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A tax on fuel landed at the St George’s oil docks will raise funds necessary to protect the town’s World Heritage site status, Government has claimed. MPs voted in favour of the Corporation of St George (UNESCO World Heritage Fund and Levy) Act 2013 ...

Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy has announced $360,000 in capital funding to “support the maintenance and development” of St George’s. And the windfall will also be used to “explore the viability of a marina” which it is hoped will transform the t...

Premier Craig Cannonier went on a fact-finding tour of St George to witness first hand some of the town’s crumbling infrastructure. And Mr Cannonier has pledged not to let the east end get dragged further into decline, saying the condition of the UNE...

When an art walk was introduced in St George’s two years ago, organisers found it hard to convince artists and store owners that it could be a success. These days they have no problem getting people from all corners of the Island to take part. The ...

Staff from Works and Engineering have in recent weeks been working to restore the Unfinished Church, which suffered “substantial deterioration” due to weathering. Former St George’s Mayor Henry Hayward said: “It got so bad it was actually a danger to...

A long wait has ended for East End residents, as the St George’s Police Station reopened for business following years of refurbishment. The Old Town had officers back in the station on Wednesday, according to Chief Inspector Tracy Adams, Commander of...

Revenue from wharfage fees in St George’s has shot up by 1,000 percent in just four years after the service was put into the hands of a private management company. And East End officials are now confident the town can become a magnet for millionaire ...

Rich in history but hard struck by the economy, St George is a town whose fate remains in the balance. In a wide-ranging interview, newly named St George Mayor Garth Rothwell tells Owain Johnston-Barnes about the future of the town, and the challenge...

Another St George’s retailer is calling it quits, citing the economic downturn and yet another year without a cruise ship in port for the summer. Sinclair’s gift store on Water Street, opposite the old Carriage House, shut its doors as 2012 drew to a...