• CHANGES TO MINIMUM WAGE EFFECTIVE – FROM 1 APRIL 2019

    The St Helena Minimum Wage increase, which was announced in December 2018, will come into effect on Monday, 1 April 2019. The Minimum Wage will increase from £3.05 per hour to £3.13 for all employees having attained the age of 18 years and increase from £2.10 to £2.18 per hour for all young people having […]

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  • Economic Development committee Meeting Thursday, 24 January 2019

    The monthly meeting of the Economic Development Committee (EDC) took place on Thursday, 24 January 2019, and the following is a summary of the main items discussed: Enterprise St Helena (ESH) delivered a report for the month of December: four Small Medium Enterprise Grant applications – two Agriculture and two Service Industries – were approved […]

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  • Changes to Minimum Wage Effective from 1 April 2019

    The St Helena Minimum Wage increase, which was announced in December 2018, will come into effect on Monday, 1 April 2019.  The Minimum Wage will increase from £3.05 per hour to £3.13 for all employees having attained the age of 18 years and increase from £2.10 to £2.18 per hour for all young people having […]

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  • News from St Helena Airport

    Airport Navigational Aids (Navaids) recertified for a further six months St Helena Airport underwent a routine six-monthly Navaid flight inspection on Friday, 1, & Saturday, 2 February 2019. The calibration process is managed by Flight Calibration Services Limited (FCSL) and the flights were carried out by TAB Charters SA using the Beechcraft King Air BE20. The […]

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  • STAFF NURSES ACHIEVE NURSING STUDIES TOP-UP DEGREE

    Three Staff Nurses of the General Hospital – Donna Clingham, Jayne Adams-Duncan, and Sue-Ellen Henry – have successfully passed their final Extended Literature Review (Dissertation) module of their BSc (Hons) Nursing Studies top-up degree, which they started in January 2017. Donna’s modules included ‘Ethical & Legal Issues in Health and Social Care’, ‘Leadership & Management’, […]

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  • NEWS FROM ST HELENA AIRPORT

    Airport Navigational Aids (Navaids) recertified for a further six months St Helena Airport underwent a routine six-monthly Navaid flight inspection on Friday, 1, & Saturday, 2 February 2019. The calibration process is managed by Flight Calibration Services Limited (FCSL) and the flights were carried out by TAB Charters SA using the Beechcraft King Air BE20. The […]

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  • WHALE SHARKS ST HELENA

    St Helena has some spectacular marine life including the majestic whale sharks, or bone sharks as they are commonly known here. Seeing and swimming with these creatures during their seasonal visits to the Island is an opportunity not to be missed… and guess what, they’re back in our waters now. Whale sharks are the largest […]

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  • JACOB’S LADDER RISK ASSESSMENT

    A risk assessment of Jacob’s Ladder has been carried out by Technical Services and the Rock Guards of the Environment & Natural Resources Directorate (ENRD). During their assessment it was identified that the Ladder structure has deteriorated further and requires immediate repair to the handrails. ENRD together with the St Helena National Trust have devised […]

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  • REVIEW OF MANTIS ST HELENA

    Saint Helena Hotel Development Ltd has engaged BDO LLP, a firm with experience in key sectors such as finance and hospitality, to undertake an assessment of the current and future performance of Mantis St Helena taking into account the recent opening of the Airport and the anticipated growth in tourism demand. This work will feed […]

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  • Review of Mantis St Helena

    Saint Helena Hotel Development Ltd has engaged BDO LLP, a firm with experience in key sectors such as finance and hospitality, to undertake an assessment of the current and future performance of Mantis St Helena taking into account the recent opening of the Airport and the anticipated growth in tourism demand. This work will feed […]

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