Good afternoon, A short EXCO today that started at 9.30 and finished at 11 o’clock. We began with a brief status report on the airport project for which we were...

St Helena Government is pleased to announce the launch of its new website, which has gone live at the same address: www.sainthelena.gov.sh This website replaces the previous one and is...

Post and Customer Service Manager, Karen Yon, recently returned from overseas training under the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Fund. Karen’s training was focused around her role as Registrar for Shipping and...

Standing for Election The public are reminded that they have just eight days to submit candidate nominations for this year’s General Election – the closing date for nominations is Tuesday...

The 2013 Register of Electors was published today, 24 June, 2013 in an Extraordinary Gazette. The Register is effective from 1 July 2013. Only persons who are named on the...

Deputy Chief Secretary, Gillian Francis, has this morning taken the role of Acting Chief Secretary, after taking the prescribed Oaths of Office in the presence of His Excellency, Governor Capes,...

The Immigration section would like to advise the public departing for Cape Town that the Foreign Office guidance to travellers carrying British or British Overseas Territories passports in South Africa...

 Stored Water Levels in Redhill Zone Sufficient for 12 Days The water shortage on St Helena, though still severe and serious in the affected areas, has eased slightly with this...

                                                                                                    St Helena’s first ever Gravity Rush race event took place in front of an estimated 800-strong crowd on Sunday 16 June 2013. Organised by SHAPE (St Helena’s Active Participation...

The Health and Social Welfare Directorate has received notification from DfID of overall ‘A’ ratings for two major projects indicating that both programmes have met their overall objectives. The Healthlink...

INTERIM MEASURE Eddie Palmer, who left the Island in April 2013, is to return to St Helena as DfID Representative on 29 July 2013.  This is an interim measure, following...

In 1998, the inspection of fresh produce arriving on St Helena was formalised.  The Biosecurity Team job is to protect the Island from new invasive species that can have a...