The public is advised that the Half Tree Hollow Constituency meeting that was cancelled earlier this year has been rearranged to take place at the Half Tree Hollow Community Centre on Wednesday, 22 July 2020, at 7pm. Half Tree Hollow constituents are encouraged to attend this meeting to raise any issues they might have. A […]

Kyle Francis successfully completes Bachelor of Science Degree in Biomedical Science Kyle Francis awarded an annual membership with the Institute ofBiomedical Science (IBMS) Director of Education & Employment ‘proud’ of Kyle’s achievements Kyle Francis of Sandy Bay has successfully completed a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biomedical Science achieving an Upper Second Class Honour classification, […]

WEDNESDAY, 17 JUNE 2020 The monthly meeting of the Education Committee took place on Wednesday, 17 June 2020. The Director presented the current Strategic Objectives for the Education & Employment Directorate and sought guidance from the Committee as to whether these would remain relevant for the next financial year 2021-22. Discussions took place on whether […]

St Helena Government, CAN France and Fairhurst are pleased to announce that the Rockfall Mitigation Protection Project was completed on Friday, 10 July 2020.  As a result, Rupert’s Wharf and Jetty is now open to the public as normal. The trails on Munden’s Hill, including upper Munden’s Path and Saddle Battery Ridge, are also now […]

SHG to introduce new Subsidies Policy from 1 August Policy will provide an overarching framework for Government subsidies Rigorous and robust process of appraisal before a subsidy is approved St Helena Government (SHG) will introduce a new Subsidies Policy from 1 August 2020, having been approved by Executive Council on Tuesday, 7 July. SHG provides […]

The overall Retail Price Index was measured at 106.8 in the second quarter of 2020. This is an increase from both the rate of the first quarter of 2020 (105.9), and the second quarter of 2019 (104.9). This means that retail prices rose, on average, by 1.8% over the past year, between the second quarter […]

St Helena Government, CAN France and Fairhurst are pleased to announce the completion of the Rockfall Mitigation Protection Project on Friday, 10 July 2020. CAN France would like to thank the 26 Saints who were directly employed over the course of the Project, as well as the innumerable members of the public who assisted CAN […]

World Population Day is tomorrow, Saturday 11 July. To recognise and celebrate the day on St Helena, here are some population ‘fun facts’ about the Island and the world: · In 2020, the number of people on the entire planet earth is around 7.8 billion people, over 1.7 million times more than on St Helena · Every […]