St Helena’s Day 2013
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Haunting of High Knoll
Picture special: island race
Open-air movie night
Governor’s Cup stories
Glider over Longwood
Undersea wonders
Lost tribe’s gift to island
Flight of fantasy?
AUDIO: Valley of despair
See St Helena disappear
Tortoise tales
St Helena ‘grand prix’
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Tag Archives: South Atlantic
Governor crosses line in Falklands marathon: your turn, Mr Capes?
Falklands Radio reports that the Falkland Islands’ governor, Nigel Haywood, has crossed the finishing line in the the world’s most southerly marathon “with the governor’s flag in his hand”. Which begs the question: will his counterpart on St Helena, Mark … Continue reading
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Tagged Claudia Camargo, Falkland Islands, Falklands, islands, marathon running, Nigel Haywood, Paul Blessington, Robert Harden, running, South Atlantic, St Helena, St Helena Festival of Running, Standard Chartered, Stanley Marathon, UK Overseas Territories
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AUDIO SLIDESHOW: ‘My intense grief for St Helena slaves’
Television archaeologist Mark Horton has described his emotion on coming “face to face” with the remains of slaves whose bodies were excavated from a mass grave on St Helena. They were among thousands of Africans brought to the island aboard … Continue reading
Corruption in the Caribbean… not much on St Helena
The real pirates of the Caribbean are the ones tainting government in its British territories, according to some of the people who responded to a public consultation. Not so much was said about St Helena and the other South Atlantic … Continue reading
Slideshow: St Helena’s slave graveyard
A note from Simon: the launch of the new book about the excavation of the slave graveyard in Rupert’s Valley was fabulous and fascinating. Professor Mark Horton – sometime presenter on the BBC’s Coast series – said that the island’s … Continue reading
Buttercup find completes Falklands set at Kew
After several failed attempts, botanist Richard Lewis has managed to collect seeds of the only endemic Falklands plant missing from an important collection at Kew. ‘I was thrilled to find large stands of the silvery buttercup (Hamadryas argentea) in a … Continue reading
‘Locals lose out’ as cruise ships turned away
Thousands of cruise passengers who’d called at the Falklands were denied the chance to spend their money in Argentina when port authorities refused two ships permission to dock. British diplomats in Argentina were reported to be ‘frantically’ trying to find … Continue reading
St Helena airport: blasting to begin
Rock-blasting in Rupert’s Valley is due to begin on 1 March 2012, as part of work to build a temporary jetty for landing airport construction materials. People living in the valley have been promised they will get personal warnings of explosions. … Continue reading
St Helena freight costs go up by 13%
Charges for shipping freight to St Helena are to rise by 13 per cent from July 2012, following approval by the island’s Executive Council. Passenger fares on the RMS St Helena are to go up by four per cent at … Continue reading
Falkland ideas: are they Huffing serious?
Two Falkland items on the Huffington Post news blog: Item one: Blogger Will Porter says Falkland Islanders should make a YouTube video to demonstrate how British they are. ‘They should discuss their love of a nice cuppa, custard creams and … Continue reading
MPs hear ‘plans exist’ to reinforce Falklands
Britain has plans in place to rush armed forces to the South Atlantic if ever it felt the Falkland Islands were under threat, MPs in London have been told. But it must be ‘prepared and capable’ to defend the islands … Continue reading
