Before the first flight, the first tweet

One historic event begets another: St Helena Government has opened an account on Twitter (@StHelenaGovt) just in time for the arrival of the first aircraft ever to fly to the island.

Other relative newcomers to the micro-blogging platform include St Helena Tourism (@sthelenatourism)and the St Helena Sea Rescue Service, who’ve managed the coup of bagging the Twitter handle @SeaResue .

Auspicious times!