Incident declared as Safety issue Severs St Helena’s vital Air Link
The St Helena Government has officially declared a Major Incident following a critical mechanical failure within the St Helena Airport’s fire services, a development that has effectively severed the St Helena’s primary link to the rest of the world. Technical assessments conducted on Friday revealed a catastrophic situation in which the airport’s fire tenders have […]
Come and find me: The Sequel
Stepping of the plane one more time yesterday was the award-winning film director and producer Darren Peens. Darren has produced several films about St Helena and most notably the tourism film ‘Come and find me’, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATenzRrnCJc , released in September 2024 on World tourism day. It was a different kind of film about St Helena, […]
An Invite to a guided tour of St Helena.
Do you want to avoid overcrowded hotspots and discover the true spirit of adventure? Acclaimed historian and guide Dr. Dean Allen is offering a rare opportunity for travellers to explore St Helena on his two exclusive “Exiles and Outcasts in Paradise Tours” in May 2026. St Helena is quite a treasure. This is more than […]
St Helena’s story in song: Professor Dan Yon’s Film on Sathima Benjamin
Our St Helena Community might be interested to learn about Professor Dan Yon’s documentary Sathima’s Windsong, about the life and times of jazz vocalist Sathima Benjamin. a descendant of one of the many St Helenian families who emigrated to the Cape (South Africa) had its world premiere at the Encounters Film Festival in Cape Town in 2011 when it […]
Come and Find Me the film that put St Helena in the Spotlight
The St Helena tourism film, Come and Find Me, made waves across the short film industry, transforming the island’s on-screen presence from remote into a “filmmaker’s dream.” Produced by South African filmmaker Darren Peens and starring local talent Katie Raye Williams, the film has not only captured the hearts of Saints but has secured prestigious […]
Good bye Island Holidays and Good bye St Helena
After 33 years of selling island holidays and promoting St Helena as a destination to tourists worldwide, the owner, Libby Weir Breen, of the Scotland-based company Island Holidays, has announced that the business will cease trading on 31st July 2020. Libby, who made over 16 trips to St Helena, mentioned in her farewell message that […]