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THE
SENTINEL
www.sams.sh
South Atlantic Media Services, Ltd.
Vol. 3, Issue 43 - Price: £1
“serving St Helena and her community worldwide”
Thursday 29 January 2015
One of the nights performances L-R:
Adam Yon (brother) Gareth Drabble, Luke
Bennet (cousin) Charlie Herne (cousin)
See tory on page 2
Kerry Furniss
Reflects on GCYR
page 2
TRIBUTE TO
A LEGEND
Photo courtesy of Giselle Richards
GOVERNOR SPEAKS OUT ON
SEXUAL ABUSE ALLEGATIONS
M
any of you will have seen the recent articles in
the international and local media concerning reports of
child abuse and other sexual offences on St Helena.
You will also be aware of media reporting about similar offences occurring in the UK and in other countries.
St Helena is not alone in having to confront issues emanating from sexual abuse.
Let me assure you that any allegations of abuse are
taken most seriously. They must be investigated and on
St Helena we are doing this.
We have achieved significant progress in improving
the capacity and capability of your Government to
safeguard individuals and to investigate allegations.
We have secured specialised resources for the police,
social services and the judiciary - some are here already
and we have more on the way. The results are already
clear for all to see, with more cases reported, properly investigated and offenders sentenced to significant
sentences of imprisonment. We are also working with
our UK partners to obtain expert support to investigate
historical cases and, if the necessary evidence can be
found, to bring those cases to Court.
A new Safeguarding Directorate was created on 1 December 2014 with structures and resources now coming
together to ensure that all of those who are vulnerable
in the community are supported, not just now but into
the future. We recognise too
continued on page 4
Marine Awareness Week Soon
“Love the Ocean”
see page 9
New Business:
Amphibians
page 3
Giving Blood on
page 11
St Helena
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Thursday 29 January 2015 | THE SENTINEL
ST HELENA SNIPPETS
Wayne Yon performing with
Gareth, Johnny and Dion
Inset: Mycle ‘Dook’
TRIBUTE TO A LEGEND
Local Musicians Perform in Honour
of the Late Mycle ‘Dook’ Williams
Liam Yon, SAMS
F
amily and friends gathered at the Mule
Yard on Friday evening to pay tribute to
the life of Mycle Williams, better known as
Mycle ‘Dook,’ who passed away on Ascension
Island in December 2014. Local musicians included many of his family and friends and performances were dedicated to Mycle and his family.
Mycle was a big fan of music and was well
known for his talents, especially as a lead guitarist for his family band ‘UGLY.’ It was that same
band, but missing Mycle, that kicked off the
night’s performance before the ‘Big Easy’
and friends took to the stage.
A slide show with photos of Mycle played
along with the music and loud cheers could
be heard whenever he was seen in a photo
holding his guitar. The concert went on late
into the night and crowds stayed to pay tribute to a legendary island musician.
“BEST THING TO EVER HAPPEN TO ME!”
Kerry Furniss Reflects on GCYR
Liam Yon, SAMS
T
he Governor’s Cup Yacht Race has now
been completed and all that is left is memories; memories that will be cherished by Saint
sailor, Kerry Furniss, for years to come. “It
was really great,” said Kerry, “I’ve enjoyed
myself. It’s been like the best thing to ever
happen to me.”
Kerry had some sailing experience from her
days working on the RMS St Helena but sailing competitively on a 40-ft yacht is, “much
scarier,” and different. “Coming around Cape
Point,” said Kerry, “I’ve never seen sea like
that in my life; the waves were massive.”
Kerry sailed on a different yacht to fellow
Saint, Tommy-Lee Young, and although she,
“missed him a bit,” she felt very comfortable
with the crew on her yacht, ‘Entheos.’ “They
were a really good crew; I enjoyed every day
with them,” said Kerry, “the couple made
me feel like I was their daughter.” The crew,
which totalled six with Kerry, did six-hour
shifts in pairs. “I worked with the skipper, be-
cause I wanted to learn and he was the most
experienced.”
‘Entheos’ took just over two weeks to arrive to St Helena on Sunday night, 11 January. The race time was extended because of a
spell of poor winds which gave Kerry some
time to swim out in the ocean. “We swam with
whales, dolphins, turtles and we even saw jellyfish,” said Kerry.
Kerry reunited with her family on Monday
morning, 12 January, and said she was, “in
tears.” Kerry declined an offer to continue
sailing with the crew but is full of excitement
and encouragement for Tommy who is still
sailing on yacht, ‘Vulcan 44’ to Gibraltar.
Start of the yacht race in Simonstown, SA.
Photo courtesy of Bryony Walmsley
Right: Kerry before leaving the island in November
THE SENTINEL | Thursday 29 January 2015
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ST HELENA SNIPPETS
Adapting to St Helena’s Needs
Amphibians Outdoor Mobile Service
in the Spotlight
Anne Clarke, SAMS
Business co-owners Ryan Backhouse and Jason George
C
o-owners Ryan Backhouse and Jason
George have made themselves known to the
community with their new mobile catering
service ‘Amphibians.’ The name Amphibians
took a while for the owners to come up with.
“We wanted a name that would stand out and
relate to what we are trying to do,” said Coowner, Ryan Backhouse, “amphibian is a creature that is adaptable to both land and water,
we thought it appropriate as we wanted a business that was adaptable to any surroundings.”
The bright orange canopy with a fitted bar and
grill can be seen located near the general Hospital on a Wednesday through to Friday and
on a Sunday at the seaside. “The bar is made
especially with bamboo and rope to give it that
island feel,” said Ryan.
Amphibians serve a variety of foodstuff including teas, coffees, soups, baguettes, rolls
and cold drinks. On a Sunday afternoon at the
Seaside, the business also offer a bar service,
selling alcohol among the tasty goods, “unfortunately we must apply for a liquor licence
each time we would like to provide a bar service,” said Ryan, “it’s a new concept to the island and there doesn’t appear to be anything
Broken Time
Vandals Strike Islands Beauty Spot
Kerisha Francis, SAMS
V
andals struck on Friday night, causing damage to the
much loved Castle Gardens. It was reported that one of the
topiaries, which are hedges or trees that are trimmed into a
decorative shape, was damaged.
The affected topiary was the well known hand sculpture situated at the base of the gardens which was missing its watch
face. The face was then recovered from underneath a parked
car nearby. Mr Anthony Caswell, who has been working in
the gardens for thirty years, started the topiary project twelve
years ago and has since helped the topiary to reach its current
state. Now, after one night of antisocial behaviour, vandals
have ruined one of the islands dearly loved beauty spots.
A complaint has been reported to the police and an investigation is being conducted. If anyone noticed any suspicious
activity on the night of the incident, please contact Police
Officer, Johnson Thomas.
in place for it.” Both owners look forward
to being able to operate their business more
smoothly in the near future.
Ryan and Jason have been friends for a while
and have travelled to various places around the
world. When asked how the idea of the business came about, they together agreed that
they have “seen lots of business ideas on their
travels and wanted to bring a piece of that back
to St Helena”.
“We are available for private hire at a rate of
sixty pounds,” said Co-owner Jason George,
“as well as providing for functions. So far, the
business has proven to be fairly successful.”
Vandalised ornamental
garden feature
Inset: Watch face finally
found underneath parked
car, now returned
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SENTINEL Governor Speaks Out on
COMMENT Sexual Abuse
Richard Wallis, SAMS
W
ell, St Helena has made the UK front
pages over the last couple of weeks. The portrait painted is difficult to reconcile with our
image of the island. However, I think that
there is a case to be investigated guaranteeing that the practices of yesteryear are not
carried forward. Social media has been split
with some of the opinion that it’s all made up
and others who believe that there is a problem that needs to be addressed.
For the people of St Helena it must make for
uncomfortable reading as anything that interrupts the harmony or status quo could put the
future of the island at risk. One thing is for
sure, the world’s eyes will soon be focussing
very sharply on St Helena. We have not seen
the last of reporters from abroad coming to
write about this issue.
The story is only just coming to light for
the rest of the world and they have an appetite for rooting out wrongdoing. Papers that
have never had an interest in the island will
soon write about St Helena. Stories of this
sort sell. Adding that to the UK Inquiry will
further push the story to the front of other
newspapers and media outlets.
It might seem as if a plaster is being pulled
off a festering wound and being inspected by
the whole world. To some degree this may be
the case, but this is part of the healing process. Only by exposing these issues will the
island and its society address the problems of
the past, ensure that they are not happening
now, and safeguard the future.
The responsibility for the healing process
falls to the island as a whole. The UK Government Inquiry will be led by Sasha Wass
QC who is tasked with rooting out the truth.
Prepare yourself St Helena; the road ahead
will be rocky. It is never easy to look at oneself and admit the very worst, but as a society
that is what must happen. There is no choice.
UK papers and UK Government pressure
will ensure that this story is told.
This attention is not the end of this issue, this
is the just the start of a long road that must
be travelled for the good of the entire island.
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Allegations
continued from front page
that we need better resources to help the victims of these crimes and to ensure that those
who offend do not do so again.
Of course, it would be naive to think that Government can tackle all of this alone. Everyone
on St Helena has a responsibility to work together to help to protect the vulnerable in our
community and I urge you to come forward if
you have any information that would assist the
authorities.
I turn now to the very serious allegations
made by two former employees of SHG who,
as widely reported in the media, have alleged
that the FCO, DFID and SHG conspired to
cover up sexual abuse and other offences on
St Helena.
In response to those serious allegations, the
UK Government, with full support from SHG,
quickly concluded that the only way to deal
with these allegations was to appoint a strong,
independent Inquiry to investigate them. The
Inquiry, which I and my colleagues in Executive Council and in SHG fully welcome, is
now established and chaired by respected English Barrister, Ms. Sasha Wass QC. Ms. Wass
will receive 100% support and cooperation
from SHG and I am entirely confident that her
team will conduct a thorough and professional
inquiry to establish the facts. I hope that all
on St Helena will welcome them here and do
everything possible to assist them as they set
about their important work. There will be announcements shortly to explain how you can
contact Ms. Wass and her team should you
wish to bring any matters to their attention.
Certain media reports of the allegations to be
examined by Ms. Wass have mentioned a number of individuals, some of whom are serving
or former employees of SHG. It is important
that people should be aware that due to ongoing legal proceedings in the UK and to avoid
cutting across the work of Ms. Wass, those
identified are, at this point, unable to reply to
the allegations. Of course, that position will
change once those constraints are removed.
In closing, I know that many people - here and
overseas - were dismayed by some of the media reports over the past year. While I think
we must be prepared to see more uncomfortable media reporting in the weeks and months
to come, St Helena has a resilient and proud
community that I feel sure will emerge from
this stronger and with renewed confidence.
Governor Mark Capes, 29 January 2015
ST HELENA MAGISTRATES’
COURT REPORT
22ND JANUARY 2015
NICO KEATON BENJAMIN (19) of Half
Tree Hollow pleaded guilty to racially aggravated assault of a police officer and obstructing
a drugs search. Sentencing was adjourned for a
Pre-Sentence Report. The court reiterated that
those who assault a police officer, even more
so if the same is racially aggravated, can expect the Court to consider imposing a sentence
of imprisonment. The Court noted the young
age of the defendant, other personal mitigation
and the fact that the assault involved pulling at
clothing and not striking the officer. Mr Benjamin was therefore, as a direct alternative to
imprisonment, sentenced to 150 hours Community Service, with costs of £15.00.
STEPHEN PHILLIP BIGGS (65) of Farm
Lodge pleaded guilty to driving whilst 34%
over the prescribed alcohol limit. Mr Biggs
was fined £250.00 and disqualified from driving for the minimum period of 12 months,
with costs of £15.00.
CHRISTOPHER ROBERT TRUEBODY
(41) of Main Street, Jamestown had pleaded
guilty to two common assaults and criminal
damage. In view of the domestic and therefore serious nature of the charges, sentence
was adjourned for a Pre-Sentence Report. As
a first offender, Mr Truebody was assessed as
being suitable for a community penalty, as a
direct alternative to imprisonment. Mr Truebody was therefore sentenced to perform the
maximum 240 hours Community Service in
respect of the assault charges. Mr Truebody
was also fined £400.00 in respect of the criminal damage charge, with costs of £15.00.
MESHARA YON (34) of Half Tree Hollow
pleaded guilty to failing to provide both legally required specimens of breath for analysis. Mr Yon did however provide one specimen of breath indicating that he was 24%
over the prescribed alcohol limit. In the particular circumstances of this case the Court
was prepared to sentence Mr Yon on the basis
of the one sample which he had provided. Mr
Yon was therefore fined £110.00 and disqualified from driving for the minimum period of
12 months, with costs of £15.00.
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YOUR LETTERS/OPINION
Dear Editor
Partner David, son Alex, Mum and family
would like to express their sincere thanks and
gratitude and to all the Staff of the General
Hospital for their excellent support and attention given to Gaylene during her recent emergency admission and lifesaving heart surgery.
Special thanks are extended to DR Attila
Frigyesi and Surgeon Dr Carlos Soto and the
theatre staff for their professional skills which
were of a high standard, resulting in a successful recovery.
Thanks are also extended to the many friends
and family for their love and support given at
such a stressful time.
Gaylene wishes to extend her thanks to all the
Medical staff for all their efforts in saving her
life and prays for god’s blessing upon all.
Mrs Janet Benjamin
Dear Editor
n your story of Monday 26 January: ‘UK
failed to act’ over St Helena child sex abuse,
it is most regrettable that your special correspondent, Mr Tom Rowley, chose to produce
such an unbalanced piece following his recent
visit to St Helena. I was persuaded to talk with
Mr Rowley because he said that he wanted to
present a balanced and factual view of St Helena, rather than look for sensational headlines.
His articles fall far short of that objective.
He fails to capture the strong progress made
here in recent years to deal with sex offences,
including child abuse. Within the limited resources available to the Island, a British Overseas Territory largely reliant on financial and
other support from the UK, much has been
done over the past few years to improve safeguarding structures and to put in place essential professional staff, such as police officers
and social workers trained to deal with sex offences. The result of that commitment to protecting the vulnerable in our society has been
achieved encouraging results and the situation
continues to improve. Mr Rowley was told
this.
In short as in the UK and elsewhere, St Helena
has confronted the tragedy of child abuse and
is taking firm steps to deal with it. While there
is certainly more to do, it is a shame that Mr
Rowley chose to seek headlines, rather than
present a fair picture of St Helena. We are not
perfect, but I am proud of my island and proud
to be a St Helenian.
Ivy Ellick, OBE,Lay Advocate
Dear Editor
Re Mail for St. Helena
The recent warning about mail for Tristan going missing in South Africa is worrying for all
of us here too.
Basically we need to know what route airmail
and surface mail take to reach us here, as I
think we assume that it comes via Ascension unless of course posted in South Africa.
I recently discovered that, as far as airmail is
concerned:• writing “Via Ascension” on the letter/parcel
means that the mail arrives there in the Ascension bag, which then has to be sorted into a bag
for St. Helena.
• if the package is over 2Kg., it does not go
airmail but by ship – which ship? Cargo to Ascension or a ship to South Africa?
What route does surface mail take?
Is writing “Via Ascension” a help or a hindrance?
It would be appreciated if the Post Office here
could please clarify the situation so that we
can advise friends and family of the correct
details for the proper addressing and safe delivery of letters and parcels.
Yours sincerely
Barbara B. George
Poker
An occasional questioning prod at the political firegrate
By Stuart Moors
All cows eat grass blades
One of the amazing traits of the human
brain (and most animals, come to that) is the
ability to recognise patterns in amorphous
data. While much better at remembering facts
and crunching data, the capabilities of a digital computer of any size and power is puny in
comparison when it comes to seeing trees in
the woods. And it is very likely that we have
evolved this ability as a matter of survival –
hearing footsteps while drinking from a babbling brook, seeing unusual movement in a
swathe of swaying trees, etc. It is the ability
to spot irregularities and inconsistencies with
lightening speed – and the speed means that it
is done intuitively. Identifying an unusual circumstance probably means that we must first
have accumulated evidence of what is normal
and unthreatening.
Of course, it is a very coarse-grained strategy for survival. There are a lot of false positives, but survival has depended on reducing
the number of false negatives to zero at the
expense of being overly skittish. The coarsegrained nature of the strategy means that we
all tend to segregate the world into distinct
classes (even when, in reality, the line between
the classes is very blurred) – we unthink-
ingly separate black/white, male/female, gay/
straight, friend/foe, believer/non-believer, deserving/undeserving, moral/immoral, Saint/
foreigner, us/them in any number of guises.
We call it experience, I guess.
A problem crops up though when we make
these distinctions on the basis of a single occurrence. This is equivalent to prejudice and
preconception. We are not being fair to the
class as a whole because of the properties or
behaviour of a single member of the class. A
consequence of this unwarranted extrapolation
of pattern-recognition is that we might assert
that one Islamic terrorist implies that all muslims are terrorists, that one rogue futures trader
implies that all traders are irresponsible, that
one sex-offender at the school gates implies
that all men at the school gates are looking for
grooming targets, that one incompetent ex-pat
consultant implies that they are all equally useless (OK, there may be exceptions to the rule).
The benefit of quick recognition of patterns
and forming ad hoc decision-making rules
(prejudice) is that it is a biologically cheap
way of dealing with the unknown. We can’t
know in advance how to deal with a new
circumstance until we have experienced it
and then it may be too late. Recognising that
St.Helena has the prospect of quite a few unknowns looming, I ask the question – how are
we to deal with them?
We will have tourists in (for St.Helena) unprecedented numbers
We will have inward investors with non-local
agendas
We will have foreign organisations dictating
rules for how we live our lives
...and much more besides.
Are we to resort to a knee-jerk reaction by
forming unfounded preconceptions? Or are we
to wait too long before the waving tail in the
forest turns out to be a hungry lion. Or are we
(the government, the private sector and civil
society) to consider the future rationally rather
than intuitively and recognise that there are
benefits as well as pitfalls (it is easy to be selective about acceptable evidence when one is
a sensationalist journalist looking to line one’s
own pocket without concern for any detrimental consequences)?
After all, while it is not true that every good
boy deserves favour, or that all that glitters is
gold, we place a great deal of trust in everyday
things having a beneficial value with no evidence at all. Call it faith.
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NOTICE BOARD
WATER SITUATION
On the 15th January Connect issued a Notice imposing water restrictions and committed to
update the public within two weeks. Initially overall island treated water demand reduced
from 1,200 cubic metres per day to just over 1,000 cubic metres per day but consumption
is now increasing again and yesterday demand was back to 1,200 cubic metres.
The last rains were in September 2014 and the recent cloudy weather has not resulted in
rain of sufficient quantity to restore raw water flows. Yesterday was the hottest day of the
year so far and the clouds have disappeared so unfortunately restrictions will need to be
imposed and we will issue a formal Notice in due course. The purpose of restrictions is to
ensure water is available for reasonable use so preventing the non-essential use of
hosepipes, sprinklers, washing vehicles etc. in the affected areas are all measures that
will help preserve stocks.
The restrictions will apply to all of the linked systems these being Redhill (St Pauls), Hutts
Gate and Levelwood. This week incoming flows to Sandy Bay have reduced requiring
bowsered water to be supplied now necessitating similar restrictions in the Sandy Bay
area as well.
Consumers from the Redhill (St Pauls) water treatment works are also currently
experiencing discolouration of their water. The Redhill raw water system comprises four
reservoirs three of which have butyl linings. The largest of the reservoirs is known as the
‘Earth Dam’. This is unlined and during its twenty year life has never been dredged
resulting in silt build up in the reservoir which is causing the discolouration. Unfortunately
70% of the raw water stock is in this reservoir and is being blended with the water from
other reservoirs to keep the treated water as clear as possible. Dredging works are
planned for later in the year but cannot commence until sufficient raw water stocks are
built in the other reservoirs and on completion the discolouration that has been present at
varying levels over many years should be resolved.
Despite the poor visual quality of the water the chemical treatment remains effective with
the samples analysed by the Public Health Laboratory showing zero microbiological
counts which in layman’s terms means it is safe to use as normal.
As a “goodwill” gesture and in recognition that some consumers may wish to purchase
bottled water as an alternative to drinking the water available at present, Redhill
consumers will be credited with £20 on their next bill. We thank all consumers for their
patience and cooperation in this matter.
27th January 2015
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ST HELENA SNIPPETS
Manning the Walls
August Graham, SAMS
High Knoll Fort Due for Stabilisation Work
Work starts to secure historic island landmark
“H
igh Knoll Fort has been on everybody’s agenda for a long time,” Director of
the National Trust Jeremy Harris told SAMS
on Wednesday, “certainly so long as I’ve been
on the island people have asked me about it
pretty regularly.” Now Enterprise St Helena
has found the funds to start stabilisation works
at the decaying building. They will be working
alongside SHG and the National Trust to improve the condition of the Fort. The works will
not restore the Fort to its former glory, but will
instead serve to limit the amount of damage
which will happen in the immediate future.
The establishment of High Knoll Fort is often
attributed to Governor Brooke who started
work in 1790, however a large part of the construction dates from when an engineer inspect-
View from High Knoll Fort overlooking Prince Andrew School
ed the island’s fortifications in 1798. The Fort
was an essential part of defeating a mutiny in
1811 and has also served as housing for liberated slaves and as a prison for the Boers.
The Fort is now in a state of disrepair, and past
restoration works have left the building in bad
stead with misguided efforts in the 1970s and
90s causing sections of the wall to collapse.
The work, which is being performed by Brian
Leo and his team, will hopefully be completed
so that it can be presented to the community on
21 May – St Helena Day.
Alongside the work which will be done to
remedy the collapses there will also be smaller
clean-up efforts to make the Fort more attractive. This will include work on the metal
railings and gates and the installation of new
signs. Jeremy said he believes signs to be important because, “Even with the information
available to me I still feel a little lost in the
place, so we’re hoping to build some sort of
route.” Efforts will be in place to ensure that
the endemics such as the barn fern are taken
well care of and the stabilisation works will
follow a conservation management plan for
High Knoll Fort which was put together by a
consultant archaeologist in the UK.
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NOTICE BOARD
ST HELENA NATURE
CONSERVATION GROUP
Monthly Post Box Walk: Lot’s Wife Ponds
Sunday 8th February
Meet at Sandy Bay Beach at 9.30am. If you are interested in discovering St Helena's hidden beauty
and learning about its endemic plant species in friendly and welcoming company please contact Miss
Annalea Beard for more details on Tel: 22120 or e-mail: [email protected]
Marine Awareness Week Quiz Night
Wednesday 11th February from 7pm
Come and enjoy the evening at the St Helena Yacht Club as part of Marine Awareness Week. There
are some fabulous prizes on offer so don’t miss out! Entry will be £1 per person with a maximum of six per
team. If you would like to enter please contact any member of the Marine Section on Tel: 22270 at
Essex House to reserve your table.
For more information about the group please visit our website at
http://www.shncg.org/ Dedicated to protecting and promoting St Helena’s
unique
natural environment
VACANCY – PROJECT MANAGER
Salary negotiable subject to qualifications and proven experience
As property developments are moving forward, Enterprise St Helena seeks to employ a suitably qualified and
experienced project manager to join the team to assist in managing a number of projects in the pipeline.
Working with the Director of Property, the role would suit an engineer, architect or chartered MRICS project
manager, building surveyor or quanƟty surveyor with up to ten years’ experience and has worked on a mixture of
buildings, uƟliƟes and infrastructure projects. Successful candidates will have seen projects through from incepƟon to
compleƟon and have excellent project management skills. Experience in procurement would be an advantage. You
should hold a valid driving license, be a team player and have excellent communicaƟon and interpersonal skills.
A copy of the terms of reference and an applicaƟon form can be collected from the Enterprise St Helena RecepƟon.
ApplicaƟons should be submiƩed to the Mrs Natasha Bargo, Admin and HR Manager at Enterprise St Helena, Business
Park, Ladder Hill by no later than 16:00hrs GMT on Friday 6th February 2015.
For further informaƟon regarding this role, you may contact the
Director of Property on telephone number + 290 22061 or via e-mail:
[email protected]
The Economic Development Group | Head Office | ESH Business Park | Ladder Hill
Tel: +290 22920 | Fax: +290 22166 | Email: [email protected]
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ST HELENA SNIPPETS
Ocean My Love
Marine Awareness
Week Soon
T
he annual Marine Awareness Week, organised by the Marine Section of ENRD, is due to
begin shortly and this year the theme is “Love
the Ocean” as the week finishes on Valentine’s
Day. Preparations are ongoing to provide a
range of different activities for all members of
the public to enjoy throughout the week, from
7 to 14 February.
Marine Awareness Week was created to provide information about the protection and multiple changes to St Helena’s sea life. For ten
years this event has taken place and is enjoyed
by all.
Elizabeth Clingham and Leanne Henry from
the Marine Section spoke to The Sentinel
about the event and said that it will be an ocean
festival for all to enjoy. If anyone is interested
in participating in the provision of activities on
the day they can contact the Marine Section
on tel: 22270 or email: [email protected].
However, all activities must be suited to the
theme of the day.
Cunning Fish at Red
Boulder Bay near
Cat Island
Photos credited to
Marine Section
One of the island’s hidden treasures the Whale Sharks
Return of ‘News and Views’
First Prince Andrew School Radio Show of 2015 Airs on Monday
Liam Yon, SAMS
On Monday, 2 February, the PAS Radio Show ‘News and Views’ will air for the first time in 2015. Each week the show
has new guests which can be anyone from a student to a teacher to a member of the public. The show focuses on education and raises awareness of what’s going on in school. It is also a time where students can show off outstanding pieces
of work. The show began in the latter part of last year and its popularity has grown; it appeared on a government press
release and has since gained good listenership.
Guests of the
last PAS show
with host Liam
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NOTICE BOARD
Special Order Centre
offering
offerin
ersonalised
alentine’s
ampers
Let us to deliver to that special person.
You can remain anonymous if you wish.
Surprise someone you love.
Call:
(290) 22059
Email:
[email protected]
APPLICATIONS FOR
DEVELOPMENT PERMISSION
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an application has been received in respect of the following proposals:
TO OUR VALUED CUSTOMERS
Solomon & Company (St Helena) Plc
wishes to advise customers that the
Jamestown Fuel Station and Half Tree
Hollow Fuel Station will be opening at
9.00am instead of the normal opening
time of 8:00am on Monday,
02 February 2015 .
This late opening is due to a stock take
being undertaken on this day.
Solomon & Company apologises for
any inconvenience this may cause.
1. Proposed Change of use from a residential unit to a family centre
accommodation at Piccolo Housing Estate, Longwood.
2. Proposed 2 Bedroom Dwelling adjacent to the property of Melvyn
Benjamin, Nr Rock Club, .Half Tree Hollow.
3. Proposed re-design to entrance at AVEC car park, Jamestown.
4. Proposed one and half storey dwelling adjacent to the property of
Andy Piek at the Briars.
5. Proposed Log Cabin guest house accommodation adjacent to the
property of Johnny Andrews at New Ground.
6. Proposed change of use from offices to retail business units at
Eastbridge, Napoleon Street, Jamestown.
Copies of the applications and plans may be inspected at the Planning and Building Section, Essex House, Main Street, Jamestown,
Monday to Friday, from 8.30 am to 4 pm.
Any person who wishes to make representations on the above applications should make them in writing within 14 days to the Chief
Planning Officer, Land Development Control Authority, Essex
House, Main Street, Jamestown.
Alfred V Isaac
Planning Officer
Email: [email protected]
DATED THIS 29th DAY OF JANUARY 2015
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ST HELENA SNIPPETS
Not in Vein
Giving blood on
St Helena
A Graham & K Francis, SAMS
“T
o begin with, we need you to fill in a
questionnaire.” A friendly face and a nice
welcome greets the first-time blood donor at
the Jamestown hospital lab. No, I do not have
diabetes, nor are any of my family infected
with Mad Cow Disease. Having ticked these
answers on the questionnaire you are ushered
through into a small room with what looks like
a straight chair in one corner and the world’s
most uncomfortable bed in the other.
“So just to clarify,” says Geoffrey Benjamin
the Senior Biomedical Scientist at the lab, “being in contact with anyone with infectious disease in the last four weeks...” “Flu, just normal
flu,” I reassure him. After having identified the
best vein for taking blood the opposite arm
is used to take a small sample to check if a
donor is anaemic. “Because if you’re anaemic
and we take a pint from you, you’ll collapse.”
This sample is also used to ensure that the donor does not have any diseases which could
be passed on to the patient. If any diseases are
detected the donor will of course be informed.
The data which is collected is stored and they,
“keep a record and call you as we need you.”
If an individual at any time wants to have their
details taken off the database it will be done at
their request.
“This is getting scarier and scarier,” I said as
Geoffrey pulled out the bags which would be
used to store my blood. However the fear, it
seems, is all in the mind. Once laid out on the
Geoffrey Benjamin, Senior Biomedical Scientist checking blood type
bed with the needle in one’s arm it quickly
vanishes. Perhaps surprisingly there is no
feeling that one’s life force is slowly draining
away and, apart from a mild pain in my left
arm, I almost enjoyed lying down in a wellventilated room on the hottest day of the year
so far.
Purely from the force of the donor’s heart
and gravity, a pint of blood is slowly drawn.
Knowing that this will be used for someone
else’s benefit makes lying there a fulfilling ex-
perience.
The blood is used for anaemic patients who
need many transfusions. “It can save a life,”
Geoffrey told me as I lay on the bed, “a few
weeks ago we had to get eight pints into one
patient, otherwise they would have died.”
They also use the blood during operations, for
cancer patients and, at times, in child birth.
National Trust AGM
Director of the National
Trust, Jeremy Harris
T
Moment of injection
Lab work
he Annual General Meeting for the
National Trust is due to take place this
Friday 30 January at 6:30 pm in the Consulate Hotel Ballroom.
Jeremy Harris, Director of the National
Trust, told the Sentinel that the agenda
includes a recap of last year’s events, a
report on the previous financial year and
planning for future events. This meeting
will be open to the public and everyone is
encouraged to take part, have your say and
become involved with the future planning
of the National Trust.
A quiz evening will be held afterwards
where the prizes range from a three course
meal at Harris’ Guest House to a photography print signed by Paul Tyson.
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NOTICE BOARD
Emergency First Response Care of the Child…
Are you interested?
Course Title
Date
EFR Care of the Child
14 & 21
February 2015
th
Time/Duration
Trainer
Venue
12:30pm-3pm
2 x ½ day
sessions
Anthony
Thomas
LLS Lecture
Room
st
Closing
date
Cost
th
Friday 30
January
2015
£17.50
Note: Spaces are limited to 10ple.
Spaces will only be confirmed upon receipt of registration forms by the closing date stated in the
table.
For further information and registration forms please contact reception at the ELC
On telephone 22607 or email: [email protected]
VACANCY
TEMPORARY TEACHER
Join Pilling Primary School for their monthly
car boot on Saturday, 31st January 2015
Time: 10am – 12:30pm
Venue: Pilling Primary School playground
Book a table for £3
Vebue by calling the school
on 22540 or just turn
up on the day.
The Education & Employment Directorate is seeking to employ a
suitably qualified Teacher to work in the Primary sector on a
temporary basis until the end of the school year.
Applicants must have qualified teaching status (local or UK) and
have recent and relevant work experience.
Salary for the post is at Grade C2 commencing at £8,801 per annum
for a qualified teacher, however the successful applicant may be
required to start in the training grade.
For further details regarding this post, interested persons should
contact Mrs Carlean Crowie, Headteacher Harford Primary School
on telephone number 24719 or e-mail
[email protected])
Application forms which are available from Education &
Employment Directorate and Corporate Human Resources should
be completed and submitted, through Directors where applicable,
to the Human Resources & Administration Manager at the
Education Learning Centre or e-mail [email protected] by no
later than 4pm on Thursday 5 February 2015.
Mr Colin Moore
Director of Education & Employment
22 January 2015
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ST HELENA SNIPPETS
Wheelchair Access to the DIY
Solomon’s Doing it for the Disabled
Ferdie Gunnell, SAMS
A ramp has been constructed at the Main
Street entrance to Solomon’s DIY store to
assist wheelchair users enter the store safely.
Doors were closed for this purpose and customers could enter from Narra Backs at the
The new disabled entrance to Solomon’s DIY store
Photo right: The building of the ramp last week
New Bus Timetables
Summary of Possible Travel Options
Carol George
S
HG will be awarding a new contract to operate the bus service this year and welcomes
comments from the public on the suggested
travel options that they have compiled.
A public transport consultation was conducted
by George Watson in April 2014 and SHG
accepted the various recommendations made
in his report. Mrs Carol George of Corporate
Services said to The Sentinel, "some of the
proposed journeys in the proposed timetables
are indeed as a result of the consultations that
took place last year with major stakeholders."
Mrs George said that Corporate Services quite
often gets feedback from members of the public who use the present service, "and we have
also tried to incorporate some of the suggestions from them for change as well."
The proposed timetables show some additional
routes, for example to and from Rupert's, and
to and from Bottom Woods to areas in Ladder
Hill and St Paul's. "That is quite a good example of where we have listened to comments
from the public," said Mrs George.
All of the public's suggestions, along with the
proposed timetables that SHG have circulated,
will be scrutinised after which timetables that
best suit the needs of the public and what they
would like to see will be compiled, subject to
affordability.
Suggestions by telephone, emailed or in writing need to be in to Mrs George by Friday, 6
February. People can also stop her in the street,
"I am more than happy to listen and to take
onboard any suggestions that are put forward.
"If we can make public transport attractive
then hopefully the use of that will continue,"
said Mrs George.
back of the building.
The Chief Executive Officer of Solomon’s,
Mandy Peters, said to The Sentinel, “The completion of the access ramp at our DIY Store is
part of our plan to improve accessibility for all
our customers and follows the introduction of a
disabled shopping trolley in the Star, HTH Supermarket and DIY Store, in November 2014.”
The steps in front of the DIY were removed and
workmen from Solomon’s, Malcolm Isaac and
Austin Fowler laid the concrete for the ramp
on Wednesday 22 January. The concrete was
mixed across the street, in front of the Malabar,
and wheel barrowed to the site by Tyrel Ellick
and Keith Fuller.
On Thursday the concrete ramp was finished off
with cement tiles to blend in with the sidewalk.
Castle Welcomes
Councillors
Councillors Offices
Relocated to the Castle
O
n Thursday 22 January, The Sentinel
visited the new councillors’ offices and was
given a tour by Cllr Tony Duncan. Mr John
Clement offered for the new offices to be
located in the Castle, as the previous location, No. 3 Main Street, is now earmarked
for a new hotel.
The councillors agreed on the new location
even though it was smaller than they were
used to at No. 3. Renovation works took
place afterwards to install the necessary
facilities and power points for the councillors to carry out their required duties. The
Council Chambers are however, still available for meetings when required.
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LIFESTYLE & CULTURE
Death of “Father” of St Helena
Greatest Friend the Island Ever Had
T
hursday, 29 January marks the 90th anniversary of the death of Dr Wilberforce J.J. Arnold, Companion of the Order of Saint George
(C.M.G.) For nearly a quarter of a century “the
doctor” had been a true father to the people
of St Helena and his death plunged the island
into deep grief. A medical man who attended
the poor without fee and acted as Governor on
several occasions, he devoted the best years of
his life to the island.
A monument to his memory stands in the middle of Grand Parade, Jamestown. The inscription on it reads: “This monument is erected by
the inhabitants of St Helena and Friends overseas to the memory of the Hon W.J.J. Arnold,
C.M.G., M.B., D.P.H., born 22 April 1867 at
Belfast and died 29 January 1925 whilst administering the Government of this Colony
and was Colonial Surgeon from 1903 to 1925.
The greatest friend St Helena ever had.”
A tribute to Dr Arnold, published in a UK
newspaper written by a St Helena correspondent is recorded in the St Helena Archives.
Some older members of the community remember their parents talking about Dr Arnold
with great admiration.
An Irishman by birth, Dr Arnold was originally in the Army medical service in England.
He came to St Helena in 1901 as a military
surgeon and was so delighted with life on the
island that he decided to remain. In 1903 he
was appointed Colonial Surgeon and Health
Officer. For over two decades he was known
as “the doctor,” but he was more than an ordinary medical practitioner. He devoted his life
and means to the welfare of the islanders, and
was almost worshipped by the poorer section
of the population. A bachelor, he spent practically all of his £200-300 (plus horse allowance) income among the people. The poor he
attended without fee and when he visited a
poverty-stricken home he generally gave not
Monument to Dr Arnold
in the Grand Parade
with plaque inset
only his professional advice but some financial
assistance from his own pocket.
Once when Dr Arnold had been called to a distant part of the island, the late Governor, Colonel Peel, said to him on his return, “Well doctor, did you get your fee?” “Oh yes,” replied
Arnold cheerily, “I got the usual fee.” “And
may I ask what that was?” “A very nice thank
you,” answered the doctor with a smile. That
was characteristic of Dr Arnold who loved the
island and the people on it. For them he could
not do too much.
In 1914 Dr Arnold left the island to do his part
in the Great War, and served in Palestine and
Egypt. He returned after peace and resumed
his old work. Upon Colonel Peel’s death he
became Acting Governor, a position he had
already held on at least two occasions. His services were recognised in the New Year Honours when he received the C.M.G.
When he took over the Governorship his health
was poor, and the strain of the additional work
began to tell upon him. He suffered from high
blood pressure and pernicious anaemia, but he
held resolutely to his duties, setting aside all
ideas of a holiday until the arrival of the new
Governor, Mr C.H. Harris, C.M.G. who was
due to arrive in February 1925. Dr Arnold did
not survive to hand over the Governorship to
his successor, for he died when Mr Harper was
still a few days distant.
An operation undertaken by the surgeon of
RMS Goorkla afforded some relief but Dr Arnold did not give himself sufficient rest after
it. As Acting Chief Justice he presided at the
January Criminal Sessions, which were unusually important. He gave a luncheon party at
Government House on 27 January, and on 29
January he went to the golf course to present
prizes in a competition.
Just as he was leaving late in the afternoon he
had a slight seizure and was removed to the
house of Mr J. Deason, formerly the residence
of General and Madame Bertrand. He deteriorated rapidly and died within a few hours at the
age of 58.
The body was removed to Government House early
on Saturday morning, 31 January and
there lay in state
from 9-11am. The
burial took place in
the graveyard of the
cathedral church of
St James in the presence of more than
half the entire population of the island,
many people having
walked in from the
Dr Arnold CMG
Photo courtesy of St Helena Museum
most distant districts.
The attendance was larger than at any funeral
on the island within living memory. All classes
of population were represented and the grief
of the poorer people was obvious for a large
number of them shed tears during the whole
of the service.
Bishop Holbeck, the Rev Mr Lewty and the
Rev Mr Walcott officiated. The St Helena
Band played the Dead March and the garrison
fired three volleys over the grave. Masses of
wreaths of beautiful flowers were laid on the
graveside; the many little tributes from the
poorest people testifying again to the affection
in which they had held “the doctor.” The Boy
Scouts, the Girl Guides (under Senior Ranger
Mrs Joshua) and indeed every organisation on
the island was fully represented at the graveside, and the final scene was impressive indeed.
The remains of the best loved man on St Helena were laid to rest next to the grave of Colonel Peel. Among the people of St Helena the
name of Dr Arnold would long be remembered
with love and esteem. The bulk of the coloured
population went into mourning for a month.
In the February 1925 Church Magazine it is recorded: “We offer our congratulations to H.E.
Dr W.J.J. Arnold, Acting Governor, on his being honoured by His Majesty the King by being made a Companion of the Order of Saint
Michael and Saint George. No one has deserved the honour more, for Dr Arnold as Acting Governor on several different occasions,
as colonial surgeon, as friend to the poor, has
served the community well for many years.”
It was decided to erect a monument to Dr Arnold’s memory. A granite obelisk (13ft 6in)
would be ordered from England and set up in
a prominent place in Jamestown. A public subscription was raised for this purpose.
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TIME OUT
COFFEE
BREAK
HUMOUR
A
boss was looking to hire someone. But this boss had one funny thing
about him, he did not have any ears and was very sensitive about it. On the
first day someone comes for an interview and does great on the exam. Then
the boss asks him, “Do you notice anything funny about me?” After pausing
for a second he says, “Yes, you don’t have any ears”. The boss throws him
out.
The next day another guy comes in. He too does great on the exam. The
boss asks him if he noticed anything funny about him. He started stuttering
and fidgeting trying to get out of the situation. The boss urges him, “C’mon
tell me what’s funny.” Finally he tells him, “you don’t have ears”. The boss
throws him out too.
On the third day another guy comes in. He aces the exam and the boss is very
excited. Then the boss asks him, “Do you notice anything funny about me?”
He thinks for a second and then replies, “Yes, you wear contact lenses.”
Amazed the boss asks him, “Wow, how did you know that?” To which he
responds, “Easy, you don’t have any ears so you can’t wear glasses!”
CRAZY MAZE
Find your way through this ‘Crazy Maze.’ Enter through the gap at the left and
work your way through to the middle. Good Luck!
SENTINEL REBOOT - Local news from this time last year
On Tuesday an announcement was made that steps to bring the Motor Fishing Vessel Extractor to St Helena had moved on by a very important and credible step. The St Helena Fisheries
Corporation and Enterprise St Helena were pleased to announce the creation of ‘Saint Marine
Resources Limited, which has been established to facilitate the purchase of the MFV Extractor
and to subsequently manage the operation of this offshore fishing venture.
Oprah (61)
TV Show Host - 29 Jan
On Friday, 24 January, Basil Read took delivery of a mammoth 200 ton, Liebherr LR1200,
crawler crane that was sent on the NP Glory 4 from Walvis Bay. The Basil Read crane comes to
the island to assist with the construction of a permanent wharf at Rupert’s Bay.
Harry Styles (21)
Singer - 1 Feb
Cricket: Warriors’ youngster, Alex Fowler’s five wicket haul led Western B Warriors along the
road to an eight wicket victory against Western A Mustangs in Sunday morning’s cricketing fixture at Francis Plain.
PEOPLE
Famous Birthdays
29 Jan - 4 Feb
... Positives of
Sailing
1. It’s relaxing and
reduces stress
2. It encourages
self-confidence
3. It is a great
opportunity to
enjoy and experience nature
Kerry Furniss
If you would like to take part, we need a good picture of you (which we
can do) and your top 3 - it could be your top 3 movies, songs, books or
cars. It could be your top 3 places on St Helena, or top 3 achievements.
The more interesting the better chance of being chosen, as we will only
print 1 per week! Email: [email protected] with subject heading, top 3.
Justin Timberlake (34)
Singer - 31 Jan
Shakira (38)
Singer - 2 Feb
Rick Ross (39)
Rapper - 28 Jan
DID YOU KNOW...
• An average person take over 23,000
breaths everyday
• Gold never erodes
• Scorpions glow under ultra violet light
• When water freezes it expands by about 9%
• Ants stretch when they wake up in the morning
• Your foot and your forearm are the about
same length
• Diamonds are the hardest natural substance
• The longest possible eclipse of the sun is about
7.31 minutes
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SAMS FOR SALE
RADIO 1
102.7MHz, 90.5MHz, 105.1MHz, 105.3MHz
Also Live Streaming via www.sams.sh
CONTACT THE SHOW
To reach the Radio 1 team, call 22727, or
email: [email protected]. You can also contact us via our
Facebook page - just visit the SAMS website, www.sams.
sh, click the Facebook link at the top right of every page.
St Helena News: Monday to Fridays at
7am, 10am, 12noon, 5pm, 7pm & 10pm
also at 3am & 5am Tuesday to Saturday.
Saturday news: 8am & 12noon
Monday to Friday
SUNRISE 7am to 10am
Live music, entertainment, discussion, interviews and
trivia. includes: 7am: St Helena News
12.00pm: St Helena News, public service announcements and notice board.
Repeated at midnight everyday.
SATURDAY CHART BUSTERS
A compilation of top chart hits, both new and old.
REWIND
Saturday 9.30am. Repeated on Saturday at 6.00pm,
Monday at 7.30pm & Wednesday at 12.15pm.
2nd CHANCE SUNDAY
9.00am - Selection of recorded interviews and programmes from the week, mixed with easy listening
sounds for a chilled out Sunday.
IN CONVERSATION
Every week day at 5:30pm or 7.30pm
Another chance to hear interviews that made the news
during last week and also this week
RADIO SPORTS ARENA
Monday, 5.30pm, review of the week’s sporting action, local & international. Repeats will be Tuesday at
10.30am and 10.15pm and Friday at 8.30pm.
PAS SHOW - ‘News & Views’
Mondays. after 7pm news & notice board.
Replayed Fridays, after 10am news & notice board.
GOSPEL FM
Every Second Thursday 7.30 - 9.30pm
Presented by John Moyce, 30 minutes of childrens’
feature followed by 90 mins of gospel music.
POT LUCK
Sunday 8 Feb and repeated following Thursday, where
Stedson Francis plays a mixture of middle of the
road easy listening music, interspersed with local and
international history.
THE CHART SHOW
Wednesday 10.30am
Presented by Helen Wallis and John Woollacott. Catch
up on the latest chart music. Repeated Wednesday
8.30pm, Thursday 12.15pm and Saturday 1.00pm
BBC WORLD SERVICE NEWS
24/7 on our 2nd radio channel. 100.7 MHz and 88.1MHz
is a Quad Bike
Yamaha Raptor 660cc
Monster Energy design,
owner returning to UK
priced at £4600,
more pictures can be found
on Facebook St Helena
Bring and Buy
Anyone interested
please call 23464.
Penny and Derek, Patrick and June and Gilly and Geoff
would like to thank the doctors and staff at the General Hospital for the care and
attention given to their late Mum Myrtle during the time she was in hospital prior to
her passing on 8 January; and to the family and friends who visited and
supported her during her illness.
Grateful thanks are also extended to Bishop Fenwick, Canon Clive and Mrs Ruth
Pridham for conducting the funeral service, to Gay for playing the music, to Liz for
reading the eulogy, to Beattie for preparing St Helena and the Cross for the
service, to Roy and team, to the staff at Solomons for preparing the service sheets, to
Davina and Colin for making the wreaths, and to everyone who attended the funeral,
provided flowers and who sent messages of sympathy. Your thoughts and kindness
were greatly appreciated.
Mum has gone from our lives but not from our hearts.
May she rest in peace
Correction: On page 9 of The Sentinel Issue 41 (15 January)
we stated that St Helena Tourism and the GCYR Committee organised events for the public in
conjunction with the Governor’s Cup. This should have read Corker’s Tourist Service.
St Paul’s Primary school
have some tyres left over from Spruce project and
if anyone is interested then please contact the school
on 24737 to arrange for collection.
Greece
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WORLD NEWS SNIPPETS
Anti-Austerity Syriza Party Wins Greek Elections
After months of speculation that he would
become the next Prime Minister of his country, Alexis Tsipras has led his party Syriza to
victory in the Greek General Election.
Tsipras - a former communist youth activist
- has been the leader of Syriza since 2009.
Syriza - the Coalition of the Radical Left - is
a far-left anti-austerity party. Widely tipped
to clash with the European Central Bank
(ECB) and the International Monetary Fund
(IMF) over Greece’s $269bn bailout, Syriza
has created worry among the European community.
Since the financial downturn and the eurocrisis which badly affected the country,
Greece’s economy has contracted by 25 per
cent, public debt has soared to 175.5 per cent
of GDP, and half of all young people in the
country are unemployed.
Syriza won 149 of the 300 seats in the Greek
parliament, just two short of the 151 needed
for an overall majority.
Al Jazeera’s Barnaby Phillips said, “This
is what five years of austerity have done to
Greek politics,” adding that Syriza could
pick from smaller parties with whom to form
a coalition.
Also writing for Al Jazeera Menelaos Tzafalias and Thanassis Koukakis said the
claims that, “Greece will be pressed to voluntarily abandon the euro,” are untrue. Instead,
“The simple truth is that under current treaties Greece cannot be kicked out of the euro.”
However the idea of Greece defaulting on its
$231.6bn loans from other Eurozone countries is a worrying prospect, with the largest
single creditor, Germany, standing to lose
$67bn.
Tzafalias and Koukakis further say that some
argue that by leaving the euro Greece will recover quickly. “But even for proponents of
Leader of Syriza, Alexis Tsipras.
Photo courtesy of Joanna
this scenario, the recovery will take place in
an unfriendly international environment.
In the left-leaning Guardian newspaper columnist Zoe Williams congratulated Syriza
for their approach. She says that in the UK,
“Economic projections, or rather the bodies
who make them, stand as the final authority
on what constitutes a good decision.”
She said that, “the IMF is presented as author-
ity, godhead and visionary. It can see into the
future. It cannot be questioned.”
In the UK, Williams claims, the parties merely argue about who can best implement the
IMF and ECB’s wishes, whereas Syriza has
managed to throw out the rule book and, “no
longer thinks of the ECB as its dad. [...] It will
not take its terms at any price.”
Al Jazeera/The Guardian/Huffington Post
Argentina to Sack Spies
Litvinenko Inquiry Starts
The President of Argentina, Christina Fernandez, has said she intends to dissolve the country’s intelligence services amid allegations
they were involved in the death of a prosecutor
investigating a bombing in 1994 which left 85
dead and 200 wounded.
Alberto Nisman was investigating the explosion in a Jewish centre and alleged that Fernandez had conspired to derail his work.
Nisman also accused Fernandez of negotiating with Iran in secret to avoid punishing the
responsible parties. Among the suspects of the
1994 bombing are Iran’s former cultural attaché in Buenos Aires and Iran’s former intelligence minister.
Nisman was found with a shot to the head just
hours before he was due to testify. He has been
leading the investigation into the attack since
2004.
Al Jazeera
A public inquiry, led by Sir Robert Owen, is
being held into the death of former KGB spy
Alexander Litvinenko in London in 2006.
It is eight years since Litvinenko was poisoned after a meeting with Andrei Lugovoi
and Dmitry Kovtun. During their time together in the Millennium hotel in London the
two men allegedly slipped radioactive polonium-210 into Litvinenko’s green tea. 22
days later he died in hospital.
The two men have been charged with the
murder of Litvinenko, however Russian
President Vladimir Putin has ensured they
are not extradited. Both men still claim their
innocence.
At the time of his death Litvinenko was
working as an informant for British intelligence and was also working in cooperation
with the Spanish security services.
The Guardian
In Brief
As left-wingers around the world were celebrating Syriza’s win in Greece, the party’s
leader, Alexis Tsipras, did not hesitate to
thank actor and comedian Hugh Laurie for
his congratulations.
Also this week, two Japanese hostages were
executed by Islamic State. Elsewhere survivors of the Holocaust have been gathering
to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the
liberation of Auschwitz by Soviet forces.
With less than 100 days to the UK General
Election, things are heating up, something
which certainly cannot be said for the North
American east coast where snowstorms have
caused over 6,500 flights to be cancelled
and all non-emergency vehicles have been
banned on the streets of New York.
On Tuesday morning Facebook and associated networks went down, causing speculation of a hacking attack. This week The Sun
reinstated its page 3 girls.
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NOTICE BOARD
Expressions of Interest to Tender
Tender AGRI 01 (2015):
Alien Plant Clearance and Fencing works at Middle Point
Enterprise St. Helena (ESH) is seeking Expressions of Interest from suitably experienced
individuals or businesses for the opportunity to tender for the undertaking of ‘Alien Plant
Clearance and Fencing works at Middle Point’ Longwood.
Closing date for tenders will be noon on Friday 6th February, with works to commence on the
Monday 16th February 2015.
Further details and a copy of the Tender document; Descrip on of works
and works specifica on, please contact Mar n George, Private Sector
Development Manager, at ESH Office, Ladder Hill Business Park, or via
telephone number 22920 or email mar [email protected]
Expressions of Interest to Tender
Tender AGRI 02 (2015):
Alien Plant Clearance at Ex ADA Field
Enterprise St. Helena (ESH) is seeking Expressions of Interest from suitably experienced
individuals or businesses for the opportunity to tender for the undertaking of ‘Alien Plant
Clearance at Ex ADA Field’ Longwood.
Closing date for tenders will be noon on Friday 6th February, with works to commence on the
Monday 16th February 2015.
Further details and a copy of the Tender document; Descrip on of works
and works specifica on, please contact Mar n George, Private Sector
Development Manager, at ESH Office, Ladder Hill Business Park, or via
telephone number 22920 or email mar [email protected]
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ST HELENA SNIPPETS
Sailing Across the Seven Seas
World ARC Rally Visits St Helena
E
ven though the Governors Cup Yacht Race
has now finished, yachts are still arriving. The
island is now welcoming contestants from the
World ARC Rally. The Rally began last year at
the starting point of St Lucia with twenty two
boats now participating, each with sailors with
varied experience. Chicka-Lu was the first to
reach St Helena and more yachts have been arriving since. The number of participants will
Sheila Rietscher and Tomas Ivanissevich from yachts Polaris and Darwin
vary throughout the rally as some choose to
leave the Rally or enter at a later date.
Sheila Rietscher, who is from Germany, is
sailing on board the yacht Polaris. With an ambition to sail, she gave up her job just to take
part in the Rally. She contacted the skipper of
Polaris and is now travelling around the world,
visiting various destinations.
Tomas Ivanissevich is sailing in the Rally accompanied by his parents and sister. This is the
first time that Tomas has sailed a great distance
of over a thousand miles.
Tara Kohlberg, from the yacht Adela, says that
it is a small relief to be back on land after thirteen days at sea, but she does have dizzy spells
from being land sick. Even though she travels
a lot she still continues with her hairdressing
and has started doing a number of crafts on
board the yacht, mainly carving wood work.
Even though this is a great experience for the
three contestants, all are feeling a little homesick and miss certain things from their home
countries.
Basil Read
Sit In
Workers Protest Arrest of
Colleague Breaching Bail?
August Graham, SAMS
B
asil Read has confirmed that 45 Expatriate African workers have embarked on a sympathy camp
sit-in. This follows the arrest of one of their colleagues by
the St Helena Police Force for an alleged breach of bail
conditions. “I spent two hours at the camp yesterday [Monday] explaining to them our position; we can’t interfere
with the law.” Basil Read’s Island Director, Deon de Jager,
told The Sentinel. “We can support the individual, but that’s
as far as it can go.”
Basil Read have also confirmed that the rumours which
claimed that Thai workers had “embarked on strike action
last week are incorrect.” There was a meeting with 28 Thai
workers from the Building Division, however this, Basil
Read said, was “part of the normal communication process
with the workforce.”
The Sentinel tried to speak to those involved in the sit-in to
ask them what their motives were and what they hoped to
achieve, however no one we spoke to was willing or able to
put us through to the workers. Basil Read were, however,
keen to highlight that this was not a strike action as has been
reported elsewhere.
Basil Read’s Island Director, Deon de Jager
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NOTICE BOARD
Accredited Food Safety Management Trainer – On Island
25th February to 29th May 2015
Susan White the accredited food safety management trainer will be on Island again from 25 th February to 29th May
2015.
Susan will be supporƟng the current businesses that are taking part in the Food Safety Management Programme to
implement a Food Safety RaƟng Scheme for St Helena. This will enable parƟcipants to demonstrate to tourists and
locals their commitment to food safety.
We would like to hear from you, if you are a food business of any kind and would like to be part of the Food Safety
Management Programme. This is an innovaƟve and pracƟcal approach to food safety, using the Food Standards
Agency Safer Food BeƩer Business system to put wriƩen food safety management procedures in place that comply
with UK food regulaƟons.
This will provide customers with confidence in your establishment, providing extra business and repeat customers.
This system will also support your business if you ever have to defend your food safety pracƟces.
An informaƟon session will be held at the St Helena Hospitality Up-skilling facility, No 2 Main Street on Friday 27th
February 2015 at 4:00pm
If you would like to book a space or find out more informaƟon
please contact the St Helena Hospitality Up-skilling facility,
on Tel: 22110
PUBLIC NOTICE VACANCY MECHANIC
Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons to fill the post of Mechanic in the Transport Section of the Environment & Natural Resources
Directorate.
The main duties of the post include:
Ensure that vehicles and heavy plant equipment are maintained in a
safe operational condition;
Carry out vehicle inspections and diagnostic problem solving;
Carrying out advanced maintenance and repairs to the government
fleet of vehicles and heavy plant equipment, i.e. dismantling and
reassembling engines and transmissions;
Ensure that government fleet of vehicles and heavy plant equipment
are inspected and prepared for annual MOT’s and where necessary, remedy any faults appropriately;
Applicants should ideally have a Motor Mechanics certificate (or equivalent
qualification) plus at least 3 years practical experience and a valid driving
licence.
Salary for the post is in Grade B4 commencing at £7,523 per annum.
For further details on the duties of the post or an informal chat, please contact the Senior Transport Manager, Nicholas George or the Foreman Mechanic, Theodore Fowler on telephone No. 23643 or 23065.
Application forms and Job Profiles are available from the Receptionist either
at Essex House or the Government Garage. Completed application forms
should be submitted to the Human Resources Manager, ENRD, Essex
House or e-mail [email protected] by no later than 3:00 pm
6 February 2015
Mr Nicholas George
Senior Transport Manager
27 January 2015
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SCHOOL PAGE
Prince Andrew School Page
Contribution, PAS
Sixth Form Candy Cane Appeal
E
very year at Christmas time, the 6th form students at Prince Andrew organise a charity appeal.
Last year, money was raised to help victims of
typhoon Haiyan disaster in the Philippines. This
year the decision was made to help the island’s
elderly. Students, Kyle Francis and Chrystabel
Greentree, volunteered to organise this worthwhile fund-raiser. They constructed a large hollow
candy cane out of plastic bottles and chicken wire,
covered it in paper and painted it red and white.
Their intention was to fill it with loose change. In
the final week of term, the students began their
appeal. As the week progressed, the candy cane
filled and became almost too heavy for one person
to lift, with donations coming in from students,
staff and the wider community. By the end of the
week, this appeal had raised £121 for those in need
in our community. In a special assembly, Kyle and
Chrystabel presented the cheque to Father Dale Bowers, chairman of ‘The Vulnerable Families Fund’ who will distribute the money to those
who are most in need. Years 12 & 13 students would like to thank all those who generously donated towards this year’s appeal.
Sixth Form Safety First
‘News and
Views’
The Prince Andrew School Radio ‘News and Views’ re-started again this
week including an interview with Mr Bryan Germany our newly appointed Science Advisor, Carine Young, one of the coordinators of the very
successful ‘Fashion Show’ and an interview with Chrystabel Greentree
who shared her experience spent time on work experience on the RMS St
Helena. Scott George provided some news on events and read his winning
tudents from Years 12 & 13 worked to make the island a safer poem that he and a number of students produced to celebrate the 100th
place as they undertook two training courses in their summer holi- anniversary of the Christmas Truce of 1914.
days. The first was a Fire Safety training course, held by St Helena’s
Fire & Rescue Service. This involved students learning about fire Forthcoming Events at Prince Andrew School:
prevention, what to do when a fire is discovered and appropriate
extinguishing techniques. They also had the daunting experience of Tuesday 9 February:
escaping from a smoke-filled room. The second course was Emer- Year 11, 12 & 13 Parent Consultation Evening – 7pm – 9pm.
gency First Response, under the guidance of Mr Anthony Thomas. It is vital that parents/carers and the students attend this consultation
Here students and their tutors learned CPR techniques, how to man- evening. Prior to the start of the evening there will be a short presentation
age serious bleeding, shock, spinal injuries and assist a choking on how parents can assist their child during the examination period.
person. Student, Chrystabel Greentree, said, “Not only were these
courses enjoyable, they have given us skills that, if necessary, we Monday 16 February:
can take into our school, the world of work and the wider communi- Year 9 Options Evening – 7pm – 9pm.
ty.” Headteacher, Mr Paul Starkie, commented: ‘this is an excellent This is a crucial meeting for all parents/carers of year 9 students. Students
opportunity for our young people to develop important life-saving must also attend. The evening will start with a presentation on the options
skills’. Prince Andrew School would like to thank the instructors process for GCSE, Vocational and Distance Learning courses. This will be
for their valuable input and Mrs Angie Benjamin for her help in followed by the opportunity to meet with teachers to discuss the various
organising the courses.
courses.
S
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CHURCH NOTICES
FaithMatters
Father John Lloyd Hughes
Back to the future of Faith Thought for the
day St Helena 2015
Christmas seems to have gone all too quickly for
most of us anyway, Children are about to return
to school, street decorations have been taken
down, nativity scenes have been dismantled and
almost without being noticed, the Churches Seasonal observances move onward for another year
at least, even the three wise men from the east
seem further away than ever, these same three
men or kings or even 'Magi' on which the mercy
of the Redeemer calls us also, from the darkness
of unbelief, to the light and knowledge of the true
faith.
Anglicanism sometimes much maligned has always had its roots firmly established on the basis
of Scripture, Tradition and Reason, this formulated in the 16th Century by the writer and theologian Richard Hooker, his legacy of justification
by faith, remains for us today as an important
DIOCESE OF SAINT HELENA
The Cathedral Parish of St Paul
Sunday 1 February
Candelmas
8.00 a.m. Eucharist,
Cathedral
10.00 a.m. Sung Eucharist,
Cathedral
3.30 p.m. Sung Eucharist,
St Peter
Thursday 5 February
Arabia
Sunday 8 February
Fifth Sunday Ordinary Time
Cathedral
St Martin
St Helena & The Cross
5.30 p.m. Choral Evensong,
Cathedral
The Parish of St James
Sunday 1 February
Candlemas
St James
3.30 p.m. Eucharist,
St Michael
Wednesday 4 February
St James
Thursday 5 February
7.00 p.m. Eucharist with Healing,
St John
Sunday 8 February
St John
7.00 p.m. Evensong,
St James
Parish of St Matthew
Sunday 1 February
Candlemas
7.00 p.m. Sung Eucharist,
St Matthew
Tuesday 3 February
7.00 p.m. Eucharist,
St Mark
Sunday 8 February
St Mark
BAPTIST NOTICES
Saturday 31 January
Prayer meeting, 7:00 am, Sandy Bay Chapel
Open Air Outreach Service, 7:00 pm,
The Bridge, Jamestown
Sunday 1 February
Church Services:
Family Worship Services: 8:45 am,
Sandy Bay Chapel
signpost back to the future of faith.
An interesting question is that, if you were going
to announce the arrival of someone really important how would you do it?
Of course this in the context of the churches observance of Christ's Baptism which slips under
the radar of most in society.
I suppose the announcement would have to be
handled by a government spin doctor, eligible
to make the arrangements, but surely the most
eminent of spin doctors would be appalled at the
choosing of a river bank in somewhat of a wilderness and furthermore amidst a crowd of ordinary people who would be unable to recognise
this particular VIP in their midst!
But as we have discovered only recently at the
events of the incarnation and to a slightly lesser
degree the feast of the Epiphany, God rarely goes
for the predictable grand announcement, but
chooses to surprise us all in the most unexpected
places.
We have all heard recently about the group of
humble shepherds being
first on the scene at an important event a little
while ago, and now we are being told by the
prophet Isaiah that God's servant is crying out in
10:45 am, Head O'Wain Chapel
6:00 pm, Jamestown Chapel
(Leader & Preacher: Pastor Graeme)
Other activities:
Sunday School,10:00am, Baptist Manse,
Jamestown
Prayer Meeting, 5:00 pm,
Jamestown Schoolroom
Tuesday 2 February
Bible Study & Refreshments, 7:00pm
Jamestown Schoolroom (Led by Pastor)
(Note: time changed from 7:30 pm)
Bible Study, 7:30 pm, Deadwood
(Led by Hazel) Home of Winnie Thomas
Thursday 4 February
Bible Study, 5:30 pm, Sandy Bay Chapel
(Led by Pastor)
Bible Study, 7:30 pm Blue Hill Community
Centre (Led by Pastor)
(For further information please call Pastor
Graeme Beckett at 22388)
Activities at the Army this weekend
Sunday 1 February 2015
Jam Club at Half Tree Hollow Hall at
10am. Bring along a friend ….It’s too
good to keep to yourself.
Praise & Worship Service at the Half Tree
Hollow Hall at 6.30pm. All are Welcome.
EVERY MONDAY - MUMS & TODDLERS
at 10am – Half Tree Hollow Hall. Please note
there will NOT be any Mums & Toddlers
when it is school holidays or if the Monday is
a Public Holiday.
TUESDAY
Home League (Ladies Fellowship) at the Half
Tree Hollow Hall at 3.30pm.
EVERY WEDNESDAY EVENING
Prayer meeting & Bible study at the Half Tree
Hollow Hall at 7.30pm. All are welcome.
FRIDAY & SATURDAY FROM 10AM TO
1PM ‘REVIVE’ THRIFT SHOP & CAFÉ
OPEN.
There is always a warm welcome for you at
the wilderness.
If we read further into the scriptures we are taken
to a pivotal moment when people standing near
by seem to grasp the implications of God's unexpected presence in their midst.
The unkempt figure dressed in camel hair and
eating locusts of John the Baptist also seems to
have been confused at Jesus presenting himself
to him for Baptism, thus confounding his idea
of his mission and his future relationship of the
'Coming one'.
John the Baptist very quickly mentions to all and
sundry his unworthiness and uses the metaphor
of dusty sandals to make his point, but is assured
that this must take place so that all righteousness
must take its course.
Then it happens, a figure emerges from the waters of baptism Jesus the Christ, Heaven and
earth are suddenly presented to each other again,
Wind becomes Spirit, Spirit becomes Dove, every section of the Orchestra takes up the theme,
and over it all is heard a solo voice, My Son, My
Beloved, My Delight.
God saw it was good and gives us as Christians
the commission to go, and make disciples of all
nations, baptising them in the name of the Father
and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. What does
He see now at the start of this new year? Where
are the signs of new creation? Where are the dark
formless voids that still await the mighty rushing
wind?
Let us pray: 'Lord Jesus, may your light shine
upon our way and lead us back to a successful future of faith, as it once guided your steps
through the waters of Baptism, may we too be
led into your presence to worship you, The Child
of Mary, The Word of the Father, The King of the
Nations, The Saviour of Humankind, to whom be
glory forever' Amen.
the Salvation Army.
If you would like to know more about The Salvation Army’s activities, contact Lt. Coral Yon
on telephone nos 2703/4358.
Take care and God bless.
BAHA’I FAITH
www.sthelenabahai.org
BAHA’I CENTRE
Gumwoods
DEVOTIONAL MEETING
THURSDAY EVENINGS
at
8pm.
ALL ARE WELCOME
For info. Telephone 24525
Fighting and the employment of force, even
for the right cause, will not bring about good
results--------. Hearts must be changed.
Abdu’l-Baha
Seventh Day Adventist
Saturday 31 January
9:15- 10:40am- Sabbath School
11:00- 12:00- Divine Service
2:00- 3:00pm - Family Time
7:30- 8:30pm- Prayer Meeting in Church
ALL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND
Further contact: Paul Millin, Tel: 22267
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NOTICE BOARD
has a Vacancy for a
Cattle Assistant
Within the pasture land at Woody Ridge, Levelwood
Job Purpose:
Salary will start at £5,532 per annum (£106.40 per week),
depending on qualifications and experience.
To assist with the duties involved in the cattle
operations for the production of beef by
agreed measures of standard delegated by the
Supervisor or Charge-hand.
Solomons offer an attractive benefits package which includes, free
home-to-duty transport, a Pension Scheme, Annual, Sick, Maternity
and Paternity Leave, Training & Further Education Incentives,
Discount on Purchases and much more
Duties will include:
For further information, please contact
Arthur Williams, Livestock Manger
on telephone number 24461or via email
address: [email protected]
• To undertake maintenance and repairs
• To assist with routine treatments and sick animals during
outside of normal working hours
Application forms may be collected from
Solomons Reception Desk, in the
Main Office Building, Jamestown
and should be completed and returned
to the Human Resources Manager,
Solomons Office, Jamestown, by
• To cut thorn and other fodder crops for feeding cattle
• To clear land both manually and chemically
• To carry out general cleaning
9 February 2015
• To check the health of each animal each day and report
sickness to farm management
• To ensure health and safety requirements are met
Special Conditions:
Web: www.solomons-sthelena.com
Out of hours work as and when required
has a vacancy for a
Trainee Insurance Underwriter
St Helena Insurance Cell Captive
Salary will start at £6,120 per annum (£510.00 per
month) depending on qualifications and experience.
This is an exciting and responsible position;
ideally suited to individuals who have an
interest in the Insurance field and have the
potential to be trained and developed to
aspire to an Underwriter role.
The successful applicant may be required to
undergo training in the Insurance Office, to learn
the day-to-day operations of the department,
providing an effective and efficient service to both
internal and external customers.
Solomons offers an attractive benefits package which
includes, free home-to-duty transport, a Pension Scheme,
Annual, Sick, Maternity and Paternity Leave, Training &
Further Education Incentives and much more.
For further information, please contact
Mr Mervyn Henry, Insurance Underwriter
on telephone number 2380 or via email
address: [email protected]
Application forms may be collected from
Solomons Reception Desk, in their
Main Office Building, Jamestown and
should be completed and returned to
the Human Resources Manager,
Solomons Office, Jamestown,
by 30
Applicants should have a good academic background; be in possession of at least
GCSE English and Maths, Grade C or above,
and must be Computer Literate.
January 2015
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ST HELENA SNIPPETS
Expecting the Unexpected
New Planner Brought in to Prepare for Disasters
August Graham, SAMS
I
an Johnson, St Helena’s new Emergency
Planning Manager, arrived on island on 11
January to take over from Alistair Smith who
departed just before Christmas. Mr Smith’s
time here culminated in the staging of the
Major Incident Exercise on 17 December last
year. Mr Johnson has come to the island to
build on Mr Smith’s successes and hopes to
host further exercises to test the capabilities
of the emergency services and other relevant
parties. He thinks his previous role, where he
spent seven years as a civil contingency officer in Cumbria, UK, will help him in his new
employment. His last job included responsibility for three ports, a high-speed rail link and
two airports. Using this experience Mr Johnson said he believes St Helena is ready for an
airport and that there are no “major problems”
with having air access to the island. He says
that they will deal with accreditation as they
go forward to ensure that the airport opens on
time.
Another, smaller, training exercise is planned
for March to follow on from the Major Incident Exercise (MIE). Mr Johnson could not
reveal to The Sentinel what this would entail
because it is still in the planning phase. He
could, however, confirm that this would differ from December’s event in that it would be
Outpatient Clinics
The public will be aware that outpatient
clinics in the outlying districts have been
temporarily out of operation due to staff
shortages at the Hospital, and in the immediate term these clinics will remain closed.
Taking into account the problems these closures have created for some patients - those
having to travel to Jamestown to see the
doctor - from Tuesday 3 February 2015,
the Hospital will be offering a free bus
service to people who have an appointment in Jamestown on Tuesday and
Thursday mornings. These patients will
be transported to the Jamestown outpatient
department.
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Bus times for patients in the country are as
follows:
Levelwood - Tuesdays
A bus will collect persons in Levelwood, leaving at 9am from the Flag and then stopping at
Silver Hill Shop, Levelwood School, Woody
Ridge, Alarm Hill, and Wells, going on to
Jamestown by 10am.
Longwood - Tuesdays
A bus will leave Longwood Green at 10.30am,
stopping at Longwood Gate, Longwood Clinic, Hutts Gate, the Alarm Forest Police Post,
going on to Jamestown by 11am.
The bus will leave Jamestown at 11am to take
Levelwood patients back to their area, before
returning to the Hospital to collect Longwood
New
Emergency
Planning
Manager,
Ian Johnson
a, “slow walk-through of an incident,” which
he hopes everyone will learn from. He wished
to thank those who had taken part in the MIE
last year and hoped that some of them may be
available for such events in future. Mr Johnson
is here on a two-year contract and will oversee
emergency planning on St Helena while the island is dealing with the opening of the airport.
patients.
Sandy Bay, St Paul’s and Half Tree Hollow (HTH) - Thursdays
For patients who attend the HTH Clinic, a
bus will leave Sandy Bay Chapel at 9am,
stopping at Bamboo Hedge, Milestone,
Sandy Bay Community Centre, White Gate,
Rosemary Plain, Cleughs Plain, and New
Ground - going on to Jamestown by 10am.
The bus will then return to Red Hill, departing at 10.30am and stopping at Half Way,
White Wall, HTH Clinic and HTH Community Centre on the way into Jamestown. It
will then return patients to Sandy Bay and St
Paul’s, before returning the HTH patients.
This arrangement will continue until the
outlying clinics resume normal operation.
The public is thanked in advance for their
continued understanding and cooperation.
New Chairman of the Public Health Committee and Member
of Executive Council Selected Richard Wallis & Ferdie Gunnell, SAMS
Legislative Council met formally
on Friday 23 January in the Court
Newly elected
Executive
Council Member,
Derek Thomas
House starting at 10am to elect
a Chairman of the Public Health
Committee and Member of Executive Council. This was to fill the
vacant positions caused by Mr Ian
Rummery’s resignation from Legislative Council on 8 January and a
resulting By-election is due to take
place on Wednesday 4 March.
The Hon Derek Thomas was selected to represent the people of St
Helena on the Executive Council
and to be Chairman of the Public Health Committee. Councillor
Corinda Essex proposed Councillor
Thomas for both the Public Health
Chairman and Member of Executive Council
positions and Councillor Brian Isaac seconded
both proposals.
There were no other nominations and Mr
Thomas was duly elected. An audible vote was
taken and no one voted against Mr Thomas
although not all of the elected members actually spoke. Mr Thomas said the positions are,
“very high profile” and that he was aware of
the many challenges facing Public Health. “I
will give full commitment and make a valuable
contribution.” He also said he will give his full
support as an Executive Council Member.
The Writ of Election, which will state the last
day and time for receiving nominations for
the election of a new Member of Legislative
Council, will be will be issued during the week
beginning 2 February 2015.
The meeting ended at 10.15am
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We are also looking for First Aiders to assist on the day at £4.00 per hour. We would like to have First Aiders at the following
points: Two Gun Saddle, Napoleon’s Tomb, Longwood, SƟtches Ridge, PlantaƟon House and the top of Jacob’s Ladder.
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SENTINEL SPORT
Serve, Dig, Volley, Spike
Liam Yon, SAMS
Women’s Sports Association Volleyball Starting This Weekend
Sinead Green in action in
O
n Sunday will be the start of the WSA’s
last year’s volleyball season
volleyball competition in the main hall of
PAS. “Every year the WSA put on a volleyball competition for ladies aged 15 years and
over,” said WSA Chairperson, Sinead Green,
“we do a league and we also do a knockout
tournament as well.”
Volleyball season is a regular feature in the
WSA calendar although in recent years the
number of women taking part has gradually
decreased. “Until being chairperson and helping out with everything,” said Sinead, “you
don’t realise how much help and response you
need from women,” for the league to be successful.
As with most sports, volleyball has many benefits both mentally and physically. “It is a great
way to keep fit,” said Sinead, “plus it is fun,
you get to mix with women and it can be made
into a family day as well.” Last year there were
only four teams taking part and it is hoped
there will be more interest this year.
The WSA held a captain’s meeting last Tuesday, 27 January, to finalise the details of the
tournament. The fixtures for this week can be
found on page 31.
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PREPARING FOR JERSEY
SHOOTING NEWS
Football: Branislav Ivanovic’s extra-time winner sent Chelsea into the Capital One Cup final
at Wembley after a thrilling semi-final second
leg against Liverpool at Stamford Bridge.
Ivanovic headed home three minutes into extra
time to settle an enthralling encounter in which
Liverpool made a full contribution but paid the
price for missed opportunities.
Chelsea were favourites after a 1-1 draw at Anfield in the first leg - but Liverpool were true
to the word of manager Brendan Rodgers and
played without fear, seeking their first trophy
since winning the competition in 2012.
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho, who missed Ivanovic’s decisive goal as he was in a heated
debate with fourth official Phil Dowd, showed
how much another trip to Wembley meant to
him by celebrating wildly with his staff at the
final whistle.
Boxing: Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather exchanged phone numbers at a US
basketball game as they met in person for the
first time.
A long-awaited welterweight fight between the
two has long been talked about, but a deal has
yet to be agreed.
Filipino Pacquiao, 36, is the WBO belt holder,
while American Mayweather, 37, is the WBC
and WBA champion.
“He gave his number to me and said we will
communicate with each other,” Pacquiao said
at the Miami Heat game.
Pacquiao, an eight-division world champion,
and Mayweather, who has been world champion at five weights, are considered the best
fighters of their generation.
Tennis: Four-time champion Novak Djokovic
dismantled the big serving of Milos Raonic to
reach the Australian Open semi-finals.
The world number one needed just one hour
and 55 minutes to beat eighth seed Raonic 7-6
(7-5) 6-4 6-2.
Djokovic, 27, is through to his 25th Grand
Slam semi-final as he chases an eighth major
title.
He will next face defending champion Stan
Wawrinka for the third year running in Melbourne.
“I take a lot of confidence,” said Djokovic. “I
try to carry that in every next match, next challenge. Obviously I’m going to play Stan, who
is the defending champion here.
“We played five-set matches in 2013 and 2014
Australian Open. I’m going to be ready for a
fight. But knowing that I have raised the level
of performance tonight, and probably playing
the best match of the tournament so far is affecting my confidence in a positive way.
“Hopefully I can carry that into next one.”
All stories from bbc.co.uk/sport
Ication,
t’s been a busy week for shooting with dedicommitment, and a great intensity of
enthusiasm displayed by our five young determined athletes. Last Thursday, 22 January, at
the Jamestown Rifle Club, a competition was
held in preparation for the up-coming island
games in Jersey 2015. The format of this activity was to practice and follow the guidelines set
out in the international shooting rifle rules. Two
details, 40 shots (each with 20 shots), with unlimited sighters shot in 20 minutes allowing all
five shooters to finish in natural daylight time.
Range procedures were given by the instructor
with help under the watchful eyes of the range
officers Patrick Young and Colin Knipe. The
first and second details started with Chelsea
Benjamin and Kayleigh Harris, the third and
fourth details were Madolyn Andrews, Jodie
Constantine and Jordie Andrews.
The competition went smoothly without any
problems or delays all within good finishing
times, good willingness and pleasant attitude
displayed by everyone. The finishing scores in
order were Chelsea Benjamin 394.12, Madolyn
Andrews 392.13, Jodie Constantine 381.10,
Kayleigh Harris 377.6 and Jordie Andrews
372.4. Thanks to the support of NASAS Vice
Chair, Mr Larry Thomas, for his input, and also
to our visitors.
Four of our young shooters were back in prac-
Pat Henry, Chairman JTRC
tice on 50m range at High Knoll on Saturday
24 January at 10am. Taking advantage of the
weather and putting in some training time all in
high spirit and with determination. Three cards
each with 60 scoring shots and unlimited sighters. Madolyn finished with 189, 188, and 183
(total 560), Chelsea 191, 185, and 183 (total
559), Kayleigh 171, 177, and 174 (total 522).
Jodie made a great effort and arrived late after
her optician appointment and manage to finish
two cards with 173 and 184 (total 357). Well
done all for a great morning in the aggressive
sunshine.
On 26 January we had another exciting club
night. Ten shooters came to the club on a warm
night with plenty of water and ammunition
consumed. There were some bad and some not
so bad scores shot, with everyone fighting to
shoot the best for the top spot. Shooting on BM
2510/89 cards: Madolyn 197.3 and 98.3, Richard Wallis 94.1, Jordie Andrews 93.1 and 98.2,
Jodie Constantine 94.4 and 91, Chelsea 194.4,
Pat Henry 92 and 92.1, Patrick Young 92. On
the six-ring cards the highest scores were Colin
Knipe 96.5 and Richard Wallis 99.6 and 96.5.
Well done girls and boys for another exciting
entertaining night. Please note our club night
will revert back to Tuesday night starting next
week, 3 February. A pasta meal will be available to enjoy made by Mrs Pamela Young. Until then stay safe and spare a warm thought for
others. Have a good weekend.
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Allstars’ Jordan Yon ends Dax Richards time at the crease
as he walks away with the top score of the day on 66 runs
CRICKET RESULTS
Saturday 24 January 2015
HTH Dolphins
Sandy Bay Pirates
337/7
73
Darnie Kleinham, 97
Ian Williams, 30
Cody Thomas 4/18 (3)
Ronan Legg 3/76 (6)
Darnie Kleinham 3, Tris Moyce 2, Deon De Jager 1
Levelwood Rebels
J/Town Barracudas
123
126/1
Aiden Leo, 50
Andrew Yon, 60*
Brendan Leo 1/26 (7)
Jason George 4/41 (7)
Andrew Yon 3, Jason George 2, Carlyn Yon 1
Sunday 25 January 2015
Jamestown Zodiacs Levelwood Allstars
175
176/5
Dax Richards, 66
Ross Henry 54
Dax Richards 3/43 (5.3)
Jordan Yon 3/23 (5.1)
Dax Richards 3, Ross Henry 2, Jordan Yon 1
CRICKET FIXTURES
Saturday 31 January 2015 - 8.45am
Jamestown Zodiacs v HTH Dolphins
1.15pm
Western B Warriors v Sandy Bay Pirates
Organiser: Levelwood Rebels
Sunday 1 February 2015 - 8.45am
St Matthews Lions v St Pauls B
1.15pm
Jamestown Barracudas v Western A Mustangs
Organiser: Levelwood Allstars
GOLF NEWS
St Helena Golf Club Report
Week ending 25 January 2015
Contributed by Lawson Henry
VOLLEYBALL
LEAGUE FIXTURES
SUNDAY 1st February 2015
Round 1, Game 1
1.45pm
Thundercats vs Volley Diggers
2.30pm
Serve-ivors vs Hoppers
Organiser: Serve-ivors
NOTE: In order to play all
players must be paid
members of WSA and team
registration fee fully paid.
Two competitions were played over the weekend
as scheduled. On Saturday, 24 January, in perfect
weather conditions, 14 players took part in the 18
hole bogey. The hot and dry weather are making
playing conditions quite difficult, but this did not
deter the players and in the top spot was Andy Parkinson who came in all square. Taking the runnerup place on minus 1 was Brian (Billy J) Fowler
after beating Larry Legg, Gavin Crowie, Bobby
Crowie and Lawson Henry on the count back.
Two players holed out in two to share the ball pool,
they were David Breed on the 7th and Larry Legg
on the 16th.
On Sunday, 25 January, we had 25 players take
part in the monthly medal sponsored by Basil
Read. Despite the hot and humid conditions there
were still some good scores. Worthy of mention
are Sonia Niemand on 69, Helena Stevens, Ray
Yon and Arthur Francis on 68. Two players, Gerald (Whistler) George and Larry Legg, both had 67
which is one under par. Larry took the top spot after beating Gerald on the count back. No one holed
out in two to claim the ball pool.
Congratulations to the winners and our thanks to
the sponsors Basil Read. Competitions for next
weekend are: On Saturday there will be an 18 hole
modified Stableford and on Sunday will be a Two
Team Texas Scramble (Stableford) choose your
own partner. Please sign list on the club noticeboard.
Have a good week, stay safe, and keep swinging!
Gerald “Whistler” George took the runner
up spot on Sunday after a count back
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SPORTS ARENA
ALLSTARS
ALL GOOD
Allstars’ Stefan Leo and Shavon Leo
feilding whilst Zodiacs’ batsmen
try to rack up some runs
Levelwood Allstars
shine and walk away
deserved victors
against the Jamestown
Zodiacs on Sunday
Zodiacs’ batsmen Leon facing a ball
from Allstars’ Ross Henry as fellow
batsmen Dax Richards looks on
ALL THE WEEKENDS CRICKET
RESULTS INSIDE