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More Money for Mantis ... pages 5-6 “The question remains, how long will this continue with taxpayer money?” - Cllr Brian Isaac

Chief of Police Addresses Cllr Buckley’s Speech, but Public Still Concerned “This response in itself is a demonstration of the directorate’s inability to build upon the criticism or discussion surrounding it to better itself for the community. Instead the speech has been returned by defensive facts and statements that to be honest spark no emotion in those who have lost faith in the police’s ability to serve us - the community of St Helena.” - Gemma Yon ... pages 4, 20-22 Why are we getting Brown Water?

Listen to ... page 3 Skrillex... Also Inside... to get Fewer New Date for Blue Hill School RRS Discovery Swearing-in of Application Arrives Friday to Mosquito New Governor Withdrawn Conduct Marine Bites? Research ... page 8 ... page 3 ... page 7 ... page 9 2 www.sams.sh Thursday 04 April 2019 | THE SENTINEL THE SENTINEL | Thursday 04 April 2019 www.sams.sh 3 OPINION YOUR LETTERS ST HELENA NEWS

Dear Editor several estate agents. The Ministry St Helena of Defence follows the Ten-Tenths Water, Water Everywhere, SENTINEL To throw more light on Barry of Rule... ten times over budget and ten Magistrates’ Court Jersey’s letter regarding the Armed years late. SHG but Not a Drop to Drink Forces: When asked to secure a Pom tiddly om Andrew Turner, SAMS COMMENT building the Royal Navy does so 28th March 2019 their tap to display. And soon after Donna Crowie, SAMS with a padlock; the Army calls for an Moss Scott, this, another member of the public artillery barrage; and the RAF phones Sydney NSW & London, 6 months apiece Vincent Thompson (69) of Putty Following on from phone calls from wrote to The Sentinel explaining that The right job is a hard thing Hill, Alarm Forest, pleaded guilty the public, and also from last week’s their water had also been brown for to come across on St Helena. to one charge of driving over the press release from Connect St Helena months at significant filtration costs Sometimes people just try for jobs prescribed limit. He entered his plea regarding issues with water quality in to themselves. Another customer for the sake of it; just to get an at the earliest opportunity and was Red Hill and Hutts Gate, The Sentinel recently told The Sentinel that when income, and not because they enjoy Thank You dealt with by way of a financial penalty investigated public concerns about the they had called to complain they had that kind of thing. of £400.00. He was disqualified from safety of the water and what Connect is simply been told “well nobody else But what really gets to me is how The family of the late Evelyn Edith Peters would like to thank the driving for 18 months and ordered to doing to correct the problem. is complaining” and no one from people come from abroad and pick Doctors and Nurses of the General Hospital and especially Dulcie pay £15.00 costs. Properties that are fed from the Red Connect came to check the water until up a job instantly. Or even if their Bowers and all the staff of the Community Care Centre who provided Hill Water Treatment Works have been a week later. experiencing issues with brown water. So while brown water is not a new partner is on-island working, they such consistent kindness and care to Evelyn for many years and in her Edwin O’Connor (37) of can pick up work just like that too. final hours. Last week, Connect’s press release put issue, Connect has addressed the Bottomwoods, pleaded guilty to one this down to poor-quality water from current water quality and said poor I know there is a job being filled charge of driving over the prescribed very soon that has been open for the Special thanks to Bishop Dale, Father Clive and Father Jack for the bottom of the earth dam at Red Hill quality comes from silt that has built past two years. Yes, for two years a limit. He entered his plea at the being drawn into the system, as the up at the bottom of the earth dam undertaking the burial service, Earl Henry for reading the Eulogy, Pat earliest opportunity and was dealt Saint was filling this position on an Musk the organist, Beatie Peters, Roy Williams for his kindness and reservoir levels are currently low. at Red Hill; and that because the ‘acting’ term but still doing the job. with by way of a financial penalty of reservoirs are low, the silt is now being support and to him and his team for the burial arrangements, Davina £180.00. He was disqualified from To be fair, I did talk with the Saint and Colin Lawrence for the beautiful wreaths, Kylie and the Solomons But what does brown water mean for drawn into the water system. driving for 18 months and ordered to In a letter to one island resident who and they said they didn’t try for the Secretariat team for designing and producing the funeral sheets, all you? post as they didn’t think they were pay £15.00 costs. To start simply, it means that getting had complained about water quality, those who provided flowers, sent cards of condolences and messages of your laundry washed nicely goes out Connect said silt build-up was the fault ready, so fair enough. support and who paid tribute to Evelyn by attending her funeral. But that’s another thing – we of the window... But greater concern of the original design of the earth dam, Saints think we can’t do, but we comes from the potential safety of as it “did not include silt traps.” won’t know this until we try. And in Bless you all drinking or bathing in the water. However, former Councillor Cyril this case, someone is now coming From Robert and family Swearing-in of Brown water isn’t considered to be George, who oversaw the construction from abroad to fill this job, and it medically harmful, however most of the dam, told The Sentinel that a silt seems like the person hasn’t been New Governor experts recommend not drinking the trap with an access track into the basin working for the past six years. water as the sediments can contain of the dam was put in place during the Perhaps a Saint could have filled the Changed from certain bacteria. construction of the dam 30 years ago. role. Some Connect customers said they’ve Connect also said that treated water My favourite singer back in the May 4 to May 11 resorted to getting water from taps at goes through an intensive sand day, Britney Spears, always said places like Cason’s, and others have filtration process before being dosed never doubt yourself. Never change Donna Crowie, SAMS resorted to bottled water, because with chlorine salt and sent to people’s who you are. Don’t care what people they’re concerned about using the homes. brown water coming from the taps. So why is sediment from the reservoir think and just go for it. s the end of Governor Lisa But it’s not easy to leave the A But using untreated taps like the one not being filtered out by this process? island for training. Yes there are Honan’s contact comes to an end, at Cason’s carries risk from chemical The Sentinel has asked Connect CEO more opportunities with SHCC etc., St Helena, Ascension and Tristan runoff from weed-spraying along Barry Hubbard about this issue but has but according to a councillor in a da Cunha were preparing for a new the roadside and bacteria from the not yet recieved a reply. recent LegCo, it’s the TCs that are Governor to be sworn in on May 4. untreated supply. most critical to helping Saints get However, after an enquiry from And for those with the lowest How is Connect fixing the problem? trained for their posts. This is not a The Sentinel, SHG said that the new incomes, buying bottled water, buying Unified Saints last year told Connect terrible idea at all, but is this really Governor, Dr Phillip Rushbrook, will water filters, running their taps and that many people cannot afford their happening? I don’t think so. I don’t now not arrive at St Helena to be travelling to Cason’s could all be water bills as is, and that having to think it is working the way they say sworn in as Governor on May 4. unaffordable options. run taps at their own expense to clear it should be. Instead, Dr Rushbrook The Sentinel enquired with Connect brown water meant unaffordable cost But on the bright side, it was good (accompanied by his wife Janis) will last week about the safety of drinking/ for wasted water. to hear that St Helenian (and one now arrive at St Helena on Saturday, using the brown water without extra But it seems Connect’s first solution of my ex-teachers from Pilling May 11 and will be officially sworn in home filtration, and Connect responded for brown water is still having Primary School) Wendy Benjamin is the same day. with last week’s press release (which customers run their taps. the new Director of Education. Well Dr Rushbrook will be the first did not specify about safety). Last week, a customer said they called done Mrs Benjamin. Governor to first arrive by air at St Although The Sentinel this week again Connect, and Connect sent someone I hope more Saints can continue to enquired about the safety of the water, out within an hour. The Connect worker Helena Airport. said the company had done some fill roles here, and that more focus SHG had previously announced Connect has not yet responded. will be put on honestly helping work on the line, as the reasoning the that Dr Rushbrook would arrive May How come we’re getting brown water? water went brown, and then told the Saints to progress in jobs on the WISH YOU COULD SEE THIS 4, the same day that Governor Lisa island. This is far from the first time people customer to run their taps. When the Honan departs the Island. However, have complained about poor water customer asked who would pay for the IN COLOUR? Want to money, and Dr Rushbrook will now arrive a week South Atlantic Media Services, Ltd., quality. The Sentinel over the past year water usage, the worker only said “you save trees? later “to enable the Administration has been contacted by a number of look like you can afford it.” The Media Centre, Castle Gardens, to better manage the farewell Get full-colour, PDF copies of The Sentinel sent directly to dissatisfied water users. This advice to run the water came Jamestown, St Helena, South Atlantic arrangements for Governor Lisa In the Unified Saints meeting with near the same time Connect issued Ocean, STHL 1ZZ. Tel: 22727 your email every Thursday morning, for just £3 a month! and finalise arrangements for the Connect last year, one member of a notice to people fed from Red Hill E: [email protected], W: www.sams.sh inauguration of Dr Rushbrook.” the public brought a bottle of murky to not to flush toilets too frequently visit www.sams.sh/membership.html or email [email protected] brown water they had taken from because the reservoirs are low. 4 www.sams.sh Thursday 04 April 2019 | THE SENTINEL THE SENTINEL | Thursday 04 April 2019 www.sams.sh 5 ST HELENA NEWS ST HELENA NEWS Chief of Police Addresses Cllr’s Speech Emma Weaver, SAMS More Money for Mantis community members asked about Governor Honan on Monday posted Andrew Turner & Cyril (Ferdie) Gunnell, SAMS On Monday, SHG sent out a SHG ensuring further oversight of the CoP’s message to her personal the Police. The Governor was asked Facebook page. As of Wednesday message from the Chief of Police five years of the Hotel’s operation (CoP) in response to Councillor Cruyff why SHG does not employ and morning it had 26 likes and 45 But does it seem likely the subsidy Ombudsman (an official charged comments. But Gemma Yon and Megan £200,000 Subsidy will be reviewed, now the budget • Recommend next steps and Buckley’s March 11 Legislative Council outline options for SHG’s divestment adjournment debate, in which Cllr with representing the interests of the Louise Young’s comments seemed to has been approved? And Mantis has public by investigating and addressing most powerfully exemplify the feeling Approved, Four made headlines frequently, since its approach.” Buckley had spoken out about the Mrs O’Bey said that the draft report powers and practices of the Police. complaints of maladministration or of the majority of the local community November 2017 opening, for needing a violation of rights), although the members that commented on the post Councillors Object additional funding... But what’s been was recently received and is being The CoP’s message is one page, considered within SHG. with two pages of attached “factual Constitution makes provision for one. (and also of the constituents who have happening with the Hotel recently? The Governor said “this would cost us confided in Cllr Buckley or indeed The £200,000 in subsidy for the Mantis “The main points resulting from the corrections” – this can be read in full review are: on pages 20-22. money” and said it was “lower down” Sentinel over recent months). Hotel was approved by Legislative on her priority list. Megan’s short summary was “It is Council on Thursday, March 28. • St Helena is in a position of What sparked the message? not the statement from this individual The Hotel is owned by the company We’ll Likely See Mantis economic transition with the airport This message, while it is signed by What did we learn from this message? himself that the people are supporting. It St Helena Hotel Development (SHHD) being fully operational for just over a the CoP, was initially requested by The first interesting point, is that the is raising awareness of the divide between Ltd., which is 100% owned by SHG Continue to be SHG- year, with visitor numbers increasing Governor Lisa Honan. “quotes” of Cllr Buckley that the CoP the officials and the community.” (and only operated by Mantis). but still lower than the 30,000 per At the Unified Saints public meeting used, seemed not to come directly from And Gemma’s longer comments had The Hotel was initially created by Subsidised annum predicted when larger aircraft that took place March 18, in response Cllr Buckley’s speech; nor from the over twice the likes as the main post: SHG to fill “the need for high-end were expected to being asked why complaints against Sentinel article dated March 14. accommodation” after the opening of In February, SHG announced that a • Recognition of the fact that St the Police are handled only by the Police “Councillor Buckley spoke of another “In response to Cllr Buckley’s original statement the Airport. consultancy had been carried out by Helena is a new and emerging tourist with no independent oversight, the incident where 20 officers had turned I am able to appreciate some of the feedback from Four councillors last Thursday voted BDO LLP on the Mantis Hotel. destination and visitor numbers, Governor said she personally disagreed up to a person’s home fully dressed, he the CoP; however several aspects of the above against the subsidy: Brian Isaac, Kylie And at the March 25 LegCo, Cllr whilst increasing, are still relatively with Cllr Buckley’s adjournment debate asserted, in riot gear and with a riot shield, personally don’t rest well with me,” Gemma Hercules, Gavin Ellick and Clint Beard. Dr Corinda Essex questioned the lower than forecast which impacts and said she had asked the CoP to fact- to search for vehicle documentation,” the said. “It is of course politically correct to respond “There is a lot of interest by Chief Secretary, Susan O’Bey, about the Hotel occupancy levels check the speech. CoP quotes Cllr Buckley. with the; ‘legislation/ordinance states’ however the wider public for the financial the “purpose of recent consultancy • It is likely that the Hotel will not This was right before saying firmly But neither the Sentinel article nor Cllr these are simply implemented to structure subsidy provided to Mantis Hotel relating to the hotel situated at 1, 2 stabilise its financial performance that she supported the Police and was Buckley’s speech said “20 officers” – and guide employees within the directorate to of £200,000, which appears to be a and 3 Main Street and what will be its until year 5 of its operation in full admiration of them: each said “almost 20 officers.” perform within their job role effectively and of regular occurrence,” Cllr Isaac said. outputs?” • Gradually increasing tourist “I support the Police, I think they do And in his answer, the CoP answered course fairly. “And there [is] the major problem of Mrs O’Bey asked elected members to numbers will add to the Hotel’s a great job and I am in full admiration only that specifically “20 officers” did “However having legislation and ensuring not having a level playing field with recall that in 2018 Executive Council profitability and tourist growth will be for them, and that is my position.” not attend. all within the directorate are able to apply other accommodation providers. The instructed SHHD to explore options a modest pace due to aircraft capacity “[...] officers were in normal police themselves to said legislation is different. Much question remains, how long will this for raising external finance to support and routing via Johannesburg Who has oversight of the Police? clothing, not riot gear and 20 police of the above the chief of police has been able to continue with taxpayer money?” the Hotel, including assessing the • Future divestment opportunities are This is perhaps the most critical officers did not attend.” discredit or argue, however when reading the The Hotel has had financial viability and timing for a public share highlighted for consideration once the question to come from this back-and- Did 17 attend? Did 21? speech It wasn’t the facts or the examples given difficulties since before it opened, offering for which SHHD would need Hotel operations become profitable; forth between Cllr Buckley and the And a misquote that the Governor had that made many of us relate to it, but simply with the construction coming in to be made a PLC. in the meantime payment of an SHG Governor/the St Helena Police. said during the March 18 meeting – the feeling of disappointment, inequality and 13.9% over budget, for which SHHD “With respect to the review,” subsidy (£200,000) is recommended While Cllr Buckley picked out a that Cllr Buckley had already addressed a general lack of confidence from the public to was granted a £500,000 loan from Mrs O’Bey said, “the following key for the next 2 years, with a projected few specific instances that he said as a misquote – was again cited as a confide or approach the police. the Bank (which SHG agreed to pay, objectives were agreed: profit for the Hotel envisaged during exemplified misuse of Police powers, direct quote by the CoP: “This isn’t a personal attack on the directorate should SHHD be unable to pay it off). • Produce a detailed report the 2020/21 financial year, at which he also talked about the general feeling “Councillor Buckley also states in but an opportunity to ask: why are we focussed Under questions from Cllr Hercules, documenting the current status of point divestment opportunities could in the public that the Police aren’t best his speech ‘why use a gun when a on setting facts straight instead of asking why it was revealed that elected members the Hotel in terms of its operation be reviewed.” serving the community. knife will do?’ I find this reference are we as a community lacking faith in our could not vote against the Mantis and financial performance including There were supplementary questions A major cause, of course, is the lack particularly distasteful given that in the police directorate’s ability to fairly safeguard our subsidy specifically – if they wanted all lines of the Hotel’s profit and loss including “Who is the owner of the of Freedom of Information and Data last few weeks a police officer suffered community and how can this be restored? to vote against the subsidy, they account report?” and “What was the cost of Protection on St Helena. The less knife wounds – the police officer was “This response in itself is a demonstration would have to vote against the entire • Review the key operating the consultancy?” information that has oversight by responding to a situation of distress and of the directorate’s inability to build upon the budget for Corporate Finance (which performance characteristics of Mrs O’Bey said that SHG owns the public, the harder it becomes for did not think twice for his own life.” criticism or discussion surrounding it to better the Mantis subsidy was listed under). other hotels and accommodation the report and she understood the the public to trust the actions of its Cllr Buckley’s statement was actually itself for the community. Instead the speech has To do that would mean that the entire establishments on St Helena consultancy cost £25,000. Government directorates. “Why draw your gun when a knife will been returned by defensive facts and statements Corporate Finance section would have • Review the ability of hotels and Elsewhere in LegCo Financial But more specifically, in the case suffice?” that to be honest spark no emotion in those who no 2019/2020 budget as we entered accommodation establishments Secretary Dax Richards also said of the Police Directorate, in essence In the Sentinel dated March 21, Cllr have lost faith in the police’s ability to serve us – April 2019. to drive revenues and mitigate the initial report recommends SHG only the St Helena Police have total Buckley had identified the Governor’s the community of St Helena. According to Acting Attorney General costs (e.g. cost of goods, staff, continue supporting Mantis for a oversight of the St Helena Police. misquote and warned that taking his “It is easy for those working within the Andrew Radley, only members of telecommunications, utilities etc.) number of years. Certainly, all complaints lodged words out of context could undermine directorate to suggest the community is satisfied Executive Council can amend specific • Provide analysis of the future In his adjournment debate Cllr Cyril against the Police are handled only by the point he was trying to make: with [their] efforts, it is easy to assume what they items in the budget. prospects for the destination of Leo point out that: an internal complaints procedure with “It’s a metaphorical statement, and have implemented has been effective it is even Some councillors were unhappy with St Helena and its hotel market, “The Mantis Hotel is in direct no independent oversight. was in relation to the heavy-handed easier to disregard the real concerns of those the rules, and felt they were being identifying existing and potential competition with the private sector But “direct responsibility” for the St approach taken by the Police. I am who are willing or brave enough to speak out. forced into approving the subsidy. user markets and evaluate future and the financial support for the Helena Police does fall to the Governor obviously not suggesting the Police use However you simply can’t like you’ve mentioned “So really and truly we can’t say growth in these markets creation and operation of the SHG – but last year, due to the conflict of either a gun or a knife. This statement above state political [jargon] in response to real no,” Cllr Hercules said. • Evaluate the existing and potential business is now heading towards £5m interest raised by her marriage to when taken out of context could concerns and opinions and expect the response of “In hindsight we are over a barrel future supply and demand for hotels in just four years. Detective Inspector David Honan, undermine a serious issue.” the community to be positive. here,” Cllr Ellick said. on St Helena “The property has been open for Governor Lisa Honan handed this And the second interesting point, is “We are concerned, we are tired and frustrated Although the subsidy was approved, • Estimate the levels of room business since November 2017. responsibility over to Head of the that the community appears to feel but most of all we are simply not willing to the Financial Secretary Dax Richards occupancy and average achieved Another £200,000 has been allocated Governor’s Office, Louise MacMorran that the CoP was clearly more intent read documents and accept [them] due to the did say that if elected members felt room rate over the next five years of as a subsidy for this financial year, (who is now back on-island after a few on debunking the councillor’s speech, high-powered words used. Surely those in strongly then there was scope to operation of the Hotel but we are told that the running months on Ascension). than on reassuring the public about the directorate of all roles can see that we the review the subsidy after approval of • Prepare statements of estimated costs will stabilise in the 5th year of At the March 18 public meeting, their concerns. community have been failed by their effort thus the full budget. revenue and expenditure for the next operations. We must also consider far. We want the way forward!” 6 www.sams.sh Thursday 04 April 2019 | THE SENTINEL THE SENTINEL | Thursday 04 April 2019 www.sams.sh 7 ST HELENA NEWS ST HELENA NEWS that there is a very real possibility certainly create competition for the similar businesses within a private that, in the not-too-distant future, services on offer by the Mantis Hotel. sector already struggling to survive LDCA meeting: Blue Hill School Plans Withdrawn & More major inward investment in new hotel Indeed, any additional competition due to the lack of visitors coming to Andrew Turner, SAMS business in St Helena will almost will also have a negative impact on St Helena.” were in favour of the overall design New Prison Stalled Again At the meeting of the Land that would see the customs freight The proposal for the new prison was Development Control Authority terminal converted into the Marine deferred to a special meeting so that (LDCA) on Wednesday, March 27 it Centre, they needed to see how that Authority members could read the was confirmed that SHG’s application would fit around current freight Enviromental Impact Assessment. 2019/20 Budget Accepted, But... to convert Blue Hill School into social operations that are still taking place The delay was necessary because housing had been withdrawn by the in Jamestown. the Locum Chief Planning Officer Cyril (Ferdie) Gunnell, SAMS applicant. The solution proposed by EMD is had failed to provide a copy of the required, lay the foundations for an The Authority confirmed that the to use the passenger terminal at the EIA to members before the meeting. Unlike last year – when SHG economy and a timeframe for this application could still be presented wharf as a freight terminal until A member of the public raised had to initiate a rollover budget in ‘transitional’ period.” The Budget in Brief at a later stage. freight operations can be moved to concerns stating that the LDCA March 2018 until Financial Secretary Cllr Scipio noted that there was no The withdrawal came after huge Rupert’s. There were some questions had not specifically advertised that Dax Richards could finally present mention in the Financial Secretary’s The Government’s budget for the public outcry against the proposals as to if SHG would need to file a the EIA was available for viewing, a balanced budget for the Financial budget speech of the £5m-a-year 2019/2020 Financial Year – and also culminating in a petition to prevent Change of Use application for the therefore limiting people’s ability to Year 2018/19 on July 27 – for the income generated from Saints budget estimates for the following the change. Passenger Terminal. see the EIA and object if appropriate. Financial Year 2019/20 Mr Richards working offshore. two financial years – was approved Members of the Authority also The Authority in reply stated that was able to present his budget on “[But] this is a critical factor for both in last Thursday’s session of formal EMD/National Trust Marine Centre expressed concerns that with the adverts they had placed in regards March 25, 2019. economic and social development,” Legislative Council. Also in the meeting, proposals from containers needing to be stacked in to the plans for the new prison fully The 2019/20 budget commenced the Cllr said. “This level of income Total financial aid for 2019/20 will EMD and the National Trust to create the area, it could interfere with the complied with legislation. April 1. has been constant for the past 35 be £31.8 million; total forecast local a new Marine Centre were deferred operation of the building as a Marine The LDCA has so far not set a date years (at least) with an increase with revenue for the year is £14 million; for a site visit. Centre. for the special meeting. The details of the (Budget) and the FCO will be providing Appropriation Bill were debated Saints going to work on the Falklands The LDCA said that although they after the war. We must not lose sight some additional funding to address March 28, 2019 and the majority of “specific areas of security.” the Legislative Council members of the fact that Saints have invested heavily into St Helena. The total recurrent public spending were able to accept the bill in its budgeted for this financial year is Why Register Accommodation with Tourism? entirety (Cllr Brian Isaac objected to “Mr Speaker, though I am reluctant just under £46.1 million – this is a Cyril (Ferdie) Gunnell, SAMS “new property tax reforms” because to draw to this conclusion, as stated £5.2 million increase compared to SHG property would not be affected). in my speech in this House last year, I the prior year’s budget. Sentinel. “Due to the different type of when tourist numbers are very low All members spoke to the Bill and in believe that we are still in a financial More than half of this increase is Governor Lisa Honan made an data-capturing per accommodation, and to change policies to assist the their expositions congratulated the crisis situation. We are attempting to due to SHG now having to incorporate interesting statement about tourism and the regularity of receipt of data, private sector in meeting the demand Financial Secretary and his team; but encourage more investors but as the St Helena Airport operations into at the Unified Saints public meeting we are not able to analyse/capture as it grows. they also raised particular concerns. Hon Financial Secretary points out, expenditure after having terminated March 18, 2019. whether it is two people sharing a “Without knowing or monitoring “Increased visitor numbers by air is many investors are waiting before the Airport contract with Basil Read. “To me, tourism money means new bed. Therefore the estimate is kept this number, the island would be most welcomed, but it isn’t enough investing further; meanwhile we are Areas that will see increases to money into the island,” the Governor consistent with using the assumption moving forward blindly as to how we to write home about,” Cllr Christine expected to plod on. their budgets this year include the said. “All the time that you don’t of one person. The number (194) are developing and coping,” Helena Scipio said. “Is it time to review fares “We are trying to bring in more Safeguarding Directorate, whose have more new money coming in, the includes all accommodation said. to attract more visitors during the income (as we should), but the budget will increase by £153,000 same money goes round and round.” registered with St Helena Tourism, But what incentives are there for off-peak period? If the fares were amounts are small – from tourists as (which is a rise of 5.4% from last The number of tourist that is both serviced and self- accommodation providers who cheaper and we see an increase in the the main source of income, just £4-5 year); and Corporate Finance, whose accommodations made known to St catering.” register with the Tourist Office, The number of arrivals, whilst a subsidy million – this is from both visitors budget for “payments on behalf of Helena Tourism has been increasing So why is it important for Tourism Sentinel asked? and returning Saints visiting friends the Crown” will increase by £310,000 and at the end of February 2019, the to capture the number of beds “To register with St Helena will still be required, the spinoff of (or 3.8%) mainly to cover increased increased visitor numbers could and family.” number of “bed nights” available available on-island? Tourism, the accommodation will Cllr Scipio reminded everyone that subsidy for the St Helena Fisheries on any given night was 194. (This help St Helena. Greater occupancy Corporation and subsidy for St “We need to understand and be be required to meet a minimum of Mantis St Helena could mean a in the Hon Financial Secretary’s does not mean the number of aware of growth of market including standard. The Tourist Office will budget speech for last financial Helena Hotel Development Ltd. reduction in SHG’s subsidy. But what might you be interested in bed nights occupied, but only the availability; be aware of and plan make the assessment and make “[And] we must not forget about year, he had indicated that SHG was for your day-to-day life? number available. These figures for market saturation,” Helena said. recommendations if applicable. the tourist that arrives via sea; the working on a projected figure of Well, customs duty on tobacco and come from the Tourist Office and “This also includes forward planning The assessment will be made on an yachtsmen and women, they also £1.4m a year from Tourism with only tobacco products will increase by are used anecdotally for predictions, for 2021, when we anticipate a large annual basis if the business wants to contribute to the economy. A key £52,000 going into SHG revenue 5.3% - meaning that the duty on a while the Statistics Office tracks bed number of tourists for [Napoleon’s] continue registration. element is people; I have great streams. packet of 20 cigarettes will increase nights actually spent per person on bicentenary and knowing how “In return, the accommodation concerns about Saints leaving the “How do we move from this base by 21p. St Helena.) many beds we have available to is endorsed and promoted by the island, especially families. for a sustainable economy and what Customs duty on alcoholic beverages “For our estimation and without accommodate them and what Tourist Office both locally and “We have to be very careful that is the period of transition?” Cllr will increase by 2% - meaning duty real data, our assumption would be additional planning is required.” internationally. The accommodation whatever policies and plans are Scipio asked. on a can of Castle Lite will increase a sole person occupying each bed Helena said that this allows will be recommended to potential put in place, they address what is “We need to have a complete re- by 1p, and duty on a one-litre bottle – therefore 194 people,” Tourism business support planning, for being visitors.” happening on St Helena. They need assessment of the situation on of spirit will increase by 36p. Director Helena Bennett told The able to support accommodation to provide the right environment to the Island and in partnership with The budget for Basic Island Pension encourage our people to stay, not just the UK, put in place at least a 10- and Income Related Benefits will the right environment for investors. year transitional plan of how the increase by £204,000. St Helenian Wendy Benjamin has been appointed as the new Director of Education. “Recognition should be given to Island can go forward and how it And customs tariffs for items Wendy had been serving as Acting Director since Shirley Wahler’s departure last year. including sanitary and family- the important contributions that will be funded in the interest of the Wendy will now be responsible for leading educational improvements, particularly at SHCC. people of St Helena. Britain must planning products, sight-correcting “To be successful for the role of Director of Education is a major accomplishment for me Saints have made to the economy glasses, biodegradable containers and how they can benefit from their understand and support the need to and I am proud to accept the position,” she said. “The role is a diverse and challenging one have an agreed plan in any period of and academic books will reduce from but also rewarding and I am looking forward to taking this next step in my career. I am investment. We need to face the 20% to 5% this financial year. realities of where we are, what is transition.” fortunate to have a good team in Education, together we will strive to build on what has been achieved so far and continue to improve education for the people of St Helena.” 8 www.sams.sh Thursday 04 April 2019 | THE SENTINEL THE SENTINEL | Thursday 04 April 2019 www.sams.sh 9 INTERNATIONAL NEWS LIFESTYLE & CULTURE Dubstep artist Skrillex could Book of The Royal Research Ship Discovery protect against mosquito bites visits Tristan, St Helena BBC Newsbeat April 1, 2019 the Week CEFAS, Contributed “In insects, low-frequency Public Library Service The sun is shining on your skin, vibrations facilitate sexual there’s a breeze in your hair and interactions, whereas noise disrupts someone has just handed you a the perception of signals from coconut with a straw sticking out of conspecifics [members of the same it. This is living. species] and hosts,” the scientists But just as you start to relax you said. find yourself clawing at your own And the results, which were skin, scratching at the mosquito published in the journal Acta bites that have developed on your Tropica, were good news for us and body over the past few days. for Skrillex. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Female adult mosquitoes were According to a recent scientific “entertained” by the track and study, the way to avoid mosquito attacked hosts later and less often bites is to listen to electronic music than those in a dubstep-free - specifically dubstep, specifically by environment. We will be undertaking oceanographic US artist Skrillex. Scientists said “the occurrence The RRS Discovery is due to arrive in measurements to determine sea-water Sound is “crucial for reproduction, of blood feeding activity was lower James’ Bay on Friday morning to start an characteristics and the presence of survival, and population maintenance when music was being played”. 11-day programme of scientific research pollutants and will be using scientific nets of many animals,” says a team of The scientists also found that in St Helena waters. to sample the marine life that supports international scientists specialising mosquitoes exposed to the song had The Discovery is the most modern of the local tuna populations. We will also in mosquitoes and the diseases they sex “far less often” than mosquitoes the UK’s research fleet and is the latest use a high-resolution underwater camera carry. without music. in a series of vessels to bear the famous system to collect images of the animals They subjected adults of the species name, which dates back to the original on the seafloor and a sample the seafloor “The observation that such music Discovery that took Scott to the Antarctic Aedes aegypti, known as the yellow with a small sledge. can delay host attack, reduce blood in 1901. After 3-4 days working around St fever mosquito, to electronic music feeding, and disrupt mating provides Crops in Pots With a team of scientists onboard Helena, the Discovery will pay a brief visit A 3D map of the McNish Seamount, taken (using the to see whether it could work as a new avenues for the development by from Cefas, British Antarctic Survey, the to Bonaparte Seamount and then head Discovery’s high-tech seafloor mapping system) during repellent. of music-based personal protective Natural History Museum and the RSPB, north to Cardno. We plan to map parts the RRS Discovery’s 10 days at Tristan da Cunha. The Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites, and control measures against Aedes- Discovery has just spent 10 days mapping of Cardno and the “Southern Cross” research vessel is due at St Helena on Friday. a track by Skrillex which features borne diseases.” Bob Purnell and sampling the seamounts in the seamount and collect oceanographic on his Grammy-award winning So, the next time you’re at your south of the Tristan da Cunha Exclusive and biological measurements to album of the same name, was chosen wit’s end on holiday, scratching up Nothing beats the taste of home Economic Zone (EEZ). The vessel’s high- help understand the abundance and grown fruit and vegetables! Even if “When I was first asked by Dr Martin because of its mix of very high and your arms and legs, you know what tech seafloor mapping system enabled distribution of yellowfin and bigeye Collins about a year ago if I would be very low frequencies. to hook up to the wireless speaker. you only have a tiny patio, balcony the team to map McNish Seamount, tuna to the seamounts. We will also be or just a windowsill, you can still interested in going to sea for six weeks part of RSA Seamount and an un-named sampling the mid-water fauna, which to take part in the 2019 Blue Belt survey, grow a bountiful crop. Enjoy the seamount to the south of RSA. are the prey for tuna, and use cameras to I thought several things at once. One Elon Musk: entrepreneur, simple pleasure of nurturing plants In addition to mapping the Tristan collect data on the benthic animals. thought was of the amazing specimens and reap the rewards of your harvest seamounts, the team also deployed a Samples collected during the survey will Martin and others had brought back with simple and delicious recipe camera system to investigate the animals be preserved and donated to the Natural from the 2018 trip – I work as a curator investor … rapper? ideas. The 40 original and beautiful on the seafloor and pelagic nets to capture History Museum in London, where they in the Fish Section at the Natural History BBC April 1, 2019 projects for containers in ‘Crops in the mid-water animals from the surface will be archived and made available to Museum in London, and I look after a Pots’ are great to look at and will to 1000 m deep. Three Tristanians joined experts and the public through an online massive collection of fish specimens for Name: Elon Musk, the rapper. promoted it with a sale of novelty be a constant source of fresh fruit, the vessel for the research period and, catalogue. scientists to study – and the chance to Age: Two days, according to flamethrowers. vegetables and herbs throughout following a very successful survey, the Whilst on passage around the island help collect some more, and see them SoundCloud. the summer months. With easy-to- vessel paid a brief visit to Tristan to and between the seamounts, dedicated fresh out of the sea was too good to Appearance: Auto-Tuned and And what is it this time? He has follow planting plans, detailed plant present their preliminary results to the observers will monitor the distribution miss. Also, there was the once-in-a- emphatically uncool. released a novelty pop song about a profiles, easy-care symbols and Tristanian community. and abundance of seabirds, marine lifetime chance to visit some of the most dead gorilla called RIP Harambe. delicious recipe suggestions, anyone On arrival at St Helena, the vessel will mammals and whale sharks. interesting British Overseas Territories, Let me guess – this is just the can grow fruit and vegetables, be joined by local Blue Belt Coordinator, Finally, we will also be deploying namely the Falklands, Tristan da Cunha latest weird pastime from Elon I admit I didn’t see that coming. regardless of how much space they Elizabeth Clingham, Leeann Henry and acoustic receivers at the seamounts and and St Helena. Tristan da Cunha was Musk, the entrepreneur. Exactly. Musk delights in wrong-footing have. From apples and onions to Alison Small from the Marine Section and around the island to detect tagged tuna particularly exciting as I had read about And Musk certainly knows how to people. RIP Harambe is very Auto- Jamie Ellick, who won the competition to and whalesharks. it in various tales of exploration and strawberries and mint, the choice is join the vessel. The Discovery will return to James’ enjoy himself. Tuned, so it’s hard to tell who is endless! it gave me quite a strange sensation to singing, but it seems he made it in The Discovery will be working around Bay April 15 to disembark many of the look at it on Google Maps and zoom out St Helena island for 3-4 days and will Like the time he wondered collaboration with BloodPop, Yung scientific team and welcome some and see nothing but sea, and sea, and Please reserve by contacting the then proceed to Bonaparte and Cardno visitors from the island. aloud about taking his electric car Jake and Caroline Polachek. more sea. But then at the back of my following:- seamounts. The RRS Discovery’s research around mind was the memory of a fishing trip company Tesla private, then got Around St Helena the scientific St Helena is funded by the Blue into trouble with the US Securities I don’t know who any of those in Cornwall where I have never felt more Telephone Number: 22580 programme includes completing the Belt Programme and BAS’ Overseas ill and utterly wretched in my entire life. and Exchange Commission? I was people are. It doesn’t matter. The Email: [email protected] mapping of the seafloor that was started Development Assistance Programme. However, there was never any choice thinking of the time he pretended song has already been listened to last year on RRS James Clark Ross and Cefas and BAS scientists will be joined really and I had to say yes.” to start a new tunnel company on a more than 800,000 times since its supplemented by the UK Hydrographic by colleagues from the NHM, Plymouth - James Maclaine, Curator of Fish at whim. Then actually did start it, with release on Saturday. Office’s survey of near-shore waters on University, Stanford University and the the Natural History Museum the name the Boring Company. Then the Enchanted Isle. RSPB for the research in St Helena waters. 10 www.sams.sh Thursday 04 April 2019 | THE SENTINEL THE SENTINEL | Thursday 04 April 2019 www.sams.sh 11 LIFESTYLE & CULTURE LIFESTYLE & CULTURE A 700-Word Press Release, and our Brief Reply Emma Weaver, SAMS SHG on Tuesday sent out a 700-word activities, but there has never been a exists – we’ve been straightforward press release entitled Response to policy endorsed by EDC to encourage in stating that the lowered import Sentinel Articles on St Helena Coffee: the specific bringing in of coffee duties on coffee plants occurred in Country “St Helena Government was plant material. the 2018 tax reforms, which the Press disappointed to read in three recent The Agriculture & Natural Resources Office identified below and said were Fair Sentinel articles - ‘St Helena Coffee Division (ANRD) has Biosecurity “to assist new growers.” (In today’s under Threat from Tax Reforms’ measures which adequately press release, the Press Office stated (p.5, 7 March) ‘Stop the Devaluation safeguard the St Helena coffee the reforms were “general” but I of St Helena Coffee’: Coffee industry from new pests and disease notice the Office was unable to say Producers Band Together (p. 6-7, 21 arriving on-Island. they did not include coffee plants March) and Refocusing the St Helena We are aware that St Helena Coffee – because the Press Office itself Coffee Discussion: Back to the Real is special, but it is currently unknown confirmed in the below January email When: 4 May 2019 Issue (p. 6-7, 28 March) - that the whether the uniqueness of the bean that they did). 2018 Tax Reforms have been cited stems from some previous cross The Sentinel also wishes we Where: Francis Plain as a potential threat to our niche St pollination to create a unique strand had picked this up in 2018 Helena Coffee product. of coffee plant on St Helena, whether but unfortunately, we only Time: 11am till 3.30pm There unfortunately has been a the growing conditions such as soil caught this following our below misunderstanding of two separate and temperature create the unique emails. Fortunately, we’ve not policies – The Tax Policy which taste, or it is a mixture of both, misunderstood the information. Stalls 1st 2nd 3rd supports the achievement of the which allows St Helena’s coffee to be We look forward to seeing some After a fantastic 2018/19 running the goals of the Sustainable Economic of such high regard globally. This is results come out of this for the coffee agriculture programme, the working group 1. Individual Stalls 1. Fresh flower arrangement £15.00 n/a n/a Development Plan (SEDP) and an area that SHG will be looking into growers and we are happy we were have finally come to the grand finale. The big the SHG Biosecurity Policy on the in response to the letter by coffee able to get their voices heard by SHG. 2. Largest half dozen of chicken eggs £15.00 n/a n/a protection of a particular local growers, and regulations against Please let us know if you require Country Fair at Francis Plain! 3. Jams £20.00 n/a n/a species of plant. the importation of new coffee plant any further information, and thanks 4. Preserves £20.00 n/a n/a The 2018 Tax Reforms and material and seeds can be considered so much as always.” The closing date for the pre-judged livestock, 5. Confectionery £20.00 n/a n/a subsequent Tax Policy reduced the on the back of this, should the ************************** pasture and arable land categories have now 6. Iced cakes £20.00 n/a n/a Import Duty from 20% to 5% on import of coffee plant material be a *The content below is from an email 7. Largest carrot £20.00 n/a n/a ‘Trees, shrubs, and bushes, grafted risk to the existing stock. It is noted dated January 18, 2019. The message/ closed and we wait in anticipation to see on 8. Largest pumpkin £20.00 n/a n/a or not, of a kind which bear edible that there have been no queries from questions are from The Sentinel and the the day who are the grand winners of each 9. Largest sweet potato £20.00 n/a n/a fruit or nuts’ or plants in general. any prospective importers regarding answers were supplied by SHG:* category. 10. Largest tomato £20.00 n/a n/a This was not specific to coffee plants. the requirements for, or possibility “Hello, 11. Best broccoli £25.00 £15.00 Certificate The reduction in Import Duty was of importing coffee in either plant I am writing a piece about how one of a range of duty reductions or seed form made to Biosecurity at coffee now being listed as endangered However, the closing date for children, 12. Best cauliflower £25.00 £15.00 Certificate made in April 2018 and is to help the least since the year that ASYCUDA on the IUCN Red List links in to individual and district stalls is the 15 April 13. Best cabbage £25.00 £15.00 Certificate agriculture sector which is one of the reported imports (May 2016), and St Helena coffee for next week’s 14. Best carrot £25.00 £15.00 Certificate SEDP sectors, and in particular assist any potential change is to mitigate Sentinel – as coffee is a key part of and this will be judged on the day. So hurry 15. Best pumpkin £25.00 £15.00 Certificate horticulture and fruit growing. future potential problems which the current Sustainable Economic and enter before it is too late!! Contact 16. Best sweet potato £25.00 £15.00 Certificate The press release issued on 6 April could occur. Development Plan, I was hoping to Delia Du Preez at Enterprise St Helena. 17. Best potato £25.00 £15.00 Certificate 2018 and available online here: http:// Unfortunately, the Sentinel has get a bit of information from SHG as 18. Best onion £25.00 £15.00 Certificate www.sainthelena.gov.sh/changes-to- made claims that a policy of importing to: Please note that there will be a minimum 19. Best tomato £25.00 £15.00 Certificate customs-excise-duty/ states: coffee plant material exists in SHG 1) How many registered coffee 20. Best cucumber £25.00 £15.00 Certificate ‘A number of imports related to - but it does not. We apologise that producers there are on the island requirement of 3 entries for each particular 21. Best hand of bananas £25.00 £15.00 Certificate agriculture, fishing and drinks there has been a misunderstanding There are four active coffee growers category to be eligible for the competition. 22. Best display for 5 a day of vegetables/fruit £25.00 n/a n/a making will see a decrease in around SHG’s policy with regards to that we regularly work with. There 23. Honey £30.00 n/a n/a import duty from 20% to 5%. These coffee growing and we hope that this are some additional small scale Where fewer entries exist a consolation prize 24. Needlework £30.00 £20.00 £10.00 changes provide further support for information clarifies the situation. producers (e.g. residents who have a will be awarded for effort. industries which directly contribute The EDC has invited both coffee number of trees on their property). 25. Handcrafts from local produce £30.00 £20.00 £10.00 to export or import substitution growers and the Sentinel to 2) How much coffee the island Are you interested in showcasing your 2. Best District Stalls – judged on the day £300.00 £200.00 £100.00 and help to improve St Helena’s discuss the issues around coffee exported last financial year trade imbalance, as set out in the growing on Thursday, 4 April. SHG According to ASYCUDA statistics, produce or craft for retail at this event? This Children (Between the ages of 8 & 16 Sustainable Economic Development representatives will be there to listen £34,000 worth of coffee was exported 1st 2nd 3rd is an opportunity to do just that! Don’t years) Plan.’ to concerns and assist where actions in 2017/18. delay , contact Delia Du Preez to book a stall. We note that at the time of this press are necessary to protect and enhance 3) What key actions/achievements 1. Best rabbit £20.00 £15.00 £10.00 release there was little commentary on St Helena’s coffee industry.” have happened in regard to the 2. Best guinea pig £20.00 £15.00 £10.00 these changes by the Sentinel in their coffee-production sector in relation 3. Best dog £20.00 £15.00 £10.00 following publication on 12 April 2018 On Tuesday, The Sentinel replied to the new SEDP except to point out that ‘SHG April with the following: Duty on the import of plants have For more information please contact Delia Du Preez on telephone 22920 or 6 released new customs and excise “Hello, reduced from the higher rate of 20% email [email protected] tariffs to come into effect May 1’. Please see [in gray box] an email to the lower rate of 5% to assist new The Economic Development response from the SHG Press Office, growers. The Investment Strategy, Enabling Tourism and Economic Growth Head Office | ESH Business Park | Ladder Hill | Tel: +290 22920 | Email: [email protected] Committee (EDC) endorsed the SEDP in response to our questions re. St recently consulted upon, outlines which encourages coffee growth in Helena Coffee from January. plans to reduce corporation tax for Visit us online Business and Investment: www.investinsthelena.com general and Income Tax has also As our readers are aware, we’ve coffee growers by 10% from the next been reduced for coffee growing never reported that a separate policy financial year.” Tourism: www.sthelenatourism.com 12 www.sams.sh Thursday 04 April 2019 | THE SENTINEL THE SENTINEL | Thursday 04 April 2019 www.sams.sh 13 SCHOOL PAGE FAITH MATTERS BAHA’I FAITH www.sthelenabahai.org Mother’s Day at St Pauls “O Son of Spirit The best beloved of all things in My sight is Justice; turn not away therefrom if thou desirest Me, … By its aid thou shalt see with thine Contributed Saturday 6th April 2019 own eyes and not through the eyes of others, and shalt know of thine own prepared, Our special Mothers, which 0915 – 1000 knowledge and not through the knowledge of thy neighbour. … Verily justice ots of love and laughter filled St L was received well by the mothers. Sabbath School Programme is My gift to thee and the sign of My loving-kindness. Set it then before Pauls Primary School hall on Friday The choir also did their piece, which 1000 – 1045 Group Bible Study morning, March 29, 2019. was so touching and the children thine eyes.” -Baha’i Scripture Many mothers of the school’s sung so beautifully, which had many 1100 – 1200 Divine Service 1400 – 1500 Masterguide, DEVOTIONAL MEETING THURSDAY EVENINGS, BAHA’I CENTRE children sat patiently waiting to a teardrop fall by mothers. Gumwoods, 8pm see their children perform a loving Bishop Dale concluded with a Pathfinders & Adventurers gesture to appreciate them for blessing and mummies were then Every Wednesday ALL ARE WELCOME Mother’s Day. presented with a beautiful posy each. Wednesday 10th April Telephone 24342 Miss Prudence Joshua led the Miss Joshua also had a surprise up 1930 – 2030 Prayer Meeting assembly and opened with a beautiful her sleeve when she told mothers to All are Welcome DIOCESE OF SAINT HELENA speech and a song My Mother, My look under their chairs to see if there For further information contact: Teacher, My Friend. was a heart. Lots of mummies were The Cathedral Parish of St Paul The morning was kicked off by a smiling when they found a heart and Pastor Paul Millin Tel No 22267 touching show from the nursery each was presented with a wonderful Sunday 7 April - Passion Sunday pupils. They sang the song If you Mother’s Day gift sponsored by BAPTIST CHURCH (5 Sunday of Lent) love your mum, which was greatly many different businesses around 8.00 a.m. Eucharist Cathedral appreciated in the audience. the island. It was a real treat! Sunday Service 10.00 a.m. Sung Eucharist Reception followed with a poem 7th April Mothers were then led out of Activities at the Army this weekend Cathedral ‘Why Mums are Special’ they also told the hall, down the steps through Sandy Bay Chapel 08.45 pm 3.30 p.m. Eucharist St Peter their mums why they were special, a beautiful array of yellow shirts, Head O’Wain Chapel 10.45 pm FRIDAY 5TH APRIL 2019 which brought much laughter to the whilst children lined up on either Jamestown Chapel 6.00 pm ‘QUALITY SECONDS’ SHOP & CAFÉ room. Thursday 11 April side of the steps. As they passed Bible Studies OPEN FROM 10AM TO 1PM Year 1 and 2 performed two heart- through they again received gifts and 10.00 a.m. Eucharist Arabia felt songs for their mummies; Mum Tuesday - 9th April 7.00 p.m. Lent Course Cathedral cards made by their children. SUNDAY 7TH APRIL 2019 loves me and What can I give you. Many Jamestown Schoolroom 7.00 pm It was a wonderful Mother’s Day MORNING SERVICE AT THE HALF quotes were injected throughout Thursday - 11th April 2019 at St Pauls Primary School! TREE HOLLOW HALL AT 11AM. ALL Sunday 14 April - Palm Sunday performances along with a ‘Mother’s Sandy Bay Chapel 5.30 pm ARE WARMLY WELCOME. 8.00 a.m. Eucharist Cathedral Love Recipe’. ALL ARE WELCOME 10.00 a.m. Sung Eucharist with Year 4 followed on with a poem My For further information contact: EVERY WEDNESDAY EVENING Mum, and Years 2 and 3 performed Procession Cathedral Tel No 24644 or 24438 PRAYER MEETING & and acrostic poem entitled Mother BIBLE STUDY AT THE and an action-packed Rap song The Parish of St James HALF TREE HOLLOW Mothers. HALL AT 7.30 PM. ALL Sunday 7 April - Passion Sunday Year 5 read a poem and also gave GladTidings ARE WELCOME. (4 Sunday of Lent) their personal messages to their OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD 9.30 a.m. Sung Eucharist St James mums. Year 6 ended the series of ADVANCE NOTICES 3.30 p.m. Eucharist St Michael performances with a poem that they Glad Tidings magazine will help 19TH APRIL 2019 you understand the Bible and how GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE Thursday 11 April God’s plan for His future Kingdom AT THE HALF TREE 7.00 p.m. Eucharist with healing on earth will affect you. If you HOLLOW HALL AT 10AM. and Lent Course St John would like it delivered FREE for ALL ARE WELCOME. 6 months - fill in these details and COFFEE AND BUNS WILL FOLLOW THIS SERVICE. Sunday 14 April - Palm Sunday send them to the address below. 21ST APRIL 2019 9.15 a.m. Sung Eucharist with EASTER SUNDAY SUNRISE Your Name (BLOCK CAPITALS Procession St James SERVICE ON TOP OF Procession from Canister please) JACOBS LADDER AT 6AM. ______EASTER SUNDAY FAMILY SERVICE AT HALF TREE Parish of St Matthew Address ______HOLLOW HALL AT 11AM. ALL ARE WELCOME. Sunday 7 April - Passion Sunday ______(4 Sunday of Lent) There is always a warm ______11.15 a.m. Sung Eucharist St Mark welcome for you at the Salvation Army. Tuesday 9 April ______Country ______If you would like to know more about The Salvation 7.00 p.m. Eucharist with Lent Write for the offer to: Army’s activities, contact Course St Mark CBM, C/o Apartment 9, Scarlet Oak, 911-913 Majors Nhlanhla and Priscilla Ziqubu on telephone Sunday 14 April - Palm Sunday Warwick Rd,Solihull, Nos 22543/22703. 11.15 a.m. Sung Eucharist with UK,B91 3EP Take care and God bless. Procession St Mark 14 www.sams.sh Thursday 04 April 2019 | THE SENTINEL THE SENTINEL | Thursday 04 April 2019 www.sams.sh 15 SAMS RADIO 1 SCHEDULE TIME OUT SAMS Radio 1 Streaming Live On: Radio 1 (Briars) • (High Knoll) • (Sunberry) • (Blue Hill) 102.7 90.5 105.1 105.3 PUZZLE TIME: SCHEDULE Local News & Noticeboard Every Day At: 7am, 10am, Noon, 2pm, 5pm, 7pm, 10pm Sudoku Friday, April 5 through BBC World Service Streaming Live On: 100.7 (Briars) • 88.1 (High Knoll) • 102.7 (Blue Hill) Thursday, April 11 Wuzzle The secret to solving WUZZLE word puzzles is to determine the missing “concept,” such as in, on, over, under, before, 7-10am: Sunrise with Mic–Kail Harris 1-2pm: TGIF with Andrew Turner Start your Friday morning with a bit of everything, from treble and The weekend starts now with two hours of pumped up music on after, between etc. For example, the solution to NOON GOOD bass. the TGIF show, guaranteed to keep you entertained and get you is “Good afternoon,” and LINE READ LINE is “Read between ready for the weekend. the lines.” 10am-Noon: Mix Bag with Donna Crowie A mix of genres ranging from Reggae to Pop to Country - all getting 5-7pm: Afrophile Show with Annina An entertaining and informative show with African roots. FRIDAY you into the weekend mood.

8am-1pm: Saturday Show with Jeremy Johns Enjoy waking up to selection of music as Jeremy mixes the 4:30pm-late: Pre-Party Playlist old with the new on the Saturday show. A playlist to keep up your weekend vibes. SATURDAY

8am-1pm: Sunday Show with Jeremy Johns 5-7pm: Naomi and Isha Rest and relax after your long week with chilled and mellow sounds - and Focus on one topic with a unique interview you won’t get a look back at the news highlights of the week. hear anywhere else - and music, of course, to improve your Sunday evening.

SUNDAY SUNDAY

7-10am: Sunrise with Andrew Turner 10am-Noon: Country Corner with Jeremy Johns Tune in for the Monday Sunrise - three hours of upbeat music both old 120 minutes of hand-clapping, toe-tapping, knee-slapping “COLLOCATIONS” CROSSWORD and new. Andrew has all the latest news, games and feel-good stories to country tunes that the Saints enjoy (including Irish, make sure you have a great start to your day and to your week. American, Outlaw, Rockabilly, Redneck, Parodies and Alternative).

MONDAY 4pm-7pm: Afternoon Drive with Luke Bennett

7-10am: Sunrise with Jeremy Johns 12:30-2:30pm: 1548 with Ferdie Listen to wake-me-up music; win big and get your brain going Join Cyril (Ferdie) Gunnell as he dusts off the CD player and with quizzes; hear news updates both local and international. takes you down memory lane - the show ranges from old-time to current, as he hosts in-depth and informative interviews with the island’s politicians, business people and more. 11am-Noon: Jazz with Mic-Kail Harris Listen to the soothing tunes of Wayne Shorter, the jams of John

TUESDAY Coltrane, the sounds of Sonny Stitt and more. 5pm-7pm: Music with Mike Brown

7-10am: Throwback Thursday with Luke Bennett 8-11am: Sunrise with Donna Crowie Chill out with Luke on his popular Throwback Thursday show Make your morning shine, with tunes new and old - and stay up - full of throwback tunes, dates for your diary, jokes and sports to date with notices, news, competitions and more. updates.

1-3pm: Swing Show with Andrew Turner 10am-Noon: Reggae Arena with Jeremy Johns Frank Sinatra, Louie Armstrong and Billie Holliday. Travel back The show ranges from when Reggae was developed (from Ska to the age of class and style with the swing show. THURSDAY and Rocksteady) in the 1960s in Jamaica, to when it was modernized by WEDNESDAY Bob Marley and up to the modern day. Requests encouraged.

3-4pm: Country Charts with Donna Crowie 12:30-2:30pm: 1548 with Ferdie See who has made it to No 1 on the country billboard chart. Join Cyril (Ferdie) Gunnell as he dusts off the CD player and takes you down memory lane - the show ranges from old-time to current, as he hosts in-depth and informative interviews with the island’s politicians, 6:30-6:45pm: Kiddies Corner Show business people and more. Tired of keeping your little ones entertained? Well, let us take care of that for a while with stories, nursery rhymes and more. 4-5pm: UK Chart Show with Naomi

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• Inspecting, approving and certifying building works on-site Tel: 22270 PUBLIC NOTICE Infrastructure & Transport Directorate The Infrastructure & Transport Directorate comprises of: Property Division • Maintaining all operational properties for SHG , responsible for – • Leasing and sale of SHG land and buildings and administration of the properties held on lease • Carrying out site inspections and condition surveys • Administration of the Lands Disposal Policy RESTRUCTURE OF ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL • Providing valuation advice to SHG and the Bank of St Helena RESOURCES DIRECTORATE Tel: 22270 Housing Section • The letting of Government Landlord Housing (GLH) and Chief Secretary Houses (CSH) , responsible The Environment & Natural Resources Directorate (ENRD) has restructured from 1 April 2019. ENRD has for – now split into two separate directorates - Environment, Natural Resources & Planning and Infrastructure • Managing the GLH tenancy agreements & Transport. • Allocating houses to GLH tenants • Repairing SHG houses and managing upgrading and improvement works Here is an overview of the services that are provided under each new directorate: • Providing advice to the private sector on lettings • Managing the turnover of CSH between contracts Environment, Natural Resources & Planning Directorate Tel: 22270 The Environment, Natural Resources & Planning Directorate comprises of: Environmental Management Division Roads Section (including Public Lighting and Rock Guards), • Implementation of the Environmental Protection legislation , responsible for – • Carrying out routine inspections of the SHG road network and Sea Front responsible for – • Development and implementation of Environmental Management strategies and policies, including a • Carrying out planned and reactive maintenance of road network infrastructure including road surface, Solid Waste Management Strategy, Climate Change Policy and Pollution Policy adjacent walls, safety railings, road signs & markings, and bridges • Managing the Peaks National Park and other sites of endemic interest on the Island • Carrying out verge cleaning of identified roads within resource limits • Managing the St Helena Meteorological Station • Responding to out-of-hours call-outs to assess and repair damage to road infrastructure if deemed • Conducting all marine-related management including fish data collection, fisheries science marine unsafe biodiversity surveys, habitat mapping, marine species taxonomy, seabird and cetacean monitoring, and • Managing water which lands on the public road surface and surface water running in watercourses managing a marine sightings scheme passing under the public road • Conducting scientific research projects • Managing public lighting - the lights on Jacobs Ladder, and Christmas street lighting (with Connect • Carrying out environmental site visits and initial site assessments, monitoring development projects, Saint Helena Ltd) and reviewing Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) • Maintaining a list of public lighting faults Tel: 22270 • Arranging prioritised repairs on a monthly basis within resource limits • Conducting regular inspections of the rock fall protection infrastructure above Jamestown, the slope Agriculture & Natural Resources Division above the Museum Car Park, and the fence above the Shears in Rupert’s • Development and implementation of agricultural policy , responsible for – • Conducting ad hoc inspection and clearing of any rock fall risk • Providing agricultural support and extension services for producers and the public in the areas of • Identifying new risks and providing monitoring and advice to SHG arable production, pest management, livestock & veterinary and soils testing • Responding to rock fall incidents at any time • Leasing agricultural lands and buildings for agricultural production and product storage purposes Tel: 23765 • Management of the SHG forest estate and delivery of services such as emergency call outs to assist with fallen trees, selling dry trees for firewood, selling tree seedlings and chip & fodder permits, selling Government Garage forest produce, providing an advisory service and carrying out private tree felling & surgery tasks, • Management of the SHG vehicle fleet , responsible for – providing a wood raw material service to sawmill and firewood service operators • Providing vehicles for SHG Directorates on a full cost recovery basis for the services provided • Management and implementation of the Island’s Biosecurity Policy to prevent pests and diseases • Providing a service to the public for the hire of plant and certain equipment where these services reaching St Helena cannot be provided for by the private sector • A fisheries licensing and reporting function for the Island Tel: 23208 Tel: 24724

Planning & Building Control Division A full contact list for all services will be issued shortly. • Drafting planning and building primary legislation, orders, and regulations , responsible for – • Preparing development plans and policies for approval • Providing advice and guidance to the public and SHG on compliance with policies and the law, development potential of land, building conservation, and building construction • Processing development applications and appeals • Making recommendations on development decisions • Monitoring and enforcing compliance with approved drawings and planning conditions 18 www.sams.sh Thursday 04 April 2019 | THE SENTINEL THE SENTINEL | Thursday 04 April 2019 www.sams.sh 19 NOTICE BOARD NOTICE BOARD

Vacancy Vacancy - Power Station Assistant Human Resources Connect Saint Helena Ltd is seeking to employ a Power Station Assistant to support the day to day operation of diesel and Administration Manager generation equipment at the Power Station at Rupert’s.

Working in noisy and oily conditions with high voltage equipment, the Power Station Assistant will ensure the running of generators and machinery by replenishing engine oils as necessary, responding to engine alarm faults and recording pertinent data needed for analysis of engine performance. Some maintenance work at the wind turbines at Deadwood Plain might also be required. Enterprise St Helena is seeking to employ a suitably qualified and experienced individual to work within the Human Resources department. Reporting to the Director of Resources, the successful candidate will be responsible for managing all human resource related activities. The Power Station has to be fully manned at all times to ensure the Island’s electricity supply, therefore the successful Ensuring that the overall administration, coordination, and evaluation of human resources plans and programmes are realised. candidate will be expected to work a rotating shift pattern which includes evening and weekend work. The successful applicant must: Essential Qualifications and Experience Hold a CIPD qualification or working toward one. Relevant experience in a similar working environment. Have at least 5 years’ of proven HR generalist experience. A pass in GCSE Maths and English is preferred but not essential. Have excellent decision-making, strategic thinking, leadership, interpersonal and ethical conduct skills.

A copy of the Terms of Reference and an application form can be obtained via email or collected from the Enterprise St Helena Office at Connect Saint Helena Ltd is an equal opportunities employer and offers a competitive salary, 15% pension contribution of base salary and 25 days annual leave. Ladder Hill Business Park. Completed application forms should be submitted to the Director of Resources, Enterprise St Helena, Ladder Hill

Business Park by no later than 12 noon on Thursday 18th April 2019. For a full job description and application form please contact Kerry Lane on 22255 or email [email protected]. Completed applications should be sent to Kerry at the above email address or delivered to Seales Corner, Jamestown For further information please contact: Marilyn Caswell on telephone number 22920 or email by 12:00 noon on Monday, 15 April 2019. [email protected]

Enabling Tourism and Economic Growth Head Office | ESH Business Park | Ladder Hill | Tel: +290 22920 | Email: [email protected] Visit us online Business and Investment: www.investinsthelena.com | Tourism: www.sthelenatourism.com

Launching on Sunday 14th April is the Sir Hudson Lowe Exhibition at Plantation House.

The Exhibition has been organised by St. Helena Tourism, Napoleonic Heritage Ltd and the St Helena Museum.

Lt. General Sir Hudson Lowe was the Governor of St Helena during the exile of Napoleon, and much of his historical reputation stems from his tumultuous relationship with Napoleon. The aim of the exhibi- tion is to also shed light on his lesser known role in bringing an end to slavery on St Helena.

The event on this day will be open to the public from 16:30 - 18:00. There will be a public viewing of the exhibition with an opportunity to purchase a souvenir exhibition brochure for £3.

For further information contact Christina Plato, Tourism Officer on 22158 or email [email protected] THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GROUP Head Office | ESH Business Park | Ladder Hill | Tel: +290 22920 | Email: [email protected] Visit us online Business and Investment: www.investinsthelena.com | Tourism: www.sthelenatourism.com 20 www.sams.sh Thursday 04 April 2019 | THE SENTINEL THE SENTINEL | Thursday 04 April 2019 www.sams.sh 21 NOTICE BOARD NOTICE BOARD

STATEMENT FROM CHIEF OF POLICE COUNCILLOR BUCKLEY’S ADJOURNMENT DEBATE SPEECH

On Monday, 11 March 2019, Councillor Cruyff Buckley made a speech about policing on St Helena during the Adjournment Debate in the formal meeting of Legislative Council. The speech contained a large number of inaccurate statements that were conveyed as facts and which I would now like to take the opportunity to correct. Councillor Buckley also used the Adjournment Debate speech to express a number of personal viewpoints and judgements. One viewpoint in particular stands out. Councillor Buckley states: ‘In America, the policeman is a working class hero. In England, the policeman is a working class traitor. Who are the working class traitors on this little Island of St Helena?’ Councillor Buckley seems to be suggesting that St Helena Police Officers are traitors. The police officers he refers to are your family and friends who work hard to ensure St Helena is a safe place in which to live, work and invest. They are doing exactly what the Government of St Helena wants them to do - they are making the Island safe and yet Councillor Buckley seems to regard them as traitors. I strongly reject this assertion. Councillor Buckley also states in his speech ‘why use a gun when a knife will do?’ I find this reference particularly distasteful given that in the last few weeks a police officer suffered knife wounds – the police officer was responding to a situation of distress and did not think twice for his own life. St Helena Police Officers work with the people of St Helena and the Government to build a safe nation, they give people the confidence to disclose unlawful activities and ultimately ensure that offenders are held to account. This is happening more and more as you have all seen in recent months. A variety of people who may have thought they were untouchable have been, and are being, held to account. The police will enforce the laws that are made or adopted by Councillors. If Councillors are concerned about the law not being correct then they should change the law. I would ask you to take time to think about the people who make up the St Helena Police Directorate, their hard work, their commitment to you and your community. You should be confident that your Elected Members are representing you, not deliberately or inadvertently misleading you. I am proud of the St Helena Police Directorate and proud of my staff. Please remember that our intent is always to make you and your families safe. I am sending a full response on each of the points raised by Mr Buckley to him personally, pointing out the factually incorrect and misleading statements and misrepresentation. The factual corrections are also attached to this statement. Chief of Police David Lynch - 1 April 2019 22 www.sams.sh Thursday 04 April 2019 | THE SENTINEL THE SENTINEL | Thursday 04 April 2019 www.sams.sh 23 NOTICE BOARD NOTICE BOARD

The Saint Helena Fisheries Corporation has a temporary vacancy for a Administrative Assistant / HR Administration

The Saint Helena Fisheries Corporation is looking for a highly energetic and professional person to assist the Operations Manager with various daily tasks at it’s Ruperts Valley Cold Store . The post will start on the 15 April 2019 for a period of three months The successful candidate will be responsible for the daily operations of the office, the tasks will include but not limited to:

 Taking fish orders from members of the public and retailers  Attending to customer queries via email and telephone.  Processing fisherman requirements  Capturing Invoices and Good Received Vouchers  Following up on debtor accounts. Chief of Police David Lynch 1 April 2019  Answering the telephone for the corporation.  Receiving and capturing of money received.  Co-ordinating the supply of fish products to retailers and the fish van  Capturing and co-ordinating the payments to fisherman

Any interested people should have the following

 Experience in working with people  Have GCSE English or equivalent  Basic Accounting experience  Excellent written and spoken communications Solomon & Company (St Helena) Plc  Computer Literacy For further information, including the Company’s has a vacancy for a  Experience working with SAGE would be advantageous attractive benefits package, please contact  Have a clean criminal record. Ronald Coleman, Grocery Manager Grocery Clerical Assistant (The Star & Butchery) on telephone number: 22683 Within The Star Starting Salary of between £3.50 to £4.00 per hour or via email address: [email protected] Job Outline Please send your curriculum vitae, any supporting documents as well as an introductory Application forms may be collected To assist the Grocery Manager with the day-to-day finances and stock control matters, ensuring an from Solomons Reception Desk, in the efficient and effective business, with a view to increasing annual turnover and net contribution. letter of why you would be perfect for this position to Mr Anthony Van Rensburg @ Main Office Building, Jamestown or alternatively an electronic copy can Interested Persons Should: [email protected] be requested via e-mail address:  Ideally have Grade C or above in Maths & English [email protected] and should  Be IT literate & competent in the use of Microsoft Office Applications be completed and returned to Nicola  Desirably have experience with Access Dimensions Essex, Human Resources Manager,  Have knowledge in Stock Control Solomons Office, Jamestown,  Have the ability to work to tight deadlines This position closes on Friday 5th April 2019. by 16 April 2019

Salary for the post will be £736.28 per month (£8,835.36 per annum)

24 www.sams.sh Thursday 04 April 2019 | THE SENTINEL THE SENTINEL | Thursday 04 April 2019 www.sams.sh 25 NOTICE BOARD NOTICE BOARD Encompass Digital Media Services Ltd Encompass Digital Media Ltd BBC ATLANTIC RELAY STATION Tel +247 66800 BBC Atlantic Relay Station

ENGLISH BAY Fax: +247 66117 English Bay ASCENSION ISLAND Ascension Island, ASCN 1ZZ Tel + (247) 66800 ASCN 1ZZ South Atlantic Ocean Fax + (247) 66117

Vacancy for Shift Operator – Power Station Vacancy For Antenna Maintenance Supervisor

Encompass Digital Media has a vacancy for a full-time Shift Operator. Encompass Digital Media Services has a vacancy for a full-time Antenna Maintenance Supervisor. The post holder will form part of the Ops Team of the Power Station that controls and monitors the Power Station’s outputs helping to ensure that it performs cost-effectively, safely and to The post holder will supervise and lead a team, that is primarily responsible for the Antenna agreed standards. Maintenance of the Transmitting Station and other Rigging & Aerial maintenance related duties, under BBC Atlantic Relay Station’s portfolio.

To remotely monitor the Transmitting Station when unattended. This post will be offered either on a single or accompanied status, fixed-term contract, depending

on personal circumstances and with bungalow accommodation. This post will be offered either on a single or accompanied status, fixed-term contract,

depending on personal circumstances, and with bungalow accommodation. Any offer of employment will be conditional on passing a medical examination. Any offer of employment will be conditional on passing a medical examination. Candidates short-listed for interview will be expected to pass a mast climbing test.

Essential Qualifications/Experience Essential Qualifications & Experience • A good standard of numeracy and literacy. • Comprehensive knowledge of current safe working practices and safety procedures.  Comprehensive knowledge of safe working practices and safety procedures, particularly in • Experience in producing and maintaining accurate technical and administrative records. relation to Working at Heights and RF Hazards. • Ability to communicate well, both verbally and in writing, with both internal and external  Physically fit, able to pass a climbing medical and test. customers.  Category 1 climber. • A good understanding of all aspects of Power Station Operation, including Diesel  Consistent and developed experience as a Rigger with High Frequency broadcast antennas. Generating Plant, Reverse Osmosis Plant and HV distribution network.  Knowledge and competency of working with specialist rigging tools and equipment. • Basic computer skills.  Able to interpret complex antenna and support structure drawings. • Willingness to work shifts and flexible hours, at short notice, when required.  Experience of corrosion control, paint systems and preparation of surfaces. • Strong self motivation and the ability to work with a degree of autonomy.  Ability to communicate well, verbally and in writing with both internal and external customers. • Full driving licence.  Good organisational and time management skills.  Strong self-motivation and the ability to work with a degree of autonomy and to use one’s Desirable Qualifications / Experience own initiative. • Experience of working in a Power Station or similar environment.  Proven experience in fault-finding, rectification and repair of faults. • Electricial or Mechanical Work Experience  IT Literate, particularly in use of Email, Microsoft Word and Excel at Intermediate Level. • High Voltage authorisation.  Willingness to work flexible hours, at short notice, when required. • GCSE English and Mathematics or equivalent.  Manual Handling Training and other Statutory Safety Training specific to the role. • IT competent.  Full Driving Licence.

Further Qualifications/Experience requirements are detailed in the Job Description. Further Qualifications/Experience requirements are detailed in the Job Description.

Please contact the Administrative Officer on +247 66800 (Extn 102) or email Please contact the Administrative Officer on + 247 66800 (Extn 102) or email [email protected] for a , and for further [email protected] for a Job Application Form, Job Description and for further Job Application Form Job Description information regarding the post. information regarding the post. Applications to be sent to: Applications to be sent to: Admin Officer Admin Officer BBC Atlantic Relay Station BBC Atlantic Relay Station, English Bay English Bay Ascension Island (or email [email protected]) Ascension Island (or email [email protected] )

Applications should be submitted on a job application form, and must be received by Applications should be submitted on our job application form, and must be received by end of Thursday 18th April 2019 the working day on Wednesday 1st May 2019.

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26 www.sams.sh Thursday 04 April 2019 | THE SENTINEL THE SENTINEL | Thursday 04 April 2019 www.sams.sh 27 NOTICE BOARD NOTICE BOARD PUBLIC NOTICE VACANCIES FOR SENIOR ACCOUNTS EXECUTIVES, CORPORATE FINANCE We are looking for experienced Senior Accounts Executives to manage our accounts portfolio and supervise our VIRAL GASTROENTERITIS account executives team. For these roles, strong communication skills and a customer service attitude is essential. As a Senior Accounts QUICK ADVICE Executive, you should also be results-driven and help us achieve our business goals. Ultimately, you will be responsible for the effective management of the Accounts Payable and Receivable functions We are currently experiencing an outbreak of diarrhoea and vomiting on St Helena. This is also known of the financial management system, ensuring all Government revenue and expenditure is accurately recorded. as gastroenteritis. It is most commonly caused by a virus and is easily spread from person to person. It Essential qualifications and experience required for these roles are: is normally able to be managed at home with fluids or rehydration salts (such as dioralyte). It should go • GCSE Maths and English at Grade C or above away within two to three days. • ACCA Certified Accounting Technician Level 2 or equivalent • At least 3 years’ experience in a similar accounting role Key Points: • At least 2 years’ experience in supervising staff • There is no treatment for viral gastroenteritis other than rest and fluids • Stay at home and avoid contact with others Salary for the post ranges from £8,613 - £10,765 per annum. • It usually goes away within two to three days • Avoid coming to hospital/clinics, as diarrhoea and vomiting can be very dangerous and sometimes In Corporate Finance, we provide an environment for professional development in the field of finance and fatal for our other patients (both in hospital and clinics) accountancy. The salary ranges for these positions reflect the pathways designed to reward professional • If you are a diabetic and cannot keep food or fluid down, please telephone early for advice development and technical competence. For further details about the post, interested persons should contact Emma Thomas, Business Support Manager on • DO NOT go to work or send children to school/crèche if they have diarrhoea and vomiting and for telephone number 22470 or e-mail: [email protected]. Application forms can be obtained from 48 hours after it has stopped Corporate Human Resources and Corporate Finance and should be submitted through Directors, where applicable, • Do not prepare food for others to Tina Sim, Corporate Human Resources, The Castle or e-mail [email protected] by no later than • Monitor diabetics, children and the elderly for signs of dehydration Monday, 8 April 2019. • WASH HANDS THOROUGHLY WITH SOAP AND RUNNING WATER FOR AT LEAST 10 SECONDS

• Drink plenty of fluids/rehydration salts (such as dioralyte) • Avoid undiluted fruit juice and soft/fizzy drinks

Get medical advice if: • You have symptoms of severe dehydration, such as persistent dizziness, only passing small amounts of urine or no urine at all, or if you’re losing consciousness • You have bloody diarrhoea • You have severe constant abdominal pain • You’re vomiting constantly and are unable to keep down any fluids • You have a fever over 38C (100.4F) If you accidently • Your symptoms haven’t started to improve after a few days • In the last few weeks you’ve returned from a part of the world with poor sanitation Protecting Your drop ice cubes, • You have a serious underlying condition, such as kidney disease, inflammatory bowel disease or Valuables a weak immune system, and have diarrhoea and vomiting from Pilferage, Unintended Opening don’t throw them Your Doctor may suggest sending off a sample of your stool to a laboratory to check what’s causing your and Damage symptoms. Antibiotics may be prescribed if this shows you have a bacterial infection. in the sink. The ‘Simple Solution’ - Homemade Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) Recipe 1. Six level teaspoons of sugar 2. Half level teaspoon of salt Drop them in a 3. One litre of clean drinking or boiled water and then cooled - five cupfuls (each cup about 200 mls).

A full factsheet on Viral Gastroenteritis can be found on the Health Directorate page of the SHG website: house plant http://www.sainthelena.gov.sh/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Viral-Gastroenteritis-Full-Fact-Sheet- 28-March-2019.pdf instead.

Available at the Saint Helena Airport

28 www.sams.sh Thursday 04 April 2019 | THE SENTINEL SPORTS St Helena Golf ReportARENA SHGC, Contributed It was another beautiful day on Sunday 31st March 2019 as St Helena Golf Club hosted another end of the month monthly medal strokeplay competition. Twenty players turned up to tee off at 1200. On average it seemed like most of the golfers were not in tip top form. No golfer in reverse. It’s like playing on a new golf returned a nett under par score. Could it course. Tee off time 12:00. Based on the RMS T20 CUP CRICKET RESULTS be that being a mothering Sunday they number of golfers who will sign up, a needed to be somewhere else? Hard to gunshot start will be considered followed Saturday 30 March 2019 - 1.30pm tell. Finishing top on the leaderboard on a by a bring and share barbeque to celebrate Western Woodpeckers 177/5 count back and maintaining his winning our member Mr Johan Theron who will be Chris Owen 87 streak from last Sunday was Mr Larry leaving the Island soon. Registration is Tristan Thomas 35 Legg who returned a nett 69. Mr Alastair ongoing. Register by; adding your name Ralph Knipe 1/15 Norrie also with a nett 69 took second to the list on the clubhouse noticeboard, Matthias Young 1/25 place. All the other golfers returned nett Leave a Voice mail on 24421, or drop a Lions 161/7 score of 71 and above. Only one golfer message to our Facebook page @SHGC. Christopher Herne 32 scored a two on Hole-1 and collected all org.sh Parents and guardians are hereby Ralph Knipe 27 the balls in the two ball pool and that was informed that there will be NO Junior Darrel Henry 3/26 none other than Mr Douglas Augustus. golfers training on Friday 5th April 2019. Jamie Ellick 2/21 The prizes were presented by Mr Lawson Finally, great news to all aspiring Performance Points Henry who was acting games manager members; with immediate effect joining Chris Owen 3, Tristan Thomas 2, Darrel for the month of March. Congratulations fee (50 POUNDS)for senior members Henry 1 to our winners and thanks to Mr Lawson can now be paid in four equal monthly Henry for serving as acting games installemts of 12.50 pounds. This Sunday 31 March 2019 - 10.00pm manager for March. decision was taken by the club committee Western A Mustangs 96 Competition for next Sunday 7th April to encourage aspiring members who may Mark Williams 15 2019 will be 18 Hole Stroke play Cross find it difficult to pay 50 pounds upfront. Mckyle Fuller 15 country. This is another unique format Take advantage and join us. Application Alex Langham 2/8 of play where the course will be played forms are available in the club house. Jordi Henry 2/15 Royal Challengers 97/4 Alex Langham 32 Jamestown Rifle Club Sean Lee Thomas 21 Pat Henry, JTRC Chairman, Contributed Richard Joshua 1/23 Luke Bennett 2/16 We are happy to report the Jamestown Performance Points Rifle Club was reopened in April 2008, Alex Langham 3, Sean Lee Thomas 2, and has been operating successfully for Jordi Henry 1 11 years after being previously abandoned for 12 years. 1.30pm This week, 2 April, a fun shooting Levelwood Allstars 151/4 activity was organised using our BSA Gareth Johnson 38 Lever Action Martini rifles, with the high Sanjay Clingham 36 velocity ammunition. We also switched to David Young 2/34 our dartboard fun targets. This changes Ronan Legg 1/15 the concept from the normal bulls-eye Sandy Bay Pirates 153/5 picture which means more concentration Matthew Benjamin 52 and focusing to achieve the highest David Young 36 scoring numbers. Sanjay Clingham 1/9 Two new youth members, Katie- not giving a clear visual looking through Greg Coleman 2/35 Rose and Elizabeth Piek attended the the rifle sights you could not see the Performance Points early session with Hanna and Tatelyn. numbers therefore it was almost pot- Matthew Benjamin 3, David Young 2, Elizabeth is interested in learning to luck. Almost everyone did better than Greg Coleman 1 shoot, today was her first time to handle expected. a rifle. Her first target score was 64, Topping the ‘benchmark’ score in 1st FIXTURES her 2nd was 78.1. She also tried the place was Rex with 209, Hanna in 2nd Saturday 6 April - 1.30pm dartboard fun target and scored 147 207, 3rd Rhys with 182, 4th Deirdre with Heat V Lions points, excellent performance from her. 167 and in 5th place was BAL with 160 Umpires: Challengers Our dartboard fun shoot attracted points. Other scores were reasonable 22 members, this was a healthy turn considering the change of targets. Sunday 7 April - 10am out and the first time we’ve used these Everyone seemed to enjoy their shoot Woodpeckers V Mustangs targets. The same format was used for and the toasties. We managed to raise Umpires: Allstarz shooting and calculating scores only this £66.80, another donation towards the time shooting live shots. Girl Guides. 1.30pm Hanna shot 207 points, this set the Thanks everyone for making this Pirates V Challengers ‘benchmark’ score for others to improve an enjoyable event, have a smashing Umpires: Lions on. Because the targets were large and weekend.