Tag: Tristan da Cunha

Thursday, August 18th 2022 - 08:45 UTC
Nigel Phillips sworn as Governor of St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Last Saturday 13 August, Nigel Phillips CBE, accompanied by his wife Emma, arrived to assume the office of Governor of St Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha. Governor and Mrs. Phillips were met at St Helena Airport by the Acting Governor, the Chief Minister, Chief Secretary, and the Aide de Camp and were escorted to Plantation House. Governor Phillips' last appointment was Governor of the Falkland Islands.
Saturday, November 14th 2020 - 08:55 UTC
Prime Minister Johnson confirms Tristan da Cunha Marine Protection Zone

More than 4.3 million sq. km of some of the world’s most precious marine environment – 1% of all the world’s ocean – will be protected following the success of the UK’s Blue Belt Programme, the Prime Minister has confirmed.
Monday, February 24th 2020 - 06:17 UTC
Falkland Islands, part of the largest Catholic ecclesiastic jurisdiction

The Catholic Church in the British Overseas Territories of the southern Atlantic Ocean is governed by two ecclesiastical jurisdictions: the Apostolic Prefecture of the Falkland Islands and the Ecclesial Mission sui iuris of St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. Both of these are directly responsible to the Holy See.
Sunday, July 22nd 2018 - 09:31 UTC
Scot dentist travels 13.000 miles to attend Tristan da Cunha residents

Once a year, dentist Penny Granger from Penicuik in Midlothian, sets off on an epic 13,000 mile round trip to a remote island in the South Atlantic. The journey involves a flight to Cape Town and then nine days on a boat in the stormy south Atlantic seas, all so she can tend the teeth of the residents of far flung Tristan da Cunha.
Monday, October 30th 2017 - 10:45 UTC
UK’s work on protecting the oceans has won deserved praise – now we must go further

By Matthew Offord MP for Hendon - UK leadership on ocean conservation has won international acclaim. The landmark “Blue Belt” policy to work with the UK Overseas Territories to “create the largest marine sanctuaries anywhere in the world” has only furthered this standing, with commitments to create large protected areas around Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha in 2019 and 2020 respectively already widely welcomed.
Friday, January 22nd 2016 - 07:32 UTC
New governor for St Helena, Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha

Lisa Phillips is to succeed Mark Capes as Governor of St Helena, Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha in April 2016.
Saturday, May 23rd 2015 - 10:17 UTC
On St Helena Day, 21 May 2016, begins air link of the island with South Africa

British Overseas Territory St Helena only link with the outside world, currently by sea, will be coming to an end in May 2016, when the proposed official opening of the airport which is being built by South African contractors, will be taking place, according to the 12 May meeting of the island's Executive Council.
Thursday, February 5th 2015 - 09:18 UTC
HMS Dragon calls at the remote Tristan da Cunha Island

The Royal Navy's Atlantic Patrol Tasking HMS Dragon called at Tristan da Cunha, one of the most remote islands on the planet, on the latest stage of her Atlantic deployment. There is no land to the west for more than 2,000 miles, South Africa is 1,750 miles to the east and the nearest inhabited locality is another British Overseas Territory 1,510 miles away.
Wednesday, November 6th 2013 - 01:53 UTC
South Atlantic patrol HMS Richmond calls at Tristan da Cunha doubling the local population

The beauty and ruggedness of the world’s most remote inhabited island has been captured in a series of photos during a recent visit from a Royal Navy warship.
Tuesday, October 15th 2013 - 18:15 UTC
HMS Protector leaves for Antarctica from Portsmouth but will return to Davenport

Royal Navy’s newest ice patrol ship HMS Protector leaves Portsmouth this week on deployment to Antarctica, but she will be returning to Davenport, where she is to be based in the future.