Sentinel 14 November 2013

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Vol. 2,SENTINEL Issue 34 - Price: £1“serving St Helena and her community worldwide” Th ursday 14 November 2013 RREMEMBRANCEEMEMBRANCE Photo SSUNDAYUNDAY Special pg 18, 19

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Three St Helenians who have served in the British armed forces, pictured at the sea front on Remembrance Sunday. Left to right: Julian Fagan, 12 years service with Adjutant General Corp (SPS); Janis Yon, 5 years service with Royal Logistics Corp; Darren Yon, 9 years service with Royal Irish Regiment. Congratulations

MARCO NEW CHIEF OF St Helenian Marco Yon, (son of Andre and Dulcie Herne from New Ground) POLICE page 2 serving in the British Armed Forces has been honoured with a prestigious Commendation Award, at a special ceremony at Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose, in Cornwall, UK. Marco’s mum, Dulcie, was aware he had received an award when she spoke to him on Tuesday this week, however, she didn’t realise it was a big deal, saying, “Marco is very modest about what he does, and doesn’t like to make a fuss. Even when he came back from his two tours in Afghanistan he didn’t make any fuss.” Marco joined the Air Force in 2003, from St Helena when he was 18. He currently lives in Helston, Cornwall, with his partner Carla Marco Yon receiving his Commendation and baby daughter Eliza, and is planning St Helena Earns to leave the Air Force next year and return News and of course, SAMS. Whale Shark home to St Helena. Learning of the details of the award, Dulcie said, “I feel really The news of Marco’s award has been sent to proud of him.” Recognition page 3 a long list of notable print, radio and tv agen- As well as his parents on St Helena, Marco has one brother, cies, including the BBC, ITV, BFBS, The Charlie Herne. Press Association, Apex News, Royal Navy See the full press release from the Royal Navy, on page 4 2 www.sams.sh Th ursday 14 November 2013 THE SENTINEL ST HELENA SNIPPETS BBABYABY TTiarnaiarna

Gorgeous baby girl, Tiarna Julaine Young- O’Dean (after aunties Julie and Elaine) has arrived. Albeit, 10 days later than expected, on 30 October in the early hours of morning, giving ﬁ rst time parents Kaylee Young, and Ross O’Dean, a nervous wait. Tiarna, weighed in at 7lbs 4.5 oz. “Being a mother is an indescribable feeling,” said Kaylee. “Things are going very well at the moment, Daddy’s very hands on and a really proud father. Tiarna’s amazing and will sleep through anything.” Thanks are extended to hospital staff, especially Midwife, Rosie, Dr Mary and Nursing Assistant, Cynthia, and anybody who sent gifts and messages. Ross and Kaylee are also extremely grateful for the help and support given by Aunties Julie and Elaine and Nannies Patsy and Pat. New Chief Of Police for St Helena

The new Chief Of Police for St Helena,Trevor Botting, arrived on island on Thursday, 17 October, and after a short adjust- ment period took over from the departing Pe- ter Coll. “I took command, effectively of the police directorate, on the 28 October, so I’ve had two weeks in the hot seat.” Trevor arrives with nearly 30 years experience with Sussex police force in the UK. He has plenty of community policing experience. Most notably he has been the airport commander at Gatwick Airport, the sixth busiest airport in the world and one of the busiest single runway airports. Trevor said, “that experience will be crucial once the airport comes to fruition for St Helena and how we police it.” He believes that the priority is keeping St Hel- ena’s border safe with the balance of allow- ing tourists in and keeping the island secure. Trevor believes, “what is crucial is working in good partnership with the airport operator, making sure that our immigration and customs functions all work together.” CChiefhief ooff PPolice,olice, TTrevorrevor BBottingotting One of the other things that Trevor will be good team. There are some challenges around “how we encourage Saints to want to be police working at is, his commitment to, “having lo- recruitment, particularly in the policing ele- offi cers.” cal people provide local policing.” Although ment, where we are short of a number of police Trevor was very complimentary of the island’s Trevor has only been here a short time, when offi cers.” Trevor said that he would be dedicat- beauty and warm welcome he has received asked about his team he replied, “I’ve a really ing time over the next months and years to, since his arrival to start his three year contract. THE SENTINEL Th ursday 14 November 2013 www.sams.sh 3 ST HELENA SNIPPETS There were 75 delegates from 20 countries St Helena Earns Whale Shark Bragging Rights who attended and Elizabeth returned with a ing. “We had two records of mating,” said thick wad of business cards. “The audience St Helena’s sightings of mating whale sharks cheered at the presentation, which none of the caused a stir at the International Whale Shark Elizabeth, “that is fi rst in the world to ever be known.” The sightings were recorded from other presenters had,” she smiled. conference held in Atlanta, Georgia, USA last Whale sharks were thought to be a solitary month. two separate years. The signifi cance of this ground breaking news species, but recent research has shown that Marine Conservation Offi cer of EMD, Eliza- they can and do form large aggregations close beth Clingham took part in the third Interna- was not realised and not part of Elizabeth’s presentation at the conference. “It was put to the coast when conditions are right. Stud- ies have been aided by advances in tagging technology that are reveal- ing the secret lives of whale sharks in ways never before possible. As a result of the conference visit, St Helena can now take part in pro- viding tagging data. Elizabeth was approached by Research Section of the Georgia Atlantic Aquarium, who donated two satellite tagging de- vices, to mount onto whale sharks. MOT Marine Laboratories based in Florida are also collaborating and donated two further tagging devic- es. “I’ve had a few crash-training courses,” said Elizabeth when asked about physically tagging the whale sharks. “Basically you use a lance,” she explained that will penetrate the skin. “In theory, I know what to do, in practice, we’ll see!” The Marine Section will now continue their research and gain further EElizabethlizabeth CClingham,lingham, MMarinearine detailed information on whale shark CConservationonservation OOfffi ccerer sightings. tional Whale Shark Conference, and travelled to the researcher we the distance to give a presentation. She also were collaborating Invitation for spent time at the Atlanta Aquarium. The con- with. It was so excit- ference was designed to explore and dissemi- ing, that he couldn’t Quotations nate, scientifi c and conservation, advances re- sit down!” she said. lating to the world’s largest fi sh species. This information will Enterprise St Helena is seek- Whale sharks are distributed throughout the now be published in- ing to procure a new motor ternationally, “That tropical oceans of the world, they are gentle vehicle and would appreciate giants, that fi lter-feed on plankton. will put us on the The most signifi cant information to come out map when it comes if suitable importers could of the visit was the realisation of how rare St to whale shark re- send in detailed quotations search.” Helena’s sightings are of whale sharks mat- for the purchase of a NEW 4x4 Double Cab vehicle.

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The detailed quotation is to be sent to Mrs Michielle Yon, Director of Resources by no later than the 29 November 2013. 4 www.sams.sh Th ursday 14 November 2013 THE SENTINEL SENTINEL Harford Boy wins Essay Gold Young, David Owen (11), who is now schooling at Prince Andrew submitted a writ- COMMENT ten essay to the Commonwealth Essay Com- Damien O’Bey, SAMS petition for the Royal Commonwealth Society and won a Gold. When he was at Harford School he entered the competition along with approximately 11,000 In spring, the axis of the Earth is increas- other youngsters from around the world. Da- ing its tilt relative to the Sun, and the length vid won the Gold Certifi cate for his story of daylight rapidly increases for the relevant ‘Quick Thinking Saved the Day’ in the 2013 hemisphere. The hemisphere begins to warm competition This means he was in the top 150 signifi cantly causing new plant growth, to entries and the only winner on St Helena. “spring forth,” giving the season its name. In a special event, on Wednesday 13 Novem- Snow begins to melt, and streams swell with ber, David returned to Harford to receive his runoff. In climates that have no snow (like certifi cate from Director of Education, Colin ours), the air and ground temperatures in- Moore, in front of the younger students. David crease more rapidly. Many fl owering plants said about the win, “I’m really, really happy. I bloom this time of year. Already the small did not expect to get the gold award.” He said delicate shoots of our Agapanthus lilies are about being at Harford, “the support I got from beginning to emerge. Soon, that oh so fa- the teachers was outstanding, they pushed me miliar smell of the St John’s lily, (Christmas every step of the way. Lilies) will waft around many a Saint dwell- Pictured: David Owen. Turn the “I had two brilliant teachers, Miss Ethel Ben- page to read David’s winning story ing. jamin and Miss Marilyn Joshua, who just gave On St Helena spring is a sure sign that me so much support. I hope I have made them at for over three years, it shows real improve- Christmas is on the way, It’s almost as if proud.” ment in the school and the work that has gone we’ve been hibernating all year round, pa- David’s proud parents said in an email, “it is on over the last two years.” tiently waiting on Christmas time. Unlike lovely to see a Harford Student from St Helena David’s winning essay will feature in the on- places in the northern hemisphere where a doing so well.” They went on to say, “this is line edition of The Sentinel. It can be found at traditional Christmas scene depicts snow good news for Harford, which David has been www.sams.sh and winter wonderlands, Christmas on St Helena, means longer days, and awesome Below: Full press release issued by the Royal Navy (see front page for start of story) sunsets. Instead of mittens and woolly jump- ers we normally don shorts and tank tops in NEWS RELEASE - Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose an attempt to battle the heat. FLIGHT SAFETY COMMENDATION FOR CULDROSE AIRMAN Our weather is different from traditional weather, but, that doesn’t stop us having a A Senior Aircraftman (Technician) from the Royal Air Force currently based at Royal Naval good time. Christmas is meant to be a time Air Station Culdrose working in Merlin workshops has received a Commendation for his dili- of giving, good will and festive cheer. What gence on operations in Afghanistan. better way to spread good will than to do it in good weather? The point here though is Marco Yon who was serving on 1419 Flight as part of the Joint Air Group with the RAF’s Mer- if tradition doesn’t stop Saints having a good lin Force from RAF Benson, has been rewarded for his diligence and professionalism whilst time at Christmas, why does it always seem carrying out routine maintenance of a Merlin MK 3 on Operations in Afghanistan. to stand in the way of progress on the Island? Temperatures are slowly rising, and James- The prestigious Award, ‘The Commander Joint Helicopter Command Commendation for town is becoming a hub of activity. In weeks Flight Safety’, was awarded by the Commanding Offi cer Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose, to come the buzz created by holiday mak- Captain Mark Garratt at a special ceremony on the Base. ers and shoppers will gain a decibel or two. Now without sounding like a mis-timed The citation for SAC (T) Marco Yon’s Commendation reads as follows: Christmas song that has been playing since the 1st week of October, I’d like to take this ‘SAC (T) Yon was tasked with a routine cleaning task of the Main Rotor Gearbox (MRGB) opportunity as this will be my last comment and surrounding area of a Merlin MK 3 on Operation Herrick in Afghanistan. He was cleaning of the year, to wish all of our readers, a very the port side of the MRGB when he noticed unexpected movement on a control rod beneath merry, untraditional Christmas. the port servo actuator. On further examination of an associated bell crank, he felt excessive play between the bell crank and control rod. Yon reported his fi ndings and further examination Do You Have Good News? discovered more bell crank faults on the aircraft. A Serious Fault Signal was raised and further aircraft in Theatre were found with similar faults.’

Have you been blessed with a Baby? Marco’s conscientious action, high professional standards and attention to detail whilst car- Are there Wedding Bells in your rying out a routine task prevented what could have been a Serious Flight Safety occurrence. Future? The Sentinel features these wonder- Strongly Recommending Marco for the award the now Deputy Commander of JHC, Brigadier ful good news stories. Neil Sexton said, “This was professionalism of the highest order from a very junior technician, is diligence and mature response led to the discovery of a fl eet-wide issue affecting the JHC’s Call the team at SAMS on Tel: 22727 Merlin MK 3 and has potentially averted one or more serious Air Safety incidents.” SAMS Contact Details Telephone: 22727 email: [email protected] website: www.sams.sh THE SENTINEL Th ursday 14 November 2013 www.sams.sh 5 LETTER/SNIPPET The letter below was submitted last week, but unfortunately, after our print deadline. Jamestown Constituency Meeting mendation that benefi ts should be linked to Dear Editor, No-one turned up to the planned constitu- Minimum Income Standard and Legislative ency meeting at the Jamestown Commu- Council agreeing to increase Income Related I leave the island this week to return to South nity Centre on Tuesday night, 12 November. Benefi t and Basic Island Pension rates from Africa to again embark on fi sheries matters, one Councillors, Bernice Olsson, who would have 1st December, and he would not be opposed of which I know has raised a lot of interest on chaired the meeting, Ian Rummery and Chris- to the SWR report being made available to the the island, and involves the plan to purchase tine Scipio O’Dean expressed their disap- public. Ms Scipio O’Dean felt that an oppor- of an offshore fi shing boat for St Helena’s ail- pointment at not being able to communicate tunity was missed for discussing best strategy ing fi shing industry. Up until now progress may with the public through this forum. Kimberley for communications between councillors and have appeared to be slow, but I know that the Yon-Roberts from the Public Relations Offi ce their constituents. She wondered whether the advance is positive and steady all the time trying was on hand to take minutes. The councillors timing was right. to ensure we dot the i’s and cross the t’s. For the realised that no-one else was going to come Current meetings are being supported by St industry this is probably one of the biggest de- through the doors and aborted the meeting at Helena Government offi cials taking minutes. velopment upgrades for some time and will need 7.25pm. When completed the reports from all meetings clear and precise forward planning, which is to There were three items on the agenda for dis- will be collated and a plan decided for report- say we are going to get one good shot at getting cussion: A public summary of the Lucy Faith- ing back to constituents and taking forward this right, so lest make the best of what resources full Foundation (LFF) review of Child Safety required actions. we have. that took place on St Helena and Ascension; So far I am pleased to say that with the unstint- Although disappointed the councillors ap- Social Welfare Review (SWR) and subsequent peared undaunted by the Jamestown non- ing help and support from Enterprise St Helena report by Roy Sainsbury; and, Communica- and the St Helena Fisheries Corporation every attendance; they were mindful, however, that tions Strategy between councillors and con- effort is indeed being channelled into dotting the the small Ruperts’ community constituency i’s and crossing the t’s. There has been a good stituents. meeting held recently was well attended for its amount of support from our esteemed Council- Mr Rummery felt that apart from relaying population size. lors and SHG, who I know share this very im- information contained in the LFF review This round of constituency meetings is the fi rst portant ideal for the fi shing industry, which was summary and SWR report, there was the op- for the Legislative Council since they took of- illustrated this week by His Excellency Mark portunity to speak with constituents about fi ce in July. Leading up to the General Elec- Capes when meeting with a number of represen- any issues they may have including concerns tion poor communications and other reasons tatives from the fi sheries sector in the Council about parking, pavements and traffi c conges- why people were not supporting constituency Chambers. tion in Jamestown. He mentioned the recom- meetings, were widely used in campaigns. It is hoped that early in the New Year (January – February) there will have been suffi cient devel- The Health and Social Services Directorate wishes to advise the Public, including Commercial opments to start planning deadlines for when the Operators, that Basil Read will be undertaking construction work at the Horse Point Land Fill new vessel will arrive in our harbour. As stated site with effect from today Wednesday 13th November. During this time there will be restricted previously the intention is to sail the vessel on use of the site. Whilst interruptions to domestic waste collection / disposal service are not her own keel from her current berth in Hout expected during the construction work phase, the Directorate would appreciate it if all users Bay using a select team of trained local crews. follow the directional signs and adhere to all safety information posted. Part of the preparatory works will involve slip- Furthermore, in the interest of Health of Safety, all visitors/users are requested to sign in and ping followed by a survey by a reputable Marine out at Basil Read gate control station during working hours. Advice, if required, can be sought Surveyor with some other small tasks lasting from the on-site Landfi ll Site Operator or Sanitary Orderly for disposal of rubbish. approximately16-18 days, then a series of sea Children are not allowed to enter the site at any time. trails, before embarking on the 1700 nautical Your cooperation in this matter is gratefully appreciated. miles voyage to St Helena. Inclusive of this I will also be involved with a delegation from St Helena to attend the 2013 IC- Elected Members will hold a meeting at the Canister on Tuesday 19 No- CAT Conference which is being hosted in South vember at 5.30 pm, for all private sector Construction and Allied busi- Africa this year. Over a 7 day period it is hoped that we could raise such issues regarding our nesses, the purpose being to discuss any concerns within this industry. annual tuna quotas and also getter a better understanding of how our Fisheries Sector (South Atlantic Tuna Stocks) is managed on an interna- SPCA calendars for sale tional basis. I would like to use this opportunity to wish ev- Looking for a present for an animal lover? Want something attractive, ery one on the island a happy festive season and useful and easy to post? Need a calendar for 2014? indeed a prosperous new year. For the Fishing Industry; with your support and help this could The SPCA 2014 calendars feature all your favourite island animals, the the big one we have being waiting for and it will winners of the pet photographic competition. They are for sale at War- only really succeed if we ALL dig in and get the rens, Rose & Crown and the Emporium, priced £5.00. job done. I think it is called “commitment” in the corporate world and the time for radical change is upon us, so let us embrace it with vigour. Tight POT PLANTS FOR SALE lines and safe fi shing. Very best regards Sylvia Buckley will have a variety of pot Trevor O Thomas Chairman, plants on sale in the Jamestown Market St Helena Fishermen’s Association on Thursday 21 November from 7.30am Insert www.sams.sh Th ursday 14 November 2013 THE SENTINEL Online Sentinel Insert ing on the ropes, in a couple of minutes they fell away, he sprang up and looked around for anything he could use as a weapon if need be. There was a long pole resting on the rocking chair, he grabbed it and edged towards the door, stick held fi rmly in both hands he step out of the door and gasped at what he saw. He was up in the tree tops, not on the ground as he had expected. He was standing on a narrow wooden platform, just big enough for him to fi t on and all around him there was lots of huts connected to a large covered central hub. He crept towards the central hub, the platform shaking under his feet.

He suddenly heard footsteps behind him and he looked back, there were fi ve skeletal creatures coming toward him, each about two point fi ve meters tall and you could see their bones through their extremely pale skin, their eyes were without pupils, which matched their electric blue hair. He looked around trying to fi nd some were to hide but there was no were, two seconds later they saw him! He bolted towards the central hub and heard them quickly give pursuit, he stumbled near the entrance and fell through the door landing at the feet of a giant creature. He David Owen, winner of the Royal Commonwealth Society, Young Com- dwarfed the ones that had been following him and was dressed in a monwealth Competitions, 2013 Gold Award for Essay writing. (See blood red robe. He held a staff with a monkey’s skull at the end and news report on page 4). Below is David’s winning story. glared at Garry lying on the fl oor. Quick Thinking Saved the Day “Who are you!” the Chief thundered! Garry looked around the room and realised he wasn’t the only survivor as he saw two young children By David Owen, aged 11 he remembered seeing on the fl ight. “What are yuu…” but the Chief The trees reached up as far as the clouds and beyond. The ground was never got to fi nish his sentence because at that moment the tree shook covered in a thick blanket of shrubs and roots. The canopy far above violently fl inging them all across the room. blocked out direct sunlight making it tinted with green and brown. Chimpanzees swung overhead and mosquitoes buzzed around looking Garry was the fi rst to rise from the earth tremor, he ran across the room for food. picking up an animal skin from the fl oor and grabbing the children. He barged through the door and jumped….. Twenty year old Garry Tipstaff strolled through the under growth with a long stick swinging in hand, sweat cascading down his chest soaking The children cling onto him for dear life, as they fl oated away another his shirt. He stumbled across a pool of water and knelt to fi ll his water earth tremor sent the central hub falling to the grown catching fi re as bottle and drank hurriedly. It was cold and clear and tasted faintly of it fell. Garry saw a fast fl owing river in the distance and he knew this strawberries, he looked up and studied his surroundings. would lead them out of this nightmare, he glanced back and saw the last of the giant trees crash to the fl oor in fl ames. He was in a clearing, a small water fall at one end and a wall of trees at the other. He decided he was going to set up camp for the night and The End went to get some fi rewood, it was hard to fi nd any wood that was not wet, but fi nally he found a pile of dry wood under an overhanging rock. He picked up as much as he could and strolled back to his camp. It has been over two weeks since the airplane had crashed killing everyone except him.

When he got back to the camp he made his fi re, putting a hunk of meat ROYAL COMMONWEALTH SOCIETY onto his makeshift fi re-grill, suddenly there was a rustle of leaves and YOUNG COMMONWEALTH COMPETITIONS something heavy connected with the back of his head, the last thing he heard was strange muffl ed voices. 2013 AWARD “Hatw od oyu hinkt eh asw oingd ereh” a squeaky voice said. “I don’t know but he looks strange” a more gruff voice said. This is to certify that the Council of the Royal “I think we should tell the Chief about him” said the fi rst voice. “No wait until later” was the reply. Commonwealth Society, on the recommendation of its judges, has awarded the certifcate to: Garry dared not move, luckily he heard footsteps heading away from where he sat, and as soon as he could not hear them he opened his eyes. David Owen He was in a big hut made out of wood, it was spatially furnished with Harford Primary School, United Kingdom a small rug made out of animal skins and a long bed and rocking chair in one corner. GOLD COMMONWEALTH ESSAY COMPETITION He was tied to a pole in the middle of the fl oor which helped support the roof, he tried loosening his ropes but it was no good they would not budge, he was just about to grab his pen knife he kept in his trousers when he heard voices approaching. Luckily the voices passed and Gar- ry was able to glimpse a crop of electric blue hair and a strange looking Charles Kemp face with a protruding mouth, which explained the strange sounding Chief Judge language. He grabbed his pen knife out of this pocket and started saw- THE SENTINEL Th ursday 14 November 2013 www.sams.sh Insert Online Sentinel Insert

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Ask a statistically signifi cant number of ran- Elected Members. I do hope that policy deci- What are we to make of the Governor’s Man- dom people on St.Helena whether they are sions made and priorities set by the Members agement Team (or whatever it is called these suffi ciently consulted on important political of Legislative Council that we have elected to days)? It used to be a coterie of ex-pats provid- topics and, I’ll wager, the vast majority will represent us are not simply ignored, delayed ing expert advice to the Governor, presumably complain that they are not. But I don’t think indefi nitely or completely overruled by of- so that the Governor could make better deci- this is so obviously the case. fi cials that we have not, irrespective of how sions. Unfortunately, they were frequently pol- Many people seem to be able to opine simul- good at their job they might be. So, if they are icy decisions which ExCo should have been taneously on the one hand that they are not consulting us, they can only be doing so in making. Has this practice been discontinued? consulted properly, while on the other hand collaboration with the politicians – can’t they? I wonder. that they are being asked to attend too many Mmm! Perhaps. Let’s get back to the question of consultations. meetings and fi ll out too many surveys. They I recognise that Elected Members are not usu- Are they really necessary? Are they really de- can’t really have it both ways; certainly, no- ally experts in the fi elds on which they have to sirable? We elect our politicians to represent one can expect to be personally interviewed at make policy decisions, so they are dependent us, so why don’t we let them get on with it? It their own convenience, so what can they really on the advice of those who are, these being the is true that they should canvass the opinions of be expecting? Civil Servants and TC advisers. This is fi ne “stakeholders” on specifi c issues, but we can’t But perhaps we ought fi rst to be asking, who if the decisions are still the responsibility of all be stakeholders all of the time, surely. So, is doing the consulting? If it is a Civil Servant, the politicians. But is this really the case? We shouldn’t they simply be asking the advice and we might well ask why they are consulting at know that Ordinances are really drafted by the opinions of a limited number of people in most all, since much of their job ought to be “sim- several qualifi ed lawyers that are permanently cases, and otherwise perform their representa- ply” the execution of policy decided for them. retained to advise the Government – but who tive role for the rest of us? Any Councillor that If they are deciding policy themselves, then is it that decides what the essence of the law is afraid to take a representative stance should some red fl ags ought to be waved furiously should be, not just the wording? I hope it is perhaps look for a less demanding job. because that is defi nitely the mandate of the the politicians.

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Call 24832 after 5pm 8 www.sams.sh Th ursday 14 November 2013 THE SENTINEL WORLD & ST HELENA SNIPPETS WORLD First sentence passed in Supreme Court NEWS On Friday, 8 November, the St Helenian a child under the age of thirteen. man that featured in last week’s Sentinel was On the further four counts relating to four SNIPPETS sentenced for the charges that he pleaded counts of sexual activity with a child family guilty to. member, the Lord Chief Justice sentenced the The charges he pleaded guilty to, consisted of man to fi ve and a half years for each plea, to two counts of sexual assault of a child under run concurrently. Aid convoys attempting to bring the age of thirteen and a further four counts The visiting Lord Chief Justice, Charles Ekins, of sexual activity with a child family member. saw no reason why the fi rst two counts and the relief to the victims of Typhoon Haiyan second four counts, should not run consecu- are coming under regular attack from both The Lord Chief Justice, Charles Ekins, using the guidelines set out for the UK criminal jus- tively, resulting to the man being imprisoned suspected communist rebels and starving for, in total, six and a half years. survivors of the monster storm. tice system, sentenced the man to 12 months Relief columns being escorted by the Phil- for each of the two counts of sexual assault of ippines army are now engaged in fi refi ghts with members of the New People’s Army, SUPREME COURT ADJUDICATION – 8 November 2013 the militant wing of the Communist Party offences to Court.” of the Philippines. Today in St Helena’s Supreme Court, Je- Jeromy Cairns Wicks is currently serving a 6 The almost complete breakdown of law romy Cairns Wicks pleaded guilty to down- month sentence in HMP Jamestown for fi re- and order in the areas hardest-hit by loading indecent images from the internet arms offences. He has today been sentenced Haiyan is only further hampering a re- onto his computer. This is the fi rst prosecu- by Chief Justice Ekins in respect of the above lief operation that the UN’s World Food tion of this category on St Helena and follows matters to 15 months imprisonment. Programme is describing as a “logistical an investigation in which computer materials Director of Health David Jenkins added: nightmare”. were seized during the execution of a warrant “The protection of children and young people (www.telegraph.co.uk) earlier this year at Mr Cairns Wicks’ home in is a statutory responsibility that we take very Jamestown. The St Helena investigative team seriously. I am appreciative of the investiga- North Korea staged gruesome received expert support from specialist offi - tive diligence demonstrated in this case and public executions of 80 people this cers at Sussex Police in the UK. we will continue to work together to ensure month, some for offenses as minor as Chief of Police Trevor Botting said: that robust safeguards are in place and to watching South Korean entertainment “Regrettably this is now quite a common of- investigate fully any allegations of activities videos or being found in possession of a fence in the UK, but it is the fi rst time such an where the welfare of children or young adults Bible, a South Korean newspaper reported offence has been prosecuted in St Helena. is threatened.” Monday. “This investigation would have been very dif- Mr Cairns Wicks was previously employed as The daily JoongAng Ilbo attributed the fi cult without the welcome assistance of Sus- a Police Offi cer and as a Social Work Man- mass executions to a single, unidentifi ed sex Police who provided specialist technical ager on St Helena. An internal review and in- source, but at least one other news agency, support and I am very grateful to them for vestigation by the Police and Social Services run by North Korean defectors, reported their help. Safeguarding children is a prior- into potential criminality relating to Mr Cairns hearing rumors of the killings in seven cit- ity for us all, and the Police Directorate will Wicks’ employment in St Helena Police and ies across the reclusive country. work closely with the Health and Education Social Services has taken place. If anyone Authorities in Wonsan, a port on North directorates to enhance and develop the way does feel that there are any issues they would Korea’s eastern coast that is being trans- in which safeguarding children is managed on like to raise concerning this matter, please formed into a resort in hopes of attract- St Helena. contact Police or Social Services on the Police ing foreign investment to the impover- “The downloading of indecent images of chil- Confi dential Helpline: 22888. ished country, gathered more than 10,000 dren is a serious criminal issue that we will Trevor Botting, Chief of Police residents in a stadium and forced them continue to address. I would like to give credit David Jenkins, Director of Health & Social to watch the fi ring-squad executions, the to the investigative team for their dedicated Welfare newspaper reported. work, in diffi cult circumstances, to bring these SHG, 8 November 2013 The condemned were lashed to poles, hooded, then sprayed with machine-gun fi re, JoongAng Ilbo quoted its source, who WEEKLY WEATHER UPDATE reportedly is familiar with North Korean Thanks internal affairs and recently returned from The sun has arrived, but only in parts of the the country. (www.latimes.com) island. While Jamestown enjoys glorious days, The family of the late Enid Bowers further afi eld still has cold mornings with a would like to extend sincere and Apple has begun selling the iPad mist the sun struggles to move. It feels warmer mini with Retina display in the UK, and sunnier and it is a welcome return for a heartfelt thanks to everyone who sticking to its promise to make the device seasonal norm. Here are the weather data read- assisted in any way at the time of available “later in November”. ings from the Bottom Woods Met offi ce and her death and at the funeral. The The tablet, announced at the company’s ANRD Scotland. event on 22 October, can be bought from Bottom Woods Scotland messages of condolences by card, the Apple online store. email, letters and in person were Max Temp 20.0C 20.0C Currently, all but the two cheapest models greatly appreciated and comfort- of the tablet are dispatching in fi ve to 10 Min Temp 13.3C 12.0C business days; those two models take “one Mean Temp 15.9C 16.0C ing. She is now ‘Safe in the arms to three business days”. Total Sunshine 28.5hrs 46.3hrs of Jesus’ and we have many cher- (www.theguardian.com) Total Rainfall 0.6 mm 0.7mm Mean W/Spd 11.2 knots ished memories of her. THE SENTINEL Th ursday 14 November 2013 www.sams.sh 9 NOTICE BOARD St Helena animals continue in good hands On Wednesday 30th October the SPCA held its AGM. Eighteen members attended, including the Patron HE Mr Mark Capes and Chair Mrs Tamara Capes. In his opening speech Mr Capes complemented the SPCA on the many successful fundraising activities which have taken place over the year, noting that a Society is judged by the way it treats its animals and St Helena is no different. The hard work of the current Chair was acknowledged, in driving the fundraising activities forward. Matthew Joshua, as the on-island rep for the St Helena Association, UK, presented a cheque for £500 to the SPCA.

The years activities included an animal awareness week, taking the message of animal welfare to schools, a leptospirosis vaccination campaign, setting up the SPCA Helpline, and a set of shears has been bought for loan to sheep farmers.

The long battle to reduce the number of unwanted kittens and stray cats has been supported by the passing of new legislation focusing on responsible ownership. The animal warden, Julie Balchin, reported that over the past year 100 feral and stray cats have been caught and humanely euthanised by Joe Hollins, the vet. In addition, 20 kittens and cats have been found good homes, some in Ascension Island, and a number of dogs have also found new homes on Ascension. The dedication, commitment and invaluable assistance of Joe Hollins the vet and his team was praised, as was the assistance of many members of the public for reporting problem areas and keeping an eye on the traps. There has been an increase in understanding of animal welfare which has improved the lives of many animals on the island.

The next year will see the initiation of a range of activities, putting the funds to good use, to improve the welfare of animals on the island and raise the proﬁ le of the society. Our top priorities will include ensuring the Warden has appropriate, reliable transport and improving the range of specialised veterinary equipment used in particular for faster diagnosis and treatment of all St Helenian animals.’

The SPCA Helpline number is 22999, and check out the St Helena SPCA page on Facebook. FOR SALE –‘Tranquillity’ A large, modern, two - bedroom (both en- suite) fully furnished property, situated in approx.1/3acre surrounded by pastureland, in Alarm Forest.

This property has a very spacious living/dining room with an attractive Italian wood-burning stove; a large fi tted kitchen/diner with built-in appliances; a ‘garden room’ opening onto the garden; a generous sized offi ce/study; utility room with appliances and fi tted cupboards; two large bedrooms (both en-suite) and a separate toilet; garage. The ceilings and underside of the corrugated steel roof are insulated. Two solar panels are mounted on the roof.

The rear of the property is paved and there is a paved patio area adjacent to the utility room. The property is bounded by a natural stone wall, hibiscus hedging and a strung wire fence. The garden is mainly laid to lawn with fruit trees. Within the garden there is a block-built and rendered workshop with mains electricity and water supply, a garden shed, two log storage bins and a shipping container (for extra storage) For full details go to www.rightmove.co.uk , overseas section then click on St. Helena. Enquiries to tranquillity. [email protected] or + 290 24750 10 www.sams.sh Th ursday 14 November 2013 THE SENTINEL NOTICE BOARD THE SENTINEL Th ursday 14 November 2013 www.sams.sh 11 NOTICE BOARD 12 www.sams.sh Th ursday 14 November 2013 THE SENTINEL NOTICE BOARD

tthh Saturday 7 December 2013

From 10am-2pm in the New Horizons Leisure Park

Items on sale will include: x Brand new and second hand clothing & shoes x Household goods x Books and magazines x Toys x Jewellery x Home baking x Craft for the kiddies x Perfumes and gift sets

And lots, lots more for £1 or LESS Grab a bargain this Christmas

IfIf you have anything you would like to donate to our sale, it will beb greatly appreciated. You could drop it off at New Horizons or wew can collect it from you. You can call Tina on 22034/23156 or DebbieD on 23008/24206. Something fforor eeveryoneveryone THE SENTINEL Th ursday 14 November 2013 www.sams.sh 13 NOTICE BOARD INVITATION FOR QUOTATIONS CONTRACT FOR SERVICES – IT TECHNICAL SUPPORT, SHG St Helena Government is seeking specialist CORPORATE SERVICES housing ﬁ nance and legal expertise for a ‘critical friend’ as we undertake an options appraisal for the future of the housing service on St Helena. The Information Technology Sec- For the ﬁ rst phase of this work we will be: tion within Corporate Services invites

•Reviewing our proposals for the future funding expressions of interest from suitably of the service, with the intention of creating a vi- qualifi ed individuals or organisations, able, improved service; and to provide the following services: •Deciding upon which of the range of options for stock transfer is in the best interests of SHG and its tenants. •Design, implement and administer computer network systems across SHG, and troubleshoot Local Area Net- Subject to the success of this fi rst phase, we envisage additional fund- works and all peripheral equipment. ing becoming available in 2014/15 for support to achieve a transfer of the housing stock in 2015/16. Interested persons are in the fi rst instance requested to submit a positive interest in writing via letter, email or fax If you would like to bid for this work please could you email the Hous- by Monday, 18th November 2013, to the below address ing Executive, [email protected] by 12.00 on December 30th with the following: giving details of experience and qualifi cations.

• The number of days of specialist housing fi nance and legal expertise Mrs Gillian Francis that you could provide for a fi xed sum of £20,000; Deputy Chief Secretary • The names, qualifi cations and experience, particularly in stock trans- Castle fer, of the advisory team that you would employ; Jamestown • A draft project plan showing the steps SHG would need to take to St Helena Island achieve a successful transfer by the end of 2014/15; and Tel No: 290 22314 • Your answer to the question ‘What are the main advantages and disad- Fax No: 290 22819 vantages of stock transfer, based upon your experience’ (no more than Email: [email protected] 500 words; the use of bullet points is encouraged). Corporate Services 6 November 2013 VACANCY Teaching Assistant The Education & Employment Directorate is seeking to employ a suitable person who enjoys working with young people to join a committed team of teachers within the Primary Sector of the Directorate. Applicants will be required to pass the Screening Test for Teaching Assistants unless in possession of a GCSE in English and Maths at Grade C or above, and have recent and relevant work experience. The ideal candidate will have good interpersonal skills and a sense of humour. We are keen to hear from applicants who have a genuine interest in educating children with commu- nication diffi culties and behavioural patterns associated with Oppositional Defi ance Disorder (ODD). The successful candidate will be expected to provide assistance to the class teacher by supporting teaching and learning in the school/classroom environment. Plan and prepare programmes of work under the direction of the class teacher to cater for the learning needs of groups of pupils and or individuals.

Salary for the post is in Grade C, commencing £6,479 per annum and will depend on relevant qualiﬁ cations and/or experience.

For further details regarding this post, interested persons should contact Mrs Carlean Crowie, Headteacher at Harford Primary School on telephone number 24719 (e-mail [email protected]) Application forms which are available from Education & Employment Directorate and Corporate Human Resources should be 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 12 noon on Friday 22nd November 2013. The Education & Employment Directorate is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to uphold these principles. All appointments are subject to a satisfactory medical check and vetting or Enhanced CRB Disclosure.

Mr Colin Moore Director of Education & Employment 11 November 2013 14 www.sams.sh Th ursday 14 November 2013 THE SENTINEL LIFESTYLE & CULTURE National Diabetes Day

Anne Clarke, SAMS

Since June this year, there have been an additional 18 people diagnosed as diabetics on the island. “this leaves a total of 699,” said Diabetic Nurse, Jackie Henry, “this is a notice- able increase for only a few months ago.” National Diabetes Day is recognised all over the world on the 14 November each year. Un- fortunately St Helena will not engage in activities the year, “due to shortages in staffi ng,” said Jackie, “however there will be wallboard displays and information leafl ets available.” There are plans to educate people on St Helena more effi ciently as well as how important it is to maintain a healthy lifestyle, diet and regular exercise regime. Diabetic Nurse, What is Diabetes? Diabetes mellitus, or sim- Jackie Henry ply, diabetes, is a chronic disease that occurs control the levels of glucose in their blood. If age their condition through exercise and diet. when the pancreas is no longer able to make people with Type 1 diabetes do not have ac- However, over time most people will require insulin, or when the body cannot make good cess to insulin, they will die. “We fi nd here on, oral drugs and or insulin. “Although people use of the insulin it produces. Insulin is a hor- St Helena, that people with Type 1 diabetes, are aware that they need to maintain a healthy mone made by the pancreas, that acts like a show more control when dealing with their diet and regularly exercise, they tend to not key to let glucose from the food we eat pass condition,” said Jackie, “having to take the worry as much,” said Jackie, “St Helena cur- insulin automatically makes people control rently have more people living with Type 2 “our lifestyle here on St their lifestyle.” The hospital has now begun to diabetes, than Type 1.” Both Type 1 and Type use the clergine insulin, which unfortunately is 2 diabetes are serious. There is no such thing Helena is a major contribut- quite costly (£20.00 for a pack of 5 cartridges). as mild diabetes. ing factor to the disease,” They also use a new appliance to administer the insulin, in the form of a pen. “It is crucial that we as from the blood stream into the cells in the body Type 2 diabetes used to be called non-insulin parents take a proactive to produce energy. All carbohydrate foods are dependent diabetes or adult-onset diabetes, approach for our children’s broken down into glucose in the blood. Insulin and accounts for at least 90% of all cases of helps glucose get into the cells. Not being able diabetes. It is characterized by insulin resis- health.” to produce insulin or use it effectively leads tance and relative insulin defi ciency, either to raised glucose levels in the blood (known or both of which may be present at the time as hyperglycaemia). Over the long-term, high diabetes is diagnosed. The diagnosis of type Gestational diabetes (GDM) is a form of dia- glucose levels are associated with damage to 2 diabetes can occur at any age. “There are betes consisting of high blood glucose levels the body and failure of various organs and tis- cases of young children developing due to during pregnancy, however, this does not ap- sues. the obesity factor on St Helena,” said Jackie, pear to be a problem on St Helena. It devel- “there is no such thing, that older people de- ops in one in 25 pregnancies worldwide and is 16% of our community is suffering with the velop Type 2 diabetes and younger people associated with complications to both mother illness, “our lifestyle here on St Helena is a develop Type 1. Type 2 diabetes may remain and baby. GDM usually disappears after preg- major contributing factor to the disease,” ex- undetected for many years and the diagnosis nancy but women with GDM and their chil- plained Jackie, “fi gures show that the majority is often made when a complication appears or dren are at an increased risk of developing of Type 2 diabetics are overweight.” a routine blood or urine glucose test is done. Type 2 diabetes later in life. Approximately It is often, associated with overweight or obe- half of women with a history of GDM go on There are three main forms of diabetes. Type sity, which itself can cause insulin resistance to develop Type 2 diabetes within fi ve to ten 1 diabetes used to be called juvenile-onset dia- and lead to high blood glucose levels. “ We years after delivery. Other specifi c types of betes. It is usually caused by an auto-immune urge parents to maintain a healthy lifestyle for diabetes also exist. reaction where the body’s defense system at- their children,” said Jackie, “It is crucial that tacks the cells that produce insulin. The rea- we as parents take a proactive approach for our Today is National Diabetes Day, take a few son this occurs is not fully understood. People children’s health.” The Diabetic Nurse on St minutes to access your lifestyle, are you main- with Type 1 diabetes produce very little or no Helena pleads with parents to encourage their taining a healthy diet for you and your fam- insulin. The disease may affect people of any children and themselves to take onboard the ily? Do you exercise regularly? Is any of this age, but usually develops in children or young importance of a healthy lifestyle, contracting important? adults. People with this form of diabetes need Type 2 Diabetes can be preventable. People injections of insulin every day in order to with Type 2 diabetes can often initially man- THE SENTINEL Th ursday 14 November 2013 www.sams.sh 15 TIME OUT COFFEE BREAK HUMOUR Golfer: “I’d move heaven & earth to break 100 on this course.” Caddy: “Try heaven; you’ve already moved most of the earth.” Two fi sh are in a tank. One turns to the other and says, “Hey, do you know how to drive this thing?” A man goes to a pet shop and buys a talking parrot. He takes the parrot home and tries to teach the parrot how to say a few things, but instead, the parrot just swears at him. After a few hours of trying to teach the bird, the man fi nally says, “If you don’t stop swearing, I’m going to put you in the freezer as punishment.” The parrot continues, so fi nally the man puts the bird in the freezer. About an hour later, the parrot asks the man to please open the door. As the man takes the shivering bird out of the freezer, it says, “I promise to never swear WUZZLE again. Just tell me what that turkey did!” A wuzzle is a saying/phrase that is made up of a display of words, in an interesting way. The object is to try to fi gure out the well-known saying, A small boy swallowed some coins and was taken to a hospital. person, place, or thing that each wuzzle is meant to represent. When his grandmother telephoned to ask how he was, the nurse said, Answers at the bottom of page “No change yet.” FUN QUOTE Two boys were arguing when the teacher entered the room. The “Goods always seem to teacher says, “Why are you arguing?” One boy answers, “We found a ten dollor bill and decided to give it to whoever tells the biggest be ‘in transit,’ lie.” “You should be ashamed of yourselves,” said the teacher, “When I was your age I didn’t even know what a lie was.” The boys gave the ten dollars to the teacher. never in other vans” SENTINEL REBOOT - Local news from last year Famous Birthdays Approximately 60 people assembled at the wharf for a sale of seized and unclaimed goods, 14 Nov - 20 Nov hosted by Customs and Revenue. There were 25 lots including 11 motorcycles. The total revenue raised on the day was £14,741. Prince Charles (65) Prince of Wales - 14 Nov Sue-Ellen Henry was presented with the Jean Beadon Student of the Year Award Cup. The award recognises the student who made the most, all round, progress in their training. Chad Kroeger (39) Sue-Ellen top scored with 90/100, followed by Samara Henry (82) and Latoya Williams Singer/Guitarist for Nickleback (71). 15 Nov Thales, a world leader in air traffi c management, was selected by Basil Read to supply and install air traffi c Danny Devito (69) management equipment and solutions for the airport. US Actor - 17 Nov Cricket: Jamestown Zodiacs started their season with a nine wicket victory against league newcomers, Owen Wilson (45) Levelwood Rebels. US Actor - 18 Nov PEOPLE Guilty DID YOU KNOW... Pleasures • Shaking hands exchanges more germs than kissing. 1. Song – Heaven – • The name ‘ferret’ comes from the Latin word for Robbie Williams little thief. 2 Taking soaps and • Potatoes have more chromosomes than humans. things from hotels • Most elephants weigh less than the tongue of a full grown blue whale. 3 Expensive • Two mature trees can provide enough oxygen jewellery for a family of four. Martin Crowie • Panda bears spend up to 16 hours a day eating

If you would like to take part, we need a good picture of you (which we •The ﬁ rst country to use postcards was Austria.

can do) and your top 3 - it could be your top 3 movies, songs, books or Hand in Hand 6. Triathalon 5.

cars. It could be your top 3 places on St Helena, or top 3 achievements. People the We 4. Sides Off 3.

The more interesting the better chance of being chosen, as we will only Time in Back Travel 2. Business for Open 1. print 1 per week! Email: [email protected] with subject heading, top 3. SOLUTIONS WUZZLE 16 www.sams.sh Th ursday 14 November 2013 THE SENTINEL NOTICE BOARD

Artists Corner Exhibition

A Showcase of local artistic talent on display at the Cannister

Monday 25th to Saturday 30th November, 10.30-16.00

Artists include:

Hazel Allen nee Yon, Danny Coutts, Corinda Essex, Michel Martineau, Brenda Moors-Clingham, Elmarie Mostert, Christina Stroud, PAS GCSE Art Students

This event is sponsored by the St Helena Arts & Crafts Association

“The Importance of Data Sharing”

GISday - Wednesday, 20th November 2013 - Open House Gallery - Essex House: 10am - 3pm - Open to all Schools - Thursday, 21st November 2013 & Friday, 22th November 2013. At the GIS Office, Essex House. (Call 22270 to book appointments)

THE SENTINEL Th ursday 14 November 2013 www.sams.sh 17 NOTICE BOARD Solomon & Company (St Helena) Plc

Main Street, Jamestown, Island of St Helena, STHL 1ZZ Tel: 290 2380, Fax: 290 2423, Email: [email protected] Web: www.solomons-sthelena.com Prosperity Through Partnership

PROPERTY TO LET

Solomon & Company (St Helena) Plc has a property situated in Bamboo Hedge, Sandy Bay known as “Bamboo Hedge House” which is available to let on a commercial lease arrangement as accommodation.

This property is a two storey building and it is located near our Farms. The property is furnished and has three bedrooms on the first floor along with a separate bathroom and toilet. On the ground floor is the kitchen, a spacious dining room, lounge and another room that could be converted to a fourth bedroom or used as a study at ones preference.

For further information about leasing this property, interested parties should contact Ian Gough, Operations Manager on telephone number 22380 during normal business hours.

Registered Office: St Nicholas House, St Nicholas Road, Sutton, Surrey, SM1 1EL, United Kingdom Registered in England and Wales, Reg No. 496276 18 www.sams.sh Th ursday 14 November 2013 THE SENTINEL PHOTOS RREMEMBRANCEEMEMBRANCE SUNDAYSUNDAY

On Sunday, 10 November, the Right Reverend Lord Bishop, Richard Fenwick, led a divine service at the Cenotaph in Jamestown, to remember our fallen and serving heroes within the Armed Forces and Emergency Services. Led by the police and the Scout’s band, uniformed contingents marched from the Canister to the Cenotaph. This year a contingent of ex service men and women also joined the march. Everyone in attendance observed 2 minutes of silence following the last post, and various organisations laid wreaths, after the Governors Deputy, Owen O’Sullivan, laid the ﬁ rst wreath on behalf of St Helena. Following the customary ‘March Past’ marking the end of the Remembrance Service ceremony, the Scout Troop marched into the Castle Gardens for a special presentation. Scout Leader, Mark Yon was presented a certiﬁ cate to mark 10 years as a Chief Scout by the Chairman of the First HHeadead BBoyoy PPASAS DDavidavid CClarkelarke Jamestown Scout Group, Colin Yon.

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Combined Choir 20 www.sams.sh Th ursday 14 November 2013 THE SENTINEL PROGRAMME/SNIPPET SAMS Tunnels Un-earthed in Jamestown The works that have been moving along ran under the Stand... What I didn’t expect was Main Street in James Town to lay new ducting that the tunnels system was built as a storm RADIO 1 for fi bre optic cable, by Sure SA on behalf of drain system. “ SHG, made a historical fi nd that was watched Inside the tunnel Lucy described the scene as 102.7MHz, 90.5MHz, 105.1MHz, 105.3MHz closely by Director of St Helena Museum, Lucy moist and humid with sharp stones. Lots of peo- Also Live Streaming via www.sams.sh Caesar. ple had asked her if there was any treasure in During the digging the workmen found a hid- the tunnel. “No hidden treasure, but I think that CONTACT THE SHOW the tunnel itself is a big enough treasure , if you To reach the Radio 1 team, call 22727, or den tunnel that runs some distance under James email: [email protected]. You can also contact us via our Town. Lucy said about the fi nd, “We came ask me. It was a lovely discovery.” She went on Facebook page - just visit the SAMS website, www. across a tunnel, we were approaching the area to say that it was dark with lots of cockroaches. sams.sh, click the Facebook link at the top right of ev- in front of the Consulate.” She went on, “We The discovered tunnel system is independent ery page. found what appeared to be a hole, large enough from the Run and had to be closed up after the investigation. “We did not leave the tunnel open St Helena News: Monday to Fridays at for a small child to go into. We discovered that because in winter time it would get fl ooded as 7am, 10am, 12noon, 5pm, 7pm & 10pm this was part of the tunnel drain network for there is no way for the water to escape.” The also at 3am & 5am Tuesday to Saturday. James Town.” escape route had been blocked in the past by the Saturday news: 8am & 12noon Lucy described the tunnel as narrow (53cm wide) and only accessible to walk down in a foundations of the lights on the Stand. Monday to Friday crouched position (1.54m high in the highest of The tunnel is blocked off now, with a remov- SUNRISE 7 to 10am places). The walls are made of stone and mud, able blockage, so in the future some may access Live music, entertainment, discussion, interviews and with lime mortar in places. Some repairs are ce- the tunnel. Lucy had been watching the works trivia. includes: 7am: St Helena News ment. looking for clay piping, with a hope of fi nding 12.00pm: St Helena News, public service announce- “This particular tunnel, forked towards the period buttons as an interesting fi nd. Lucy said, ments and notice board. Canister and if you look at the road you will no- “If we are in an age where we are looking at Repeated at midnight everyday. tice that there is an indentation from the stand tourism industry, that is basically cultural heri- SATURDAY CHART BUSTERS towards the gas lamp (the old black lamp in tage, we need to start managing it.” A compilation of top chart hits, both new and old. front of the Canister),” said Lucy. Lucy Caesar thanks Nigel George ,Sure SA and Lucy mentioned about the discovery on 5 No- the St Helena National Trust for their coopera- REWIND vember, “I always understood that the tunnel tion during the watching brief. Saturday 9.30am. Presented by Liam Yon. Rewind takes you back to years gone by featuring a different year every week, focussing on the music and stories that made it memorable. Repeated on Saturday at 6.00pm, Monday at 6.00pm & 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. EEntrancentrance ttoo ttunnelunnel MUD ON THE TIRES PPictureicture ccourtesyourtesy ooff tthehe MMuseumuseum Each week this show turns the musical spotlight on the wonderful world of country music. Join Darrin Henry as he discovers more about the singers and bands, the inside stories and of course, the best country sounds around today. Sunday: 11am and 7pm. Tuesday 11.30pm, Thursday 10.15am, Friday 5.30pm. GOSPEL FM Thursday 7.30 - 9.30pm Presented by John Moyce, 30 minutes of childrens’ feature followed by 90 mins of gospel music. RADIO SPORTS ARENA Monday 4pm. Review of the week’s sporting action, local & international. Repeats will be on Tuesday at 10.30am and 7.30pm and Wednesday at 2.00pm THE CHART SHOW Wednesday 10.30am Presented by Helen Wallis and John Woollacott. Catch up on the latest chart music. Repeated Wednesday 9.00pm, Thursday 12.15pm and Saturday 1.00pm BBC WORLD SERVICE NEWS 24/7 on our 2nd radio channel. CChrishris HillmanHillman iinvestigatingnvestigating tthehe ttunnelunnel 100.7 MHz and 88.1MHz PPictureicture ccourtesyourtesy ooff tthehe SStt HHelenaelena NNationalational TTrustrust THE SENTINEL Th ursday 14 November 2013 www.sams.sh 21 NOTICE BOARD

Project Manager/ Master Craftsman

Make a difference xTo individuals - a career, a future, fulfilment, a second chance xTo businesses - right skills, meet new challenges/changes, productivity xTo clients - consistent standards, a better experience, higher quality xTo the industry - everyone trains, consistent standards across a dispersed industry, influencing industry solutions

In order to support Economic Growth and Skills Development, the ConstrucƟon Up-skilling Group in partnership with Enterprise St Helena is puƫng in place a project to deliver construcƟon training to support and develop the current construcƟon capability and capacity on St Helena. We are therefore seeking to appoint a suitably qualiﬁed and experienced person to manage the implementaƟon and delivery of this project. The applicant will be expected to deliver and assess accredited training, coordinate the commissioning of professional skilled trainers in addiƟon to steering and monitoring this project. The applicant must therefore demonstrate experience in all areas. You will need to show relevant qualiﬁcaƟons, along with a minimum of 5 years senior experience in the construcƟon industry. Ideally you should also have experience of quality standards and project management delivery. The successful applicant will work alongside the ConstrucƟon Group, ESH team, relevant stakeholders, and instructors.

If you would like further information, have the skills required and are interested in an exciting new challenge, we would like to hear from you. Applications comprising a CV including a covering letter should be submitted to Kirsty Joshua at Enterprise St Helena, Ladder Hill. You can contact Kirsty on Tel: 22920 or Email: [email protected] by Thursday 5th December. 22 www.sams.sh Th ursday 14 November 2013 THE SENTINEL SNIPPET/NOTICE BOARD ST HELENA QUESTION RAISED IN HOUSE OF LORDS ANNIVERSARY A question was raised in the House of Lords both airport and airline industry profession- by Lord Michael Ashcroft relating to St Hel- als. Over the past 12 years, Avia Solutions GREETINGS ena. “To ask Her Majesty’s Government, successfully completed hundreds of aviation further to the Written Answer by Baroness engagements throughout the world. Combined Northover on 21 October, which company has with their extensive experience with complex Happy Anniversary to been appointed to assist the St Helena Govern- acquisition and merger advisory services, Avia ment in contracting air services.” Solutions is now recognized as a global leader my aunt Brenda and Lord Bates gave a written answer on Thurs- in delivering advanced trafﬁ c, network and day 7 November, “The contract to assist in the economic analysis to aviation clients. uncle Arthur Bizaare procurement of an air service for St Helena Managing Director of Avia Solutions told for November 23 from has been awarded to Avia Solutions, based in SAMS, “We are delighted to have been award- Woking.” ed the contract after a very detailed selection Dawn, Jim, Charlie According to the Avia Solutions website, process and will be working closely with the they are one of the world’s leading air trans- people of St Helena and DFID to provide the and Tilly. port consultancies. Their team is made up of best possible solution for Saints.”

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Connect Saint Helena Ltd has an ongoing maintenance programme to make improvements on the electricity network to help reduce the number of unplanned power outages.To carry out this work safely the electricity supply needs to be switched off and for the next few weeks consumers in the westernsideoftheislandwillbeaffectedonthefollowingdatesandtimes.

Tuesday19thNovemberandTuesday26thNovember From9amto10amand2.30pmto3.30pm(toallowswitchingoperations) Head O’Wain, Ben Masons, Barren Ground, West Lodge, High Hill. Thompson’s Wood, Fitzstevens Estate,HorseRidgeandthewholeofBlueHill. However,BarrenGroundwillbewithoutelectricityforthewholeperiod,thatis,from9amto3.30pmon thesetwodays. ͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲ Tuesday3rdDecember From9amto3.30pm Head O’Wain, Ben Masons, Barren Ground, West Lodge, High Hill. Thompson’s Wood, Fitzstevens Estate,HorseRidgeandthewholeofBlueHill.

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Interested to know more about women’s First building on your right health issues? Car park available Opening Hours: Mondays, Wednesdays, Then why not join Dr Mary Packer & Fridays& Saturdays, Community Nursing Team For a Reproduc- From 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm tive Road show. On sale includes Ladies party dresses, Jeans etc all in hard to find sizes! Men’s dress shirts, Jeans, shorts, T shirts etc. Children’s party On the following dates dresses and shoes, little boys track shoes in sizes • Thursday 21 November at the HTH Clinic 4 – 9 etc. Also on sale is a variety of children’s clothing at • Monday 25 November at the Jamestown discount prices! Community Centre • Thursday 29 November at the Harford Come along and have a browse, and start your Christmas shopping! community Centre Contact: Jean Fowler Tel: 24044 Starting at 7pm

If you have any questions you wish to be discussed contact the community Nurses on telephone No 22500

Argos Re-affi rms Commitment to St Helena going to be pulling out, we have made a com- and me personally, support it hugely. I think Worldwide Operations General Manager mitment to the island and our colleagues in the that it’s the right kind of size for the island for Argos, Peter Thompson, who had been fi shing industry.” and more than capable of going out to the on island for a week, held a press briefi ng on He shared his thoughts on St Helena’s efforts seamounts.” Whilst Peter transits through Wednesday, 6 November at the Canister. The to purchase the MV Extractor fi shing vessel Cape Town he plans to try and view the ves- briefi ng was to let the island know what Ar- from Cape Town and said about the proposal, sel. gos’ plans are for the future fi shing industry “I think it’s a great idea. We at the Cold Store, on St Helena. Peter felt the week had been short and the island had a buzz about it, and not just in the fi shing industry. While here he said, “the main objectives were the new boat, the Argonaut, and getting that ready for fi shing operations, seeing the staff and the plant down at the cold store, liaising with both the Fisherman’s As- sociation and the Corporation on their new project with the Extractor, the vessel they are looking to take out to the seamounts.” When talking about the Cold Store, he said, “With the smaller catches St Helena has achieved they were feeling the fi nancial pres- sures.” He continued, “That causes us a lot of fi nancial pain, there is no doubt about that. The Cold Store will lose three or four hun- dred thousand pounds this year. Which is a big hit.” Peter went on to say, “I hope people see us buying and bringing the Argonaut down here as a demonstration that we are not about to walk out the door.” He continued, “we are not 24 www.sams.sh Th ursday 14 November 2013 THE SENTINEL SCHOOL PAGE A SPOOKY START TO A DAY OF USING AND APPLYING OUR MATHS SKILLS.

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Throughout the day the activities carried out involved designing, constructing, counting, measuring, keeping time, spending, sharing, finding a fraction, gathering data, estimating, increasing, decreasing, turning, shaping, investigating and organising. THE SENTINEL Th ursday 14 November 2013 www.sams.sh 25 NOTICE BOARD Solomon & Company (St Helena) Plc

Main Street, Jamestown, Island of St Helena, STHL 1ZZ Tel: 290 2380, Fax: 290 2423, Email: [email protected] Web: www.solomons-sthelena.com Prosperity Through Partnership

PROPERTY TO LET

Solomon & Company (St Helena) Plc has a property situated in Napoleon Street known as “EastBridge” which is available to let on a commercial lease arrangement as office accommodation.

The property has been recently developed; is very spacious and well placed within walking distance of all major amenities.

The property is furnished and can cater for one client leasing all four offices, or two clients operating independently on either floor having two offices each. Both floors have toilet facilities with the ground floor toilet being wheelchair friendly.

For further information about leasing this property, interested parties should contact Ian Gough, Operations Manager on telephone number 22380 during normal business hours.

Registered Office: St Nicholas House, St Nicholas Road, Sutton, Surrey, SM1 1EL, United Kingdom Registered in England and Wales, Reg No. 496276 26 www.sams.sh Th ursday 14 November 2013 THE SENTINEL REPORT GGISIS DeDeﬁ nninging BoundariesBoundaries

Anne Clarke, SAMS

A geographic information system (GIS) in- tegrates hardware, software, data capturing, managing, analyzing, and displays all forms of geographically referenced information. GIS allows you to view, understand, question, interpret, and visualize data in many ways that reveal relationships, patterns, and trends in the form of maps, globes, reports, and charts. A GIS helps you answer questions and solve problems by looking at your data in a way that is quickly understood and easily shared. GIS technology can be integrated into any enterprise information system framework. “We already have a lot of ground work in place,” said Murray Henry, Acting Manager for GIS, The GIS Team “it’s just a matter of building up our informa- hope to become a recognized, national GIS. the Cayman Islands and the Falkland islands. “I tion.” They are currently working closely with Con- found the conference and workshop very infor- The GIS team consists of fi ve dedicated em- nect St Helena, surveying all of the water and mative and helpful, as to the direction we would ployees who have basically taught themselves drainage lines throughout the island. “Soon we like to take, with GIS here on St Helena,” said the majority of what they know. “What we will be able to digitalize all of the pipelines on Murray. GIS on St Helena would also like to know was handed down and we keep ourselves the island,” said Murray. establish reliable contacts to assist with the well educated with online courses,” said Mur- Murray has been working within the GIS sec- effective running of their section. There were ray. tion since leaving school. On the 26 Septem- in total 30 people in a attendance, with Murray GIS offers a lot of information in relation to ber 2013, he left the island to attend a confer- being the youngest, “they were amazed to fi nd planning and development here on St Helena ence in Gibraltar. “The goal of this conference out which part of the world I came from, and and they work closely with the Crown Estates was to see how other overseas territories work bewildered by the journey I had to make to get Assistant, Gina Henry. Gina relies on GIS to and how they are linked to GIS,” said Murray, here,” laughed Murray. defi ne boundary marks, sub-divide and split “what they would like to see in place are, stan- The Section will be holding a GIS open day on land up, using their advanced technology. dard procedures to enable data to be shared and Wednesday the 20 November, to fi nd out more Currently the team are continuing to operate accessed more easily.” The conference took about what they do and what they can offer, this with the system they already have in place, but, place for two days, which saw lectures from is a great opportunity to attend. Find out the im- building on the information they have, with the different British overseas territories including portance of data sharing! APPLICATION FOR DEVELOPMENT PERMISSION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an application has been received in respect of the following proposals:

1. Proposed Garage adjacent to the property of Elizabeth Crowie, Longwood Avenue. 2. Proposed 2 bedroom dwelling adjacent to the property of Darren Isaac, Levelwood. 3. Proposed Conversion of loft into living quarters adjacent to the property of Cherry Walters, Hutt’s Gate. 4. Proposed Double garage extension adjacent to the property of Mr Michael Richards, Colt Sheds, Longwood. 5. Proposed storage bays adjacent to the property of Mr Barry Thomas, New Ground. 6. Proposed pre-fabricated bus shelter at the Ropery Field road Junction, Longwood. 7. Proposed retaining wall, adjacent to the property of Mr Derek Buckley, Alarm Forest. 8. Proposed two bedroom dwelling adjacent to the property of Mr Henry Piek, Fishers Valley, Longwood. 9. Proposed Car port and Utility room extension adjacent to the property of Mr Anthony George, Thompsons Hill. 10. Proposed Outline permission for a 8 dwelling layout Upper Cow Path.

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 1-10 should make them in writing within 14 days to the Sec- retary, Land Development Control Authority, Essex House, Main Street, Jamestown.

Alfred V Isaac Planning Ofﬁ cer Email: [email protected]

DATED THIS 14th DAY OF NOVEMBER 2013 THE SENTINEL Th ursday 14 November 2013 www.sams.sh 27 NOTICE BOARD Airport only 28 months away; Get ready its’ coming!

Hello there Reader

The airport is nearing compleon, have you thought about what YOU need to do in order to be ready?

Potenal Investors and hotel groups have visited the island and they have given St Helena the thumbs up, we have had results back from recent tourism studies which indicate that whilst St Helena has many aracve ingredients to build a strong tourist driven economy, we sll have a way to go in geng there.

Let’s take a look at what tourism consultancies recently had to say:

Pre-requisites for success or simply put what makes us so aƩracƟve to the outside world?

Friendly people with a rich culture Polical stability and low levels of crime Aracve year round temperatures and stable weather (no cyclones, hurricanes) Disease free, few dangerous animals Rich and varied landscapes and wildlife on land and sea Wealth of built heritage and legacies le by famous people like Edmund Halley, Napoleon and Charles Darwin

We’ve dealt with the great things about the island; now let’s focus on where we need to make improvements, what are the criƟcal areas that sƟll need to be addressed?

Lack of internaonal awareness of the island and our wonderful aracons Few bars, cafes, clubs and restaurants on the island Quality of services and supply chain are sll to meet an internaonal standard Increased producon in fruit and vegetables, meat and ﬁsh, dairy produce Populaon decline and increase in skilled workforce sll needed Upgrading of medical facilies No branded hotel accommodaon Improved services are required in internaonal banking and our public transport system

These are just some of the suggesons put forward I bet you can think of more

What else has the research indicated?

Highly in our favour actually, the markets that would be drawn to St Helena are those interested in heritage/cultural tourism, diving, game ﬁshing, bird/wildlife watching, Napoleonic, astronomy (dark skies), expedion cruises, luxury travel and yacht charters which will all require increased hospitality services.

What does this mean for me?

Well, the list above is not exhausve but it does paint a very posive picture for all of us in terms of potenal opportunies; and what’s even beer is that we are here NOW; in a perfect posion to seize these opportunies!

Many services and specialisms are already being provided on the island and they are a real credit to St Helena but with the island predicng a dramac increase in tourists we see that these will be stretched rather signiﬁcantly, we are going to need increases in accommodaon, maintenance and cleaning services and a whole ra of catering requirements .As an island the responsibility is on us to become increasingly producve which means more fruit, vegetables, ﬁsh and meat.

We are going to require addional human resources as tour guides, local historians, ﬁnancial and business advice and we can always improve the way we deal with customers!

Finally

You may be thinking, well, I already know that – Good! Now it’s me to really start thinking about your future, where do you want to be in ﬁve years’ me? Eang at that new coﬀee shop or running it?

It’s up to you, it’s your future, you decide.

We hope you have enjoyed reading the article, if there is any way that we can help you further please call 00290+ 22920 or visit our website www.investinsthelena.biz

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Date Event Venue Time Sponsor Friday Swim JT Swimming 5:30pm RMS St Helena 22nd Nov Opening Pool Ceremony Monday Pool Singles New Horizons 5:30pm Sally’s DVD Hire 25th Nov Tuesday Shoot Jamestown 5:30pm NASAS 26th Nov Rifle Club Wednesday Badminton PAS Hall 5:30pm Wendy Benjamin 27th Nov Friday Volleyball New Horizons 5:30pm Queen Mary 29th Nov Stores Monday Table Tennis New Horizons 5:30pm Island Images 2nd Dec Tuesday Shoot HTH Rifle Club 5:30pm NASAS 3rd Dec Red Hill Wednesday Badminton PAS Hall 5:30pm Wendy Benjamin 4th Dec Friday Football New Horizons 5:30pm St Helena 6th Dec Football Asso Monday Pool New Horizons 5:30pm Sally’s DVD Hire 9th Dec Wednesday Pool Finals New Horizons 5:30pm Sally’s DVD Hire 11th Dec Friday Basketball New Horizons 5:30pm A&D’s Mini-Mart 13th Dec Wednesday Athletics Francis Plain 1pm Solomon & 18th Dec Company Netball PAS Organised by PAS Basil Read Staff during school time BOSH Youth Games is opened to all interested persons 11-18 years of age Registration Forms are available from New Horizons THE SENTINEL Th ursday 14 November 2013 www.sams.sh 29 CHURCH NOTICES DIOCESE OF SAINT HELENA For more info contact Pastor Graeme Beckett The Cathedral Parish of St Paul Email: [email protected] Sunday 17 November - Thirty Third Sunday Tel. 22388 of the Year FaithMatters BAHA’I FAITH Father Dale Bowers 8.00 a.m. Eucharist, Cathedral 10.00 a.m. Sung Eucharist, Cathedral www.sthelenabahai.org 3.30 p.m. Eucharist, St Peter Thursday 21 November BAHA’I CENTRE This week we have 10.00 a.m. Eucharist, Arabia Gumwoods commemorated Sunday 24 November DEVOTIONAL MEETING Remembrance Christ the King Day for all those 8.00 a.m. Eucharist, Cathedral Thursday 14th. November 2013 who died in the 11.00 a.m. Sung Eucharist/Parade, St Andrew 8pm. Great Wars and 11.15 a.m. Sung Eucharist, St Helena subsequent wars 5.30 p.m. Choral Evensong, Cathedral ALL ARE WELCOME and confl icts. We The Parish of St James “Love is the one means that ensureth true fe- also saw and heard Sunday 17 November - Thirty Third Sunday licity both in this world and the next” Abdu’l- about Typhoon of the Year Baha Haiyan and how it has devastated the Phil- 9.30 a.m. Sung Eucharist, St James ippines and neighbouring countries. At Monday 18 November For further information, please contact Bar- present it is too early to even estimate the 10.00 a.m. Eucharist, St James bara George on full impact of the typhoon, but images re- Tuesday 19 November St James 24525 or [email protected] ceived reveals that there are so many people Wednesday 20 November suffering and have died and things will only 7.30 a.m. Eucharist, St James Activities at the Army this weekend get worst with the lack of basic needs. Now, Thursday 21 November SUNDAY 17TH November 11, 2013 in both wars and natural disasters, among 7.00 p.m. Eucharist with Healing, St John JAM CLUB at the Half Tree Hollow the evil that these two brings, if we look Friday 22 November Hall at 10 o’clock. Bring along a very careful we will see so much of God’s 10.00 a.m. Eucharist, St James friend it’s too good to keep to yourself. love and presence. One group among many Sunday 24 November that is the physical presence of God’s love Christ the King PRAISE & WORSHIP service at the Half Tree and care are those who work in the medi- 9.30 a.m. Sung Eucharist, St James Hollow Hall at 6.30pm. All are welcome. Tea cal profession, risking life as they care for 7.00 p.m. Evensong, St John and refreshments will follow the service. victims. Parish of St Matthew Sunday 17 November - Thirty Third Sunday EVERY MONDAY - MUMS & TODDLERS In the book of Ecclesiasticus 38:1-8 we of the Year at 10am – Half Tree Hollow Hall. Please note have these words 8.00 a.m. Eucharist, St Matthew there will NOT be any Mums & Toddlers ‘Honour physicians for their services, for 11.00 a.m. Eucharist, when it is school holidays or if the Monday is the Lord created them: for their gift of heal- Levelwood Community Centre a Public Holiday. ing comes from the Most High, and they are 7.00 p.m. Sung Eucharist, St Mark Every Tuesday rewarded by the king. The skills of physi- Tuesday 19 November Home League (Ladies Fellowship) at the Half cians makes them distinguished, and in the 7.00 p.m. Eucharist, St Mark Tree Hollow Hall at 3.30pm. presence of the great they are admired. The Sunday 24 November Every Wednesday Evening Lord created medicines out of the earth, and Christ the King Prayer meeting & Bible study at the Half Tree the sensible will not despise them. Was not 11.00 a.m. Eucharist, St Matthew Hollow Hall at 7.30pm. All are welcome. water made sweet with a tree in order that Every Friday & Saturday its power might be known? And he gave BAPTIST CHURCH ‘Quality Seconds’ shop opens. skills to human beings that he might be Sunday 17th November There is always a warm welcome for you at glorifi ed in his marvellous works. By them 1) 8.45 am Divine Service, the Salvation Army. the physician heals and takes away pain; Sandy Bay Chapel If you would like to know more about The the pharmacist makes a mixture from them. 2) 10.45 am Divine Service, Cape Villa Salvation Army’s activities, contact Lt. Coral God’s work will never be fi nished; and from 3) 6.00 pm Divine Service, Yon on telephone nos 22703/24358. him health spreads over all the earth.’ Jamestown Chapel Sermon by Pastor Beckett at all services. Seventh Day Adventist Think about how much hope the presence (Note temporal change of venue from Head Saturday 16th November of a medical team will give to the victims O’Wain to Cape Villa) 9:15- 10:40am- Sabbath School in the Philippines. Think about how much 10.00 am Sunday School, Baptist Manse 11:00- 12:00- Divine Service relief and curing will be achieved because 5.00 pm Prayer Meeting, 2:00- 3:00pm - Pathfi nder Programme of the gift of medicines. As the author of Jamestown Schoolroom Monday 18th November Ecclesiasticus reveals ‘And God gave skills Tuesday 19th November Bible Study at home of Pam and Lionel Joshua. to human beings that he might be glorifi ed 5.00pm Bible Studies, Cape Villa Tuesday 19th November in his marvellous works. By them the physi- 7.30pm Bible Studies, 7:00pm- Bible study at Guinea Grass, (home of cian heals and takes away pain; the phar- Jamestown Schoolroom Andrew & Shara Robinson) macist makes a mixture from them. God’s Wednesday 20th November Wednesday 20th November work will never be fi nished; and from him 7.30pm Bible Studies, 7:30- 8:30pm- Prayer Meeting in Church health spreads over all the earth.’ So let us Deadwood - at home of Winnie Thomas Thursday21st November commend all victims, rescuers, aid workers, Thursday 21st November 7:00pm- Bible Study at home of Arnold & San- and especially medical teams to God that 5.30pm Bible Studies, Sandy Bay Chapel dra Crowie he will continue to grant them the skills, ALL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND 7.30pm Bible Studies, For more information, contact Pastor Clack Tel compassion and love that they need as they Blue Hill Community Centre carry out his work. No. 22267, Email: [email protected] 30 www.sams.sh Th ursday 14 November 2013 THE SENTINEL ST HELENA SNIPPETS PAC Member Elected by Legco Cyril Gunnell, SAMS there. He reminded members that it was tak- Newest member, Mr Dollery, told SAMS that ing place 95 years to the day of the signing of he is looking forward to the task ahead. He has Councillor Nigel Dollery, was elected to the Armistice, following the end of World War an interest in fi nance and a Masters Degree in the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on 1 in 1918. Financial Management Controls. Mr Benja- Monday 11 November. He was proposed by min, had been instructed to make the meeting Councillor Ian Rummery and seconded by “The scrutiny role that the PAC has,” Mr as expeditious as possible. He did say however Councillor Les Baldwin. There were no oth- Benjamin said, “is extremely important.” The that he expected it to last half an hour. No-one er proposals for the vacant seat. The formal PAC Chairperson, Mrs Lynette Styles, is off spoke to the adjournment debate, which is spe- meeting, which lasted only 10 minutes, took island currently and expected to return in No- cifi cally for the purpose of councillors airing place in the Council Chamber due to the Court vember. Mrs Styles was appointed Chairman views and any concerns they may have in a House being occupied for court proceedings. for six months, from November 2012 to May public forum. In his brief address, the Honourable Speaker, 2013. Members are, Mr Rodney Buckley, and The last formal meeting of the PAC took place Mr Eric Benjamin, said this was only the sec- Councillors, Tony Green, Brian Isaac and Ni- on 12 March 2013. ond occasion that a formal meeting was held gel Dollery.

LegCo meeting in the Council Chamber

Maths is where there is the greatest dispar- Primary Schools Slip Backwards ity between schools is evident. St Pauls Pri- mary only achieved a 7.7% pass rate. That This year’s results from the primary schools represents one child in the school achieving When children leave primary school to have fallen far under his predictions and have the correct expected standard. Pilling rated go to secondary school, the correct expected fallen beneath the standard that he had man- a respectable 46% which is just short of the standard in Maths and English is level 4. In aged to raise them to. After he raised the level expected standard. Harford gained the best 2011, 26% of children achieved this level of Maths and English from 26% to 55%, he results in Maths with 73%. in English and Maths as they left primary was confi dent that the level would continue Harford is the highest achieving school and school. Last year that rose to 55%, with pro- to rise. is it coincidental, that when Mike Theobalds jections for the end of this school year at 70%. In fact this year, overall, the levels have was on island he stood in as the acting head Mike Theobalds who was the island’s Raising dropped from the expected 70%, and below for Harford. Attainment Partner for Primary Schools when last year’s 55% to 52.7%. Councillor, Christine Scipio-O’Dean said in he left said, “I expect that we will achieve Although 52.7% refl ects only a small slip in the report, “It is vital that the island improves 70% at the end of this year. It will mean that standards, it is when you look into the break- educational standards across the board. we are only a small gap from the UK stan- down of the results, school by school, that a Whilst the overall ‘dip’ in performance at the dards. Whereas before we had less than one very different picture emerges. In Reading end of Primary education is disappointing it third of the children meeting UK standards.” and Writing - Harford and St Pauls achieved does not refl ect the hard work and dedication Mike left St Helena on 2 April and fully be- the target set, but Pilling fell short in reading of our teachers in school.” lieved that this was an obtainable objective. but made up ground on the writing marks.

SHOOTINGNEWS ments rewarded) shot 191.3/200, 98.5/100 and the night’s activity. Next week Tuesday 19 Jamestown Rifl e Club 97.5, Simon Isaac 77, Tracy Corker 97.5, Chad November, at 7pm there will be a meeting to continued from page 34 Corker 83 and 87.1 also a visitor Kia Mogg, discuss the club Christmas Party open to mem- on the fi ring point shot 90.2 and 94.1, Kara on her fi rst attempt (on the sand bag) shot 65.1 bers and their guests, please attend, see you all Henry shot 96.2 and 96, Pat Henry (adjust- and 82. Well done to everyone who supported there. THE SENTINEL Th ursday 14 November 2013 www.sams.sh 31 ST HELENA SNIPPETS POST BOX WWALKERSALKERS Visitors Margaret and Keith complete all but one

The RMS often rolls in quietly dropping off visitors that many islanders never get the priv- ilege to meet, or hear off their extraordinary stories. Two of those visitors might have been Margaret and Keith Ashton, who were here for a month on their second trip to the island. “We were very impressed and within two days of getting back home (after the fi rst visit) we booked to return,” said Keith. “So we could see more of the island and all of the nooks and crannies.” The extraordinary thing about the British couple who reside in South Africa is that they completed all of the Post Box walks bar one, “Powell’s Valley.” Six were done during their fi rst visit, the rest covered on the second. The terrain to the Barn proved diffi cult and Mar- garet opted out of the walk. To further their extraordinary tale, Margaret is 73 and Keith is 74. Both are spritely, fi t and able. “At our age if you don’t keep going you start tains in SA. As a tribute to the couple’s accomplishment, to cease up,” joked Keith. Peak Dale, Lemon Valley and Sharks Valley the Tourist Offi ce are planning to place their The pair have been hikers for 50 years and rated high as island favourites on the couples photograph on the new editions of the Post Keith leads hikes in the Draconsberg Moun- list. Box walks brochure. breeding programme which we have been of- fering as a subsidised service and using hor- INCREASE IN ANIMALS mone treatment to try and get as many sheep Sharon Henry, SAMS which are similar to 2012. We took a different as possible pregnant.” approach this time and put it out to the private One animal that shows evidence of rapidly sector. We also put a fi nancial incentive for the dwindling numbers is the donkey. 415 were Anyone who studied the Pet & Livestock enumerators to issue and collect every paper.” recorded in 1994 and just 35 in the last census. census in 2012 published in The Sentinel last Looking at the data, Joe suspects there was “It’s happened with horses,” said Joe. week would have noticed the great difference diffi culty in circulating the 2009 census pa- Throughout the census period, bee hives have in numbers recorded to the previous census pers. With this analysis the dip in 2009 is not kept a steady number with 118 on the last in 2009. There are 11,440 animals recorded as signifi cant as it appears to be. “That’s the count, although there always seems to be a in 2012 a notable rise from 7,360 recorded in point of having a sequence of census fi gures shortage of island honey. 2009. that you can refer back to and try and see a Imported honey is banned here and Joe ex- Ten categories of animals were recorded with trend.” plained the reason, “It is because the bees results also presented in geographical areas. The number of sheep last year is the highest of the world have become decease infested. There are comparison fi gures from census’ recorded for the period 1994-2012 with 1,308 There is a host of deceases spread around the done for every 2-3 years from 1994 to 2009. on the books. The increase in stock is attrib- world thanks to a trade in bee products. The Senior Veterinary Offi cer, Joe Hollins uted to the successful breeding of the import- “Your bees here are amazingly pure...we hope gave a possible reason for the jump in num- ed dorper sheep. “That’s a genuine success to develop it as an industry. Come tourism, bers. “The census in 2006 really has fi gures story,” enthused Joe. “We’ve had an intense this honey will attract a premium – tourists love to buy honey. So we need to keep the bees decease free.” For honey lovers out there, there is a possibil- ity of getting a regular fi x of imported honey in the future. Pitcairn Islands are an attested decease free zone and have export status for honey. “It would be lovely to get the same status for the honey here,” said Joe. Speaking in agriculture in general, “Farm- ing is a form of stewardship of the country- side. You only have to look at how overgrown places like Teutonic (Levelwood) got with white weed. If the land is not farmed because of invasive plants, the island will look awful, and frankly that’s not good for tourism. It’s important to have the animals on the land to graze of the grass and to provide good quality local produce.” 32 www.sams.sh Th ursday 14 November 2013 THE SENTINEL NOTICE BOARD

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Tel: 22920 Fax: 22166 THE SENTINEL Th ursday 14 November 2013 www.sams.sh 33 SPORT Retards 0 - 0 VC Milan (FT) Retards 4-2 VC Milan penalties MOM: Aaron Peters (VC Milan) Ascension FLIPPER Cup Catherine Leo Raiders Retards hold their penalty nerves to secure the fi rst spot in the fi nal following a hard fought 120 minutes With both teams warming up, there were ob- vious changes to team sheets since the close of the 2013 season. The most drastic change being Retards appearing in the green of Two Boats district, not necessarily appreciated by staunch fans looking for the regular yellow and blue. A new line up that saw only fi ve original Retards, a number of Two Boats Row- dies players (winners of the previous year’s Flipper) and former Inbetweeners youngsters Scott Duncan and Nathan ‘Tinny’ Thomas.VC Milan too had rung out some changes, with a reputation for their consistency in team se- VC Milan lection, VC were missing key players. Kyle Francis was brought in as goal keeper, releas- ing captain Errol Thomas back in to defence. Dominic Augustus and Scott Coleman having reached the age for playing senior football were in and Mario Anthony returned after a 12 month injury. The game itself was dominated in large parts by VC Milan who in the fi rst half rained shots in on the Retards goal with Retards mainly creating half chances on the break. The second half was more evenly balanced but ended in stalemate with both teams failing to convert their chances. In Extra Time both defences held strong until a controversial offside goal from Scott C brought the game alive once again, but tired legs on a hot day meant the match would be decided with penalties. Retards started poorly with Chris George missing, but Errol and Sercie both did the same for VC and despite VC converting their 3rd and 4th by Scott and Mario it wasn’t enough as Bubba, Bennett, John and Minto converted theirs for Retards to win the match. In a game that was hardly scintillating, but interesting as extra time was imminent, Retards sucked up a lot of pressure to go on to steal the win and were euphoric in victory. VC will no doubt feel disillusioned by the disallowed goal that could possibly have won them the match. The young players on the pitch, al- Retards Inbetweeners though slight in build, managed to hold their own against seasoned players and shows fi ne tain Crocky did his best in goal promise as Ascension’s future footballers. to keep the score to a minimum pulling off several diving saves but Raiders proved too strong as Raiders 9 - 0 Inbetweeners they dictated the game from start MOM: Shonray Phillips (Raiders) to end. However Inbetweeners did trouble the Raiders defence Mario Anthony several times with their attack- ing trio of Mycle Dook, Robert A Shonray hat trick helps Raiders storm into Black Cat and Gareth Sue link- next week’s Flipper fi nal. ing up well on several occasions Raiders who strengthened their squad with the but the midfi eld power of Ben, addition of Robert Bongis proved too much Peaches, Bongis, Consey and Corey and the were stacked against them against as Raid- for an Inbetweeners team with a higher than striking abilities of Shonray and Dewy there ers now march on to the fi nal as most betting usual average age, with most of their young was only ever going to be one winner. people’s favourites to win but Retards will not stars having moved on to other teams. Cap- A brave display by Inbetweeners but the odds go down without a fi ght. 34 www.sams.sh Th ursday 14 November 2013 THE SENTINEL SPORT 9-A-SIDE SKITTLES RESULTS SKITTLES 04-Nov Woodpeckers - 492 bt Alcometers - 441 Jamestown Community Centre L. HSc. Andrea Timm - 57 Clarissa Osborne - 52 G. HSc. Simon Johnson - 66 Dwayne Osborne - 56 Terrence Lawrence G. HSp. Simon Johnson - 15 On Monday, Woodpeckers kept up their Never Readys - 521 bt Hazards - 481 push for second place with a 497 to 441 win over Alcometers. Simon Johnson top L. HSc. Amanda Peters - 66 scored for Woodpeckers with 66. He had G. HSc. Fabian Peters - 68 Charlie Toung - 63 ample help from David Reynolds with 60. L. HSp. Amanda Peters - 13 English Premiership Football Results: Adrian Phillips top scored for Alcometers G. HSp. Pedro Young - 17 Gilbert Legg - 13 Tottenham 0-1 Newcastle; Sunderland 1-0 with 59. Fabian Peters - 17 Manchester City; Manchester United 1-0 Ar- In the second match, Hazards 5 match win- senal; Swansea City 3-3 Stoke City; Aston ning streak came to an end when the beaten 06-Nov Bandits - 545 bt Who Cares - 492 Villa 2-0 Cardiff City; Chelsea 2-2 West Brom; by Never Readys 521 – 481. Never Readys L. HSc. Wendy Plato - 59 Wendy Constantine - 56 Crystal Palace 0-0 Everton; Liverpool 4-0 Ful- owe their win to Fabian Peters with 68, G. HSc. Henzil Beard - 73 Toby Constantine - 70 ham; Southampton 4-1 Hull City; Norwich Bessie Peters 66 and Martin Buckley 60. G. HSp. Henzil Beard - 17 Toby Constantine - 17 City 3-1 West Ham United For the Hazards, Charlie young, Neil Jos- Mark Thomas - 17 hoa and Gilbert Legg made 63, 62 and 61 Football: Britain’s BT has beaten BSkyB to respetively. win the right to show Champions League foot- On Wednesday, Hensie Beard with 73 and Roller Belles - 522 bt Fire Strikers - 417 ball from 2015, in the biggest blow to Rupert Stuie Isaac 72, helped Bandits beat Who L. HSc. Joan Yon - 75 Kayla Fowler - 50 Cares 545 to 492 and in doing so retained Murdoch’s dominant pay-TV operator since it G. HSc. Peter Fowler - 53 started broadcasting more than 20 years ago. their 9 a side title. Their other score of note L. HSp. Joan Yon - 16 The three-year, 900 million pound deal signed was 63 from Mark Thomas. Toby made by the 168-year-old former state telecoms 70 for Who Cares. In the last match of G. HSp. Geoff Benjamin - 13 monopoly BT is worth more than double the the week, Roller Belles made their high- SKITTLES FIXTURES 400 million pounds BSkyB and ITV agreed to est score of the season 522 in beating Fire Mon 18 Nov: League pay for the current three-year contract back in Strikers who made 417. For Roller Belles, Roller Belles v Youngsters 2011. Joan Yon’s 75 equaled the highest ladies Woodpeckers v Parttimers The deal means BT will replace BSkyB and individual score and Olive Williams made Tues 19 Nov: League Britain’s biggest free-to-air commercial chan- 68. Peter Fowler’s 53 was the best score for Who Cares v Fire Strikers (PP from 16 October) nel, ITV, as the sole provider of Champions Fire Strikers. League matches on Tuesday and Wednesday Wed 20 Nov: KO Semi Finals LEAGUETABLESAT6TH.NOVEMBER nights. BT will also show the UEFA Europa Pl W T L Pt P/F Bandits v Youngsters & Who Cares v Parttimers League for three years, Europe’s second-tier Bandits 17 14 0 3 28 8864 Winners of Wednesday’s matches will play in the football competition. NeverReadys 17 12 0 5 24 8469 KO fi nal on Presentation Night, 6th December at The group, which had spent years slashing Woodpeckers 16 11 0 5 22 8130 7.30 pm followed by throw offs. costs after two major profi t warnings in 2008 Parttimers 16 11 0 5 22 8055 and 2009, stunned the sporting world in 2012 WhoCares 17 9 0 7 18 7864 handling and comfort positions of the rifl es. when it won the rights to show 38 live Premier RollerBelles 16 8 0 8 16 7689 We all found it different and in some cases League matches a season. (Reuters) Hazards 18 7 0 10 14 8719 Youngsters 16 5 0 11 10 7650 took some getting used to, but we found the scores positively rewarding when we started Moto GP: Marc Marquez became the young- Alcometers 17 3 0 13 6 7782 Fire Strikers 16 2 0 13 4 7152 to shoot. est ever rider to win the MotoGP world title Although emphasis was on technique, fi nish- after riding a controlled race to third place at ing scores were still impressive. Madolyn shot the season fi nale in Valencia. 182.1/200 and 98.6/100, Jordie Andrews shot The 20-year-old Spaniard needed to only fi nish SHOOTINGNEWS 185.1/200 and 94/100, Kayleigh Harris shot fourth or higher to be sure of beating Yamaha’s Jamestown Rifl e Club 165/200 and 91.1. Jodie Scipio Constantine Jorge Lorenzo to the crown, and did all that adapted very quickly and fi nished with good was required of him with a performance that Pat Henry, Chairman JTRC grouping. Pat Henry was expected to make yet again belied his tender years. changes on the same level but also suffered dis- Marquez is also the fi rst rookie to win the pre- On Thursday 7 November, training started to comfort and displayed much better groupings. mier class title since Kenny Roberts in 1978. adapt a modern approach to some of our local On 11 November Kayleigh and Pat attended www.sportinglife.com standards set out in our training programme by their 2nd session. Kayleigh shot 160/190 Simon Henry, St Helena’s Small Island Gold and 93.2/100, Pat fi nished with 190/200 and Golf: Taiwan’s Teresa Lu found some blister- Medallist, who returned home last week. We 100.4/100. Tuesday 12 Nov, Madolyn found ing form when it mattered most as she came had 3 students in this session: Madolyn An- it diffi cult to adapt her position, however, through to win the Mizuno Classic by two drews, Kayleigh Harris and Jordie Andrews, adjusting the sights incorrectly displaced her shots in Shima, Japan. and on Friday 8 November was Jodie Scipio shots and shot 152.1/200. Jordie fi tted his new As the overnight leaders fell away, Lu engaged Constantine. It was very interesting hearing position and was happy with his performance in a thrlling battle with Chella Choi. about Simon’s experiences in the UK and oth- shooting 190.3/200 and 98.5/100. The butt Both players started the day in a share of sixth er places he has travelled to. plate was adjusted for Jodie, she did well and place, two shots off the pace, but after Choi Simon explained the control fundamentals, shot 177.1. got off to a fantastic start, with fi ve birdies on key positions and ethics for good shooting. At our club night, 12 November, seven people the opening nine, Lu came storming back after Various positional adjustments were made to came to shoot. Deirdre Maggott who was fi rst the turn. our prone, rifl e sling, arm and elbows, heads, www.sportinglife.com continued on page 30 THE SENTINEL Th ursday 14 November 2013 www.sams.sh 35 SPORT SStt HelenaHelena GGolfolf CClublub RReporteport CRICKET FIXTURES GOLF NEWS 9 November 2013 Saturday 16 November - 9am Contributed by John Joshua Sandy Bay Pirates vs HTH Dolphins Neil Joshua, 1.30pm a winner on St Matthews Lions v St Paul’s B Saturday, 9th November 2013 Organiser: Jamestown Zodiacs 32 players turned out for the Saturday Sunday 17 November - 9am 4-Ball-Better-Ball Tourna- Jamestown Barracudas v Levelwood Rebels ment, who played in 16 pairs 1.30pm for this event. The weather was Western A v Levelwood Allstars marvelous for some challeng- Organiser: Jamestown Zodiacs ing golf shots with some very good scores being returned as follows: In fi rst place were Norman Thomas and Neil Joshua on Nett 61 with the Runner-up spot going to Eileen Wallace and Jeff who returned a Nett NETBALL FOR EVERYONE 2013 62. Starting this Sunday, 17th November! Four two-ball pools were Who: All women over the age of 15 years scored: Deon and Chrezelda When: 2pm, Sunday 17th November 2013. De Jagger on the 2nd and 14th Where: PAS Main Hall holes scooping 14 balls be- Cost: 50p for members. Non-members can join for just 50p! tween them; Leon and Ray Crowie and Bobby Sunday 17th November will be the Monthly and Cecil Thomas on the 16th hole taking 7 Medal Competition sponsored by Basil Read. WANTED: STORAGE CUPBOARD balls per team. Well done to all the winners We are looking for the kind donation of an and thanks to everyone else for taking part. Happy Swinging for next week and C U there! old but large cupboard or wardrobe that can Dates for your Diary: be used to store sporting equipment. Please Next Saturday, 16th November there will be a John J email [email protected] or phone ‘Turkey and Ham’ Stapleford Competition and St Helena Golf Club. Anya Richards 22601.

Raw Talent Also Needs Hard Work And Careful Preparation For Interna- INVEST IN SUCCESS tional Scene Damien O’Bey, SAMS ity for St Helena. However, in recent years, slabs at either end is only appealing to people continued from back page sporting successes are becoming a little more who already shoot. We might have missed shooting talents of Jodi Constantine is a direct regular. What’s needed for this to become a out on a Saint fulﬁ lling their shooting poten- result of Simon’s success. Jodi took up shoot- regular occurrence? “I’ve always had visions tial because they didn’t even know they could ing in August. “It’s fun, relaxing, educational of a shooting centre on St Helena,” said Si- shoot because they didn’t try.” It might be and teaches you good self control,” said Jodi, mon. “A centre where there’s shooting ranges the same for all sports on St Helena. For the who has hopes of shooting for St Helena at a as well as social facilities. Germany is consid- cricket team to build on their success, a turf games. ered to be home to some of the best marksmen pitch is in order. An investment in sport surely At the time of the show, Simon had been back in the world. That’s largely down to shooting shouldn’t really be too much of a burden, es- on St Helena for just on ﬁ ve days, however, being a family sport, everyone shoots and they pecially if sporting successes helps to create a he had already found the time to work with learn from each other. A range with 2 concrete happy bunch of Saints. some of St Helena’s young shooting talent. “I’ve been giving them pointers and trying to L-R: Simon, Jodie, Madolyn and Pat help them improve their scores,” said Simon. “They all have raw talent.” However, raw talent is no good on its own. To succeed on an international level, a combination raw talent, hard work, and careful preparation is a prov- en winning formula. It’s not every day that young sportsmen and women are afforded the opportunity to learn from their heroes, and it’s pleasing to see St Helena’s youth taking full advantage of this opportunity. “I shoot 3 times a week,” said Madolyn, and it’s been really helpful having Simon at some of the sessions.” As Pat and his group of youngsters prepare for future representation at island and commonwealth games, plans are afoot to construct a new shooting range at Francis Plain. “These things take time,” said Pat, “but the wait is frustrating.” International sporting success is usually a rar- 36 www.sams.sh Th ursday 14 November 2013 THE SENTINEL SPORTSARENA

Jordie (top) and Mado- lyn, on the range on Tuesday night Picture courtesy: JT Riﬂ e Club INVEST IN SUCCESS RAW TALENT ALSO NEEDS HARD WORK AND CAREFUL PREPARATION FOR INTERNATIONAL SCENE

Damien O’Bey, SAMS following their ashes victory in 2005. England are now reaping the benefi ts of that particular sporting success as more and more talented The haul of a gold, and three silver medals, makes the 2013 NatWest youngsters push for places in the national cricket side. Unearthing the Island Games in Bermuda, St Helena’s most success- continued inside ful games ever. The success was largely down to St Helena’s top marksman, Simon Henry, who collected Jodie taking aim two of the silver medals and St Helena’s fi rst ever gold. It’s been a little over three and a half months since Simon’s medal triumphs in Bermuda, and St Helena’s ‘Golden Boy’ has fi nally come home. Simon, his dad Pat Henry, who just so happens to be the chairman of the Jamestown Rifl e Club, and two young shooters, Madolyn Andrews and Jodi Constantine, came on to SAMS Radio 1’s ‘Radio Sports Arena’ on Monday 11 November to talk about all things shooting. Shooting is widely considered to be St Helena’s national sport. Marksmen and women have formed a part of every team selected to represent St Helena at either the Island or Commonwealth Games. Where did St Helena’s interest in shooting stem from? “I’m guessing that it goes back to the days when St Hel- ena was home to a very large military presence,” said Simon. Soldiers would have needed to hone their skills, and it’s quite possible like a lot of other things, Saints learnt how to shoot from the soldiers, and over the years these skills have been passed down from one generation to another. Simon’s success in Bermuda, spread a feel good factor throughout St Helena, similar, albeit on a smaller scale, to the cricket fever that spread through the UK Picture courtesy: JT Rifl e Club