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Call for nominations for UK State (2024 Birthday Honours) and St Helena Government Awards – Extended Deadline

Nominations are now being invited for the following awards. UK STATE AWARDS – 2024 BIRTHDAY HONOURS  Honours are awarded on merit for exceptional achievement or for any service carried out over and above what normally is expected. This can include making a difference to the community or in a specific field of work, innovation and […]

Prince Andrew School Swimming Gala 2023

Prince Andrew School will be hosting their annual Swimming Gala on Friday, 28 April 2023. All parents, carers, and members of the public are invited to attend. However, as space within the pool is limited, priority will be given to parents/carers. There is also limited seating and shade available. The Gala will start at approximately 9.30am and will end at approximately 2pm. […]

Nursery Provision

The Education, Skills & Employment Portfolio offers non-compulsory Nursery Education for all children between the ages of three and four years.     The Education, Skills & Employment Portfolio will be in contact with parents/guardians of those children born on-Island and who are eligible to enter Nursery Education in the school year September 2023 – August 2024 to offer a place […]

Persons born between 1948 and 1955 encouraged to test for Bowel Cancer

The Health Services Directorate is offering free testing for bowel cancer for anyone aged 50-74 years over the next twelve months. The testing is being offered in age order. From Monday, 1 May 2023, those who were born between 1948 and 1955 who wish to take the test can call Grace Richards or Anna Bowers […]

Councillor Brooks Appointed Minister For Safety, Security & Home Affairs Portfolio

In accordance with section 37H (1) (b) of the Constitution, Councillor Gillian Brooks has been appointed the temporary Minister for the Safety, Security & Home Affairs (SS&HA) Portfolio with immediate effect until 5 June 2023, while the substantive Minister for Safety, Security & Home Affairs Portfolio, Jeffrey Ellick, is off-Island. The appointment of Minister Martin […]

Covid-19 Vaccination Clinics Reminder

The Health Services Directorate are currently holding COVID-19 vaccination clinics at various locations around the Island. These clinics are now for anyone aged 40 years and over. In order to receive a first, second or booster dose of the COVID-19 Bivalent vaccine you must not have received a Covid-19 vaccination within the past three months. […]

Police Appeal for Information – Theft of vegetables

St Helena Police are seeking information about the theft of vegetables from the SHAPE Centre, in Sandy Bay. The vegetables were stolen from the garden of the SHAPE clients between Saturday, 15 April, and Sunday, 16April 2023. SHAPE plays a crucial role in supporting the Island’s disabled and vulnerable adults, and this crime was committed against […]

Annual Price Inflation Rate At 5.4%

For the first quarter of 2023 the RPI has been measured at 114.8 (Chart 1). This is an increase of 5.4% from a year ago, when the RPI was 109.0, and it means that retail prices have, on average, increased by 5.4% over the twelve month period. This annual inflation rate for Q1 2023 is […]

Tourism Recovery Strategy Launched

Today, Monday 24 April, SHG has launched its Tourism Recovery Strategy (TRS) 2022-2024. The primary objective of the TRS is to see a return to the arrivals numbers experienced in 2019 by the end of 2024, with appropriate tourism and hospitality services in place to meet the needs of visitors. This would be equal to […]

St Helena Receives BioFire Diagnostic System

24 April 2023

On Saturday 1 April 2023 the St Helena Pathology Department received a Biofire Film Array system, kindly donated by the United Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA). This technology represents a game changer in rapid infectious disease diagnostics and is particularly suited for small capacity remote laboratories like St Helena. The system provides novel diagnostic tests […]