World Oceans Day 2023
8 June 2023Today, Thursday 8 June 2023, is World Oceans Day. World Oceans Day is celebrated worldwide each year, and is an opportunity to showcase our oceans, highlight their importance and raise...
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World Food Safety Day 2023 – Increased Agricultural Production (IAP) Project
7 June 2023World Food Safety Day is marked annually on 7 June to raise awareness about the importance of safe food practices and the global need for safe food, and in the...
HM Prison Long Service And Good Conduct Awards
7 June 2023On Thursday 25 May 2023, HM Prison Service held a ceremony to celebrate long service and good conduct ceremony for members of their staff. Four medals for Long Service and...
Diabetes Awareness Week 2023 – Event Information
7 June 2023Here on St Helena, it is estimated 1 in 4 people are taking medication for diabetes and around 400 people are living with prediabetes. To raise awareness of how you...
Minister’s Question Time – Tuesday 13 June 2023
6 June 2023The postponed third meeting of Minister’s Question Time will take place on Tuesday 13 June 2023, at 10am in the Council Chamber. The meeting is due to last approximately one...
Statistical Update: Arrivals and Departures
6 June 2023The latest statistical updates have been released for Arrivals and Departures data on June 06, 2023. For the month of April 2023, there were a total of 323 arrivals. This...
Statistical Update: Population
6 June 2023The latest statistical updates have been released for population data on June 6, 2023. There were an estimated 4,327 people on the island at the end of April 2023, of...
Monthly Testing Of Public Warning System – Tuesday 06 June – Issue
6 June 2023The public warning system in both Upper Rupert’s and Lower Rupert’s worked as expected, today’s test revealed an issue with the public warning system in Jamestown. This is now being...
Post & Customer Services Centre Closure
6 June 2023Post & Customer Services Centre will close on Wednesday 7 June 2023 at 3 pm. Cash and Counter Services will close at 2.30 pm.
Visa And Mastercard Merchant Services Now Available To St Helena
6 June 2023b=Businesses on St Helena can now apply directly to Ryft Pay to be able to accept Visa and Mastercard payments from customers. The funds from Visa and Mastercard payments can...
Arrival Of The MV Blue Master II
5 June 2023The MV Blue Master II is scheduled to arrive at St Helena on Friday 9 June 2023. The MV Blue Master II is a multipurpose container ship with an overall...
Statistical Bulletin 5, 2023: Gross Domestic Product (Gdp)
5 June 2023The Statistical Office have released new estimates of the size of St Helena’s economy for 2021/22. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for 2021/22 is estimated to have been £39.0 million, 1.7%...