Remembrance Sunday 2024
31 October 2024Remembrance Sunday falls on 10 November 2024. On that day The Right Reverend Lord Bishop of St Helena Dale Bowers will conduct a Divine Service at the Cenotaph. His Excellency...
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Arrival of the MT Talisker
31 October 2024The MT Talisker is scheduled to arrive at James Bay at 18:00 on Sunday 27 October 2024. Weather permitting the vessel will dock alongside Rupert’s Jetty at 06:00 on Monday...
SHG Public Transport Bus Service
29 October 2024Towards the end of 2023, expressions of interest were invited to operate the SHG subsidised Public Bus Service beyond February 2024. There was no interest from any operators to provide...
SHG Receives Additional Funding from FCDO for Essential Equipment
25 October 2024In November 2022, it was announced that St Helena would receive funding from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office’s (FCDO) bespoke 2022/2023 Improving Essential Equipment in Overseas Territories Programme. At...
Foreign Commonwealth Development Team To Visit St Helena To Assess Primary School Education
24 October 2024A team from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) will be conducting a visit to St Helena from Saturday 26 October 2024 to Saturday 2 November 2024. The purpose...
Partnership Between UK Government and St Helena Government Regarding Future British Indian Ocean Territory Migrants
23 October 2024The public may be aware of the recent discussions in both Houses of Parliament earlier this week, in relation to the SHG’s Agreement with UKG regarding future migrants in BIOT....
Councillor Robert Midwinter Attends Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Event
23 October 2024Councillor Robert Midwinter departed the island on Saturday 19 October 2024 to attend a Legislative Strengthening Seminar to Address Gender-Based Violence and Modern Slavery in Supply Chains. This seminar has...
Teaching CPR and AED Use at Prince Andrew School for ‘Restart a Heart Day 2024’
22 October 2024The paramedic team from the Health and Social Care Portfolio taught life-saving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and Automated External Defibrillator (AED) skills to 33 Year 9 students at Prince Andrew School...
Exterior Painting of The Market
21 October 2024Funding has been approved under the Tourism Development Project for the exterior painting of The Market in Jamestown. Ambledale Workshop Ltd will be carrying out the works, which are due...
ARRIVAL OF MV KAROLINE
18 October 2024The MV Karoline is scheduled to arrive at James Bay on Monday 21October 2024 at 06:30. Weather permitting, the vessel will dock alongside Rupert’s Jetty and cargo operations will commence...
Internal Security Measures to Support SHG Ministerial Statement on BIOT Migrant Cooperation Agreement
17 October 2024The Chief Minister has announced that SHG and the UK government (UKG) have reached a cooperation arrangement in relation to future migrants arriving on the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT)/Chagos...
SIDE PATH AND FIELD ROAD PROJECT UPDATE
17 October 2024Isaac’s Contractors Ltd has successfully achieved a significant milestone in the ongoing infrastructure improvement project by completing the installation of all concrete panels at the junction of Field Road and...