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A list of the pages that were updated in the most recent release of Saint Helena Island Info
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Listed below are the principal changes in each release, in addition to which there are generally new and improved images, corrections and other minor improvements throughout the site.
Below: Until further notice… 26th June 2021 31st May 2021 26th April 2021 25th March 2021 23rd February 2021
Until further notice…
Until further notice updates to Saint Helena Island Info will be Maintenance Only; details will be updated where change is necessary but please do not expect new content.
When this changes information will be posted here.
26th June 2021
As with previous updates, if you’re interested in how the global Covid-19 pandemic has affected St Helena we’ve summarised the main aspects to date on our page A Brief History.
The takeover of the island’s main fish processing facility by Saints Tuna Corporation (PQ Trading) is recorded on our Fish Processing page.
The Saint Cooks have kindly allowed us to reproduce their ‘Global Saint Community Map’ on our page Saints.
There is also news about the The Historic Environment Record.
31st May 2021
As with previous updates, if you’re interested in how the global Covid-19 pandemic has affected St Helena we’ve summarised the main aspects to date on our page A Brief History.
There are details of the rather muted commemorations of the 200th anniversary of the death of Napoleon, which were heavily curtailed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Our slavery pages (Slavery on St Helena, Attacking the Slave Trade & Slavery and the enslaved) record the placing of a wreath at the Pipe Store in Jamestown to commemorate the cultural impact of slavery on St Helena today.
You can link to the Historic Environment Database from our page The Historic Environment Record and now you can also download the full Historic Environment Record from the same page.
26th April 2021
As with previous updates, if you’re interested in how the global Covid-19 pandemic has affected St Helena we’ve summarised the main aspects to date on our page A Brief History.
We have revised our page Government in accordance with the new ‘Ministerial form of Government’, as best we understand it, though as it seems many of the finer details still remain to be worked out this page will remain subject to change. Also please note that the new system does not actually come into force until after the next General Election, expected August 2021.
Why do cars visiting Jamestown go all the way to the Wharf to turn around? See our page Ghost Stories of St Helena to find out.
25th March 2021
As with previous updates, if you’re interested in how the global Covid-19 pandemic has affected St Helena we’ve summarised the main aspects to date on our page A Brief History.
We’ve added Yoga to our Sport on St Helena page because we now have qualified local yoga instructors.
There’s an update on the Governance Reform process on our page Government and an update on the sell-off of our fishing industry on our page Fish Processing.
23rd February 2021
As with previous updates, if you’re interested in how the global Covid-19 pandemic has affected St Helena we’ve summarised the main aspects to date on our page A Brief History.
We have a fascinating new contribution for our Memories page - from a VSO teacher in 1966/7. His experience of St Helena adds an interesting perspective to the other stories. How much of what he says remains true today? See Memories of St Helena.
The 2021 Wirebird Census results show another year of decline in total numbers but there is hope for the future. See The Wirebird.
We have further information on the shape of the Fort of St. John - a painting from 1705 showing no triangular buildings.
Just when we thought nobody was writing Blogs anymore a new one arrives! See Blogs.
There’s an interesting new video about Jonathan, on his page.
We’ve improved the way the annual-events data is presented on our pages On This Day, In This Week, In This Month and This Year.
You can see and download the island’s official tourist map for 2021 from our page Maps of St Helena.
All current dates & times on this site are now displayed as St Helena time (GMT). This means you are seeing St Helena as it actually is; as if you are here. Depending on where you are in the world, at certain times of (your) day your date may be different from St Helena’s. This is intentional.
The alerts for people who don’t activate Javascript have been removed. Nobody these days turns off Javascript - in most modern browsers it isn’t even possible. If you do turn off Javascript the site simply won’t work properly, but then neither will most others…
There is a fascinating article about the history and origins of our place names on our page Place Names.
Older items can be found on the Page Updates History page.
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Footnotes:
{1} Who apparently also said If you allow them[women] to achieve complete equality with men, do you think they will be easier to live with? Not at all. Once they have achieved equality, they will be your masters..
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