Immigration Office Closure
11 September 2023The Immigration Section of the Safety Security & Home Affairs Portfolio will be closed for business from 10am today, Monday 11 September 2023. Normal business will resume tomorrow, Tuesday 12...
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Actions taken to safely manage increase in prisoner population
11 September 2023Over the last few years the Island’s prisoner population has steadily increased, recently peaking at 25 individuals. This increase has presented HM Prison and Offender Management Service with unique challenges....
Haul Road Closure
8 September 2023The Highways Authority has given approval for a section of the Haul Road -adjacent to the Bottom Woods CDA Development, Longwood – be closed from Tuesday, 12 September 2023, to...
R2 Project: Rehabilitation of Field Road Update
8 September 2023Further to the Press Release issued on 30 August 2023, the Highways Authority has now approved the closure of Field Road from Monday 18 September 2023. This closure is to...
Emergency First Aid Training Courses Offered To Public And Businesses
7 September 2023Between September 2023 and January 2024, the Health & Social Care Portfolio will be offering a range of accredited courses focusing on first aid skills, in partnership with the St...
Senior Clerk from House of Commons visits St Helena and works with Legislative Council
7 September 2023Senior Clerk from the House of Commons, Chloe Freeman, is currently on-Island and working with the Legislative Council. She has primarily visited to help to ensure that the recently established...
Marine Tour Operator Environmental Accreditation Certification Scheme Training
7 September 2023On 27 June 2023 Executive Council approved the Marine Regulations (Tourism and Interaction with Marine Life), 2023, which will be brought into force on 1 November 2023. These new Regulations...
Arrival of the Maria Da Paz
7 September 2023The Maria Da Paz is scheduled to arrive at St Helena at 6pm on Saturday, 9 September 2023. The Maria Da Paz will dock alongside Rupert’s Jetty at 6.30am on...
Statistical Update: Population
6 September 2023The St Helena Statistics Office has released new estimates for the total population of St Helena, and the number of births and deaths. At the end of July 2023 there...
Persons aged 50+ encouraged to test for Bowel Cancer
6 September 2023The Health Services Directorate is currently offering free testing for bowel cancer for anyone aged 50+ years during the month of September 2023. Those who wish to take the test...
Statistical Update: Arrivals and Departures
5 September 2023The latest estimates have been released for the numbers of passenger arrivals and departures to and from St Helena. Note that these estimates are provisional. Arrivals In July 2023, there...
Unauthorised removal of products from the National Forest Estate
4 September 2023The Forestry Section of the Environment, Natural Resources & Planning Portfolio have seen evidence of unauthorised removal of products from the National Forest Estate, specifically sizable quantities of giant bamboo...