Saint Helena is one of the three constituent parts of Saint Helena,Ascension and Tristan da Cunha,a remote British overseas territory.
This article deals with traffic in Saint Helena,Ascension and Tristan da Cunha,that is all forms of traffic in the British overseas territory of Saint Helena,Ascension and Tristan da Cunha.
Tristan da Cunha,colloquially Tristan,is a remote group of volcanic islands in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is the most remote inhabited archipelago in the world,lying approximately 2,787 kilometres (1,732 mi) from Cape Town in South Africa,2,437 kilometres (1,514 mi) from Saint Helena,3,949 kilometres (2,454 mi) from Mar del Plata in Argentina,and 4,002 kilometres (2,487 mi) from the Falkland Islands.
Tristan da Cunha is part of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena,Ascension and Tristan da Cunha and has a history going back to the beginning of the 16th century. It was settled by men from military garrisons and ships,who married native women from Saint Helena and the Cape Colony. Its people are multi-racial,descended from European male founders and mixed-race and African women founders.
The British Overseas Territories (BOTs) are the 14 territories with a constitutional and historical link with the United Kingdom that,while not forming part of the United Kingdom itself,are part of its sovereign territory. The permanently inhabited territories are delegated varying degrees of internal self-governance,with the United Kingdom retaining responsibility for defence,foreign relations and internal security,and ultimate responsibility for good governance. Three of the territories are chiefly or only inhabited by military or scientific personnel,the rest hosting significant civilian populations. All fourteen have the British monarch as head of state. These UK government responsibilities are assigned to various departments of the Foreign,Commonwealth and Development Office and are subject to change.
David Linsay Willetts,Baron Willetts,is a British politician and life peer. From 1992 to 2015,he was the Member of Parliament representing the constituency of Havant in Hampshire. He served as Minister of State for Universities and Science from 2010 until July 2014 and became a member of the House of Lords in 2015. He was appointed chair of the UK Space Agency's board in April 2022. He is president of the Resolution Foundation.
.uk is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the United Kingdom. It was first registered in July 1985,seven months after the original generic top-level domains such as .com and the first country code after .us.
Sir Colin Blakemore,,Hon was a British neurobiologist,specialising in vision and the development of the brain. He was Yeung Kin Man Professor of Neuroscience and senior fellow of the Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study at City University of Hong Kong. He was a distinguished senior fellow in the Institute of Philosophy,School of Advanced Study,University of London and Emeritus Professor of Neuroscience at the University of Oxford and a past Chief Executive of the British Medical Research Council (MRC). He was best known to the public as a communicator of science but also as the target of a long-running animal rights campaign. According to The Observer,he was both "one of the most powerful scientists in the UK" and "a hate figure for the animal rights movement".
The Governor of Saint Helena is the representative of the monarch in Saint Helena,a constituent part of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena,Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. The governor is appointed by the monarch on the advice of the British government. The current governor of Saint Helena has been Nigel Phillips since 13 August 2022.
The governor of Tristan de Cunha is the representative of the monarch in Tristan da Cunha,a constituent part of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena,Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. The governor is appointed by the monarch on the advice of the British government. The role of the governor is to act as the de facto head of state.
The flag of Ascension Island,part of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena,Ascension and Tristan da Cunha,was adopted on 11 May 2013. The flag is a blue ensign design,defaced with the coat of arms of Ascension Island.
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom. It is headed by the Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor. Its stated priorities are to reduce re-offending and protect the public,to provide access to justice,to increase confidence in the justice system,and to uphold people's civil liberties. The Secretary of State is the minister responsible to Parliament for the judiciary,the court system,prisons,and probation in England and Wales,with some additional UK-wide responsibilities,e.g.,the UK Supreme Court and judicial appointments by the Crown. The department is also responsible for areas of constitutional policy not transferred in 2010 to the Deputy Prime Minister,human rights law,and information rights law across the UK.
Andrew Adonis,Baron Adonis,is a British Labour Party politician and journalist who served in HM Government for five years in the Blair ministry and the Brown ministry. He served as Secretary of State for Transport from 2009 to 2010,and as Chairman of the National Infrastructure Commission from 2015 to 2017. He was Chair of the European Movement,from March 2021 until December 2022 having previously served as Vice-Chairman from 2019 to 2021. He is currently a columnist for The New European.
Sir Leszek Krzysztof Borysiewicz is a British professor,immunologist and scientific administrator. He served as the 345th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge,his term of office started on 1 October 2010 and ended on 1 October 2017. Borysiewicz also served as chief executive of the Medical Research Council of the UK from 2007-2010 and was the chairman of Cancer Research UK from 2016 to 2023.
Ascension Island is an isolated volcanic island,7°56′south of the Equator in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is about 1,000 miles (1,600 km) from the coast of Africa and 1,400 miles (2,300 km) from the coast of South America. It is governed as part of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena,Ascension and Tristan da Cunha,of which the main island,Saint Helena,is around 800 miles (1,300 km) to the southeast. The territory also includes the sparsely populated Tristan da Cunha archipelago,2,300 miles (3,700 km) to the south,about halfway to the Antarctic Circle.
Saint Helena,Ascension and Tristan da Cunha is a British Overseas Territory located in the South Atlantic and consisting of the island of Saint Helena,Ascension Island,and the archipelago of Tristan da Cunha. Its name was Saint Helena and Dependencies until 1 September 2009,when a new constitution came into force,giving the three islands equal status as three territories,with a grouping under the Crown.
Dame Sally Claire Davies is a British physician. She was the Chief Medical Officer from 2010 to 2019 and Chief Scientific Adviser at the Department of Health from 2004 to 2016. She worked as a clinician specialising in the treatment of diseases of the blood and bone marrow. She is now Master of Trinity College,Cambridge,appointed on 8 February 2019,with effect from 8 October 2019. She is one of the founders of the National Institute for Health and Care Research.
The Ascension Island Council is an elected body that provides advice to the Administrator of Ascension Island on matters relating to the governance of Ascension Island. The Council is made up of either five or seven Councillors,depending on the number of candidates standing for an election,and its meetings are chaired by the Administrator. The Island's constitution requires the Governor and Administrator to consult with the Council when making laws for Ascension Island. The Governor and Administrator are not bound to accept the advice of the Council but the Council has the right of appeal to the British Government.
Sir Ian David Diamond FLSW is a British statistician,academic,and administrator,who served as Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Aberdeen until 2018. He became the UK's National Statistician in October 2019.
Air Commodore Nigel James Phillips, is a British diplomat,former Royal Air Force officer and former Governor of the Falkland Islands and Commissioner of the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. He has served as Governor of Saint Helena,Ascension and Tristan da Cunha since 13 August 2022.
