Each year the International Maritime Organization (IMO) recognises today, Thursday 28 September, as World Maritime Day. This day serves to emphasise the importance of the maritime industry and aims to...

Three new officers have recently arrived at St Helena to bolster the ranks of HM Prison and Offender Management Service (HM Prison). On 9 September 2023 Clyde Greene and Stephen...

The Marine Enforcement Section remind all fishers of the upcoming closed season for lobster fishing. The landing or retention of the following species within the fisheries limits is prohibited during...

As part of the new form of Ministerial Government introduced in 2021, new Select Committees were also introduced. These committees cover a range of issues related to government business and...

The Virtual Island Summit (VIS) is taking place this week from Monday 25 September to Friday 29 September 2023. The summit is organised by Island Innovation, which represents a global...

Initial public consultation on the draft Immigration Policy concluded at the end of 2022. Since that time the Safety, Security and Home Affairs (SS&HA) Portfolio have been collating responses and...

The Royal St Helena Police (RSHP) have welcomed the sentencing last week of Dr Sergio Bran, following prior guilty pleas, and hope that this in some way provides a degree...

Minister Martin Henry, departed St Helena on 23 September 2023 to represent St Helena at the 66th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC), to be held in Accra, Ghana from 30 September...

The Forestry Section, working in collaboration with Crown Estates, will carry out tree topping works on two trees at the Castle Gardens from Sunday 1 October 2023 to Wednesday 4...

The public is advised that the Post & Customer Services Centre will be closed from 12.15pm on Wednesday, 27 September 2023. Normal business will resume on Thursday, 28 September 2023....

On Friday 22 September 2023, Dr Sergio Bran was sentenced after pleading guilty to criminal charges brought on the basis of causing avoidable harm to patients. Whilst Dr Bran has...

The Maria Da Paz is expected to arrive on Thursday, 21st September 2023.  HM Customs would like to advise the public that the issuing of cargo from Ascension Island will...