Weather Warning
28 July 2023Strong winds are forecast across the Island this weekend, with a risk of these bringing some disruption. Winds will be strongest tonight and Saturday morning. They will remain fairly strong...
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Household Expenditure Survey To Start In August 2023
28 July 2023The Statistics Office will be conducting a Household Expenditure Survey (HES) from August to October 2023. The survey is being conducted under the Statistics Ordinance 2000, and is the tenth...
Use Of Unlicenced Telecommunications Equipment
27 July 2023It has come to the attention of the St Helena Government that members of the public may have acquired, imported and be currently using terminals, such as Starlink, for the...
Work Underway To Bring Public Access To Fibre Optic Cable Ahead Of Schedule
27 July 2023In May 2023, testing and commissioning works for the Equiano fibre optic cable were completed, one month ahead of schedule, meaning that the Island’s connection is now live and ready...
Statistical Updates: Utilities and Population of Ascension and Tristan Da Cunha
27 July 2023New statistical updates have been released for Utilities and the Population of Ascension and Tristan Da Cunha on July 27th, 2023. Population of Ascension and Tristan Da Cunha, up to...
Viral Respiratory Tract Infections
27 July 2023As many will have noticed, there are lots of viral respiratory tract infections circulating around the Island at the moment. The main viruses currently circulating are Influenza A, Influenza B...
1000 Day-Old Chicks Sold To Producers For Egg Production
27 July 2023On 13 May 2023, the Environment, Natural Resources & Planning Portfolio (ENRP) received a batch of 1000 Dekalb-Amberlink breed day-old chicks. As per biosecurity requirements, the chicks underwent a four week...
Statistical Update: Population
27 July 2023The St Helena Statistics Office has released new estimates for the total population of St Helena, and the number of births and deaths. At the end of June 2023 there...
Statistical Update: Arrivals and Departures
27 July 2023The latest estimates have been released for the numbers of arrivals and departures to and from St Helena. In June 2023, there were a total of 231 arrivals, an increase...
Public Cyber Security Workshops
26 July 2023As part of SHG’s ongoing Island-wide Cyber Security Awareness Campaign, a number of public Cyber Security Workshops have been organised by Cyber Security Awareness and Training Officer, Gareth Drabble. These...
HM Customs Closure
26 July 2023HM Customs will be closed for business on Friday, 28 July 2023, from 12 noon. Normal business will resume on Monday, 31July 2023. HM Customs would like to apologise for...
Governor Declares Public Holiday To Mark The Birthday Of His Majesty King Charles III
26 July 2023Acting in accordance with section 5(2) of the Public Holidays Ordinance, 1945, His Excellency the Governor, has directed that Friday, 17 November 2023, shall be observed as a Public Holiday...