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Press Releases

  • Mental Health Awareness Week 2023

    15 May 2023

    Mental Health Awareness Week 2023 is taking place from Monday 15 May to Sunday 21 May. The theme this year is Anxiety and what you can do to prevent it.
    Anxiety can be crippling, it can interfere with your life and lead to significant problems.  If you find you are struggling with anxiety you can contact your GP or the Community Mental Health Team directly on 22593 or via the Hospital switchboard. It is a treatable condition and more common than you might think.

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  • International Nurses Day Marked On St Helena

    12 May 2023

    Today, Friday 12 May, St Helena is celebrating International Nurses Day. Every year there is a different theme and for 2023 it is “Our Nurses. Our Future”. This year St Helena also had its own theme, of “Nursing is a work of heart”. To mark International Nurses Day, our talented nurses were recognised and celebrated during an event held at the General Hospital.

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  • International Day Of Plant Health – 12 May 2023

    11 May 2023

    Peaks National Park access is prohibited to help prevent the further spread of a range of plant pathogens within the Peaks National Park whilst authorities work to improve their understanding of the issue.
    We would like to take this opportunity to thank locals and visitors for helping to safeguard the Island’s precious habitats and endemics, and we ask that everyone continues to play their part in trying to achieve this aim.

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  • Provisional Register Of Electors Published

    10 May 2023

    The Register of Electors is used to maintain a list of persons who are eligible to vote and stand in elections in St Helena. Anyone not included in the register, will not be able to vote or stand in any election.
    Eligible persons have up until 4pm on Wednesday 24 May 2023, to submit applications to amend the Provisional Register.
    Persons eligible to be registered must:
    Have St Helenian Status as defined in the Immigration Ordinance, 2011
    Be 17 years of age or older with St Helena as their ordinary place of residence

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  • Tourism Sector Showing Positive Signs Of Recovery

    10 May 2023

    Total arrivals by air of visitors with a leisure purpose between April 2022 and March 2023 was 1,488, 61% of the number during the same period in 2019/20 (2,436). This is despite quarantine requirements being in effect for the first five months of this period. Figures for air arrivals of leisure visitors during the peak tourist demand season between October 2022 and March 2023 were even stronger, at 74% of the same period in 2019/20 (1,153 compared to 1,564).
    This is very positive news for both the tourism sector and for the wider Island.

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  • Reduced Veterinary Services

    4 May 2023

    The Environment, Natural Resources, and Planning Portfolio is experiencing a shortage of professional veterinary provision within their Veterinary and Livestock Section. The following services will be affected with immediate effect:
    Neutering of domestic animals.
    Major operations for farm and domestic animals.
    Provision of diagnosis of ailments in both farm and domestic animals.
    Artificial Insemination.
    New applications for imports and exports of animals.

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  • Chief Minister Departs Island For King’s Coronation And Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council

    3 May 2023

    Chief Minister, Julie Thomas, departed St Helena on Saturday 29 April 2023, to travel to the UK. Whilst there she will be attending the Coronation of His Majesty The King and the annual Overseas Territories (OTs) Joint Ministerial Council (JMC). The Chief Minister and Governor will be representing St Helena at the Coronation on Saturday […]

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  • Minister Scipio Appointed Deputy Chief Minister

    3 May 2023

    Chief Minister Julie Thomas departed the Island on Saturday 29 April 2023 to travel to the UK.
    In accordance with section 37F (6) of the Constitution, Minister for Environment, Natural Resources and Planning, Christine Scipio, has been appointed Deputy Chief Minister.

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  • International Drone Day 2023

    2 May 2023

    International Drone Day is observed annually on the first Saturday in May. This year on St Helena, a few weeks are being dedicated to promote and raise awareness around the safe operation and legal requirements of these operating small unmanned aircraft (SUA’s), which are more commonly known as drones.

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  • Public Warning Systems installed in Rupert’s and Jamestown

    28 April 2023

    Three public warning systems have recently been installed on St Helena and are located in Rupert’s and Jamestown. The units are Tannoy speaker systems, intended to warn all persons in these areas of an impending threat by way of emitting a siren tone. They also have the capability to broadcast very basic voice messaging. Jamestown […]

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