Tag: St Helena

• Thursday, August 29th 2024 - 08:18 UTC

  Falklands travelers to benefit with seats for the Ascension/St Helena Airlink

  

  The Falkland Islands Government has informed that an agreement has been signed with Ascension Island Government to guarantee travelers from the Falkland Islands ten seats on each flight connecting Ascension and St Helena – known as the St Helena Airlink. This agreement removes the risk of travelers from the Falklands not being able to book a seat by guaranteeing availability.

• Wednesday, July 24th 2024 - 10:55 UTC

  Argos Georgia rescue: 14 alive, eight dead and five missing

  

  The loss of the St Helena longliner Argos Georgia, some 170 miles from the Falkland Islands, and whatever is happening with the 27 members of its crew, mostly Spaniards from Galicia, tells a different far more tragic story of what is happening with rescue operations because of the extreme climate conditions, 35 knots wind and eight-meter tall waves.

• Wednesday, June 7th 2023 - 10:17 UTC

  Impeccable landing of a RAF Globemaster C-17 in St Helena airport

  

  As part of a Royal Air Force capability demonstration, the mighty Boeing C-17 Globemaster, with a wingspan of 51.755 meters, is now visiting St. Helena Airport in the South Atlantic. It is the first time an aircraft of such characteristics has landed in the St Helena Airport.

• Tuesday, May 16th 2023 - 02:49 UTC

  One Web Low Earth Orbit satellite ground station in St Helena to operate in partnership with Sure

  

  The Low Earth Orbit satellite firm OneWeb is set to place a ground station on the island of St. Helena and take capacity on the island’s trunk of the Equiano subsea cable. Reported in the St Helena Independent, One Web has signed a 10-year ground station agreement with local telco Sure.

• Monday, November 28th 2022 - 09:18 UTC

  Big Party planned for Jonathan the tortoise, who turns 190

  

  A three-day party has been organized in St Helena, December, 3,4,5 for Jonathan the tortoise who turns 190. Jonathan is believed to be the oldest chelonian alive.

• Wednesday, September 2nd 2020 - 08:38 UTC

  Falklands and St Helena will be participating in the Virtual Island Summit

  

  St Helena and the Falkland Islands will be joining over 100 islands in the Virtual Island Summit. The Summit (https://www.islandinnovation.co/summit/) is a free online event aimed at connecting islands across the globe to share common experiences through a digital platform.

• Wednesday, July 11th 2018 - 08:15 UTC

  UK funding to fight plastic pollution in St Helena and conservation projects in BOTs

  

  The United Kingdom government has announced a package of funding and support for UK Overseas Territories. The new projects will see a scheme to reduce and monitor plastic pollution on the island of St Helena in the South Atlantic and a new data collecting and reporting system for Montserrat to help create long-term sustainable fisheries.

• Saturday, April 28th 2018 - 06:59 UTC

  St Helena airport shrugs off ‘world’s most useless’ tag

  

  Andreas Spaeth (*) The airport on the remote British Overseas Territory island St Helena, once dismissed as the “world’s most useless airport” by British media, is proving to be a reliable asset.

• Saturday, April 14th 2012 - 06:38 UTC

  UK team to survey wreck of RFA tanker sunk by WWII German U-boat in St Helena

  

  UK Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) team is heading to the South Atlantic island of St Helena to survey the wreck of a tanker sunk by a German U-boat in World War Two.

• Monday, January 30th 2012 - 06:25 UTC

  Contruction of St Helena airport begins next May, should be ready in 48 months

  

  The Argentina press announced on Sunday the construction of an airport in the middle of the Atlantic Island of St Helena, a British Overseas Territory and which would become a crucial hopping point for the Falklands/UK air bridge.