Tag Archives: Ascension Island

Frigatebird chick is island’s first for a century

Posted on 3 May, 2013 by

A frigatebird chick is being raised on Ascension Island for the first time in more than a century – and here it is, basking its downy feathers in the sun in this picture by Kenickie Simon Andrews. Its arrival in … Continue reading →

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St Helena gets top rating for environmental protection

Posted on 30 April, 2013 by

An investigation has highlighted “legal neglect” of biodiversity in the UK’s overseas territories – but not on St Helena. The territory, which formally includes Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha, is one of only three to have been singled out … Continue reading →

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Pictures and games on Ascension’s new website

Posted on 29 April, 2013 by

A stylish new website has been launched for Ascension Island Government, complete with a colourful picture gallery and news of a new sports area at Two Boats Club. Find it here.

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We took to the lifeboats off Ascension – a captain’s story

Posted on 24 April, 2013 by

As a young seaman, Jonathan Mercer spent an anxious time in an open lifeboat after crew and passengers abandoned a burning Union Castle ship between Ascension Island and St Helena. Almost exactly 40 years on, he revisited both islands as … Continue reading →

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Writer declares Ascension ‘one of the world’s best’ dive sites

Posted on 12 April, 2013 by

Ascension Island has been rated by a diving expert as one of the best places on the planet for underwater thrills. In the first published guide to diving around the island, Paul Colley OBE has enthused about waters teeming with a … Continue reading →

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Rats caught attacking island chicks

Posted on 10 April, 2013 by

A large number of rats have been found around the sooty tern colony on Ascension Island – with evidence of having fed on chicks. Now one has been captured on video, probing round a nest at night while a tern … Continue reading →

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New Year’s honour for Ascension’s ‘Mrs Everything’ – Caz Yon

Posted on 29 December, 2012 by

Caroline ”Caz” Yon has been awarded an MBE in the 2013 New Year Honours list, for services to the community on Ascension Island. Caz was recently described by a visiting writer as an “extraordinary woman – five careers on the island: Veterinarian, Driver, … Continue reading →

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War papers reveal Thatcher’s fighting talk over Ascension

Posted on 29 December, 2012 by

Newly-released secret papers have revealed how Margaret Thatcher had to stand her ground over Britain’s right to use Ascension Island as an air base during the Falklands War. America’s senior diplomat planned to tell Argentina that UK use of the … Continue reading →

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A great year and an exciting future – by Governor Capes

Posted on 18 December, 2012 by

St Helena Online is happy to publish this Christmas message from His Excellency Mark Capes, Governor of St Helena, Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha As we prepare to celebrate the birth of Christ and as another year draws to an … Continue reading →

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RMS St Helena to be repaired at sea as engineer flies in

Posted on 14 November, 2012 by

An engineer is being flown to the South Atlantic to conduct repairs at sea on St Helena’s supply ship. The RMS St Helena has suffered a technical problem with the turbo-charger on its portside engine, meaning that the ship can currently … Continue reading →

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