Tag Archives: UK Overseas Territories

Island ensures memories of the fallen live forever

Posted on 12 November, 2012 by

A cutting from one of St Helena’s endemic plants formed part of a wreath that stood out among the hundreds laid at the base of The Cenotaph in London on Remembrance Sunday, 2012. Old Man Live Forever was one of the plants … Continue reading →

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Falkland Islanders to vote on British status

Posted on 1 November, 2012 by

People on the Falklands are to be asked whether they want the islands to remain a UK overseas territory. A decision was made earlier in 2012 to call a referendum to establish islanders’ views beyond doubt as politicians in Buenos … Continue reading →

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Welcome to St Helena – a tax dodger’s paradise?

Posted on 12 July, 2012 by

What’s the difference between St Helena and a billionaire’s financial playground? Nothing, to judge by a jibe from the British Labour MP Denis MacShane. In a Parliamentary Question on the recent overseas territories White Paper, he asked: “Can the Minister … Continue reading →

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St Helena Online joins a campaign for transparency

Posted on 6 July, 2012 by

Ignorance may be bliss, but it’s not good for democracy. St Helena’s elected councillors are making decisions that will set the course of the island’s future, but we are rarely told what they will talk about in advance. That means … Continue reading →

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Island works to end heartache caused by sex offenders

Posted on 5 July, 2012 by

Special efforts are being made to help sex offenders on St Helena avoid committing further crimes when they are released from prison. A sex offenders register could also be set up as part of changes to the criminal code, according … Continue reading →

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UK allows elections in corruption-plagued territory

Posted on 12 June, 2012 by

Reforms in the wake of a corruption scandal have persuaded the UK government to allow elections to take place in the Turks and Caicos Islands – a British overseas territory in the Caribbean. The islanders were deprived of the right … Continue reading →

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Falkland Islanders to vote on whether to stay British

Posted on 12 June, 2012 by

People on the Falklands are to vote on whether the islands should remain a British overseas territory,. The island government has called for a referendum among the 3,000 islanders as a way of sending a clear message about whether they … Continue reading →

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Bidders try to save jetty plan – after report it would be scrapped

Posted on 30 May, 2012 by

The leading bidders for the job of building a breakwater at Jamestown are trying to bring down the cost of the project – only days after UK cabinet minister Andrew Mitchell suggested it was being dropped. The contract cannot be … Continue reading →

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How photo-blogger told America about island oil disaster

Posted on 30 May, 2012 by

Photographer Andrew Evans arrived on the world’s most remote inhabited island just days after the bulk carrier MS Oliva was shipwrecked, creating an environmental disaster. The ship releasing an oil slick that was to kill hundreds of endangered rockhopper penguins … Continue reading →

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Island prepares to join Queen’s diamond jubilation

Posted on 15 May, 2012 by

A diamond of light will shine out from St Helena when the island joins worldwide celebrations of the Queen’s 60 years on the British throne. Five Jubilee beacons that have been despatched to the island will be the “most remote” of … Continue reading →

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