Press Releases

Shortage of Medical Supplies

The Health Services Directorate would like to inform the public that the Pharmacy at the General Hospital is currently experiencing a temporary shortage of certain medical supplies, due to various logistical reasons.  Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have affected medical supply chains worldwide and medical professionals have controlled these situations by prescribing alternative medications for […]

Bunkers Hill Development Agreement Signed

A Development Agreement was signed between NG Development Company Limited and St Helena Government (SHG) on 22 April 2022 for phase one of a housing development at Bunkers Hill, Alarm Forest. This phase of development consists of 18 serviced plots. Bunkers Hill is one of seven Comprehensive Development Areas (CDA) in the 2012 Land Development […]

St Helena to Attend Red Ensign Group Conference 2022

A delegation from St Helena comprising representatives from the recently created Maritime Authority and Shipping Registry will attend the annual Red Ensign Group (REG) conference due to be held in the Isle of Man in July. Earlier this month the results of the III Code audit carried out by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) were […]

Honourable Speaker to attend Speakers Conference 2022 

The Honourable Speaker of Legislative Council, Cyril Gunnell, will depart the Island on Sunday, 24 April 2022, to attend the Speakers of the House of Commons and Overseas Territories Conference 2022. Thereafter, Mr Speaker will participate in Commonwealth Parliamentary Association meetings and also personal business. In the absence of the Speaker the Honourable Deputy Speaker […]

Airmail Service Update

The Post & Customer Services Centre would like to inform the public of the following updates regarding the airmail service: Via South Africa to the UK The airmail service via South Africa to the UK has now been established.  However, due to Customs restrictions in South Africa, the Post & Customer Services Centre is only […]

Bowel Cancer Awareness Month

21 April 2022

April is ‘Bowel Cancer Awareness’ Month. The Health Services Directorate’s Health Promotion and Oncology teams are working together to raise awareness of Bowel Cancer and to encourage its prevention, early detection and treatment. This year’s campaign theme is ‘Never Too Young’. The ‘Never Too Young’ campaign was launched in the UK in 2013 and is […]

Quarantine Exemption for engineer to complete commissioning of Oxygen Generation Plant

In March 2022, engineers from Schneider Electric, providers of energy and automation digital solutions for efficiency and sustainability, arrived on St Helena to commission critical backup battery solutions at three sites on-Island, which accommodates equipment that delivers essential services. Due to technical issues encountered during this previous visit, only one of the three sites were […]

Annual Price Inflation Rate at 3.3%

For the first quarter of 2022 the Retail Price Index (RPI) has been measured at 109.9 (Chart 1). This is an increase of 1.4% from three months ago. It is also an increase of 3.3% from a year ago, when the RPI was 106.3. This means that the annual inflation rate is 3.3%, comparing prices […]

Flood Mitigation At Ruperts Power Station

Heavy rain over the Easter weekend resulted in excessive water flowing down the water course and into the Power Station at Ruperts on Monday, 18 April 2022, which almost caused the site to be fully shut down.    The area has since been cleared and sandbags used to mitigate further flooding. However, due to no […]

COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic, Monday, 25 April 2022

A COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic will be held at the Flu Pod, The General Hospital, Jamestown, between 9am and 11am on Monday, 25 April 2022.      Persons planning to receive a COVID-19 vaccination at this clinic are asked to call the Hospital on tel no. 22500 by Friday, 22 April 2022, and leave your name and […]