Minimum Wage To Increase From 01 July 2023
2 June 2023On 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...
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Equiano Cable Landing Station Commissioning Works Complete
1 June 2023Between 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...
Chief Minister Returns From Joint Ministerial Council And Coronation Celebrations
31 May 2023On 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...
Joint Awareness Campaign For World No Tobacco Day, World Environment Day And World Oceans Day
31 May 2023Smokefree 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...
Minister Scipio To Depart Island
25 May 2023On Saturday 27 May 2023, Minister for Environment, Natural Resources and Planning Christine Scipio, will depart the Island and travel to South Africa for a week for personal reasons. Minister...
Minister’s Question Time – Tuesday, 30 May 2023
25 May 2023The third meeting of Minister’s Question Time will take place on Tuesday 30 May 2023, at 10am in the Council Chamber. The topic for this meeting is “SHG’s Energy Strategy”.
Health And Social Care Portfolio Staff Graduation Event
23 May 2023St Helena emergency response staff (Fire and Sea Rescue, Police, and Health) recently marked another milestone in further building the capacity and capability of their respective organisational areas. This saw...
Turtle Nesting At Rupert’s Beach
18 May 2023ENRP’s Marine and Fisheries Conservation Section, and the St Helena National Trust responded after being advised by members of the public that a green turtle attempted to nest on Rupert’s...
Reception Held In Palace Of Westminster To Celebrate St Helena’s Blue And Green Agendas
18 May 2023On Wednesday 17 May 2023, Chief Minister Julie Thomas hosted a reception at the Palace of Westminster in London to celebrate St Helena’s Green and Blue Agenda and the ongoing...
Legislative Council Meeting – Thursday, 25 May, 2023
16 May 2023A formal meeting of Legislative Council will take place on Thursday, 25 May 2023, at 10am in the Council Chamber. This is the first sitting of the twelfth meeting of...
News, Updates And Communications Survey Reminder
15 May 2023SHG is currently conducting a survey to find out what people think of the news, updates and communications provided by the government. The survey is available online at www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/SHNews. The...
Mental Health Awareness Week 2023
15 May 2023Mental Health Awareness Week 2023 is taking place from Monday 15 May to Sunday 21 May. The theme this year is Anxiety and what you can do to prevent it. Anxiety...