• STATISTICAL BULLETIN NO. 9, 2018 – PRICES

    This bulletin includes estimates of the latest annual price inflation rates for the third quarter of 2018, calculated from the Retail Price Index (RPI). The data released in this Bulletin, including the RPI itself, can be downloaded from the St Helena Statistics website at: www.sainthelena.gov.sh/statistics-data. Detailed data can be accessed in Excel format here. The […]

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  • 2018 BUSINESS SURVEY LAUNCHED

    The Statistics Office is conducting a Business Survey from October to mid-November 2018. The last survey of this type was conducted in 2010. Chairman of the Economic Development Committee, Lawson Henry, said: “This is an important survey to better understand St Helena’s economy, the current business environment, and St Helena’s labour market. It is a […]

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  • OPERATIONS AT ST HELENA AIRPORT

    St Helena Government (SHG) is pleased to inform that confirmation has been received from the Airport Regulator, Air Safety Support International (ASSI), that the Aerodrome Certificate and approvals for St Helena Airport have been issued to St Helena Airport Ltd (SHAL). SHG is also pleased to advise that all staff previously engaged at the St […]

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  • ST HELENA SCHOOL EXAM RESULTS FOR 2018

    The Education & Employment Directorate recently announced school results for 2018. In primary, school results rose significantly from the previous year after the change in reporting standards in 2017. At Prince Andrew School the GCSE results were somewhat lower than in 2017, but well above results in 2015 and 2016. The Education Committee recently received […]

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  • FIBRE OPTIC CABLE ON ITS WAY

    SAEX have announced that the survey is to begin for the SAEx1 project to deliver a South Atlantic Express cable running 7,600km from Cape Town to Fortaleza in Brazil with a branch to St Helena. The contract for the desk top study, permitting and survey activities has been signed between SAEx International Ltd and Alcatel […]

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  • STATISTICS UPDATE: POPULATION

    Data on Population, including total population and arrivals and departures up to August 2018 have been released on September 25, 2018: Population. Additional statistical series and indicators are available on the Statistics Data page, and published statistical reports, including Statistical Bulletins, can be found on the Statistics Reports and Publications page. We welcome comments and suggestions on any of […]

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  • REMEDIAL WORKS NEAR THE ZEBRA PEDESTRIAN CROSSING – MARKET STREET, JAMESTOWN

    The following is a public announcement from the Roads Section: The Roads Section would like to advise the public that remedial works on the roadway near the zebra pedestrian crossing in Market Street, Jamestown, will be carried out between 8am and 12noon on Sunday, 7 October 2018. Market Street will remain open while works are […]

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  • BIRTHDAY HONOURS 2019 – OVERSEAS LIST

    The Foreign & Commonwealth Office invites nominations for the 2019 Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Persons wishing to submit nominations for the 2019 Birthday Honours are reminded that the overriding principle is that honours are awarded on merit for exceptional achievement or any service recently carried out over and above what normally is expected. Where possible, […]

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  • NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICING – ‘YOU SAID, WE DID’ – SEPTEMBER 2018

    St Helena Police have been consulting with communities across the Island as part of their Neighbourhood Policing Programme. A series of meetings and surgeries were held in September which were well attended, and a range of subjects discussed. Concerns raised in various districts included: Half Tree Hollow Water from a property is leaking onto a […]

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  • ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE AND HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY MEETING

    THURSDAY, 20 SEPTEMBER 2018 The monthly meetings of the Environmental and Natural Resources Committee (ENRC) and the Highways Authority were held on Thursday, 20 September 2018. Parking and traffic calming issues throughout Jamestown are continuously raised with the Committee. Proposals for additional parking in Upper Jamestown are now with the Planning Office for consideration. The […]

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