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The Statistics Office has today released estimates of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Gross National Income (GNI) for the 2019/20 financial year, together with revisions for some earlier years. GDP is a measure of the total value of all the goods and services produced on St Helena, and for 2019/20 it is estimated to have […]

Acting Governor, Greg Gibson, held a reception at Plantation House on Monday, 6 September 2021, to welcome personnel from the HMS Protector. Invited guests included St Helena Government (SHG) officials, representatives from the Governor’s Office, Solomon & Company (St Helena) Plc, the St Helena Veterans Association, and parents/family of persons currently serving in the Royal […]

Today, Tuesday 7 September 2021, is International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies – a day used to create awareness about the significance of air quality. In recognition of the day, we introduce you to measures Waste Management Services (WMS) have put in place to contribute towards cleaner air and bluer skies for everyone […]

The College of Policing defines Community Engagement as ‘the process of enabling citizens and communities to participate in policing at their chosen level. This ranges from providing information and assurance, to empowering them to identify and implement solutions to local problems and influence strategic priorities and decisions. ‘Community engagement may be one-off or repeated over […]

The following is a public announcement from the Education, Skills & Employment Portfolio: The Public Library will be closed again tomorrow, Wednesday 8 September 2021, to allow the continuation of tree surgery works in the Castle Gardens. The Library will reopen as normal at 9.30am on Thursday, 9 September 2021. The public is thanked in […]

During the period of Monday, 30 August, to Sunday, 5 September 2021, St Helena Police dealt with a total of 47 reports resulting in three arrests. One person was arrested for Threatening Behaviour and Threats to Assault, they have now been charged to appear before the Court. One person was arrested for being Over the […]

The Virtual Island Summit (VIS), organised by Island Innovation, is taking place between Monday, 6 September, and Sunday, 12 September 2021. The VIS invites participation of people from varying backgrounds within island communities around the world to share their ideas, examples of good practices and solutions.  The St Helena Community College (SHCC) will be open […]

The Incident Executive Group (IEG) met on 1 September 2021 to discuss progress towards achieving the trigger points that are required in order to initiate Phase 1 of the modifications to St Helena’s entry and quarantine arrangements. At this time, not all of the criteria for local trigger points have been met, therefore IEG have […]

The St Helena Chevening Alumni – Dax Richards, Pamela Constantine, Tracey Williams, Tara Wortley and Zedella Young, and current scholar Gareth Drabble will shortly be embarking on a project to educate young people on St Helena on the Island’s governance structure.  This Project is being pursued under the Chevening Alumni Programme Fund (CAPF) facilitated by […]

The following is a public announcement from the Education, Skills & Employment Portfolio: The Public Library will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday 7 September 2021. The Library will reopen as normal at 9.30am on Wednesday, 8 September 2021. The public is thanked in advance for their continued support. SHG6 September 2021