Press Releases

2022 Business Survey To Be Conducted In July And August

The Statistics Office, in partnership with the Sustainable Development team, will be conducting a Business Survey during July and August 2022. A similar survey was last conducted in 2019 and the results were widely used to better understand the economy and business environment on St Helena. The 2022 version of the Business Survey consists of […]

Bulletins 3 & 4 by Dr Peter Moss: Living with COVID- What does it mean

13 July 2022

Bulletin 3: Living with COVID, what does it mean. Bulletin 4: Living with COVID, what does it mean contd.

LNG Tanker ‘Flex Vigilant’ arriving tonight to evacuate sick crew member

St Helena Authorities have received a request from LNG Tanker Flex Vigilant for medical assistance for a sick crew member. This is not COVID-19 related and there is no indication of COVID-19 or any symptoms amongst crew members on-board the vessel. The vessel does not have appropriate medical facilities on-board and, as per the Island’s […]

Changes To Minimum Wage – Effective From 1 August 2022

The St Helena Minimum Wage increase, which was announced in April 2022, will come into effect on Monday, 1 August 2022.  The Minimum Wage will increase from £3.25 per hour to £3.37 for all employees having attained the age of 18 years and increase from £2.30 to £2.42 per hour for all young people having […]

St Helena Health Services – The General Practioner Service

St Helena’s General Practitioner (GP) service or outpatients, as referred to on-Island, offers 109 appointments each week through the clinic sessions at the Jamestown Outpatient Clinic, Half Tree Hollow Clinic, Longwood Clinic, and Levelwood Clinic.  On this basis there are 436 clinic appointments available per month which are continuously fully booked. There is now a […]

Contract Awarded For Erection Of Container Freight Station Building And Port Control, Customs & Bio-Security Building  

Following an open procurement exercise conducted in February and March 2022, St Helena Government (SHG) has entered into a contract with Isaac’s Contractors Ltd, to undertake the erection of the Container Freight Station (CFS) and Port Control, Customs & Bio-Security (PCB) steel frame buildings in Lower Ruperts Valley. The total sum of the contract is […]

Resumption of weekly flights between Johannesburg and St Helena

6 July 2022

Airlink flights with St Helena recommenced in March 2022. Since then the Island has seen eight flights operated fortnightly between Johannesburg and St Helena.   Flight frequency between Johannesburg and St Helena will be increased to weekly with effect from 8 October 2022. The service will still include the monthly inter-Island service with Ascension Island and […]

Recognising the symptoms of COVID-19 and testing

6 July 2022

The Health Services Directorate has advised that community spread of COVID-19 is expected at some stage after the quarantine requirements have been lifted. It is important that you are aware of the symptoms and signs of COVID-19 and what you should do to help yourself and/or others.  The symptoms of COVID-19 include: a new continuous […]

COVID-19: 5 Things to help yourself and your family

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COVID-19 Preventative Measures – Guidance

6 July 2022

St Helena Government (SHG) has advised that COVID-19 will eventually reach St Helena.  Once quarantine requirements are lifted in August 2022, previous requirements such as testing on arrival will no longer be mandatory. It is an individual’s responsibility to practice precautionary measures in order to help protect themselves and others within the community against COVID-19. […]