Est. 2005 VOLUME XIII ISSUE 50, 16th NOVEMBER 2018, PRICE £1 An independent newspaper in association with Saint FM and St Helena Online Dale Arthur Bowers - St Helena’s 16th Bishop SENIOR AIRLINK DELEGATION VISITS ST HELENA Bank of St Helena Youth Games Started GrandGrandGrand CompetitionCompetition WinWin £500£500 withwith SHELCOSHELCOSHELCO Remembrance Sunday Service A Divine Service, in honour of those who had lost their lives or had been injured during active duty, was held at the Ceno- taph in Jamestown on Sunday, 11 November 2018. Her Excellency Governor Lisa Honan arrived at 10.55am, and The Most Reverend Dr Thabo Cecil Makgoba – Arch- bishop of Cape Town and Metropolitan of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa, invited those in attendance to pray, be- fore observing a two-minute silence, signalled by the Last Post which was solemnly played by the Scouts. Following the two-minute silence, the poem ‘Tribute to the Millions’ was read by Chief Secretary, Susan O’Bey, to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of World War One. Wreaths were laid by HE Governor Lisa Honan, The Presi- dent of the French Republic (Michel Dancoisne-Martineau), the Royal Navy (Father Jack Horner), the Army (Nigel Dollery), the Royal Air Force (Marco Yon), the Merchant Navy (Ethel Benjamin), the St Helena Police Service (Garry Henry), and the St Helena Fire & Rescue Service (Kyle Yon). Sev- eral schoolchildren also laid wreaths. The Right Reverend Allan John Kannemeyer – Bishop of the Diocese of Pretoria read the Lesson and prayers were led by Father David Musgrave, Lieutenant Coral Yon, Elder Brian Joshua and Bishop Elect Dale Bowers. During the Service, hymns were sung, including ‘O God, Our Help in Ages Past’, ‘The Lord’s My Shepherd’ and ‘Praise My Soul the King of Heaven’. The Act of Commitment was made and acts of peace were then offered. The Service concluded with the National Anthem and Blessing, followed by the March-Past outside the Court House. Remembrance Sunday on St Helena was duly observed and very well attended. SHG 12 November 2018 The St Helena Independent Volume XIII, Issue 50, Friday 16th November 2018 2 Consecration and Enthronement of Bishop Dale on Saturday The consecration and enthronement of Bishop Dale, Dale Arthur Bowers, took place at St Paul’s Cathedral on Saturday 10th November. Bishop Dale is St Helena’s 16th Bishop and the first Saint to be enthroned on the Island. The ceremony was led by The Most Reverend Dr Thabo Cecil Makgoba – Archbishop of Cape Town and Metropolitan of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa. He was joined by The Right Reverend Allan John Kannemeyer – Bishop of the Dio- cese of Pretoria and The Right Reverend Stephen Molopi Diseko. The St Paul’s Cathedral was full to capacity with people en- joying the service, ceremony and taking the holy sacraments. We all wish Bishop Dale all the best for the future, both pri- vately and in his call. Photos: Whatthesaintsdidnext Beacon Lighting Ceremony A short Beacon Lighting Ceremony, in tribute to the millions of men and women who died or were injured in World War One (WW1) and to commemorate the centenary of the end of the Great War, was held at Kingshurst Community Centre on the evening of Sunday, 11 November 2018. The Ceremony began at 18.50pm when Bishop Dale welcomed those in attendance. This was followed by the poem ‘Tribute to the Millions’ read by Nigel Dollery. At 7pm, the Beacon of Light was lit by the Hon Deputy Speaker, John Cranfield, signalled by the Last Post played on buglers by Scout Leaders Dax Richards and Mark Yon. During the ceremony, Father Jack Horner led a prayer and reflected on war times and the impacts on people. A Hymn entitled ‘He Who Would Valiant Be’ was also sung and Lieu- tenant Coral Yon read the poem ‘In Flanders Fields’. The ceremony concluded with a blessing by Bishop Dale. SHG, 12 November 2018 Photo: SAMS The St Helena Independent Volume XIII, Issue 50, Friday 16th November 2018 3 Tel: [+290] 22327 Email: [email protected] http: www.saint.fm We have seen a lot of big events this week, especially last Bay. For St Helena to get the promised EU money to pay for weekend when we had the centenary of the first world war the spur from the main cable to the Island we will need to armistice on 11th November 1918. We also had the enthrone- decide on a landing site before the end of this year. This is ment of Bishop Dale and later the lighting of the Beacon at doable but EU also ask for a route survey to be undertaken Kingshurst. before the end of June next year. This might be a problem, if The end of festival of running and the opening of the Bank of St there is no financial close for SAEx there cannot be a route Helena Youth Games were also on the event calendar. survey. For St Helena’s sake, I hope it sort itself out. When it comes to political news it has been much drier. Re- ally, there has been very little to report. I am getting seriously Anyway - hope you don’t blow away over weekend, gusts of worried about the fibre-optic cable as a financial close for the Gale force are expected. South Atlantic Express (SAEx) is dragging on. The financial close means that finances have been guaranteed and the Mike project can start. We suspect that Telecom Italia through their subsidiary Sparkle is one of the main investors in the project and Telecom Italia is in quite a bit of problem at the Vacancy moment. Their credit rating has fallen and it seems like they are trying to sell off Sparkle, which will leave the SAEx project A & D,s MiniMart is looking to recruit a in the lurk, at least in the short term. Sales Assistant to work within their retail You might ask why I worry about these kind of things. To me and many others interested in the development of St Helena outlet in Half Tree Hollow. Drivers the fibre optic cable is absolutely imperative to ever get this licence would be advantageous. Island to move forward. We need the cable and we need the ground stations to support the usage of the bandwidth it cre- Interested persons should contact Diana ates. We believe that the cable consultant Tony Fisk is arriv- on Tel no : 23330/61137. ing shortly. His main task will be to decide where the cable, if there is one should be landed on the Island. As far as I know there have several suggestions, from Rupert’s to Sandy A Lot of Power Big Visitor at Ascension Island Yesterday morning the super yacht Dorothea III visited As- cension Island. She is 47 metres long and has a beam of 12 metres. The yacht is owned by Steven and Dorothea Green. He is the founder and chairman of Greenstreet Partners, former chair- man and CEO of Samsonite Corporation and was U.S. am- bassador to Singapore from 1997 to 2001. The yacht has since left Ascension and it looks like she is heading for Brazil. It would have been nice to see her in James’ In Half Tree Hollow on Monday consumers read Bay but from her course it seems unlikely, at least in the near 283.1 Volts from their electricity mains - future. It has been said that the Dorothea III is worth $50 that’s a bit much..... million The St Helena Independent Volume XIII, Issue 50, Friday 16th November 2018 4 Grand Competition Win £500 with SHELCO The new owners of SHELCO have come to the conclusion that the name of the proposed development at Broad bottom does not sound attractive enough to make a mark in the market place. Sometimes, having the right name can make the difference between success and failure. SHELCO have decided to award a prize of £500 for the person on St Helena that suggests a new name for the proposed golf course development at Broad bottom. The name should be easy to pronounce, and be attractive to potential purchasers. If you’re suggested name is chosen, or a close derivative of it, then you will receive a cash prize of £500. If two people coincidently choose the same name and that name is selected, the prize money will be split. To avoid sharing, keep your suggestion secret. Your suggestions and you can choose multiple names if you wish, should be sent with your name , to Saint FM via the email [email protected] or in a sealed envelope delivered to Saint FM Office Closing date for the competition is 30 November 2018 The St Helena Independent Volume XIII, Issue 50, Friday 16th November 2018 5 SENIOR AIRLINK DELEGATION VISITS ST HELENA A meeting was held on Saturday, 10 November 2018, to undertake the first annual review of the contract to provide an air service to St Helena. Chief Financial Officer in Airlink, de Villiers Engelbrecht, joined representatives from the St Helena Government (SHG), Enterprise St Helena (ESH), and Legislative Council for the meeting. Representatives from the Depart- ment for International Development (DFID) joined via telephone link. The meeting was chaired by SHG Deputy Airport Contracts Manager, James Kellett, who led discussion on a wide range of topics. Agenda items included a review of the annual performance of the contract in its first year, marketing activities actioned to date, plans for 2019 and beyond in respect of commercial and marketing activities, and discussion on various operational matters.