Statistical Update: Population
6 September 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 July 2023 there...
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Persons aged 50+ encouraged to test for Bowel Cancer
6 September 2023The Health Services Directorate is currently offering free testing for bowel cancer for anyone aged 50+ years during the month of September 2023. Those who wish to take the test...
Statistical Update: Arrivals and Departures
5 September 2023The latest estimates have been released for the numbers of passenger arrivals and departures to and from St Helena. Note that these estimates are provisional. Arrivals In July 2023, there...
Unauthorised removal of products from the National Forest Estate
4 September 2023The Forestry Section of the Environment, Natural Resources & Planning Portfolio have seen evidence of unauthorised removal of products from the National Forest Estate, specifically sizable quantities of giant bamboo...
Weather Warning
4 September 2023Strong winds are forecast across the Island for today, Monday 4 September 2023, and tomorrow, Tuesday 5 September 2023, with a risk of these bringing some disruption. Winds will be...
Minister Brooks to depart St Helena
1 September 2023Minister Mark Brooks will depart St Helena on Sunday, 3 September 2023, to attend a three-day programme in Gibraltar and undertake meetings with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in...
Public Information Meeting – R2 Project Rehabilitation Of Field Road
1 September 2023The Programme Management Office will be holding a public information meeting at St Michaels Church, Rupert’s, at 7pm on Wednesday, 6September 2023. The meeting is to provide an update, particularly...
St Helena connects to the Subsea Cable
1 September 2023Now that the Equiano subsea cable is live, there is opportunity for the existing telecoms network to plug into the cable so that the Island community is able to benefit...
Statistical Bulletin 7, 2023: Imports of Goods
31 August 2023This Bulletin releases new estimates of the value of goods imported to St Helena during the 2022/23 financial year. Detailed data tables accompany this release and can be downloaded here,...
Police Appeal for Information – Criminal Damage in Jamestown
31 August 2023The Royal St Helena Police is appealing for witnesses and information in relation to three separate criminal damage incidents which occurred in lower Jamestown. The first incident occurred at the...
HM Customs Office Closure
31 August 2023HM Customs would like to advise the public that their office at the wharf will be closed on Friday, 1 September 2023. Normal operations will resume on Monday, 4 September...
R2 Project: Rehabilitation of Field Road – Update
31 August 2023SHG is pleased to announce that the re-measurement contract for the rehabilitation of Field Road has now been signed for the sum of £1,974,938.43. The successful contractor is Isaac’s Contractors Ltd....