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www.sams.sh THE South Atlantic Media Services, Ltd. Vol. 7,SENTINEL Issue 40 - Price: £1 “serving St Helena and her community worldwide” Thursday 10 January 2019 2018 Cape to St Helena Yacht Race Completed ... pages 4-5 EHRC & SHAPE Award Certificates following a ‘through the door’ ... page 8 initiative in Jamestown Inflation Rises: Telecommunications, Bread and Licenses ... page 7 One Doctor Also Inside... “Proved His St Helena at the Cricket International Worth and Joint Ministerial Coverage News Conference Needs to Stay” 2018 ... page 3 ... pages 6-7 ... pages 30-32 ... pages 10-11 2 www.sams.sh Thursday 10 January 2019 | THE SENTINEL THE SENTINEL | Thursday 10 January 2019 www.sams.sh 3 OPINION YOUR LETTERS ST HELENA NEWS St Helena Ebony has Pride of Place and costly restoration programme. I party, make her a fine example for the years how this hugely articulate develop and add to education in St in Reopened Glasshouse was pleased to see in pride of place others to follow. woman was able to get her point Helena. Her legacy lives on in the SENTINEL near the entrance some samples of She was a wonderful blend of passion despite her stammer. In fact, we teachers she trained and the people Dear Editor, the St Helena ebony. together with a and sensitivity, humility and pride, almost do not recall the stammer they have become. notice explaining how they had been independence and vulnerability, and because of her will and her positive Edith’s strength of character COMMENT I would like to wish you and the rescued from a near vertical cliff face. of being worldly and naïve, sensible attitude overcame it. Edith’s brother and dignity, as a person and as a Mic-kail Harris, SAMS readers of your paper a very happy Some other plants from St Helena re and frivolous, serious and devilish. Doy once said that she decided woman stood out, which was why new year from London. also represented. She was the essence of passion, earlier in life that a stammer would the vulnerabilities she encountered Firstly, may I take this time to wish During the Christmas period I was Further information and photos style and beauty, complimented not shut her up. Indeed, it created in her later life were so noticeable you all a happy 2019. I hope you have fortunate to have some reminders of are available on the Kew Gardens by her wicked sense of humor and obstacles but her approach to life and hard to witness by those who started this year with a bang, but let’s former visits to St Helena. On Boxing website. mischievousness. She had a zest for was the bigger the obstacle the loved and cared for her. These were hope that you haven’t used up all that Day I visited the Royal Botanic life and was able to attempt anything higher she jumped. Thus she became truly tough times when the organic energy in one go, we’ve still got 355 Gardens at Kew. Yours faithfully, from dancing, drama, sports. Edith’s strong, resilient and formidable. And difficulties of aging magnified days left to go! In May2018 the Temperate .House, Eric Arnold inherent creativity came through in so, “stammering or no stammering” without the support of her husband, So, what is to be expected in 2019? the world’s biggest Victorian Principal Consultant. GIC Limited her calligraphy, music and singing. she qualified and returned to teach her Cecil, who undoubtedly was her Well, there are many unique events glasshouse, re-opened after a long London Her love for drama was very evident in St Helena resulting in a marked anchor, the one who grounded her, we can already look forward to. in her role as a producer in (SAPS) contribution to teaching, education the glue that kept her together. For those astronomers and sightseers South Atlantic Players when she and the lives of both children and Today, we celebrate the life of out there, the skies will be lit with be the elegant upswept bun, the red astronomical marvels. A Super Blood A TRIBUTE TO THE LATE produced plays in the Jamestown adults, carrying leading roles in her Edith, this exemplary woman who Moon will take place the evening of EDITH MAY TIMM, MBE, lipstick, the hot pants and the high Paramount Cinema Hall, which profession up until the time of her dedicated her life to St Helena, Jan. 20 and into the morning of Jan. heels. These images stand out along provided in those days, the much retirement. to education and learning, sports 21 – it should be visible across the 4TH September, 1936 – 4th with visions of one of St Helena’s needed entertainment for so many Edith was a leader who championed and her community which was southern hemisphere. The moon will January, 2019 the first lady drivers, one of the first people. development throughout Education highlighted in her well-deserved also pass closer to the Earth than usual islanders to visit Jerusalem, one of Her tremendous strength of and the community in her roles MBE award in 2012. In remembering on Feb. 19 and March 21, in a spectacle the first to obtain a Master’s degree character came through as a young as a Headteacher and Education her, we realise that: ‘Death is not called a Super Moon. And in November, and the very first May Queen of St teacher when she was told she could Officer/ Chief Education Officer. She extinguishing the light; it is putting there will be an extremely rare sighting Helena. Our very own pioneer as not embark on teacher training in was innovative and hardworking, out the lamp because dawn has in our sky as Mercury passes the Sun, teacher, trainer, traveler, (she had the UK because of her stammer. She pushing (and sometimes dragging) come’ . Indeed, Edith’s memory and so wear the appropriate eye wear if you want to view this exciting moment. travelled the world) and a woman we was saddened, but she found a way her colleagues into the necessary legacy will live on. The world and St And our South Atlantic Island won’t are proud to be associated with. - she was going to teach and teach changes. She empowered before Helena, is most definitely a better be without a Governor when HE Lisa Sometimes when people pass, she would. She entered the UK via empowering women became place because of Edith Timm. Honan steps down from her post on there is a temptation to remember the domestic route, completed her fashionable. Her ‘just do it’ attitude May 4, as she will be succeeded by Dr them a little too well. Misdeeds are contract and then self-funded her was contagious, inspiring us to get Contributed by Cilla McDaniel and Ivy Phillip Rushbrook. forgotten. Offences are forgiven and training. We have seen throughout ahead, to go abroad to train and Ellick However, some events that were only the most shining characteristics expected in 2018 on the island, still make it into the version of them we have no definite dates in 2019. remember. Inarguably Edith was For instance, there’s not much talk a unique woman. Her zest for life going on about the fibre-optic cable ‘We Want Doctor Rhys to Stay’ and her ability to meet challenges that would potentially increase our Cyril (Ferdie) Gunnell & Emma Weaver, SAMS broadband speed in 2020. It was were the qualities that made her initially said that the cable would be We remember Edith Timm as a outstanding, at work, at home, when expired (or is about to expire) – doctors this can mean petitioning the installed and tested in 2019 before highly feisty, intelligent, articulate she was younger and in her twilight The St Helena Island general public is SHG not content to renew that Governor for sending a doctor away its 2020 launch – but currently, the and adventurous woman. Indeed, if years. Combined with her vibrancy has no say in who their next doctor doctor’s contract if they want to stay, (as was the case some years ago) – or project is still in its first half (neither we take a minute to reflect on her and vivaciousness that lit up the should be, where that doctor should having satisfactorily completed their now, it could mean petitioning for a “intention to proceed” or “financial the life, some of the snapshots will room and made her the life of the come from, or the qualifications that contract? And, apparently, having doctor to be able to stay. close” are complete and the estimated any doctor should possess to work on also won over the hard-to-earn SAMS enquired with both the year for the service is now 2021). the British Overseas Territory. affection of the public? General Hospital and the SHG Press The renewable energy agreement Without doubt, having a General A petition is circulating the island Office as to: with PASH, which Connect St Helena Ltd. said would be signed ‘within 10 Practitioner onboard at the St Helena for Dr Rhys Cottle to be given the 1) How many doctors are currently days’ during May 2018, is still also General Hospital should always be opportunity to have his contract employed at the Hospital? outstanding and as far as we are aware important - but a common type of renewed. 2) How many doctors currently no date has been set for signing. And occurance on St Helena currently It has been years since a doctor at employed at the Hospital are General Freedom of Information Legislation, is is for instance ‘having to see a the General Hospital has so strongly Practitioners? on hold again as we enter 2019 with no gynecologist about a back issue’.