Minimum Wage to Increase from 1 July 2023

At a meeting of the Executive Council on 21 March 2023, an increase to the Minimum Wage of 28p per hour was approved. This will take effect from 01 July 2023. When it does, the Minimum Wage will increase to £3.65 for persons over 18 and £2.70 for persons aged 16 or 17. The approval of this is in […]

New Meteorological System installed at Bottom Woods Met Office

L-R - Murray Henry, Andy Pritchard, Tess Brock, Garry Mercury. Engineers missing from the photo Lewis Philips and Robert Cappleman

30 March 2023

A team of engineers from the MET Office UK were recently on-Island installing a new meteorological system at the Met Office, Bottom Woods. This upgrade, which was announced in July 2019, replaces the outgoing Meteorological Monitoring System (MMS) to SurfaceNet, a direct replacement of MMS for Automated Land Network sites. SurfaceNet is the next generation […]

Median Annual Wage Measured At £9,460 In 2021/22

The Statistics Office has today released new estimates of average incomes from full-time employment for the 2021/22 financial year, together with revised estimates for previous years. The estimated median annual before-tax wage was £9,460, a decrease of 1.5% compared to the previous year when price inflation is taken into account. Median annual before-tax wages from […]

Fishing on Maundy Thursday

With Maundy Thursday just around the corner, many people will no doubt be preparing to spend this time fishing at various locations around the Island. The Marine Enforcement Section therefore reminds all fishers that when enjoying fishing activities, fishing regulations must be adhered to and all licence conditions complied with. If you are a boat […]

Turtle attempts to nest on Rupert’s Beach

On Tuesday, 21 March 2023, the Marine Conservation and Fisheries Section was advised by members of the public that a turtle was attempting to nest on Rupert’s Beach. The Section responded and assessed the site.  This nesting attempt was deemed a false crawl. This means that the turtle came up and did a trial run for […]

Education, Skills & Employment Portfolio Office Closure

The Education Learning Centre, St Helena Community College, and Career Access St Helena would like to advise that their offices will be closed from 1pm to 4pm on Friday, 31 March 2023. Normal business will resume on Monday, 3 April 2023. The Public Library will also be closed from 1pm on Friday, 31 March 2023, before reopening at 4pm. […]

Delayed arrival of the Maria Da Pas

The cargo ship, the Maria Da Pas, is now scheduled to arrive at St Helena tomorrow, Tuesday 28 March 2023. This will be the first calling of the vessel at St Helena following the award of a 12 month contract to Meihuizen to provide cargo services to the Island. The public are therefore advised that […]

Police Appeal for Information – Road Traffic Collision

The Royal St Helena Police are currently investigating a Road Traffic Collision which occurred on Friday, 24 March 2023, between the hours of 10pm and midnight. This collision occurred on Side Path Road and, as a result, a large section of the wall was badly damaged. Police are keen to establish the identity of the […]

Arrival of the Maria Da Pas

The cargo ship, the Maria Da Pas, is scheduled to arrive at St Helena on Monday, 27 March 2023. This will be the first calling of the vessel at St Helena following the award of a 12 month contract to Meihuizen to provide cargo services to the Island. The vessel will dock alongside Rupert’s Jetty […]

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening available for men aged 65+ years

The Health Services Directorate would like to inform all men aged 65 years and over that screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (AAA) is still being offered. What is AAA screening? AAA screening is a way of checking if there’s a bulge or swelling in the aorta. The aorta is the main blood vessel that runs […]