Atlantic and the Antarctic . Coins Main Coins of the SaintHelenapound Prior to 1984, both St  Helena and Ascension Island had issued commemorative coins but used Coins of the pound sterling ... RMS SaintHelena , or from the Bank of St. Helena Bank of St  Helena on arrival. UK pound sterling ... Bank of St  Helena Coins of the SaintHelenapound Economy of SaintHelena References Reflist ... pm sth Numismondo St Helena banknotes historic and current Banknotes of the pound sterling Currencies of Africa Pound currency DEFAULTSORT SaintHelenaPound Category Economy of SaintHelenaPound ... Helena ru sv Sankthelenskt pund tg tr SaintHelena sterlini yo SaintHelenapound zh ... fields 2092.html The World Factbook , 1997 est. pegged with pound sterling at par subunit ratio 1 1 100 subunit name 1 penny symbol Pound sign plural   plural subunit 1 pence used coins 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 pence, 1, 2 coin article Coins of the SaintHelenapound used banknotes 5, 10, 20 issuing authority title Government issuing authority Government of SaintHelena issuing authority website www.sainthelena.gov.sh The SaintHelenapound also called simply pound currency pound is the currency of the Atlantic Ocean Atlantic islands of SaintHelena and Ascension Island Ascension , which are constituents of the British overseas territory of SaintHelena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha . It is fixed ... , the third part of the territory, uses Pound sterling rather than the St Helenapound. However there are occasionally ... Tristan da Cunha Coins ref History Initially, British currency circulated on St  Helena, with the pound ... by the http www.sainthelena.gov.sh St  Helena Government , not the Bank of St  Helena. SaintHelena banknotes are accepted on SaintHelena and Ascension Island only. Note that they cannot ...Infobox Currency image 1 image title 1 5 iso code SHP using countries SHN UK , alongside Pound sterling ... more details
Refimprove auto yes date December 2009 The islands of SaintHelena and Ascension Island Ascension , which are constituents of the British overseas territory of SaintHelena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha , have their own currency, the SaintHelenapound , which is linked to the pound sterling . As a consequence, the government of St Helena mints its own coins. In 1976, the government began issuing notes, with circulation coins following in 1984. Prior to 1984, both St Helena and Ascension Island had issued commemorative coins but used Coins of the pound sterling British circulation coins . Tristan da Cunha , the third part of the territory, uses Pound sterling rather than the St Helenapound ... issued prior to 1998 showed the SaintHelena Plover the Wirebird , which is the list of national birds national bird of St Helena , whilst the ten pence coins issued prior to 1998 showed orchids . The following table shows the current designs border 1 cellpadding 2 cellspacing 0 Depiction of St Helena ... Turtle style background efefef 1.00 2.00 center Image St helena 1.JPG 100px center center Image St helena 2.JPG 100px center style border bottom 1px solid white Sooty Tern Coat of arms of SaintHelena ... Reflist British Coins Category Coins by country SaintHelena Category Economy of SaintHelena Category Saint Helenian society Category Ascension Island Category Coins of the United Kingdom Saint ..., 2, 5, 10 and 50 pence and 1 pound. All the coins were the same size and composition as the corresponding ... of which followed earlier commemorative 2 pound coins shown below . The 2 pound coins became bi metallic in 2003 and is now similar to the Two pounds British coin British Two Pound Coin . The edge inscriptions of the 2 pound coins are in capitals 500th Anniversary for the 2002 coin and Loyal and Faithful ... of the head of Queen Elizabeth II , Queen Elizabeth II , St. Helena Ascension and the year written. Many of the commemorative coins over the years however only have written either St. Helena or Ascension ... more details
of India Act 1833, now called the SaintHelena Act 1833 Schedule Preamble ref established event4 SaintHelena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Constitution Current constitution established date4 1 September 2009 currency SaintHelenapound currency code SHP country code time zone Greenwich ... pound which is at parity with the pound sterling . The government of SaintHelena produces Coins of the SaintHelenapound its own coinage and banknotes. The Bank of SaintHelena was established on Saint ...Other uses Infobox Country native name conventional long name SaintHelena common name SaintHelena image ... national motto Loyal and Unshakeable national anthem God Save the Queen br My SaintHelena Island unofficial official languages English language English capital Jamestown, SaintHelena Jamestown ... title2 Governor of SaintHelena Governor leader name2 Andrew Gurr Governor Andrew Gurr area rank area ... unstats.un.org unsd demographic sources census 2010 PHC SaintHelenaSaint Helena.pdf ref population density km2 35 population census year February 2008 sovereignty type Part of SaintHelena, Ascension ... to as Saints File SaintHelena Island.jpg thumb right 270px SaintHelena seen from space photo is orientated South towards the top SaintHelena IPAc en icon s e n t h l i n Saint Ha ... ref which also includes Ascension Island and the islands of Tristan da Cunha . SaintHelena measures ... notably for Napoleon I , Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo and more than 5,000 Boer prisoners. SaintHelena is now ... Bermuda . History Main History of SaintHelena Early history, 1502 1658 Most historical accounts ... ref and that SaintHelena was discovered by some of the ships attached to the squadron of Est v o ... Church was erected in Jamestown in 1774 and in 1791 2 Plantation House SaintHelena Plantation ... of Oxford , in 1676, Edmond Halley visited SaintHelena and set up an observatory with a convert 24 ..., SaintHelena Longwood district. The 680m high hill there is named for him and is called Halley ... more details
Infobox settlement name Saint Paul s image skyline imagesize image caption image map District map of Saint Helena.png map caption Map of SaintHelena s districts pushpin map mapsize subdivision type Sovereign state subdivision name United Kingdom subdivision type1 British overseas territory subdivision name1 Flag SaintHelena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha subdivision type2 Island subdivision name2 SaintHelena subdivision type3 Status subdivision name3 District established title established date founder population as of 2008 population total 795 district area total km2 11.4 population density km2 69.7 timezone1 GMT utc offset1 0 St. Paul s is a dispersed area of settlement in the central part of the island of SaintHelena , and is a SaintHelena Administrative divisions district of the island. In 2008 the district had a population of 795, compared to a population of 908 in 1998. ref name census http unstats.un.org unsd demographic sources census 2010 PHC SaintHelenaSaint Helena.pdf ref This makes it more populous than the capital of the island, Jamestown, SaintHelena Jamestown . It is named after the Anglican Saint Paul s Cathedral SaintHelena St Paul s Cathedral , which is located there, and also within the district is Plantation House SaintHelena Plantation House , the Governor s official residence. Other settlements in the district include New Ground and Thompson s Hill. The island s main school is situated in St Paul s the Prince Andrew School. References Reflist coord 15 57 5 S 5 43 21 W type adm3rd region SH display title SaintHelena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Category Districts of SaintHelena Category Populated places in SaintHelena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha SaintHelena geo stub ... more details
Radio SaintHelena Currency &mdash SaintHelena has its own currency SaintHelenapound Coins of the SaintHelenapound &mdash SaintHelena mints its own coins ISO 4217 SHP Transport on SaintHelena ... Helena The Coat of arms of SaintHelena Image SaintHelena CIA WFB Map.png thumb An enlargeable map of the British Overseas Territory of SaintHelenaSaintHelena , named after Helena of Constantinople ... Ocean . It is part of the British overseas territory of SaintHelena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha ... and the islands of Tristan da Cunha . SaintHelena measures about convert 16 by 8 km mi 0 abbr off ... of and topical guide to SaintHelena TOC limit limit 2 General reference Image SH St Helena.png thumb An enlargeable map of the island of SaintHelena ISO country codes SH, SHN, 654 ISO region codes See ISO 3166 2 SH Internet country code top level domain .sh Geography of SaintHelena image Topographic Map thumb An enlargeable topographic map of SaintHelena Main Geography of SaintHelenaSaintHelena is an island and part of the British overseas territory of SaintHelena, Ascension and Tristan ... Diana s Peak on SaintHelena convert 818 m ft 0 abbr on Low South Atlantic Ocean 0 m Land boundaries none Coastline South Atlantic Ocean Population of SaintHelena 6,600 List of countries by population 215th most populous country Area of SaintHelena 420  km sup 2 sup commons Atlas of SaintHelena Atlas of SaintHelena Environment of SaintHelena image Satellite Image thumb An enlargeable satellite image of SaintHelena Climate of SaintHelena Wildlife of SaintHelena Flora of SaintHelena Fauna of SaintHelena List of birds of SaintHelena Birds of SaintHelena List of mammals of SaintHelena Mammals of SaintHelena Insects of SaintHelenaSaintHelena earwig Regions of SaintHelena Administrative divisions of SaintHelena File District map of Saint Helena.png thumb 250px Districts Alarm Forest Blue Hill, SaintHelena Blue Hill Half Tree Hollow Jamestown, SaintHelena Jamestown Levelwood ... more details
is the SaintHelenapound , which is equivalent to 100 pence, and is at a par with the British Pound . The government issues Coins of the SaintHelenapound its own coins and banknotes. Banking services on St.  Helena and Ascension Island are provided by the Bank of St. Helena , which delivers a full retail banking service to individuals and business in, and trading with, St.  Helena. References references External links http www.SaintHelenaBank.com Bank of SaintHelena Africa in topic Economy of EU Dependent economies state collapsed Category Economy of SaintHelena ...The economy of SaintHelena depends largely on financial assistance from the United Kingdom UK , which amounted to about 5 million in 1998. SaintHelena s local population earns income from fishing , the raising ... 1 hi uk 8331424.stm newspaper BBC News date 29 October 2009 accessdate 5 February 2011 ref SaintHelena ... million, and this figure, per capita, was 2,000. The financial year in SaintHelena runs from 1 April to 31 March. St. Helena s budget had revenues of 11.2 million, with expenditures of 11 million in the financial year ending 1993. Industry SaintHelena possesses construction, craft including furniture and lacework and fishing industries. Workforce As of 1991, SaintHelena has a workforce of 2,416 ..., SaintHelena s energy production was 6 GWh , matching its consumption, of which 90 was produced by fossil fuels and the remaining 10 by wind turbines. Agriculture The main agricultural products of SaintHelena are maize , potato es, vegetable s timber fish , Tristan rock lobster crawfish on Tristan ..., building materials, motor vehicles and parts, machinery and parts. SaintHelena s import partners, like its export partners, are South Africa and the UK. Economic aid SaintHelena received 12.6 million ... Radio 4 , Today programme Today programme , 10 July 2004 to encourage emigration from the UK to SaintHelena to aid development of the economy. The British government announced an intention in early ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Infobox Coat of arms name Coat of arms of SaintHelena image Coat of arms of Saint Helena.svg caption Shield of the coat of arms image width middle middle width middle caption lesser lesser width lesser caption armiger year adopted 1984 crest torse shield supporters compartment motto Loyal and unshakable orders other elements earlier versions use The Coat of arms of SaintHelena was authorised on January 30, 1984. The arms feature a shield, with the top third showing the List of national birds national bird , the SaintHelena Plover Charadrius sanctaehelenae ... and a flower. This represents Helena of Constantinople , also known as SaintHelena, after whom the island is named. The cross is shown as Helena is credited with finding the relics of the True Cross cross upon which Jesus was crucified . ref name flags The Coins of the SaintHelenapound local two pound coin has the full coat of arms on its reverse. Arms usage by dependencies The arms are not used by SaintHelena s dependencies. Tristan da Cunha uses its Coat of arms of Tristan da Cunha own arms ... feature on the Flag of SaintHelena and the Governor of SaintHelena Governor s flag . See also Coat ... Reflist British coat of arms Coat of arms of Africa DEFAULTSORT Coat Of Arms Of SaintHelena Category 1984 introductions Category British Overseas Territories coats of arms SaintHelena Category National coats of arms SaintHelena Category Saint Helenian culture Heraldry stub SaintHelena stub bs Grb Svete Helene de Wappen St. Helenas et SaintHelena vapp el es Escudo de Santa Helena fr Armoiries de Sainte H l ne hr Grb Svete Helene he lt v. Elenos sal herbas hu Szent Ilona c mere pl Herb Wyspy wi tej Heleny pt Bras o de armas de Santa Helena ru sh Grb Svete Helene th yo Coat of arms of SaintHelena ... Ensign ref name flags http flagspot.net flags sh.html Flags of the World St Helena ref . The motto ... more details
The word SaintHelena has several meanings Saints SaintHelena of Constantinople , Roman empress and the mother of Emperor Constantine the Great SaintHelena of Sk vde , Swedish twelfth century saintSaintHelena of Troyes , a virgin, whose life and century are unknown, and whose body was transferred to Troyes in 1209 patroness of the town and diocese Places Atlantic Ocean SaintHelena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha , a British overseas territory SaintHelena , the most populous island of the above British overseas territory Australia St Helena, Victoria , a suburb of Melbourne St Helena Island National Park , Queensland, Australia Helena Island Pacific St Helena Island , Queensland, Australia United States St. Helena, California St. Helena AVA , California wine region in Napa Valley St. Helena Parish, Louisiana St Helena, Baltimore , Maryland SaintHelena, Minnesota St. Helena, Nebraska St. Helena, North Carolina SaintHelena Island, South Carolina , a barrier island Mount SaintHelena , California Other uses RMS St Helena 1989 , a British Royal Mail Ship St. Helena solitaire St Helena School, Essex , secondary school in Colchester United Kingdom St Helena play , a play by RC Sherriff See also Santa Helena disambiguation St Helens disambiguation disambig Category Place name disambiguation pages bg ca SaintHelena cs Svat Helena de St. Helena fy Sint Helena hr Sveta Helena razdvojba it SaintHelena lmo Sant Elena mk nl Sint Helena pl St. Helena ru simple SaintHelena disambiguation sk Sv t Helena sl Sveta Helena sr sv Sankta Helena olika betydelser vo St. Helena ... more details
Unreferenced date August 2008 My SaintHelena Island is the unofficial territorial anthem of SaintHelena . It was written by Dave Mitchell in 1975, after persuasion from the inhabitants of SaintHelena. External links http www.sthelena.se mitchell My SaintHelena Island anthem stub SaintHelena stub Category Saint Helenian culture ... more details
SaintHelena Island may refer to SaintHelena , in the South Atlantic Ocean St. Helena Island Maryland , USA St. Helena Island Light , Straits of Mackinac, Michigan, USA SaintHelena Island South Carolina , USA St Helena Island National Park within Moreton Bay in Queensland, Australia geodis de SaintHelena Island ... more details
The Museum of SaintHelena is a museum on the island of SaintHelena , a British Overseas Territory in the south Atlantic Ocean . The museum is managed by the SaintHelena Heritage Society . ref http www.nationaltrust.org.sh images mosh heritage society.html SaintHelena Heritage Society , SaintHelena National Trust , SaintHelena. ref It is housed in a late 18th century stone building, formerly the old power station, at the foot of the hillside stairway, Jacob s Ladder, in lower Jamestown, SaintHelena Jamestown , SaintHelena s capital. It was officially opened on 21 May 2002, the anniversary quincentennial anniversary of the island s discovery, by the Governor, David Hollamby. ref http museumofsainthelena.org About 20Us.htm About Us , Museum of SaintHelena. ref The museum is one of two on the island, the other being Longwood House . ref http www.sthelena.se St Helena The Island in the South Atlantic Ocean . ref References reflist External links http museumofsainthelena.org Museum of SaintHelena website coord 15.9250 5.7183 type landmark region SH display title Category Museums established in 2002 Category Local museums Category Museums in SaintHelena Category History of SaintHelena Museum stub SaintHelena stub ... more details
nofootnotes date March 2010 Politics of SaintHelena Article 43 of the Constitution of SaintHelena provides that the Supreme Court shall possess and may exercise all the jurisdiction which is vested in, or is capable of being exercised by, Her Majesty s High Court of Justice in England . fact date March 2010 It is one of four Judiciary judicial courts that exist in SaintHelena, the other three being the Court of Appeal, the Magistrates Court and the Juvenile Court. SaintHelena is an British overseas territory overseas territory of the United Kingdom and follows English law . See also SaintHelena Police Service Sheriff of SaintHelena Attorney General of SaintHelena External links http www.sainthelena.gov.sh other legalsystem5 courts.htm Criminal courts on the official government website http www.sainthelena.gov.sh government constitution constitution part6 the judicature.htm Part VI of the Constitution of St Helena coord missing Category Organizations based in SaintHelena Supreme Court Category Politics of SaintHelena Supreme Court Category Law in the United Kingdom SaintHelena Category Court systems by country SaintHelena SaintHelena stub law stub ... more details
subpopulation s. The planned SaintHelena Airport at Prosperous Bay Plain would also destroy ... prospects, the SaintHelena Plover is uplisted to Critically Endangered with extinction in the 2007 ... Charadrius Category Fauna of SaintHelena Island Category Animals described in 1873 br Nouelig SaintHelena fr Pluvier de Sainte H l ne it Charadrius sanctaehelenae fi Sainthelenantylli ...Taxobox name St. Helena Plover image Charadrius sanctaehelenae 1 .jpg status CR status system iucn3.1 regnum Animal ia phylum Chordata classis Bird Aves ordo Charadriiformes familia Charadriidae genus Charadrius species C. sanctaehelenae binomial Charadrius sanctaehelenae binomial authority James Edmund Harting Harting , 1873 range map LocationSaintHelena.png range map width 250px range map caption Location of SaintHelena Image wirebird egg.jpg thumb right The Wirebird s nest and egg The SaintHelena Plover , Charadrius sanctaehelenae , locally known as Wirebird due to its thin legs, is a small wader endemic to the island of SaintHelena . Kittlitz s Plover is the SaintHelena bird s closest relative Verify source date August 2007 . The bird was first mentioned in 1638 , and is the national bird of SaintHelena, featured on Coat of Arms of SaintHelena the island s coat of arms and flag. Some older Coins of the SaintHelenapound local 5 pence coins those issued prior to 1998 has the Wirebird on its reverse. This plover is resident all year on the open areas of SaintHelena, and it is thought that the widespread deforestation on the island, while generally harmful for the island s ecosystem , has in fact benefitted this particular species, since it lives in open clearings in the forest . Status and conservation SaintHelena Plover numbers have been fluctuating, but in general the trend ...&sid 3123&m 0 St. Helena Plover BirdLife Species Factsheet . Retrieved 2007 AUG 26. External links http www.nationaltrust.org.sh St Helena National Trust leading the conversation of the Wirebird ... more details
File District map of Saint Helena.png thumb 350px right Districts of SaintHelena Levelwood is a district and settlement on the island of SaintHelena . In 2008 it had a population of 316, compared to a population of 376 in 1998, ref name census http unstats.un.org unsd demographic sources census 2010 PHC SaintHelenaSaint Helena.pdf ref and is rural in nature. References Reflist coord 15.975 S 5.67 W type city region SH display title Category Districts of SaintHelena Category Populated places in SaintHelena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha SaintHelena geo stub ... more details
Seealso Politics of SaintHelena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Unreferenced date December 2009 Politics of SaintHelena Politics of SaintHelena takes place in a framework of limited self government as a dependent territory of the United Kingdom , whereby the Governor is the head of government . SaintHelena , an island in the southern Atlantic Ocean , is a part of the British overseas territory of SaintHelena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha . It has had its present constitution since 1 September 2009. Executive power is exercised by the Governor and the Executive Council. Legislative power ... and the legislature. Military defence is the responsibility of the United Kingdom. SaintHelena ... political structures with Administrators under the Governor of SaintHelena . They are now equal parts of SaintHelena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha along with St Helena itself. Executive Branch Office table align left British monarchy monarch Elizabeth II 6 February 1952 Governor of SaintHelena Governor and Commander in Chief Andrew Gurr governor Andrew Gurr October 2007 The Executive Council ... side of the government, which is based at The Castle SaintHelena The Castle in the capital, Jamestown, SaintHelena Jamestown . Legislative Branch The Legislative Council of SaintHelena ... ex officio . This arrangement gives the governing of SaintHelena an aspect of representative democracy . Political parties and elections According to the SaintHelena Herald, at the last elections, June 2005, only non partisans have been elected. In June 2001 the turnout was 44 . SaintHelena ... the country is a de facto non partisan democracy . The SaintHelena Labour Party and SaintHelena Progressive Party existed until 1976. SaintHelena legislative election, 2005 Judicial branch The territory has four courts of its own Court of Appeal SaintHelena Supreme Court Supreme Court Magistrates ... of DEFAULTSORT Politics Of SaintHelena Category Politics of SaintHelena ... more details
Unreferenced date January 2011 Use dmy dates date January 2011 Infobox LGBT rights location header SaintHelena image LocationSaintHelena.png caption SaintHelena legal status Legal gender identity expression recognition of relationships Unknown adoption military discrimination protections Yes, inline with the LGBT rights in the United Kingdom United Kingdom Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender LGBT persons in SaintHelena may face legal challenges not experienced by non LGBT residents. Both male and female same sex sexual activity is legal in SaintHelena , but it is not clear if same sex couples and households headed by same sex couples are eligible for the same legal protections available to opposite sex couples. Laws against homosexuality Homosexuality is legal in SaintHelena. Recognition of same sex relationships Even though it is a part of the UK, it is still unknown if Civil partnership in the United Kingdom civil partnerships are recognized. See also Portal LGBT Politics of SaintHelena LGBT rights in the United Kingdom LGBT rights in Africa References Reflist Africa topic LGBT rights in Category LGBT rights in Africa SaintHelena Category LGBT rights in the United Kingdom SaintHelena Category Politics of SaintHelena LGBT law stub SaintHelena stub ... more details
refimprove date March 2010 The Roman Catholic Church in SaintHelena is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church , under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome . Together with the islands of Ascension Island Ascension and Tristan da Cunha , it forms a mission sui iuris . There is one Catholic Church on St Helena, the Sacred Heart in Jamestown, SaintHelena Jamestown . External links http www.gcatholic.com dioceses diocese zhel0.htm Giga Catholic Information Africa in topic Roman Catholicism in Category Roman Catholic Church in SaintHelena Category Saint Helenian society Category Roman Catholic Church by country SaintHelena Category Roman Catholic Church in Africa SaintHelena RC country stub SaintHelena stub ... more details
Refimprove date December 2009 Politics of SaintHelena The Legislative Council of SaintHelena has 15 members, 12 members elected for a four year term by popular vote and 3 members ex officio appointed by the Governor of SaintHelena Governor . Members of the Council are referred to as Councillors and sometimes use the suffix name suffix MLC Member of the Legislative Council . Election summary SaintHelena legislative election, 2005 Electoral divisions SaintHelena is divided into SaintHelena Administrative divisions eight districts , ref St  Helena Independent, 3 October 2008 page 2 ref each ... SaintHelenaSaint Helena.pdf ref Pop. km br 2008 Councillors align left Alarm Forest, SaintHelena ... right 1 align left Blue Hill, SaintHelena Blue Hill align right 36.5 align right 14.1 align right ... right 0.6 align right 1,140 align right 901 align right 563.1 align right 2 align left Jamestown, SaintHelena Jamestown align right 3.6 align right 1.4 align right 884 align right 714 align right 198.3 align right 2 align left Levelwood, SaintHelena Levelwood align right 14.0 align right 5.4 align right 376 align right 316 align right 22.6 align right 1 align left Longwood, SaintHelena Longwood ... align left Sandy Bay, SaintHelena Sandy Bay align right 15.3 align right 5.9 align right 254 align right 205 align right 13.4 align right 1 align left Saint Paul s, SaintHelenaSaint Paul s align right ... Legislative Council Of SaintHelena Category Dependency legislatures SaintHelena Category Organizations based in SaintHelena Category Politics of SaintHelena Category Unicameral legislatures SaintHelena Legislature stub SaintHelena stub sv Legislative Council Sankta Helena ... districts send one representative each. File District map of Saint Helena.png thumb 300px right Districts of SaintHelena class wikitable sortable bgcolor CCCCCC District Area ref http www.xist.org cntry sthelena.aspx GeoHive St Helena ref br square kilometre km sup 2 sup Area br square mile sq mi ... more details
Radio St Helena provides a local radio service in SaintHelena island that has a range of about 100  km from the island, and also broadcasts internationally on Shortwave Radio 11092.5  kHz on one day a year. The organisation which runs the service, St Helena News Media Services, also produces a weekly newspaper, the St Helena Herald . The offices are located at Broadway House, Jamestown, SaintHelena Jamestown , whilst the broadcasting is transmitted from Saint Paul s, SaintHelena St Paul s . The first broadcast was on Christmas Day 1967. Radio SaintHelena Day Every year, the Radio programming radio broadcast an international radio program to all over the world. Many of the radio station s regular presenters participate in this event, enjoying the experience of being heard all around the world. External links http www.news.co.sh Official site http www.sthelena.se radioproject Radio project Category Radio stations in SaintHelena SaintHelena stub Radio station stub it Radio SaintHelena ... more details
File District map of Saint Helena.png thumb 350px right Districts of SaintHelena Sandy Bay is a bay on the island of SaintHelena and a district of the island. In 2008 the district had a population of 205, compared to a population of 254 in 1998. ref name census http unstats.un.org unsd demographic sources census 2010 PHC SaintHelenaSaint Helena.pdf ref The northern, inland part of the district is an area of disperse settlement, of which the main settlement is Bamboo Hedge. Sandy Bay gives its name to the valley that leads down to the bay and to a small island in the bay. References Reflist coord 15.983 S 5.718 W type city region SH display title Category Districts of SaintHelena Category Geography of SaintHelena SaintHelena geo stub ... more details
Image SaintHelenaPassport.png thumb The front cover of a British passport issued to British Dependent Territories citizens of Saint Helena. version of 1992 ref Cite web title SHN AO 01001 work Council of the European Union url http www.consilium.europa.eu prado EN 4367 docHome.html accessdate 6 August 2010 ref Saint Helena passports were issued to British Dependent Territories Citizen and later British Overseas Territories Citizen s connected to Saint Helena . References Reflist British passports Passports Category British passports Category Saint Helena ... more details
File District map of Saint Helena.png thumb 350px right Districts of SaintHelena, with Blue Hill in the West Blue Hill is a hill and one of eight districts of the island of SaintHelena , a United Kingdom British overseas territory in the South Atlantic Ocean, located in the west and southwest of the island. Its main settlement, with the location of the community centre, is Blue Hill Village. The district also includes the settlements Barren Ground, SaintHelena Barren Ground , Head o Wain, Woodlands, Thompson s Wood, Broad Bottom, and the new housing areas High Hill and Burnt Rock Horse Pasture. Blue Hill is the largest, most remote, most rural, least populated and least densely populated of the eight districts of SaintHelena. In 2008 it had a population of 153, compared to a population of 177 in 1998. ref name census http unstats.un.org unsd demographic sources census 2010 PHC SaintHelenaSaint Helena.pdf ref There is a weather station weather recording station at Broad Bottom. coord 15 57 49 S 5 44 43 W type adm3rd region SH display title References Reflist Category Districts of SaintHelena Category Populated places in SaintHelena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha SaintHelena geo stub ... more details
no footnotes date March 2010 Infobox UK Police name SaintHelena Police Service area SaintHelena , Ascension Island , and Tristan da Cunha start population 5,661 size 420 km officers 30 title Chief Constable head divname divno stations 2 HQ Jamestown, SaintHelena Jamestown map File LocationStHelena.png image web http www.sainthelena.gov.sh government POLICE police.htm SaintHelena Police Service The SaintHelena Police Service is the local police force for the British overseas territory of SaintHelena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha , consisting of the islands of SaintHelena , Ascension Island Ascension and the island group of Tristan da Cunha . The service has approximately 30 officers, mainly on the most populous island of St Helena, with a detachment on Ascension. In addition to its policing duties, the force also has responsibility for the prison, located on St Helena, immigration services and fire sea rescue. SaintHelena has a main police station prison in the capital Jamestown, SaintHelena Jamestown and four small police posts in rural areas, while there is a single police station and prison on Ascension in the capital Georgetown, Ascension Island Georgetown . Policing in Tristan da Cunha is undertaken by one full time police officer and three special constable s. UK crown dependency and overseas territory police forces See also SaintHelena Supreme Court Sheriff of SaintHelena Attorney General of SaintHelena Sources World Police Encyclopedia, ed. by Dilip K. Das & Michael Palmiotto published by Taylor & Francis , 2004. World Encyclopedia of Police Forces and Correctional Systems, second edition, Gale, 2006. Sullivan, Larry E. Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement. Thousand Oaks Sage Publications , 2005. External links http www.sainthelena.gov.sh government police.htm SaintHelena Police Service http www.ascension island.gov.ac police.htm Ascension Island Detachment ... Category Organizations based in SaintHelena Police Service Category Ascension Island Category ... more details
File RMS St Helena.jpg thumb right 250px RMS St Helena 1989 RMS St Helena in James Bay, off St HelenaSaintHelena has convert 138 km mi convert 118 km mi paved and convert 20 km mi unpaved of roads. ref https www.cia.gov library publications the world factbook geos sh.html CIA World Factbook St Helena ref The only major harbour is James Bay at Jamestown, SaintHelena , which has customs and immigration buildings. There is no merchant marine . Road SaintHelena has its Vehicle registration plates of SaintHelena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha own vehicle registration plate system . Traffic Right and left hand traffic drives on the left as is the case in the United Kingdom itself. Indeed, two of the nearest countries to the islands South Africa and Namibia also drive on the left. The speed limit is convert 30 mph kph across the island, and with many of the roads single lane and on steep slopes the local etiquette is that drivers heading downhill give way to those coming up. A minibus offers a basic service to carry people around SaintHelena, with most services designed to take people ... in SaintHelena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha SaintHelena does not have an airport but after many years of negotiation an SaintHelena Airport airport building project started, due for completion in 2012 ... to SaintHelena takes two days on the RMS St Helena 1989 RMS SaintHelena . Rail The SaintHelena Railway Company built an inclined plane railway on the island in 1829. ref cite web url http ... of St Helena date 2010 10 22 ref It became Jacob s Ladder and the island no longer has any railways. See also SaintHelena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Communications Communications in SaintHelena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha External links http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi uk 4350605.stm BBC News SaintHelena to get first airport References reflist Category Transport in SaintHelena Category Transport in British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies SaintHelena SaintHelena stub ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 File Flag of Saint Helena.svg thumb 250px right File FIAV 110010.svg 23px Flag ratio 1 2 Flag of SaintHelena Image Flag of the Governor of Saint Helena.svg thumb 250px Flag of the Governor of SaintHelena File Flag of SaintHelena 1874 1984 .svg thumb 250px right The former flag, in use from 1874 to 1984 SaintHelena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha is a British ... flies a different flag. The Flag of SaintHelena was adopted on October 4, 1984. It is a defaced Blue Ensign , i.e., blue with the flag of the United Kingdom UK in the upper hoist side quadrant and the SaintHelena shield centred on the outer half of the flag. The coat of arms of SaintHelena features a rocky coastline and three masted sailing ship, with a SaintHelena Plover atop. Prior to the adoption ... of Ascension Island its own flag . Ships registered in SaintHelena fly the Red Ensign there is no defaced variant for the territory. ref http flagspot.net flags sh.html Flags of the World St Helena ... dependencies flags Union Flag Africa topic Flag of title Flags of Africa DEFAULTSORT SaintHelena, Flag of Category 1874 establishments Flag of SaintHelena former flag Category 1984 introductions flag of SaintHelena current flag Category Saint Helenian society Flag Category Saint Helenian culture ... Flag stub SaintHelena stub af Vlag van Sint Helena be be x old bs Zastava Svete Helene ca Bandera de Santa Helena cs Vlajka Svat Heleny de Flagge St. Helenas et SaintHelena lipp el es Bandera de Santa Helena eo Flago de ... v. Elenos sal v liava hu Szent Ilona z szlaja nl Vlag van Sint Helena ja no Saint Helenas flagg pl Flaga Wyspy wi tej Heleny pt Bandeira de Santa Helena ru sk Vlajka ... scene taken from the colonial seal of the colony. The Flag is not used in the dependencies of SaintHelena. Tristan da Cunha , adopted Flag of Tristan da Cunha its own flag in October 2002. Ascension ... more details