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Court Hearing on Friday 17 May 2024
TAKE NOTICE that, at 10am UK time on Friday 17 May 2024, the British Indian Ocean Territory Court of Appeal will hear, in open court, an application for special leave/permission to appeal, with appeal to follow if granted, in the matter of The Commissioner v The King (on the application of VT & Ors) [2024] BIOT CA (Civ) 1. The time estimate for the hearing is half a day. The hearing shall take place in Court 4 of Field House Tribunal Hearing Cent…
BIOT WRNS 100 Stamp Issue 28.11.17
…he Women’s Royal Naval Service. The stamps feature women in the Royal Navy today juxtaposed against WRENS throughout the last century: First pair: modern day mine clearance diver and WWI Wrens working on a lathe. Second pair: modern day ops room warfare specialist and WWII boat crew. Third pair: modern day (first) female submariners and 1970s radar plotter. You can buy these stamps and their First Day Covers online from the BIOT Post Office, or fr…
CSA’s Report on Coral Bleaching
…onment team at BIOT describing the coral bleaching event that took place in 2024 and the impacts this had on coral reefs across the Archipelago. Coral bleaching is a stress response driven by unusually hot water and is becoming more frequent with changing climate. Mass bleaching impacted corals everywhere, and led to morality of some 23% of all coral in Chagos. Although high, this is much lower than the previous mass bleaching event, and good reco…
Catlin Seaview Survey and Google Street View
…erchandise was loaded and unloaded. Remains of the jetty can still be seen today. https://www.google.com/maps/streetview/#remote-islands-of-the-world/ile-du-coin-british-indian-ocean-territory Sea Cow Island This medium sized island (18 ha) is part of the Great Chagos Bank, the largest coral atoll in the world. The island was designated as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International in 2004 and it has been estimated that 11,500 breeding…
Remembrance Day 2019
…of the armistice which ended the First World War, on the same day in 1918. Today the United Kingdom, Commonwealth nations and our partners around the world will honour the sacrifices of those who gave their lives in that terrible war and other conflicts since. As part of these commemorations Cdr. Kay Burbidge RN, Commissioner’s Representative and Commander British Forces in BIOT, has laid a wreath at the small War Graves cemetery on Diego Garcia b…