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Press Releases

  • Commonwealth Day 2024 Celebrated on St Helena

    11 March 2024

    Commonwealth Day 2024 was celebrated today on St Helena. Celebrations focused on assemblies held at Prince Andrew School (PAS) and the three island primary schools. Commonwealth Day is celebrated across the Commonwealth each year on every second Monday of March. This year’s Commonwealth Day theme is ‘One Resilient Common Future: Transforming our Common Wealth’. During the assembly at PAS, […]

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  • Public Consultation Meeting to Discuss Possible Employment Legislation Amendments – Monday 11 March

    5 March 2024

    In 2010 the first employment legislation, the Employment Rights Ordinance, was established in St Helena. This ordinance provided employees with many similar minimum employment rights and protections as the UK. Whilst the law established significant new provisions, there are some employment law elements familiar in other jurisdictions which are not currently included in local legislation. […]

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  • His Excellency The Governor Departs The Island

    1 March 2024

    His Excellency, Governor Nigel Phillips CBE, is scheduled to depart St Helena tomorrow Saturday 02 March 2024, He will travel to the UK for one week, before joining the St Helena delegation and travelling on to Montserrat. Governor Phillips is due to arrive back to St Helena on Saturday 23 March 2024. When the Governor […]

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  • Delegation To Depart Island For Official Visit To Montserrat

    1 March 2024

    At the invitation of the Governor and Premier of Monserrat, a delegation consisting of HE Governor Nigel Phillips, Chief Minister Julie Thomas and Chief Secretary Susan O’Bey is due to travel to fellow Overseas Territory, Montserrat. The Chief Minister and Chief Secretary will depart St Helena on Sunday 10 March 2024. The Governor is departing […]

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  • Changes To Public Bus Services – Update

    28 February 2024

    On Wednesday 14 February 2024 it was announced that existing contracts for the delivery of public bus services with Joshua’s Taxis and Colin’s Garage would conclude at the end of this month, and that work remained ongoing to ensure services continued after this date. Last year expressions of interest were invited to provide public bus […]

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  • Peaks National Park Pathogens and Closure Update – Access to Halley’s Observatory Restored

    26 February 2024

    The Environment, Natural Resources and Planning Portfolio (ENRP) has been made aware of people entering the Peaks National Park without authorisation. The public are reminded that parts of the Peaks National Park are closed to prevent the spread of the tree diseases affecting our endemic plants. These areas will remain closed as long as is […]

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  • Call for nominations for UK State (2025 New Years Honours) and St Helena Territorial Awards

    26 February 2024

    Nominations are now being invited for the following awards. UK STATE AWARDS – 2025 NEW YEARS HONOURS  Honours are awarded on merit for exceptional achievement or for any service carried out over and above what normally is expected. This can include making a difference to the community or in a specific field of work, innovation […]

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  • Applications For Second ‘St Helena Open Oceans Fund’ Are Now Open

    23 February 2024

    Today, as the first recipient of the St Helena Open Oceans Fund is out on the open ocean sailing to Cape Town, applications for the next recipient of the grant are being invited. The fund provides grants to enable a Saint, or somebody closely connected to the island, to take part in a Wavysail trip […]

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  • Primary Schools’ Athletics Day

    23 February 2024

    The primary schools will be hosting their annual Athletics Day at Francis Plain on Friday 1 March 2024.  All parents, guardians and members of the public are invited to attend.  The sports will start at 09:45 and end at approximately 14:30. As this is a school event, the primary sector would appreciate if all spectators […]

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  • Police Reforms to Improve Scrutiny, Transparency and Community Relations Announced

    23 February 2024

    Last year it was announced that a number of reforms to policing would take place as part of a wider reorganisation to the structure of St Helena Government (SHG). These reforms to the Royal St Helena Police (RSHP) are aimed at strengthening transparency, performance management, community confidence and assuring the continued development of our policing […]

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