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St Helena Sea Rescue Service receives new water rescue stretcher from the MCA through the CSSF The new stretcher was tested on Wednesday, 27 May The stretcher has improved features adapted to work on rocky coastlines as found around St Helena The St Helena Sea Rescue Service recently trained with and tested a new water […]

Diabetes Awareness Week 2020 is being held between 8 and 14 June. Diabetes is a lifelong condition that causes a person’s blood sugar level to become too high. One in five Saints are diabetic, with the majority being type-2 diabetic. There are lots of factors that can contribute to someone being at risk of or […]

The sixth Statistical Bulletin of 2020, issued today by the Statistics Office, illustrates trends in passenger arrivals and departures to and from St Helena, focusing on air transport since the start of the first scheduled air service in October 2017. Arrivals by air grew by 12% in 2019 compared to the previous year, with arrivals […]

Annual Review of ESH Project being undertaken Revised Tourism Marketing Strategy being drafted Draft Company Registry Policy out for Public Consultation The monthly meeting of the Economic Development Committee (EDC) took place on Thursday, 28 May 2020, and the following is a summary of the main items discussed: Enterprise Saint Helena (ESH) presented an overview […]

James Valley Residents of Jamestown will now be able to see the fence posts of the three new rockfall barriers above the Hospital. Construction of these fences will take place towards the end of June. At Ladder Hill, the final two rockfall barriers are now complete and commissioned into use. There will be no further […]

Monday, 8 June 2020, is World Oceans Day – a day used to celebrate the role of the oceans in our everyday life and inspire action to protect the ocean and sustainably use marine resources. This year’s theme is ‘Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean’. In recognition of the day, the SHG Marine Section is encouraging […]

Waste Management Services (WMS) would like to advise that, with immediate effect, Horse Point Landfill Site (HPLS) is open to the public as normal (24 hours a day, seven days a week). Opening times at HPLS were restricted as a precautionary measure when contaminated soil from Rupert’s resulting from the discovery of the fuel leak […]