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Press Releases

  • HM Prison Long Service And Good Conduct Awards

    7 June 2023

    On Thursday 25 May 2023, HM Prison Service held a ceremony to celebrate long service and good conduct ceremony for members of their staff.
    Four medals for Long Service and Good Conduct were awarded to:
    Deputy Superintendent Linda Fuller, for 30 years of service
    Senior Officer Tania Augustus, for 19 years of service
    Prison Officers Winston Henry and Michel Coleman, for 18 years of service

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  • Diabetes Awareness Week 2023 – Event Information

    7 June 2023

    Here on St Helena, it is estimated 1 in 4 people are taking medication for diabetes and around 400 people are living with prediabetes.
    To raise awareness of how you can reduce your risk of developing diabetes, improve your diabetes control or support a loved one or friend living with diabetes, the Dietitian and Health Promotion team will be bringing a ‘Diabetes pop-up café’ to the medical clinics across the Island.

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  • Minister’s Question Time – Tuesday 13 June 2023

    6 June 2023

    The postponed third meeting of Minister’s Question Time will take place on Tuesday 13 June 2023, at 10am in the Council Chamber. The meeting is due to last approximately one hour, is open to members of the public and will be broadcast live via SAMS Radio 1. The topic for this meeting is “SHG’s Energy […]

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  • Visa And Mastercard Merchant Services Now Available To St Helena

    6 June 2023

    b=Businesses on St Helena can now apply directly to Ryft Pay to be able to accept Visa and Mastercard payments from customers. The funds from Visa and Mastercard payments can be deposited into a business’ Bank of St Helena (BOSH) account or UK bank account. To express an interest in the services that Ryft Pay offers, and to begin the application process, businesses should contact Ryft Pay directly at support@ryftpay.com.

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  • Statistical Bulletin 5, 2023: Gross Domestic Product (Gdp)

    5 June 2023

    The Statistical Office have released new estimates of the size of St Helena’s economy for 2021/22. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for 2021/22 is estimated to have been £39.0 million, 1.7% lower than 2020/21 when price inflation is taken into account. Table 1. Estimates of Gross Domestic Product, 2015/16 to 2021/22, £ million   15/16 16/17 […]

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  • World Environment Day 2023 – Beat Plastic Pollution

    2 June 2023

    This year marks the 50th anniversary of World Environment Day, having been established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1972, with the first one then held a year later in 1973. Celebrated annually on 5 June, this year’s World Environment Day theme will focus on ‘Solutions to Plastic Pollution’ under the campaign #beatplasticpollution. Awareness […]

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  • Minimum Wage To Increase From 01 July 2023

    2 June 2023

    On 1 July 2023, the Minimum Wage will increase. It will rise from £3.37 per hour to £3.65 per hour for an adult aged 18 and above, and from £2.42 per hour to £2.70 per hour for those aged 16 and 17 years old.

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  • Equiano Cable Landing Station Commissioning Works Complete

    1 June 2023

    Between Sunday 21 May and Friday 26 May, technicians from Telecom Egypt’s sub-contractual deployment team undertook final commissioning works for the installation and integration of the Equiano fibre-optic cable Submarine Line Terminal Equipment (SLTE). The SLTE connects the cable landing station to the wider Equiano network, allowing the transfer of data through the cable between […]

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  • Chief Minister Returns From Joint Ministerial Council And Coronation Celebrations

    31 May 2023

    On Saturday 20 May 2023, Chief Minister Julie Thomas returned to St Helena following three weeks overseas in the UK. During that time the Chief Minister attended a number of events associated with the Coronation of King Charles III as well as the Joint Ministerial Council (JMC). The JMC is the highest forum for political […]

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  • Joint Awareness Campaign For World No Tobacco Day, World Environment Day And World Oceans Day

    31 May 2023

    Smokefree St Helena, Waste Management Services and the St Helena National Trust are hosting a joint campaign between 31 May – 8 June 2023, to raise awareness for: The 2023 campaign will bring together components from each of the lead organisations to focus on Cigarette pollution – Health and Environmental impacts on St Helena. The […]

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