
Welcome to the St.Helena Chamber of Commerce website.
The St.Helena Chamber of Commerce is a non-Governmental organisation created to represent and support the needs of its Members. Members of the Chamber are organisations or individuals which operate a Private Sector business, ranging from the largest (non-SHG) employers on the island to the individually self-employed, and includes others indirectly through Trade Associations.
The Chamber currently has over 60 registered Members and the employees thereby associated with the Chamber constitute approximately 90% of the Private Sector workforce on the island.
The Council is elected annually by the Member representatives at an Annual General Meeting, which non-Members are also welcome to attend and monitor. All of the work of the Council is unpaid and all meetings and special functions are recorded in minutes, which are distributed to all Members and other identified post-holders in the St.Helena Government.
In recent years, the Chamber has built up a reputation as an effective lobbying body for its Members, while at the same time developing a positive and effective relationship with the SHG Executive, the Legislative Council and the Public Service. As a consequence, the Chamber is rightly regarded as a representative voice for the Private Sector.
This site is not intended to provide up-to-the-minute news about ongoings on St.Helena - the Government website and that of SHDA are very effective in filling this role and it is not sensible for a voluntary organisation to replicate this effort. However, updates are made on an approximately monthly basis, to provide Members with access to meeting minutes and to update the membership roll.
Regards
Stuart Moors, President.