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21 May 2002 | On what date was full British citizenship restored to the citizens of the island? |
British Overseas Territories Act 2002 | What act restored the full British citizenship of the citizens of Saint Helena? |
emigration | What was there a long pattern of from the island starting during the post Napoleonic period? |
late 1980s | When did the population of the island start to steadily decline? |
prospect of higher wages | What was a big factor in emmigration to the UK? |
Anglican | What communion do most residents of the island belong to? |
June 2009 | When was the 150th anniversary of the diocese celebrated? |
the Diocese of St Helena | Not only are most residents of the island members of the Anglican communion, but what else? |
bishop | The Diocese of Saint Helena has it's own what? |
1852 | When did Roman Catholics start to appear on the island? |
1884 | What year did the Salvation Army show up on Saint Helenas? |
1845 | When did Baptists come to the island? |
35 | How many Johovah's Witnesses were on the island? |
1949 | When did the Seventh-day Adventist arrive on the island? |
Queen Elizabeth II | Who has executive authority in Saint Helena? |
the Governor | Who exercises the authority on behalf of the queen in Saint Helena? |
the United Kingdom | Who is responsible for Defence and Foreign Affairs? |
15 | How many seats are in the Legislative Council of Saint Helena? |
the Governor | Who presides over the executive council? |
the Governor | The head of government on the island is who? |
23 March 2013 | When were proposals for a Chief Councillor put on hold? |
loss of full passports | What caused high unemployment on the island? |
King George VI | Who is the only reigning Monarch to have visited the island? |
1947 | What year did King George VI visit the island? |
1957 | When did Prince Phillip arrive in Saint Helena? |
1984 | Prince Andrews, son of Prince Phillip visited in what year? |
St. Helena Human Rights Action Plan 2012-2015 | What did the government of Saint Helena fund in 2012? |
awareness-raising articles | What kind of articles were published to help this plan? |
with human rights queries | How was support for members of the public given? |
reports of child abuse | What has been more prominently reported in recent years in Saint Helena? |
Britain’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office | Who has been accused of lying about the child abuse issue of Saint Helena? |
the United Nations | Who has Britain’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office been accused of lying to about child abuse? |
endemic | Saint Helena has a high proportion of what kind of birds? |
vascular | What kind of plants are common on Saint Helena? |
BirdLife International | What organization identified Saint Helena as important for bird conservation? |
UNESCO World Heritage Sites | Saint Helena is on the United Kingdom's list for future what? |
more than 200 | How many lichen forming fungi have been recorded on the island? |
9 | How many endemic species of fungi have been found? |
freshwater, terrestrial and marine | What kind of invertebrates have been found on the island? |
monocrop | What kind of crop economy did the Island originally have? |
1966 | What year did the crop economy change? |
flax | What was produced during the time the Island was monocrop? |
aid from the British government | Saint Helena's economy is now almost completely sustained by what? |
50% | How much % of production does the public sector cover? |
the promotion of Napoleon's imprisonment | What is the tourist industry mostly based around? |
sportfishing | What kind of fishing tourism occurs on the island? |
3 | How many hotels are on the island? |
the RMS St Helena | Tourism is completely based on what arriving to the island? |
coffee | What does Saint Helena have the most expensive of? |
Opuntia ficus-indica | What is Tungi Spirit made out of? |
postage stamps | Ascension Island, Tristan da Cunha and Saint Helena all issue their own what? |
£12 million | What was the GDP of the island in 1999-2000? |
£11 million | By 2006 the GDP had dropped to what? |
the UK and South Africa | Imports to the island mostly occur from what countries? |
fish and coffee | What are the main exports of the island? |
£0.4 million | Tourists spent how much in 2004-05? |
£10 million | How much was public expenditure on the island in 2001-2002? |
£12 million | By 2005-06 public expenditure had risen to what? |
£28m | In 2012-2013, public expenditure was what? |
£12.1 million | UK aid had risen to how much in the same period? |
38% | Wages and salaries represent how much % of the island's expenditure? |
31 | How many individuals were unemployed on the island in 2013? |
public | Employment on the island is dominated by what sector? |
800 | In 2013 the number of government jobs was what? |
45 | What % of people are employed in the private sector in Saint Helena? |
218 | How many private businesses employee people on Saint Helena? |
8% | What % of households were spending less than £20 per week in 2004 |
22 | What % of the population claimed social security benefits in 2006/7? |
20% | How much of the population is over age 60? |
70,560 | How many copper tokens were Issued in 1821? |
Saul Solomon | Who issued the copper tokens in 1821? |
a halfpenny | How much was each copper token worth? |
1836 | When did the Crown take over the island? |
the Saint Helena pound | What is the Saint Helena currency? |
coinage and banknotes | The government of Saint Helena produces it's own what? |
2004 | What year was the Bank of Saint Helena established? |
pound sterling | The Saint Helena pound is at parity with what other currency? |
1 | How many commercial airports are under construction in Saint Helena? |
ship | What is the only method of travel currently available to Saint Helena? |
Ascension Island | A large airfield is located on what portion of the island? |
RAF flights | What kind of flights are offered to limited civilians? |
RMS Saint Helena | What ship runs between Saint Helena and Cape town on 5 day voyages? |
2010 | What year was the RMS Saint Helena supposed to be decommissioned? |
the airport | What needs to be completed before the RMS Saint Helena can be decommissioned? |
March 2005 | When was the construction of an airport in Saint Helena announced? |
2010 | The airport was expected to be completed by what year? |
Impregilo | Who was the approved bidder for the airport? |
Andrew Gurr | Which governor departed to London to try to speed up the construction of the airport? |
22 July 2010 | When did the British government agree to help pay for the new airport in Saint Helena? |
Basil Read | Which south african company is helping to engineer the airport? |
February 2016 | The new airport opening date is when? |
South Africa and the UK | Which countries will be able to fly to Saint Helena using the airport? |
Comair | Which airline will provide weekly service to Saint Helena? |
South African Beechcraft King Air 200 | What kind of aircraft was the first to land at the new airport? |
15 September 2015 | What date did the aircraft land at the new airport? |
the airport's radio navigation equipment. | What are they calibrating via test flights at the airport? |
Wildcat HMA.2 ZZ377 | Who conducted the first helicopter landing at the airfield? |
HMS Lancaster | Where did the helicopter embark on visiting? |
23 October 2015 | When did the aircraft visit HMS Lancaster? |
A minibus | What kind of vehicle offers basic transportation to people in Saint Helena? |
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