Nature Notes – Masked Boobies   Ascension Islands Government – 3 August 2022   Masked Booby – Sula dactylatra   Masked boobies are found in the tropics across the world. In Ascension, masked boobies nest on Boatswainbird Island, offshore stacks, Letterbox Nature Reserve (NR), and the surrounding area. Their distribution is […]

POLICY CHANGES TO ADDRESS RISING COST OF LIVING   In order to soften the impacts of the rising cost of living, a number of policy changes were recently approved by Executive Council. These changes last through to 31 March 2023:   Customs duty reduction: With effect from August 2022, customs duty […]

Falkland meat export plant on track for a profitable year   ByNation World News Desk     Saturday, August 6, 2022 – 12:32 UTC FIMCO will close the financial year on 30 June with a profit of £600,000, which includes a £500,000 subsidy and a £100,000 net profit.   The […]

Bristow Signs Order of up to 55 BETA Technologies ALIA-250 VTOL Aircraft   Bristow Group Aug 09, 2022, 08:30 ET   Bristow places firm order for five ALIA-250 aircraft with an option for an additional 50 aircraft Bristow will leverage its 70+ years of aviation expertise and bring a pragmatic […]

Successful St Helena Chevening Alumni Project Bid 2022–2023   The Chevening Alumni of St Helena has, for the second year running, been successful in their bid to the Chevening Alumni Programme Fund (CAPF).   Following their last successful CAPF project last year, entitled ‘Governing Our Future’, where alumni worked with […]

Oil is back on the menu as energy majors return to exploration   in Oil & Companies News 10/08/2022   It is fitting that Italian oil company Eni would go hunting for massive oilfields, known as “elephants” in industry jargon, in Côte d’Ivoire, until now a distinctly second-tier West African oil producer. […]

Good news for seabirds – the days of the Marion Island mice are numbered if an eradication project gets off the ground   By Julia Evans 02 Aug 2022       Marion Island is a part of South Africa where few of us have ventured. Lying in the sub-Antarctic Indian Ocean, […]

COUNCILLOR DR ESSEX TO ATTEND 65TH COMMONWEALTH PARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCE   Councillor Dr Corinda Essex will be leaving on Saturday, 13 August 2022, to represent St Helena at the 65th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. A key topic for discussion will be Building Sustainable Economies in Small Jurisdictions which […]

GOVERNOR DESIGNATE TO ARRIVE ON SATURDAY   The Governor Designate of St Helena, Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha, Mr Nigel Phillips CBE, accompanied by his wife Emma, will arrive at St Helena on Saturday, 13 August 2022.   The Governor Designate and Mrs Phillips will be met at St […]

RAF first as Atlas refuelled over South Atlantic   BFBS   The air-to-air refuelling was conducted from an RAF Voyager flying from the Falkland Islands. 10th August 2022 at 1:41pm     The RAF Atlas was flown from RAF Brize Norton to Ascension Island before flying on to the Falklands […]