Vessel Found Fishing Illegally in BIOT Waters
The BIOT Administration, working closely with MRAG, our fisheries adviser and enforcement partner, and with support from the Blue Belt programme, continues to have success in tackling Illegal,...
View ArticlePlanned Heritage Visits for Chagossians 2020/21
BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY HERITAGE VISITS FOR CHAGOSSIANS The British Government announced in November 2016 a support package to fund projects to improve the livelihoods of Chagossians in the...
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Crustaceans of BIOT Stamp Issue – 23.03.20
On 23rd March 2020, the British Indian Ocean Territory Administration are releasing a set of five stamps and First Day Cover featuring species of crustacean found within the British Indian Ocean...
View ArticleUnited Nations Secretary General’s Report
UK government statement following the publication of the UN Secretary General’s report on implementing Resolution 73/295 relating to the Chagos Archipelago, as published on the GOV.UK website: The...
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Butterflyfishes of BIOT Stamp Issue 8.12.20
On 8th December 2020, the British Indian Ocean Territory Administration released a set of six stamps and First Day Cover featuring species of Butterflyfish found within the British Indian Ocean...
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BIOT Joins Pioneering Underwater Camera Network
The British Indian Ocean Territory has become one of ten UK Overseas Territories to join a major network of underwater camera deployments covering the Atlantic, Indian, Pacific and Southern Oceans,...
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Appointment of New Commissioner for BIOT, Paul Candler.
We are pleased to announce the announcement of Paul Candler as HM Commissioner for the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT). Paul Candler was appointed Director of Overseas Territories in June 2021....
View ArticleCondolences on the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
On behalf of the British Indian Ocean Territory, I offer my deep condolences to His Majesty The King and The Royal Family on the death of Her Late Majesty Elizabeth II. A book of condolences is...
View ArticleCourt 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...
View ArticleNew Website for Historical Chagossian Records
The BIOT Administration is excited to announce the launch of a new website designed to provide public access to historical Chagossian records. The records were made between 1878 and 1971 by those...
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