JANUARY 2017  The St Helena Police Service formally moved to a Neighbourhood Policing Model on 1 November 2016. As part of this move towards Neighbourhood Policing, Police Officers have been...

SHG notes with sadness the sudden passing of Captain Rodney Young. We wish to extend our condolences and sympathy to his family and friends at this time. Captain Young has...

‘I am pleased to announce that Her Majesty the Queen has conferred the award of an MBE to Mrs Ivy May Yon in recognition of her services to the voluntary...

Mrs Ethel Yon OBE was this morning reappointed as Sheriff of St Helena (photo attached). The Sheriff’s prescribed Oaths were taken before Governor’s Deputy, Mrs Judi Leon, in the Governor’s...

UPDATE – OPERATOR COMES FORWARD St Helena Government thanks the operator of the drone at the Festival of Lights parade for responding to its appeal for information and for agreeing...

Her Majesty The Queen has by Royal Warrant appointed St Helena’s Chief Magistrate John MacRitchie, as a Judge – in Scotland called a Sheriff – based in Edinburgh. He will...

APPEAL FOR INFORMATION St Helena Government is appealing for information in connection with the use of a Small Unmanned Aircraft (SUA – or ‘drone’) in Jamestown above the Festival of...

OPEN TO SMALL VEHICLES ONLY The public is advised that Constitution Hill Road will reopen 24/7 for use by small vehicles, commencing at 4pm on Thursday 22 December 2016. There...

This morning’s ExCo meeting covered a wide range of issues. On the Open Agenda, Council considered the Welfare of Children (Official Foster Care) Regulations 2016.  These Regulations deal with the...

Councillor Pamela Ward Pearce returned from London on Tuesday, 6 December 2016, having attended the 65th Seminar on Parliamentary Practice & Procedures, in the Houses of Parliament. The Westminster Seminar...

KEEP UP YOUR EFFORT TO REDUCE WATER USE Over the past few months, everyone on St Helena has pulled together and made a significant reduction in our water usage. The...

FRIDAY 23 DECEMBER 2016 HM Customs & Excise would like to advise the public that the office at the Wharf will be closed on Friday 23 December 2016, from 1-2pm....