St Helena Firefighters Complete Training in the UK
2 November 2023Three firefighters from the St Helena Fire and Rescue Service (F&RS) have recently completed training in the UK. On 4 September, Kyle Yon, Rhys Francis and David Young embarked on...
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Jonathan’s 190th Birthday Campaign Secures Second Marketing Award
1 November 2023On 14 September 2023 St Helena and FINN Partners, SHG’s UK-based marketing and communications agency, won a second industry-leading marketing award for Jonathan’s 190th Birthday activities that took place in...
Councillor Brooks departs for Overseas Conference
1 November 2023Councillor Gillian Brooks departed the Island on Sunday 29 October 2023 to travel to Iceland to attend the 5th annual Reykjavik Global Forum, in partnership with Women Political Leaders (WPL)....
St Helena GIS Office To Celebrate GIS Day
31 October 2023The St Helena Government GIS Section will celebrate GIS Day on 16 November 2023 with an event at the Jamestown Community Centre, between 9am and 3pm. During the event the...
National Conservation Areas Management Project Seeks Public Views – Online Survey
30 October 2023St Helena Government (SHG) has partnered with the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) and the South Atlantic Environmental Research Institute (SAERI) to develop plans for the sustainable management of the...
2023-2024 Budget – Environment, Natural Resources And Planning
25 October 2023In July 2023, the SHG budget for 2023/24 was approved by Legislative Council. The budget allocated a total of £47,072,000 for recurrent and capital expenditure. Of the £47,072,000, the Environment,...
New Flight Connection Introduced Between St Helena And The Falklands Via Ascension
25 October 2023On Monday 23 October, the Ascension Island Government (AIG) announced that a new air connection was now available between St Helena and the Falkland Islands. The new connection will utilise...
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...
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...