Bunkers Hill Development Agreement Signed

A Development Agreement was signed between NG Development Company Limited and St Helena Government (SHG) on 22 April 2022 for phase one of a housing development at Bunkers Hill, Alarm Forest. This phase of development consists of 18 serviced plots. Bunkers Hill is one of seven Comprehensive Development Areas (CDA) in the 2012 Land Development […]

St Helena to Attend Red Ensign Group Conference 2022

A delegation from St Helena comprising representatives from the recently created Maritime Authority and Shipping Registry will attend the annual Red Ensign Group (REG) conference due to be held in the Isle of Man in July. Earlier this month the results of the III Code audit carried out by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) were […]

Statistics Update: Arrivals and Departures

Statistical updates for Arrivals and Departures and have been released on April 22, 2022 as follows: Arrivals and Departures, up to February 2022. Additional statistical series and indicators are available at https://www.sainthelena.gov.sh/st-helena/statistics/, and published statistical reports, including Statistical Bulletins, can be found on the statistics reports and publications page of the SHG website: https://www.sainthelena.gov.sh/st-helena/statistics/statistics-reports-and-publications/. We welcome comments […]

Education, Skills & Employment Portfolio Closure

The Education, Skills & Employment Portfolio, including the Education Learning Centre, St Helena Research Institute, St Helena Community College, The Public Library Service, Career Access St Helena, and all schools will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday, 26 April 2022, to allow staff to attend an Away Day.  Normal business will resume on Wednesday, 27 April 2022. […]

Honourable Speaker to attend Speakers Conference 2022 

The Honourable Speaker of Legislative Council, Cyril Gunnell, will depart the Island on Sunday, 24 April 2022, to attend the Speakers of the House of Commons and Overseas Territories Conference 2022. Thereafter, Mr Speaker will participate in Commonwealth Parliamentary Association meetings and also personal business. In the absence of the Speaker the Honourable Deputy Speaker […]

Museum Car Park and West Rocks area closure

The public is advised that the car park, located behind the Museum, and the area between Donny’s Bar and West Rocks, Jamestown, will be closed between 9am and 12 noon on Wednesday, 27 April 2022. This closure is to enable the Rock Guards to remove rock and debris which have accumulated on the hillside above […]

Airmail Service Update

The Post & Customer Services Centre would like to inform the public of the following updates regarding the airmail service: Via South Africa to the UK The airmail service via South Africa to the UK has now been established.  However, due to Customs restrictions in South Africa, the Post & Customer Services Centre is only […]

Bowel Cancer Awareness Month

21 April 2022

April is ‘Bowel Cancer Awareness’ Month. The Health Services Directorate’s Health Promotion and Oncology teams are working together to raise awareness of Bowel Cancer and to encourage its prevention, early detection and treatment. This year’s campaign theme is ‘Never Too Young’. The ‘Never Too Young’ campaign was launched in the UK in 2013 and is […]

Quarantine Exemption for engineer to complete commissioning of Oxygen Generation Plant

In March 2022, engineers from Schneider Electric, providers of energy and automation digital solutions for efficiency and sustainability, arrived on St Helena to commission critical backup battery solutions at three sites on-Island, which accommodates equipment that delivers essential services. Due to technical issues encountered during this previous visit, only one of the three sites were […]

Annual Price Inflation Rate at 3.3%

For the first quarter of 2022 the Retail Price Index (RPI) has been measured at 109.9 (Chart 1). This is an increase of 1.4% from three months ago. It is also an increase of 3.3% from a year ago, when the RPI was 106.3. This means that the annual inflation rate is 3.3%, comparing prices […]