St Helena has sometimes suffered from a short term approach to planning and this has led, in some cases, to the direction of travel changing or to possible missed opportunities...

JANUARY 2016 The Quarterly Statistical News Bulletin for January 2016, covers the period September to December 2015, and contains updates for the annual rate of inflation of the Retail Price...

VIRAL INFECTION ON ST HELENA  The Health Directorate wishes to advise the public that there is currently a human viral infection going around on the Island, with symptoms which include...

St Helena is preparing for a Population & Housing Census on Sunday 7 February 2016. The Census will capture essential information on the pre-air access characteristics of the Island population....

BUT UK CARGO DELAYED The RMS St Helena is now expected to depart Cape Town at 22.00hrs tonight, Monday 25 January 2016 – roughly on her original schedule. Unfortunately due...

THREE DAYS LEFT TO AMEND REGISTER A Bye-Election, to fill the vacant seat on Legislative Council, will take place on Wednesday 23 March 2016. To vote in the Bye-Election or...

Mark Capes, the Governor of St Helena, Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha is pleased to announce the appointment of Sean Burns as the next Administrator of Tristan da Cunha....

In accordance with Section 15(3) of the Immigration Ordinance 2011, the following persons were granted St Helenian Status, with effect from 5 December 2015: • Mrs Marian Bernadette Yon, of...

The St Helena Badge of Arms (pictured below and attached) – also at times referred to as the ‘Heraldic Badge’ – comprises three elements of the St Helena Coat of...

St Helena Government is currently pursuing the development of a Service Level Agreement (SLA) with an aeromedical evacuation provider and a provider of secondary and tertiary healthcare in South Africa,...

The RMS St Helena’s next departure from Cape Town will be delayed – until at least the afternoon of Tuesday 26 January 2016 (she was due to depart on Monday...

SHG’s new Adult Social Care team which forms part of the Safeguarding Directorate is now based at the Community Care Complex, Ladder Hill.  This team supports vulnerable adult members of...