Press Releases

St Helena now entered “Living with COVID-19” phase

In October, the Chief Medical Officer Peter Moss advised that St Helena had come to the end of the first period, or wave, of COVID -19 within the community. This resulted in the recent lifting of COVID-19 procedures within all remaining settings of the Health and Social Care Portfolio.  Health Services has recorded a total […]

Head of Tourism to attend World Travel Market

Head of Tourism, Matt Joshua, will be attending the World Travel Market (WTM) in London from 7-9 November 2022. Matt will be representing St Helena with assistance from contracted PR Company, Finn Partners. He will also be joined by three St Helenian students currently studying in the UK; Marcella Mittens, Tyanne Williams and Colby Thomas. […]

Parliamentary Workshop

Legislative Council, Portfolio Directors, SHG officials and the Legislative Council Office staff will participate in a Parliamentary Workshop from Monday, 31 October, to Friday, 4 November 2022. This training will be delivered on-Island by the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) HQ and is an intensive one-week training course focusing on the role of Ministers, the importance […]

Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council 2022 Postponed

The annual Joint Ministerial Council (JMC), due to take place in London next week, was postponed by the UK Government on Friday afternoon, 28th October. Following the change in Prime Minister last week, appointments to the UK Cabinet remain ongoing. As such, it was not felt that there would be appropriate time between the appointment […]

COVID-19 statistics for St Helena

The St Helena Health Services Directorate would like to inform the public that 4 positive cases of COVID-19 were identified/reported within the community during the period Friday, 21, to Thursday, 27 October 2022. A total of 1800 positive cases were identified since the lifting of quarantine on Monday, 8 August 2022.  Latest statistics show that […]

RRS Discovery Departs Southampton for Scientific Survey of South Atlantic

27 October 2022

The British Royal Research Ship (RRS) Discovery, has today embarked on a 9,000 mile expedition to conduct one of the biggest ever scientific surveys of the South Atlantic Ocean. This voyage will include a six-week trip from Southampton, UK, first to the waters of Ascension Island and then on to St Helena. This work is […]

Annual Price Inflation Rate At 5.4%

The latest annual price inflation rate is 5.4%, meaning on average the cost of goods and services is now 5.4% more expensive when compared to this time last year. For the third quarter of 2022 the Retail Price Index (RPI) has been measured at 113.9 (Chart 1), from a base reference of 100 in Q1 […]

Changes to Arrivals Process Implemented for Medical Referrals to South Africa Following Incident at Airport

On Sunday 23 October, concerns were raised regarding a reported incident at OR Tambo Airport in Johannesburg involving a number of individuals referred for off-Island medical treatment. It was reported that one of the drivers due to meet and transport the referrals to their accommodation may have been under the influence of alcohol. The driver […]

Reports of pollution spill in James Bay

Port Control would like to advise that during the weekend, Saturday 22, and Sunday, 23 October 2022, there were several sightings and reports of a possible pollution spill within James Bay. Following investigation, Port Control can now confirm that this spill is coming from RFA Darkdale which was sunk during the Second World War by […]

Chief Minister to depart for Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council 2022

Chief Minister, Julie Thomas, is due to depart St Helena on Saturday, 22 October 2022, to travel to the UK to attend the annual Overseas Territories (OTs) Joint Ministerial Council (JMC). The JMC takes place every year in London and is hosted by the UK Government. It brings together elected leaders and representatives from all […]