FALKLAND ISLANDS GOVERNMENT PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT 21 April 2025 Important notice for passport applicants     The Customs and Immigration Service would like to inform passport applicants that there is an ongoing issue with applying payments to the digital scanning system that His Majesty’s Passport Office (HMPO) are using for […]

Road to Recovery Historical waste removed from Mars Bay Nature Reserve   Ascension Island   A number of vehicles were placed around remote areas of Ascension Island prior to the Falklands War and used as target practice by the Ministry of Defence (MOD). Some of these vehicles remained in-situ in […]

POLICE AND CRIME PANEL MEETING SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 2025   A meeting of the Police and Crime Panel will take place on Wednesday 30 April 2025 from 14:30 to 16:00. This meeting will be held at the Education Learning Centre, Jamestown.   The agenda will include a Police and Crime […]

THE QUEEN’S COMMONWEALTH ESSAY COMPETITION 2024   St Helena’s primary schools have a longstanding history of involvement in the Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition (QCEC), established in 1883. This tradition expanded two years ago to include writers from Prince Andrew School.     Annually engaging thousands, the competition celebrates student achievement, […]

JORDANA PETERS RECEIVES ‘LEADER OF THE FUTURE’ AWARD   Police Constable Jordana Peters of the Royal St Helena Police Service has been awarded the prestigious ‘Leader of the Future’ award, recognising her notable dedication, community involvement, and promising leadership potential.   The award was presented to Constable Peters by Acting […]

Governors uniform consultation   On the 9th of April Gilbert House launched an online survey in order to gather views as to whether the next Governor of the Falkland Islands should continue to use a ceremonial uniform.   The survey laid out some of the arguments for and against and […]

Joint venture proposes 50,000 MT salmon-farming project in the Falkland Islands     Aquaculture   Unity Marine has said that the waters off the Falkland Islands, which is 300 miles northeast of Argentina, are ideal for salmon farming | Photo courtesy of Jeremy Richards/Shutterstock Ajoint fish-farming venture has submitted a […]

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT   COUNCILLORS OVERSEAS   Councillor Andrew Turner, departed St Helena on Saturday 19 April 2025, for medical treatment in Johannesburg.   Whilst Councillor Turner is away, Councillor Karl Thrower has kindly agreed to cover the Sandy Bay and Blue Hill District Areas and constituents requiring assistance should contact him via karl.thrower@shgcouncil.com. Councillor Turner will also […]

The hole in the ozone layer: A discovery in Antarctica that changed the world   To commemorate the extraordinary moment the ozone hole was discovered in Antarctica 40 years ago, British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has teamed up with the Royal Geographical Society (RGS) in London to host a special series […]

Statistical Update: Price Inflation 22 April 2025 Latest index value and inflation rates for Q1 2025   The latest estimate of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) has been released by the St Helena Statistics Office, for the first quarter of 2025 (Q1 2025). The CPI has been measured at 103.5, […]