PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT COVID-19 PROOF OF VACCINATION AND PRE-DEPARTURE TESTING FOR PASSENGERS DEPARTING ON SUNDAY, 19 JUNE 2022   The Health Services Directorate would like to advise passengers booked on the Airlink flight scheduled to depart St Helena on Sunday, 19 June 2022, of the following requirements prior to their departure: […]

PLANTING A TREE FOR THE JUBILEE   On Monday 6 June at High Peak, Blue Hill, the Environmental Management Division, in collaboration with the Cloud Forest Project, facilitated the planting of She Cabbage trees to celebrate Her Majesty the Queen’s 70 years of service.   Portfolio Director of Environment Natural […]

BEACON LIT FOR QUEEN’S PLATINUM JUBILEE   A ‘Platinum Jubilee’ beacon lighting ceremony to recognise Her Majesty the Queen’s long and selfless service of 70 years on the Throne, took place on Thursday, 2 June 2022, at 8.45pm at the seafront, Jamestown.   The event was well attended with over […]

MEDICAL ADVICE: MONKEY POX   Monkeypox is an infection that is usually only seen in West and Central Africa. The virus does not have anything to do with monkeys, but is carried by rodents, especially squirrels and rats. Humans become infected by handling, eating, or being bitten by infected rodents, […]

World’s First Long-range Autonomous Marine Research Vessel Unveiled   Nolan Beilstein Jun 10, 2022     Welcome to Thomas Insights — every day, we publish the latest news and analysis to keep our readers up to date on what’s happening in industry.   Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) unveiled designs for Oceanus, a […]

ST HELENA MARINE CENTRE OFFICIALLY OPENED   The new St Helena Marine Centre at the Wharf in Jamestown was officially opened with an unveiling of the marine Centre signboard and a ribbon cutting ceremony on World Oceans Day 2022 (Wednesday, 8 June).   During the ceremony, speeches were delivered by […]

 GOVERNOR RUSHBROOK HOSTS ‘STREET PARTY’ FOR QUEEN’S PLATINUM JUBILEE   His Excellency the Governor, Dr Philip Rushbrook, hosted a garden party with a difference (see photos attached) at Plantation House to celebrate Her Majesty the Queen’s 70-year reign on Sunday, 5 June 2022. In this unprecedented time in history, where […]

INFLATION ON ST HELENA   With fuel prices rising steadily and totals at the till creeping up with each weekly shop, millions of people worldwide are faced with increased costs and are having to make tough choices about their spending.   On St Helena we are already experiencing increased fuel […]

Falklands 40 Marked in Stanley City   By J Brock (FINN)   A day of remembrance and celebration was held in Stanley on 14 June 2022.  Honouring the 252 servicemen and 3 civilians that died in the conflict began at Christ Church Cathedral with a Thanksgiving Service beginning at 0930hrs. […]

Antarctic glaciers’ ice loss “unprecedented”   16 June, 2022 In the news   Two crucial glaciers in West Antarctica may be losing ice faster than they have over the last 5,000 years, according to a new study published this month (June 2022).       The international team, led by the […]