Visitors
Whether coming to St Helena as a tourist, to visit family or to work, you will find all the information you need here.
Investors
Here we cover business opportunities on the Island. Whether looking at ideas linked to tourism or investing in an existing business, you will find advice and links here.
Saints Overseas
With the airport, St Helena is changing into a business-led economy with a growing variety of potential job opportunities. More information here for Saints Overseas.
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Welcome to the St Helena Government Website – your gateway to what you need to know about our wonderful island. On St Helena we have a heady mix of adventure, heritage, unique species, clear blue warm waters, dark starlit skies, and rugged untouched beauty, to offer our visitors and investors alike. Islanders, known as Saints, are known across the world for their hospitality and friendliness. St Helena is safe, politically stable and offers a unique opportunity to participate in the development of a new Tourism destination.
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DIRECTOR OF SAFEGUARDING
October 7, 2016 Comments (0)As of 28 September 2016, Mark Charters is no longer the Director of Safeguarding. His responsibilities passed to Paul McGinnety with immediate effect – until a substantive replacement is identified. The process of recruitment will begin shortly. SHG 7 October 2016
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ELECTRICAL AWARDS 2016
October 6, 2016 Comments (0)The St Helena Community College Electrical Awards were celebrated on Monday 3 October 2016. Presenting the awards was Electrical Trainer John Orr. Credit Awards were presented for units completed within the Level 2 Diploma in Electro-Technology (Buildings and Structures). An award was also presented for Level 3 in Electrical Installations Technology. Director of Education, Shirley… Continue reading
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NEW ECONOMIST FOR ST HELENA
October 4, 2016 Comments (0)St Helena’s new Government Economist, Nicole Shamier (photo attached), will arrive to the Island on Wednesday 26 October 2016, to succeed previous Government Economist, Thomas Holvey. Nicole will be on Island for two years and, as the Government Economist, will lead the economic analysis on public sector led projects on St Helena. In particular, this… Continue reading
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EXCO REPORT – TUESDAY 4 OCTOBER 2016
Comments (0)Executive Council met today with two items on the Open Agenda. For the first item, Council sat as the Planning Authority and resumed discussion on an application for full Development Permission for the disassembling, relocating and reassembling of a steel building. The Senior Planning Assistant provided Council with an update on the work that had… Continue reading
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TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK
Comments (0)The Education & Employment Directorate will tomorrow, Wednesday 5 October 2016, launch Teacher Appreciation Week. Teacher Appreciation was first celebrated on St Helena last year as a one day event – this year it is being celebrated again but over a week of events. The purpose of Teacher Appreciation Week is to raise the profile… Continue reading
With the construction of an airport well underway on St Helena, the Island is poised for the biggest transformation in its history. The priorities now are economic growth – particularly tourism – whilst safeguarding St Helena’s unique culture and remarkable environment.More than a year on from the airport announcement of November 2011 and the signing of a £250 million Design, Build and Operate contract between St Helena Government and Basil Read Ltd – we plot the remarkable engineering challenge and the progress that has already been made on the forthcoming airport.Read the latest news on airport construction here.
St Helena Government PublicationsA wide range of St Helena Government publications are available here, from press releases and newsletters, to key documents such as the Sustainable Development Plan, Sustainable Economic Development Plan and the Environmental Management Plan.Along with the latest financial news, including the monthly St Helena Government analysis of accounts, St Helena Laws, the St Helena Government Gazettes, St Helena Laws, Committee Reports and Reports on Council Meetings.
The St Helena Ambassador is a monthly newsletter, issued by the SHG Press Office and designed for a varied audience including Saints overseas. The Ambassador charts the path that St Helena is taking, at this time of tremendous change across the Island. It balances serious news against lighter, more community-focused stories.