The Boeing 757-200 aircraft operated by Titan Airways arrived at St Helena Airport (see photo attached) on Thursday, 30 July 2020, at 4.31pm following a brief delay due to a technical issue where it had to return to Ascension Island. This was a charter flight from the UK, organised by St Helena Government, and the […] Read more...

Gareth Drabble of Levelwood has been awarded a Foreign & Commonwealth Office Chevening Scholarship. Gareth will undertake a year-long Master’s Degree in Digital Technologies, Communication and Education at the University of Manchester, commencing in October this year.  For full details: Press Release – Gareth Drabble Awarded Chevening Scholarship_July 2020 Read more...

Newly elected Members of the Anguilla House of Assembly benefit from Commonwealth expertise at the CPA’s first ever virtual post-election seminar.  Read the full article here: CPA News Anguilla PES post event July 2020 FINAL Read more...

Mangroves are shrubs or small trees that grow in coastal saline or brackish waters and  are noted for their role in shoreline protection, carbon sequestration and storage, filtering of sediment and pollutants, and as habitat for threatened species. Photo courtesy of Stephen Clarke. In Cayman, there are four main species of mangrove: Red mangroves, also […] Read more...

The Government of Montserrat Information Unit (GIU) recently announced the installation of the new submarine fibre optic cable system from Montserrat, to the Branching Unit between Guadeloupe and Antigua. Mr Denzil West, Head of the Department for Information Technology and e-Government Services (DITES) and Project Manager for the Montserrat Submarine Fibre Project stated that on […] Read more...

On Wednesday 01 July, the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the Overseas Territories, Chaired by Andrew Rosindell MP met. This cross-party group provides a forum where members of the House of Commons and House of Lords, with an interest in the UK’s Overseas Territories, can come together to discuss matters of interest relating to the […] Read more...

This Friday we celebrate World Albatross Day on the Falkland Islands together with colleagues across the world. The day honours these magnificent birds and celebrates achievements in albatross conservation efforts. It also serves to raise awareness of the threats that many populations face due to introduced predators or by being accidently caught during fishing operations. […] Read more...

Gough Island, part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Tristan da Cunha archipelago, is home to the critically endangered Tristan albatross whose chicks are being eaten alive by introduced mice. The Tristan government and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds are working in partnership to remove the mice and restore the […] Read more...

This year’s World’s Environment Day, a day used to generate awareness and call for action for the protection of the environment, the theme was Biodiversity. In celebration of this St Helena took a look at their Biodiversity, with a particular focus ‘ The Peaks National Park a ‘biodiversity hotspot.  For more details see World Environment […] Read more...

Darwin Plus grants are for projects working on environment or climate change issues in the UK Overseas Territories with funding for 22 new projects recently announced. We look forward to seeing the great progress made in the Territories through the funding of these projects.  For full details of these projects Link Here Read more...