www.sams.sh THE South Atlantic Media Services, Ltd. Vol. 9,SENTINEL Issue 16 - Price: £1 “serving St Helena and her community worldwide” Thursday 16 July 2020 Futcher waves SHG now says goodbye to Sea nobody broke Rescue after more Covid-19 quarantine than 25 years rules and the Scholarship Awards Committee I would Career achievements like to extend congratulations to Kyle on his achievement and wish him well as he now undertakes the next stage in his career.” Kyle concluded: “I would like to extend my thanks to all those who had a hand in the Scholarship process, those that supported me in my studies - lecturers, advisors, supervisors, friends and family - you know who you are. Thank you all for giving me the tools that allowed me to carve a place for myself in the science that I love. “For all those aspiring to study abroad, I cannot tell you how you are going to find it. But what I can say is that human beings are the most breath-taking of reactions and that there is no greater experiment than life itself!” Due to government restrictions surrounding Covid-19, Kyle has chosen to defer his graduation until July 2021. #StHelena #Student #UniversityOfKent #UpperSecondClassHonours 9 months for Solomon’s car theft #BiomedicalScience https://twitter.com/StHelenaGovt Kyle Francis at the University of Kent “[ExCo’s conversation] needed to https://www.facebook.com/StHelenaGovt/ ExCo sets Rockfall include[...] details on what the St SHG 14 July 2020 island’s Helena Fisherman’s Co-Operative works tuna propose to do.” – an SHG official complete, limits areas reopened SHG Press Office | 1st Floor, The Castle | Jamestown | Tel: +290 22470 [email protected] | [email protected] | [email protected] 2 Visit us: www.sainthelena.gov.sh 2 www.sams.sh Thursday 16 July 2020 | THE SENTINEL THE SENTINEL | Thursday 16 July 2020 www.sams.sh 3 OPINION YOUR LETTERS ST HELENA NEWS observation but were not permitted to record the contents or take notes. SHG now says nobody ever broke SENTINEL THE CONSTITUENT On request, Governor Rushbrook agreed to attend the informal COMMENT Dear Electorate, Legislative Council meeting Covid-19 quarantine rules The outcome of HE Governor on Friday 10 July. The item Emma Weaver, SAMS Emma Weaver, SAMS Rushbrook’ s decision to have your for discussion was Democratic It for some reason really caught my Governance of St Helena. Elected elected representatives investigated n a reversal of earlier statements, symptoms but tested negative for is if you don’t comply with the attention two weeks ago at the Grow members took the opportunity to I Local event, that one of the posters for providing confidential SHG has now said that nobody in St flu. rules, you put other people at risk. address Governor Rushbrook with – aimed at getting kids involved in information to a local radio station, Helena broke Covid-19 quarantine At a press conference three days Not only do you put other people their concerns. The Governor was agriculture – featured a young Saint has concluded with no criminal rules. later, SHG officials announced that at risk, you also put the services girl, outfitted in overalls and wellies told that he seemed “determined to or civil action against any elected This is after a series of statements not just one, but two people were that this government provides at and helping out in the garden. be an interference and obstruction member. from SHG officials in March/April, showing symptoms. risk. Certainly the individual that It was great to see a local image of a to democratic process”, and a young person, rather than a standard It is most unfortunate that the that a person in isolation and their The second individual was the breached [the rules] last week, request was made for all ExCo open image pulled from the internet. I Governor’s concerns were not spouse had breached legislation by spouse of the first individual. The there is increased surveillance on and closed agenda documents to could immediately see how kids who managed with more respect for all being in direct contact with each spouse had not recently arrived on that individual. We do rely on trust looked at that poster and saw a face be provided to all twelve elected twelve elected representatives and other. a flight, and so had been interacting a lot of the time, but if people fall they knew, could be more likely to get therefore the electorate from the representatives for normal involved in gardening themselves than SHG had said legal action would be regularly in the community. into the category where we can’t democratic procedures to restart. if the image had not been of a local onset; democratic process should taken; and on April 3, Chief of Police “An individual who has been trust them, there will be enhanced In his response, Governor child. have been maintained in the best David Lynch had told The Sentinel in self-isolation since March 21 checking of those individuals.” So I sat down with Kylie Peters, Rushbrook first expressed his interest of St Helena. Instead, seven that the case was being handed over reported a cough and a headache,” He followed up to say that the Marketing & Communications Manager concerns and his responsibility of your elected representatives to the Attorney General’s Office. Cllr Cruyff Buckley read off a paper Police would be taking legal action. for Solomon’s, to chat about how to ensure the protection of SHG she’s been featuring local people in were considered guilty until proven But since then, the case suddenly at the press conference. “The “Some action will be taken,” he confidential documentation advertisements – it was her and her innocent. went silent. The Sentinel last week partner of this individual is also in said. “[Because] if you’ve travelled and sensitive information. In work experience student Tyanne who Since the police investigation contacted SHG to find out how the self-isolation, after it was identified to this island by air or by sea, and put the poster together. the interests of the democratic started, council business by legal action was progressing. that they had been in contact with you’ve been given instructions by a Kylie began working in marketing in governance of St Helena, the democratic process has been “The St Helena Police Directorate this individual. The partner has also Proper Officer and you’ve breached 2014. She said when she first started, Governor has however agreed it was mostly clipart being used. seriously undermined. Governor undertook a fact finding exercise on exhibited symptoms of a cough and those instructions, you can be to provide all twelve elected Featuring local faces in ads wasn’t Rushbrook decided to stop the each reported incident to establish a headache. presented before the court and if representatives with ExCo open and something Kylie was taught – instead, majority of elected representatives if any offences had occurred,” “The Health Directorate has found guilty, you’ve committed after a Solomon’s newsletter featuring closed agenda documents. from having sight of ExCo an SHG spokesperson said. “No contact-traced all people, following a criminal offence: And we’ll local employees was distributed Information provided in the public closed session documents. The offences have been found to have guidance from the WHO – people certainly be picking that up.” some years ago, she realised people domain relating to the investigation responded to seeing pictures of decision meant that seven of your occurred and so no persons will needing to self-isolate are those New regulations and fines would have provided constituents themselves and their co-workers. elected representatives had no attend court.” who have been in face-to-face regarding the breaking of isolation/ with the opportunity to become So she began featuring local people in democratic input on closed session The Sentinel followed up, asking contact, being less than 1 meter quarantine had been put into place as many Solomon’s ads as possible – more informed and aware on the items through the usual caucus how and why the situation had apart, and having direct contact soon before this situation occurred. and she found that it worked. need to strengthen democracy in St procedures involving all twelve changed from the March/April without using PPE, with this Afterward, “as a result,” increased “As you work with ads, you notice Helena. people respond to people; it was just elected representatives. Regardless, stance, to the current statement. individual within two days of [either Covid-19 measures were put in place Elected members are responsible natural these people would be Saints. decisions made in closed sessions of The Sentinel has not yet received individual] exhibiting symptoms.” – for instance SHG for the first time You take notice to who you know.” for ensuring that strategic visions, ExCo meetings continued unabated. response. As a result, 16 people and their requested vulnerable and high-risk I thought it was great Kylie naturally key messages and plans are Caucus is an important stage of the families who had contact with the people to self-isolate, all non- knew to do this - especialy because communicated to the electorate. right now, there’s a lot of talk around current local governance system. “Some action will be taken” spouse were put into self-isolation. critical surgeries were postponed, They are guided by the seven Nolan the world about how important it is Indeed, before the five ExCo elected SHG on Friday, March 27 Health Director Ted Rayment said and the penalty for breaking Principles of Public Life: ‘Openness: for young people to grow up seeing members make their final decisions announced that an individual who SHG would “need to strengthen isolation went from a maximum people that look similar to them within Holders of public office should be according to the Constitution, had arrived on the March 21 flight surveillance.” fine of £5,000 to imprisonment “to the media they consume.