marked six years since the commencement of flights to St Helena and just over a year since resumption of regular services following the COVID-19 pandemic. The...
World Food Day 2023
17 October 2023World Food Day is observed annually on 16 October to highlight the need for regular access to nutritious food and the impacts on the millions of people worldwide who cannot...
Prohibition On Imports Of Poultry And Poultry Products From South Africa Due To Avian Influenza Outbreak
17 October 2023There has been ongoing ‘highly pathogenic avian influenza’ (HPAI) or ‘bird flu’ outbreak in South Africa, of the strains HPAI H5 and H7, over the last few months. These are...
Councillor Rosemary Bargo Departs For Overseas Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conference
16 October 2023Councillor Rosemary Bargo departed St Helena on Saturday 14 October 2023, to undertake a Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Parliamentary Academy Residency Programme. The CPA programme will be held in Edinburgh,...
World Teachers Day 2023
6 October 2023World Teachers Day, also known as Teacher Appreciation Day, is celebrated annually on 5 October. This year’s theme is “The teachers we need for the education we want: The global imperative to...
Police Appeal For Information
6 October 2023THEFT OF LIFE SAVING EQUIPMENT The Royal St Helena Police (RSHP) are currently investigating the theft of rope from a Sea Rescue vessel that was moored in James Bay. The...
UK Parliament Week 2023 – Get Involved
5 October 2023UK Parliament Week is an annual event that promotes awareness of the role and functions of the UK Parliament. This year’s event will be held between 6–12 November. As British...
HM Prisons Updates
4 October 2023The prisoner population in St Helena has been steadily increasing over the past few years, recently reaching 25 individuals. Whilst this reflects authorities’ ongoing commitment to maintaining law and order...