June 12, 1883 marked an important epoch in the history of St. Helena, reported the St. Helena Star. “It was the birthday of a new enterprise, the date when gas was first introduced and it was made a ...

It all came down, as it so often does in St. Helena, to a bottle of wine. Thomas Arvid’s painting of the Judgment of Paris-winning 1973 Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon was the biggest ...

The five-square-mile, 6,000-resident city of St. Helena that sits at the heart of Napa Valley will mark 150 years since its founding in March this year. To commemorate the milestone and honor St.

Between 1840 and 1867, thousands of enslaved Africans who had been 'liberated' from slave ships intercepted by the British Royal Navy were taken to the South Atlantic island of St Helena. But little ...

This remote island in the South Atlantic is home to hundreds of endemic species, rich marine biodiversity and fascinating history. Helena Bennett, director of the St Helena National Trust, shares how ...