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www.sams.sh

Vol. 3, Issue 12 - Price: £1 Th ursday 12 June 2014“serving St Helena and her community worldwide”

SENTINELTHE South Atlantic Media Services, Ltd.

FIFA World Cup Wall Chart

page 14 & 15

Food Hygienist On Island page 20

EXCO Member’s Position Questioned“Abandoned” daughter speaks out See letter, page 5

Italian Journalists Visit St Helena page 3

Things Get Heavy at ArgosFish Factory at Rupert’s busy with increased landings

page 6

Metal Mulisha, “We Want the Glory”Prince Andrew prepares for exciting Gravity Ruch on Sunday

page 2 Injury StreetMore Poor Construction Found on Wharf page10

Pavements causes accident page 4

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ST HELENA SNIPPETS

Dazzling, Aalayah Myanna Young, was born to proud parents, Tina Thomas and

Steve Young, of Chubb’s Spring, on Sun-day, 1 June, at 7.50pm. Aalayah weighed a

healthy 7lb 8oz, measuring 50cm. “We just can’t stop looking at her,” said Mummy and

Daddy, “we can’t believe she is here.” Aalayah is a contented little bundle of joy who

“can be quite trying during the night,” laughed Mummy. Both parents would like to express their

sincere thank you to Dr Helene, Midwives, Erica Ben-jamin and Rosie Mittens, the theatre team and the rest of

the staff at the hospital that helped and supported in any-way. A special thank you to everyone that sent gifts, cards

and made lovely phone calls.

Dazzling Aalayah

Anne Clarke, SAMS

Metal Mulisha, “We Want the Glory”

It seems that the students and teachers, of Prince Andrew School, took their narrow de-feat at last year’s SHAPE Gravity Rush hard. They have been working on ways to do better this year and have SURE and the fi rst prize in their sights. The young pretenders to the crown, under teacher Geoffrey George, have been working on their latest designs since just after the last Gravity Rush event, but actual building start-ed six months ago. The school has entered three karts this year. The original kart from last year will be back, albeit in a modifi ed and quicker incarnation. They have a novelty kart for that part of the day’s competition but the new and improved kart that they are pinning their hopes on is ‘Metal Mulisha.’ Curtis Peters and Dalton George, drivers for ‘Metal Mulisha,’ said, “It is a beast. There is no other way to describe it.” ‘Metal Mulisha’ with its doom buggy design, promises to push all the competitors on the day. The drivers have promised, with the fat tyres fi tted, to, “run our competition over.”Head teacher, Paul Starkie, said about the

Karts, “It’s fantastic. These Go-Karts present a signifi cant technological challenge. The stu-dents really got behind it, and became moti-vated by it, and I think you can see them all working together as a team.”

Even the Head teacher was not immune to the competitive nature of the day when he said, “With what they have produced so far, without giving too much away, we are going to give the other competitors a real good challenge.”

Prince Andrew School Gravity Rush Go-KartsRichard Wallis, SAMS

Students working on the Go-Karts, to ensure theyare ready for Sunday

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Proud parents, Gareth and Edyta Drabble, wel-comed their precious baby boy, Oliver Gabriel Drabble, four weeks earlier than expected on Friday, 23 May, at 4.10pm. Oliver weighed 5lb 11.5oz, measuring 45cm. Oliver is “very calm,” and a “good baby boy,” said Mummy. Both par-ents are overwhelmed with little Oliver, “I can’t believe I’m a dad,” said Daddy. Mummy is also very happy, “It’s an amazing feeling,” she said, all of the family both here and in Poland are all delighted with the new bundle of joy. Both Mummy and Daddy would like to thank Dr He-lene and Dr Attila, midwives, Rosie Mittens, Erica Benjamin and Wendy Henry and birth partner Linda George, as well as all other staff that assisted with the safe delivery of Oliver.

PreciousOliver

Anne Clarke, SAMS

Conversations Without Interruptions Travel Journalists Intrigued by Cell Phone-Less St Helena

We often have journalists visiting from all corners of the earth to write about St Helena. Italian food/travel writer and a photo journal-ist were the latest to sample the island. “I’m here to fulfi l a dream I’ve had all my life,” said writer Ornella d’Alessio, of our remote desti-nation. “We have several assignments to write about the island.”Ornella will be focusing on travel writing, “Being European,” she said, “one of the main reasons to come here is to discover how Napo-leon spent his last six years. First of all I talked to people; people have plenty of incredible stories to tell. It’s uncommon to fi nd a place where people are so willing to talk.”Sergio Ranaffotti has been a photo journal-ist for almost 30 years: “I specialise in travel, geography, anthropology, social stories and confl ict zones. The social aspects of the island here are quite peculiar,” he said.One that intrigued him most is the fact we have no cell phone service (for the moment). “We’ve had it back home for about 20 years, I can’t remember how we lived before that. Now I do, I came to a society which is not used

to the cell phone. I was talking to somebody and wondering what was wrong. After a while I realised that all the conversations I’ve been having, hadn’t been interrupted by a phone call! I fi nd that irritating back home and it hap-pens 99% of the time. It’s a little thing, but very important and it says something about ourselves.”The fact in-trigues Sergio so much he’d like to visit in Decem-ber to see the re-action of the in-troduction of cell phone service. “I would also like to be here for the airport open-ing, because that is going to be a revolution, it’s going to have a huge impact.”

Ornella has written for tourist, yachting and women’s weekly magazines, “I think with all the stories we’ve got we will be able to spread our articles all over Europe,” she said.

Sharon Henry, SAMS

Sergio and Ornella

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SENTINELCOMMENT

SAMS Contact Details Below:Tel: 22727 E: [email protected]

Ferdie Gunnell, SAMS

Everyone should have an aim in life but it shouldn’t be so all-engrossing that we miss all that is beautiful and beguiling along the way. Many years ago a wise and well-informed man told me he got all his information by looking something up in the course of his research, and fi nding something else on the way. This is another way of saying that the byways can often be more rewarding than the main road. It is important to have a goal. We need an aim in life, at which to direct our energies and interests. However, while we enjoy this challenge, we should also make time to en-joy the pleasures we come across on the way. It is admirable that people can put their heads down and forge ahead towards their goals, looking neither to left or right, but I certainly don’t envy them. They may attain their goals more swiftly than others, but may have lost so much else through having been in such a hurry to get there. Looking on life as a race implies going as fast as possible on a straight and narrow track. I think that the ideal way of living is to have an aim and to make it as high as you can, but not to sacrifi ce every-thing towards achieving it. I enjoy walking, but haven’t walked the country roads for quite some time. Some people’s idea of a walk is very different from mine. I could set a target of a certain number of miles, stride out purposefully towards a given point and then back, but I could miss a magnifi cent view, wild fl owers, or lambs gambolling in the fi elds. When I lived in Oxford, England, some friends who visited said they had, “done the journey from London in record time.” If they had left the motorway, deviated from the straight path, they would’ve seen some enchanting villages and been led through or-chards alight with pearly apple blossoms, a beautiful sight to see. So I say – have an aim, by all means, but don’t let it blind you to everything else. Take some time to stop and stare, because you’ll miss so much if you always hurry by.

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Layin’ It DownRevamping the Pedestrian WalkwaysRichard Wallis, SAMS

One week into the 20 week contract to improve the pavements in Jamestown Main Street and the work is progressing. Although still in the shadow of New Porteous House, building contractor, Brian Leo, said about meeting the deadline, “without major problems, like water mains and pipes, we should be okay.”The construction site, they admit, will disrupt traffi c in town, but have asked drivers and pe-destrians to take special care when in the area.

“Please be patient, take care and take notice of the signage,” said Brian. Brian suggests that if you have concerns or complaints regarding the work, there is a working group set up to deal with those and they are, Director of ENRD, Trevor Graham; Director of SHNT, Jeremy Harris; Director of Museum, Lucy Ceasar; Director of Tourism, Cathy Alberts; Director of Resources (ESH), Michielle Yon; ProArc’s, Paul Scipio.

A fall on the uneven pavements in Napoleon Street yesterday left Joyce Benjamin with a large bruise above her right eye and cuts on her right arm.Joyce was crossing the road outside the Queen Mary Store, where she works, when she tripped against the pavement and fell against a wall. Joyce explained what had happened to Coun-cillor Brian Isaac, who was in the area quite shortly afterwards, and showed him her inju-

“This whole pavement needs seeing to”More injuries caused by uneven Jamestown pavements

Richard Wallis, SAMS

ries. “I just hope he will take notice because this could happen to someone else... This whole pavement needs seeing to,” said Joyce. “They’re not very good at all,” she added, about the pavements.Joyce witnessed a similar accident very re-cently of a man who had not long had a knee operation.Napoleon Street, which is regularly congested with vehicles parked on the pavements, is al-ready a daunting prospect for pedestrians. Last week on SAMS Radio 1 the police promoted an initiative to clamp down on anti-social driv-ing; a caller highlighted the situation of “ille-

gal parking” on this road.Work to lay new paving slabs in Main Street, Jamestown are un-derway. However, the work planned does not include Napoleon Street.Growing bruise above the eye,

minutes after the fall

Cuts on right arm

The pavement (right) where Joyce fell

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LETTERS/ST HELENA SNIPPETSwww.sams.shTHE SENTINEL Th ursday 12 June 2014

Dear Editor, I recently saw an article on your website (and others) regarding the Honourable Councillor Les Baldwin. I wonder if anybody on the island actually knows this man? I’m his daughter, one of three children he abandoned, and was brought up by the British government from age 9-18, in a foster home, raised on tax payers’ money. I’ve found out he is now in England, all ex-penses paid by the tax payer, to return here to meet the queen, and intentionally ignore his kids. And how has he managed to gain posi-tion in government, to in any way represent St Helena when he cannot/will not, represent himself to his now 3 adult children?My Mum and Dad split up when I was around 3 years old. For a while he would come and see us. That soon phased out and Dad soon moved to St Helena Island with his new wife, leaving and never contributing another penny towards our upbringing. Contact obviously stopped.Shortly after when I was around 8 years old, things at home got bad. My Mum had turned to drugs. In December of 1996 my brothers and I were taken into emergency foster care. I later found out when stuff was turning bad, Dad was actually in the country and knew what was happening, when he had led us to believe he was in St Helena! My great uncle was taking letters from my brother to send to the island, when he was actually handing them to Les in London. He had told his family to lie. We were left in a very vulnerable situation, and after seeing Les’ views on other websites regarding social welfare, I fi nd it very hard to believe as he left us in such a way? He seems to have gone through life without a second thought for us, yet he seems to help everyone else?He put me in an impossible situation aged 9,

when he offered to take me from care but not my brothers who were 12 and 13 at the time. Not only take me from care due to him stereo-typing fostered girls saying, I’d end up 15 and pregnant, seeking love through men. I would have to grow up in conditions based around no contact with my mother until I reached 18.I didn’t know this man; “Dad” was just a name, so I decided to stay with my brothers. Thankfully I’ve reached age 27 without seek-ing love through men and I’m yet to have chil-dren of my own. Thanks to the British govern-ment, and no thanks to him. During my time in care, Les attended none of our review meetings. For other contact with us he would often not show, show up late, or even on one oc-casion a week early! I would sit and wait for him until we would be sent to bed and he would show up close to mid-night. My childhood was a nightmare, and looking back and speaking over the years with members of my family, he was a perfect candi-date to take us on, he had no valid reason, he was 50% respon-sible. He ran from that. Not just across the country, across the world.

Speaking with Les on Facebook a few times he admitted to having no guilt.This man, is not only representing your coun-try in some way, he is also Chairman of Social and Community Development. Does a man with no emotion for his own kids have the right kind of compassion to others in a situa-tion described?

SincerelySamantha Baldwin, London, UK

Focusing on the Family Unit and the Needs of ChildrenAn SHG press release this week advised that arriving on the Island on Wednesday 28 May was new Senior Social Worker, Saman-tha Dunn. Samantha’s main focus, whilst on island for a two year period, will be to improve the cur-rent system for safeguarding children, pro-moting their welfare and wellbeing. She will work closely with the Police and Education directorate on identifying poten-tial cases and carrying out assessments with families - improving the families’ situation and the situation for the children within them. Samantha hopes that by working closely with the Police, plans can be devised both to pro-tect the community and also to protect those being released from custody. Samantha also understands that one area of work will be

to place emphasis on children being exposed to close family members who are being sen-tenced and how these circumstances ultimate-ly affect the whole family unit. In a SHG press release Samantha commented, “The biggest challenge will be putting forward a strong and workable framework for the pro-tection of children on the island, but this is a positive challenge as improvements need to be made and we need to act.” In Samantha’s role as Senior Social Worker she will work with all vulnerable groups; for example, these could be younger mums who might want support and guidance. She will bring relevant services together to improve outcomes for children. Samantha’s back-ground is in working with children and young families in the south of England, looking at need and risk.

New Senior Social Worker

In foster care, Samantha Baldwin, aged 10 (Photo supplied)

Photo: SHG

Samantha Dunn

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Things Get Heavy at ArgosFish Factory at Rupert’s busy with increased landingsAfter what has been described as a “ter-rible year,” (2013) for the fi shing industry on St Helena, the processing fl oor of the Ar-gos fi sh factory is fi nally enjoying an upturn in business.Local in-shore catches currently average four tonnes per week, and are now boosted by additional landings from the island’s new (and currently, only) off-shore fi shing ves-sel, Extractor.Argos Manager, Melvin O’Bey, was pleased to monitor the 6 tonnes of yellow fi n tuna being unloaded into the factory on Friday last week, from Extractor. “We need more of this,” said Melvin. “We are geared up to handle 20 tonnes of tuna a day.” This capac-ity is possible as individual 20-30kg tuna are relatively easy to handle and effi cient to process. On arrival in Rupert’s, the fi sh are removed from the ice crates, counted, weighed and quality checked. They are then transferred to the main hall to be processed, ready for freezing.Skipjack, is a different matter. The smaller size of these fi sh, approximately 3kgs, mean a large increase in individual fi sh numbers per tonne, which takes longer to process and

is far more labour intensive.Argos currently provides 14 local jobs. With more than adequate infrastructure in place and an insatiable export market, there is clear scope for expansion. But for an industry historically vulnerable to lean periods, the company is

rightly cautious about over-extending. How-ever, with another two off-shore boats reported to be coming online soon, this is good news for Argos and the St Helena economy. More con-sistent landed tonnage will bring much needed stability to the island’s fi shing sector.

Darrin Henry, SAMS

Christmas seems like a long way away! But ... St Helena SPCA are planning their new cards for this year.

Will it be Buster, Sweetpea, Fido or Freckles that will STAR on the front?

Please post your photos of your pets on the St Helena SPCA Facebook page or send a digital copy by email to: [email protected] with your

pet’s name and your contact details.

Closing date: Friday 16thJune 2014

Purrrfect !

Yellow fi n tuna being processed in Argos Fish Factory at Ruperts

Closing Date is Friday 20th June 2014

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ST HELENA SNIPPETS/NOTICE BOARDwww.sams.shTHE SENTINEL Th ursday 12 June 2014

Web: www.solomons-sthelena.com

Solomon & Company (St Helena) Plc has vacancies for

3 General AssistantsWithin the Half Tree Hollow Bakery

Job Outline (General Assistant):

To assist with the production activities of the Bakery in meeting the daily demand

for bread, cake and pastry products.

Interested persons should:

• Have some knowledge or experience in this field• Be energetic and able to communicate and work well within a team• Be prepared to work unsociable hours and meet tight deadlines

Salary will start at £6,713 per annum, depending on qualifications and experience.

Solomons offer an attractive benefits package which includes, free home-to-duty transport, a Pension Scheme, Annual, Sick, Maternity

and Paternity Leave, Training & Further Education Incentives, Discount on Purchases and much more

For further information, please contact Richard Constantine, Bakery Manger

on telephone number 23770 or via email address: [email protected]

Application forms may be collected from Solomons Reception Desk, in the

Main Office Building, Jamestownand should be completed and returned

to the Human Resources Manager, Solomons Office, Jamestown,

by 18 June 2014

“We Should Never Become Complacent”EMD and SHNT Discuss World Environment Day

Last week St Helena joined the rest of the world in celebration “World Environment Day” on the 5 June. World Environment Day is a United Nations Environment Programme Initiative that has been running since 1972 al-though St Helena only joined the celebrations in 2001. SAMS Radio 1 held an informal talk show to mark the day with EMD’s Isobel Peters and Director of the St Helena National Trust, Jer-emy Harris. Discussion points included among other things global climate change. Climate change happens naturally over time. Plants and wildlife adapt to their changing en-vironment through the generations, but with the intervention of mankind that process has been accelerated, leaving the natural world vulnerable as they cannot adapt fast enough. This leads to endangered species and in some cases extinction. EMD’s Isobel Peters thinks that the island is doing well in its efforts to preserve the natural environment but said, “I think that we should never become complacent. There are many op-

portunities for us to become even better and become even more of a greener island.” Last week the UK Prime Minister commented on the richness of the various endemic species held by the British Overseas Territories (OT) saying, “We see an important opportunity to set world standards in our stewardship of the extraordinary natural environments we have

Richard Wallis, SAMS inherited.” In comparison to the other OT, Iso-bel said,” we are somewhere near the front in some of the initiatives that we are doing.”The responsibility of the environment falls to each individual, but if St Helena and the over-seas territories in their efforts to be “green” are successful, they could lobby the developed na-tions to ensure that they continue to do there bit.

View from Millenium ForestJeremy Harris (inset)

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WORLDNEWS

SNIPPETSMiami rejects David Beckham’s football stadium siteThe US city of Miami has rejected former England football captain David Beckham’s plan to build a football stadium on a city wa-terfront.The city determined the proposed location next to a major basketball arena was “inap-propriate.” Mr Beckham has travelled to the city frequently in recent months to launch a Major League Soccer (MLS) club.His business group, Beckham Miami United, has said it will continue to pursue alternative locations.The group is required to fi nalise a stadium deal before it can win approval from MLS, the US professional football league, to open a club.An earlier proposal for a waterfront stadium site also experienced local resistance from cruise lines. Scrutiny of the deal rose sharply after the city provided $500m (£298m) in public funding to build a new stadium for the Miami Marlins baseball team.

Emirates cancels order for 70 Airbus A350s Dubai’s Emirates Airline has cancelled an order for 70 of Airbus’s A350 wide-bodied aircraft, the planemaker says.Airbus said the cancellation had followed “ongoing discussions with the airline in light of their fl eet requirement review”.In 2007, Emirates placed 50 orders for the A350-900 and 20 for the A350-1000, with deliveries due from 2019.UK engine maker Rolls-Royce said the can-cellation would lead to a £2.6bn hit to its order book. “While disappointed with this decision, we are confi dent that the delivery slots which start towards the end of this de-cade vacated by Emirates will be taken up by other airlines,” Rolls Royce said.

‘Walkie-Talkie’ skyscraper melts Jaguar car partsA new London skyscraper dubbed the “Walkie-Talkie” has been blamed for refl ect-ing light which melted parts of a car parked on a nearby street. Martin Lindsay parked his Jaguar on East-cheap, in the City of London, on Thursday afternoon.When he returned about two hours later, he found parts of his car - including the wing mirror and badge - had melted.Mr Lindsay said he “could not believe” the damage. The developers have apologised and paid for repairs.The 37-storey skyscraper at 20 Fenchurch Street, which has been nicknamed the “Walkie-Talkie” because of its shape, is cur-rently under construction.All stories from bbc.co.uk

Message from theST HELENA POLICE

From police observations and community con-cerns there are a few irresponsible drivers that are driving on certain roads with excessive speed, in my view completely disregarding speed limit signs and ignoring the danger that other roads users are exposed to.The standards of driving have deteriorated and we are looking to change the no care attitude of certain drivers. With driving comes respon-sibility, you are responsible for the vehicle you drive, the well-being of your passengers, drive safely and not put the public at risk or endanger their well-being.As part of our community engagement Anti Social Driving has been identifi ed as a concern that the public wish for police to tackle. We the police are responsible for road safety and main-taining community safety by enforcing the law. To address the problems of unnecessary speed-ing we will be launching a road safety initiative headed “REPORT ANTI SOCIAL DRIVING” this initiative will be launched on 1st July and will be part of our Road Safety Campaign.

The Anti Social Driving initiative will allow members of the public to report any anti so-cial driving to the police which will allow us to take the appropriate action. As members of the public you are encourage to report any anti social driving. Details of how the Anti Social Driving initiative will assist the police full de-tails will follow nearer the launch date. We have equipped ourselves with a more modern speed detection device which is the “SL700 Speed Meter” this will be put into use to detect the speed of vehicles once the legisla-tion has been changed.There are also a number of vehicles that are used on the road with silencers/muffl ers that are making excessive noise and are very an-noying during the evening and early hours of the morning. It is either that the muffl ers fi tted are not approved for the vehicle or the exhaust fi tted is faulty. We will be working closely with the Vehicle Inspector and Vehicle Testing Centres to help reduce noise pollution. If you have a noisy vehicle than you can be expect to be stopped by a police offi cer.In conjunction with our community policing, police offi cers will be deployed at different lo-cations to address road safety concerns, if you are suspected of anti social driving you will be stopped.It is not our intention to prosecute offending drivers but to change the manner of their driv-ing, but that is not to say we won’t prosecute cases that are deemed to be dangerous.The St. Helena Police Service is committed to protecting and serving the community and de-livering a safe environment. Please work with us to keep St.Helena a safe place to live, work and visit.

MERLIN C GEORGEAtg Deputy Chief of Police

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ST HELENA SNIPPETS/NOTICE BOARD

Course Day Venue Duration Proposed Assessment

Date Functional skills

English

TBC after assessments

AVES classroom

2 ½ hours per session x 2 days per week

1st July 2014

Functional Skills Maths

TBC after assessments

AVES Classroom

2 ½ hours per session x 2 days per week

1st July 2014

Closing Date 20th June 2014

Functional Skills Adult English & Maths

Beware Careless, Aggressive and Dangerous DriversPolice to Tackle Anti Social Driving

Drivers beware as the Police are launching an initiative to curb ‘Anti Social Driving’ as part of their Road Safety campaign. The issue of careless and reckless driving was identifi ed by the Police’s new policing policy through community engagement. “Our observations and some concerns in the community are about a few irresponsible drivers who are driving ex-cessively and with anti social behaviour,” said ASP Merlin George. “We are not here to be heavy handed and prosecute offenders, the aim is to try and educate and ensure the standards on the roads are kept safe.”“What I always look at,” said Inspector Jona-than Thomas, “is the standard of driving when you fi rst take your test. These is no music on in the car, you are concentrating, pulling up the handbrake on every junction, indicating; everything you should be doing to pass your test. However, as soon as we pass out we seem to relax our standards.”Examples of anti social driving are speeding, driving under the infl uence, tailgating and ex-cessive noise which include loud music and

exhausts. The Police are working with the ve-hicle inspector looking at vehicles with loud exhausts.The Police will soon be equipped to use an SLR laser speed meter that has a range of 700m. It is more accurate than a radar speed gun.The initiative allows people to report anti so-cial driving that is dangerous in their opinion,

but this should not to be done maliciously. “It’s about changing the mindset on safe driv-ing,” said Inspector Thomas. Reported drivers could initially be cautioned, depending on the gravity of the incident and information will be used for Police intelligence.The Anti Social Driving campaign will be launched on the 1 July.

Sharon Henry, SAMS

Busy traffi c in Jamestown

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ST HELENA SNIPPETS/NOTICE BOARD

Enterprise St Helena | PO Box 117 | Jamestown | St Helena Island | South Atlantic Ocean | STHL 1ZZ Tel: +290 22920 | Fax: +290 22166 | Email: [email protected] | Web: www.investinsthelena.biz

VACANCY in ST HELENA TOURISM

TOURISM OFFICE MANAGER

Salary: Negotiable subject to qualifications and/ or proven experience

St Helena Tourism seeks a positive, pro-active and energetic person with the ability to

Implement and manage effective systems and procedures;

Build island wide support for tourism

Applicants must be educated to a degree level or equivalent and have a track record of administrative abilities and demonstrable experience in modern management and customer care. .

Knowledge of economic and sustainable tourism issues and a close understanding of the economic development needs of St Helena, and how these might be delivered, is essential.

Applicants should be able to clearly demonstrate good communications skills and have the necessary IT skills.

Applicants must have at least 3 years at senior management level experience.

For further details regarding this role, applicants should contact Cathy Alberts, Director of Tourism via email [email protected] or on telephone number 00290 22158. Formal applications must be submitted to Natasha Bargo, Administration & Human Resources, ESH Business Park, Ladder Hill or email [email protected]. A copy of the Terms of Refer-ence and an application form can be obtained via telephone +290 22920 or via [email protected] .

Closing date for applications is 16:00hrs GMT on Friday 27th June 2014

No CAN Do Additional Concrete Slabs Not up to Spec

Ferdie Gunnell, SAMS

More concrete slabs, which were laid by CAN France in 2011/12 as part of the 9th European Development Fund Wharf Improvements projects have been identifi ed by Nicholas O’Dwyer Consulting Engi-neers, as defective due to poor construction. They are located in the Thompson’s Crane area adjacent to the 12 which were identi-fi ed within the 365 days defects period. A penalty clause obligates the contractor to

fi x these at no extra cost. CAN France have sub-contracted the work to John Isaac Con-struction, and the latest defects were revealed when slabs were dug up. The 2-3 weeks proj-ect, commence on 24 April has been delayed as concrete cannot be poured until there is a decision about the additional defective slabs. The Capital Programme Executive, Alfreda Yon said that these were also identifi ed within the defects period. It appears that CAN France is resisting their obligation to pay for the ad-

ditional work and Nicholas O’Dwyer who ensures compliance with agreed specifi ca-tions, have insisted that they do. Both par-ties are off island currently, said Miss Yon. Miss Yon was unable to give an estimated completion date for the delayed existing project. Much depends on the outcome of discussions between CAN France and Nicholas O’Dwyer.

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SAMSRADIO 1

102.7MHz, 90.5MHz, 105.1MHz, 105.3MHzAlso Live Streaming via www.sams.shCONTACT THE SHOWTo reach the Radio 1 team, call 22727, or email: [email protected]. You can also contact us via our Facebook page - just visit the SAMS website, www.sams.sh, click the Facebook link at the top right of every page.

St Helena News: Monday to Fridays at7am, 10am, 12noon, 5pm, 7pm & 10pmalso at 3am & 5am Tuesday to Saturday.Saturday news: 8am & 12noonMonday to Friday

SUNRISE 7 to 10amLive music, entertainment, discussion, interviews and trivia. includes: 7am: St Helena News12.00pm: St Helena News, public service announce-ments and notice board.Repeated at midnight every Mon-Fri.

SATURDAY CHART BUSTERSA compilation of top chart hits, both new and old.

2nd CHANCE SUNDAY9.00am & 5pm - Selection of recorded interviews and programmes from the week, mixed with easy listening sounds for a chilled out Sunday.

SANCTUS RUCKUSThursday 5.30 - 7pmPresented by Gareth Drabble, 90 minutes of the best modern Christian music being made today.

THE CHART SHOWWednesday 10.30am Presented by Helen Wallis and John Woollacott. Catch up on the latest chart music. Repeated Wednesday 9.00pm, Thursday 12.15pm and Saturday 1.00pm

FOCAL POINTTuesdays - 6pm. Presented by Ferdie Gunnell. A discus-sion show with councillors and government offi cials on various political issues of the day.

BBC WORLD SERVICE NEWS24/7 on our 2nd radio channel. 100.7 MHz and 88.1MHz

REWINDSaturday 9.30am. Rewind takes you back to years gone by featuring a different year every week, focussing on the music and stories that made it memorable.Repeated on Saturday at 6.00pm, Monday at 7.30pm & Wednesday at 12.15pm.

MUD ON THE TIRESEach week this show turns the musical spotlight on the wonderful world of country music. Join Darrin Henry as he discovers more about the singers and bands, the inside stories and of course, the best coun-try sounds around today.Sunday: 11am and 7pm. Tuesday 7.30pm & 11.30pm, Thursday 10.15am

RADIO SPORTS ARENAThere will be no Radio Sports Arena this week due to Monday being a public holiday.

Basil Read is looking to recruit persons to fulfi l the following job positions within the company

- Crusher Assistants - Linesmen - Spotters

Interested persons are ask to contact Loretta Coleman or Jeremy Johns on 24026

HOME WANTED TO BUYBrit retiring to St. Helena permanently is looking to buy:

2-bedroom home in Jamestown or close by.Also, land suitable for building, for my brother.Phone: 22594 or email: [email protected]

I am in Jamestown ready to view your property.

FOR SALECanon XF105 camcorderUsed by Canon professional photographers and videogra-phers, including the BBC, as well as advanced enthusiasts, around the world. An unprecedented combination of versa-tility and Full HD image quality.The unique XF105 is Canon’s smallest camcorder to include an MPEG-2, 50Mbps, 4:2:2 Full HD codec. Studio connectivity, professional audio and extensive customisation provides exceptional versatility. (full specs available on request)Includes: 3 x SanDisk 32GB 60MB/sec Extreme CF cardsBrand new, boxed: £3,364

Contact Darrin Henry, South Atlantic Media Services, tel 22727, email [email protected]

BUYING USED ST. HELENA STAMPSAlso ASCENSION, FALKLANDS & TRISTAN

Accumulated from your home or offi ceincoming mail. Leave 1/4” around each

stamp when cut from envelopes.

Contact Paul at 22594 in Jamestown.

THANK YOUMyrtle Buckley of Bushes Hollow would like to thank the

doctors, nurses and all other staff at the General Hospital for their care and attention during her recent stay in hospital. Thanks are

also extended to family and friends who visited her. The kindness and support shown by everyone, were very much appreciated.

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Further Education Learning OpportunitiesStarting July 2014

Course Day Venue Time Tutor TransportProvided

Proposed StartDate

GCSE Maths(Foundation Level)

Thursday AVESClassroom

5pm –6:30pm

Mrs CarolinePeters

No 3rd July

GCSE Statistics Tuesday AVESClassroom

5pm –6:30pm

Mrs CarolinePeters

No 1st July

AS Level BusinessStudies

Wednesday AVESClassroom

6:30pm– 8pm

Catherine Turner No 2nd July

AS/A Level Math’s Wednesday AVESClassroom

5pm –6:30pm

Mrs CarolinePeters

No 3rd July

European ComputerDrivers Licence (IT)

Thursday AVECIT Suite

1pm –8pm

Mr. Mark Yon No Anytime

GCSE English Language Monday AVESClassroom

5pm –6:30pm

Mrs. MarinaBurns

No September

For further information please contact Training & Re Training Coordinator at AVESon 22607 or email [email protected] for registrations by Friday 20th June 2014

Environment Data & GIS ManagerMapping the Seabed

Susan Cherret arrived on 28 May on an 18 month SHG contract with the Environmental Management Division, to help organise and order all of their data into information sys-tems, which can then be analysed. She started within the Marine Biology De-partment. With the assistance of acoustic sonar the seabed around the island is being mapped. They are trying to determine differ-ent habitats. Susan said that tests have been done, “We went over wrecks and found those on the sonar.” Various data have been collected on species and where they are located, “there’s so much data that I’ve seen, that applies to the island and marine areas, it just all gets put together and creates a series of maps,” Susan said. She continued, “these will inform SHG, lo-cals and tourists in the future, what’s there, what’s rare, what’s important, what’s special, continued on page 20

New Man in GovernmentNew Chief Secretary Sworn InRoy Burke, St Helena’s new Chief Secre-tary was sworn into offi ce on Friday 6 June. He took the Oaths in the presence of the Act-ing Governor, Sean Burns, in the Governor’s Offi ce at the Castle. Roy arrived on the island on Wednesday 4 June and has previously been Chief Executive in the States of Alderney, Channel Islands, be-fore taking up his appointment on St Helena. The States of Alderney are part of the ‘Bai-liwick of Guernsey,’ a British Crown depen-dency in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy.In the States of Alderney they have ten Mem-bers on council and the routine government is performed by three committees, Policy and Finance, General Services, and Building and Development Control, each of which works under a different mandate and has a separate budget. The origin of the States is unknown, but has operated since the mediaeval period. Roy Burke takes over from Owen O’Sullivan who left earlier this year, a post that was tem-porarily fi lled by Assistant Chief Secretary (Performance) Paul McGinnety.

Photo courtesy of SHGFerdie Gunnell, SAMS

Roy Burke

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Are you interested in learning a craft in using flax?

If you are interested please call tel no: 22607 or email [email protected] to register.

Training Flax for Beginners Flax for BeginnersDuration 14 weeks Starting Saturday 5th July 2014 –

Saturday 13th September 201414 weeks starting Thursday 26th June 2014 –

Thursday 11th September 2014Time 2pm – 4pm 5:30pm – 7:30pmVenue Levelwood Community Centre Longwood Community Centre

CourseOutline

Cutting Flax and Preparation Techniques Weaving Flax Flowers

Weaving four cornered baskets Weaving two cornered baskets

Weaving four cornered oblong baskets Flax Dyeing

Tutor Brenda MoorsCost 50P per person per session

Cattle AssistantWithin the pasture land at Woody Ridge, Levelwood

For further information, please contact Arthur Williams, Livestock Manger

on telephone number 24461 or via email address: [email protected]

Solomon & Company (St Helena) Plc has a vacancy for a

Application forms may be collected from Solomons Reception Desk, in the

Main Office Building, Jamestownand should be completed and returned

to the Human Resources Manager, Solomons Office, Jamestown,

by 13 June 2014

Solomons offer an attractive benefits package which includes, free home-to-duty transport, a Pension Scheme, Annual, Sick, Maternity

and Paternity Leave, Training & Further Education Incentives, Discount on Purchases and much more

Job Purpose:

To assist with the duties involved in the cattle operations for the production of beef by agreed

measures of standard delegated by the Supervisor or Charge-hand.

Salary will start at £5,368 per annum, depending on qualifications and experience.

Web: www.solomons-sthelena.com

Duties will include:• To undertake maintenance and repairs

• To assist with routine treatments and sick animals during outside of normal working hours

• To cut thorn and other fodder crops for feeding cattle

• To clear land both manually and chemically

• To carry out general cleaning

• To check the health of each animal each day and report sickness to farm management

• To ensure health and safety requirements are met

Special Conditions:Out of hours work as and when required

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Amidst all of today’s modern technology, which puts people im-mediately in touch with almost any-where in the world, many people still regard the hand written letter as their favourite means of communi-cation. I would imagine it is the per-sonal touch to it all. I have seen people reading letters that resemble a book, which would have taken many days or even weeks, between chores to write. And I have also seen the pleasure on people’s faces when they receive a letter in the post, and sadness when they realise an anticipated let-ter didn’t arrive. What could have happened to it? Perhaps it went to another address called St Helena, which has happened on occasion and one has heard stories of letters turning up years af-ter it was meant to, but hopefully it does turn up eventually. St Helena has come a long way from when outgoing mail, destined for foreign lands, was

placed under a marked stone at the seashore for passing ships to collect. Today, mail is received by the Post Offi ce and once all the sorting has taken place it is avail-able for collection there, normally the follow-ing day. Some people have post boxes, while others prefer that it is delivered to a sub post offi ce of their choice. Local letters are pro-cessed the same way except that recorded mail is delivered to the addressee and signed for. A door to door delivery survey a while ago found that this was then not economically via-ble; mostly because throughput was too small. All local mail channelled through the system would be needed for any chance of success. SHG and Solomons have their own delivery systems. Mail is received via the RMS (Royal Mail Ship) St Helena, the last one of its kind. The

letters RMS denotes that the ship is carrying Royal Mail. Priority is given to bringing it ashore and this was also the case when ships prior to the RMS were employed. During my own lifetime there were many, including Union Castle Line ships, Warrick, Penden-

nis, Good Hope, Durban, Southampton, just to name a few. Union and Castle merged to become Union Castle Line. Royal Mail contracted these ships to carry mail between the UK and South Africa. St Helena, Ascension, Channel Is-lands including Las Pal-mas and Tenerife, were included in the round trip.Royal Mail can trace its history back to 1516. It started with the recipi-ent paying for their mail

upon receipt. Postage is now prepaid and Brit-ain was the fi rst country to issue prepaid post-age stamps. British stamps are the only stamps that do not bear the name of the country of is-sue on them. Our younger generation will perhaps only know of the current system of mail issued from the Jamestown post offi ce, and separate-ly, various independent parcel services have been established. Before the RMS, UK trips were discontinued, many thousands of letters and parcels arrived in scores of mailbags, especially around Eas-ter and Christmas. Part-time post offi ce sorters were employed and their task to process it all could take well into the evening. There were separate systems for parcels and letter mail. Letters were separated into alphabetical bun-dles. Each sorter took a bundle containing ad-

ROYAL MAIL Ferdie Gunnel, SAMS

dressees - A to D, or M to T, for example, and at different locations, audibly called out the name and part of the address on each letter. If a person happened to not hear a particular name and address called, they normally would have to wait until the caller went all the way to the end of a particular bundle and request that the bundle is looked through again. This sometimes was to the annoyance of both the caller and people waiting for their particular bundle to be called. One reason why some people looked for their mail on the day the ship arrived was because if possible, they could reply to a letter in time for it to be posted on the same ship. Although there is always room for improve-ment our mail system has come a long way.

- Getting it from there to here

Main Post Offi ce, Jamestown

Photo courtesy of the Post Offi ce

Old style mail bags being unloaded circa 1992

Post Offi ce current staff (l-r) Joyce Greentree, Pamela Roberts, Naomi Young and Kerry Sim

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TIME OUT

BREAKHUMOUR

The world’s worst movie actor was giving a press conference after his latest premiere. “Do you think you have improved as an actor?” asked one of the crit-ics. “Have you seen my last movie?” asked the actor excitedly. “We hope so!” said the rest of the critics.

As the owner of a large company I went down to check out how everything was going. I noticed some guy just chilling in the coffee room. “Just how much are you getting paid a week?” “Two hundred bucks!” Replied the young man. Taking out my wallet I give him two hundred bucks and say, “here is a week’s pay and don’t come back!” Turning to one of the supervisors, I ask, “how long was that lazy bum working here anyways?” “He doesn’t work here,” said the supervisor. “He just walked in to ask directions!”

Two little kids went in to their parent’s bathroom and spotted their mother’s scale on the fl oor. “Whatever you, do,” said the fi rst kid to the second, “don’t step on it.” “Why not?” asked the second. “Because,” replied the fi rst, “every time mom steps on it, she screams.”

SENTINEL REBOOT - Local news from this time last year

Considering the recent rainfall, it’s still not enough to alleviate the current water shortage crisis. Consumers supplied from the Red Hill water treatment plant are now being advised that drinking and cooking water should be boiled as a precaution, as the quality cannot be guaranteed.

The Small Island Games will be held on the island of Bermuda next month. Travel-ling will be Carlos Yon, Patrick Young and Simon Henry who will take part in small bore shooting; Lee Yon and Ryan Benjamin who will compete in badminton and Peter Bagley, Martin Buckley and Patrick Sim in golf. Managing the athletes will be Pamela Young, Jeremy Roberts and Ryan Pelley.

Football: A match of 8 goals saw the Harts win against a fi ghting Bellboys team to secure the 3 points and pole position heading into Sunday.

Famous Birthdays12 Jun - 18 Jun

Mary Kate and Ashley OlsenActresses - 13 Jun (28)

Ice Cube (45)Rapper/Actor - 15 Jun

Neil Patrick Harris (41)Actor - 15 May

Tupac Shakur (1971-1996)Rapper - 16 June

Blake Shelton (38)Singer - 18 June

DID YOU KNOW...• Karoke means “empty orchestra” in Japanese.

• The Eisenhower interstate system requires that one mile in every fi ve must be straight. These straight sections are usable as airstrips in times of war or >other emergencies.

• The fi rst known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.

• Rhode Island is the smallest state with the longest name. The offi cial name, used on all state documents, is “Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.”

• It would take 11 Empire State Buildings, stacked one on top of the other, to measure the Gulf of Mexico at iits deepest point.

COFFEE

CRAZY MAZEFind your way through this ‘Crazy Maze.’ Enter through the gap on the top left and work your way through to the exit on the bottom right. Good Luck!

PEOPLE

If you would like to take part, we need a good picture of you (which we can do) and your top 3 - it could be your top 3 movies, songs, books or cars. It could be your top 3 places on St Helena, or top 3 achievements. The more interesting the better chance of being chosen, as we will only print 1 per week! Email: [email protected] with subject heading, top 3.

David and Elaine Carpenter

.... adventurous places we wouldlike to visit

1. Madagascar , Lima watching2. Falklands, penguins 3. Pitcairn Island, to see the lifestyle

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Medals for 1st, 2nd & 3rd

placeplace

SStarting time: 10am10am

Early Years StrollStarting at PAS gym –

around PAS ring road –gending back at PAS

gym

Members of the public may show up on the day and make a donation of no less than £3

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This Week’s School Page was Contributed by Harford Primary

In connection with the Common-wealth Games, Quarry Brae Prmary School in Glasgow (where the games is to be hosted) are doing a project called “Our City, Our Game, Our Legacy”. As part of their project, they have written to schools in each of the countires that compete as part of the games. We are very proud to have been chosen to be part of this project.

Year 3/4 - Letter about ourselvesRecently Quarry Brae sent us a pack-age which included information about their school, their country in the form of artwork, music recipes etc, with the re-quest that we send back to them details of our school and island. In response to this. our pupils have put together information pieces using different me-dia forms to tell about our school and island. Here are some examples of what was sent.

Year 5/6 - information and peoms about “The Seven Wonders of St Helena”

Year 1/2 - general information about St Helena

Reception - our handprints

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and if there any sensitive areas, help protect those.” After the marine project is a bit further along, Susan will be working more in the wider en-vironmental areas, looking at terrestrial con-servation and plants. She will also be collat-ing data about soil, noise and air quality. “All of this data affect species and things on the island,” Susan said.

Food Safety & HygienePreparation for Air Travel TouristsAll systems are go, in terms of opportuni-ties, for those involved in hospitality and the food industry as 2onMain has in place Food Hygiene trainer, Susan White offering courses to accredit their business. Susan is accred-ited by the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH).

“It’s all about keeping food safe,” said Susan, “putting in a food safety management that’s easy to follow and workable.” She is also working on an individual basis with business-es to help them, “understand their responsibil-ity for hygiene.”One of the fi rst issues that Susan has noticed since arriving is, “there are few things that should be kept under refrigeration that aren’t. I’d like to get people to understand the impor-tance of why that needs to happen.”So far there are 89 people booked onto her courses and there are openings for more. At-tendees can gain a RSPH Level 2 and 3 qualifi -cation and also HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Points) Level 2. “It will also rubber stamp your business be-cause when we have more tourists coming over here, they’re going to be looking to see a certifi cate on the wall about food safety. It’ll be the difference between if they come your business or somebody else’s.”Susan is also a qualifi ed chef, is a Food Safety & Quality Specialist as well as an auditor for food safety management systems. “I look for cleanliness, fridge temperatures, how things are stacked in the fridge so there is no chance of contamination, how they work and the state of their equipment,” she explained.

Sharon Henry, SAMS

Susan WhiteSusan Cherret

APPLICATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT PERMISSION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an application has been received in respect of the following proposal:

1. Proposed 2 Bedroom Dwelling adjacent to the property of Mr Reginald, Yon, Sandy Bay. 2. Proposed 3 Bedroom Dwelling adjacent to the property of Mrs Patricia Francis, Levelwood 3. Proposed Poly tunnel and levelling of play area on Crown land, Jamestown 4. Proposed 1 Bedroom Flat adjacent to the property of Mrs Mandy Constantine, Upper

Jamestown 5. Proposed installation of Air Conditioning Unit on Customs Building, adjacent to the Jamestown

Swimming Pool.

Copies of the applications and plans may be inspected at the Planning and Building Section, Essex House, Main Street, Jamestown, Monday to Friday, from 8.30 am to 4 pm.

Any person who wishes to make representations on the above application should make them in writing within 14 days to the Chief Planning Officer, Land Development Control Authority, Essex House, Main Street, Jamestown. Alfred V Isaac Planning Officer Email: [email protected] DATED THIS 12th DAY OF JUNE 2014

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24044

VACANCY FOR CARE ASSISTANTSLEARNING DISABILITIES SECTOR

The Health and Social Services Directorate is seeking Care Assistants

to work within the Learning Disabilities Sector.

The salary grade for this post is Grade A commencing at £5,361 per annum.

For further information about the duties of the post, interested persons are asked to contact Mrs Brenda Miller, Manager, Learning Disabilities on telephone

numbers 24414 or 23343.

Application forms, which are available from the Health and Social Services Directorate should be completed and

submitted to the Human Resources Offi cer, Health & Social Services Directorate by Friday, 20 June 2014.

D A Jenkins (Mr)Director, Health and Social Services Directorate

VACANCY FOR

SANITARY ORDERLYThe Health & Social Services Directorate

has vacancies for Sanitary Orderlies to work within the Environmental Health Section.

The successful applicant will be responsible to the Senior Works Supervisor (Sanitary

Services) for providing an effi cient and effective cleansing and waste management service to address all waste issues on the Island in accordance with the Section’s

work policies, procedures and guidelines.

Salary for the post is at Grade B, commencing at £6,542 per annum.

For further information about the duties of the post, interested persons can contact Mrs Georgina Young, Senior

Environmental Health Offi cer on telephone no 22500.

Application forms, which are available from the Health & Social Services Directorate, should be completed and submitted through Directors where applicable, to the

Human Resources Offi cer, Health & Social Services Directorate by Friday, 20 June 2014.

D A Jenkins (Mr)Director, Health & Social Services Directorate 6 June 2014

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BAHA’I FAITHwww.sthelenabahai.org

BAHA’I CENTREGumwoods

DEVOTIONAL MEETING

THURSDAY EVENINGSAT

8pm.

ALL ARE WELCOMEFor info. Telephone 24525

“Nothing can be effected in the world, not even conceivably, without unity and agree-ment and the perfect means for engendering

fellowship and union is true religion.” Abdu’l- Baha

A People of Integrity

“Integrity” is such a good word. In-tegrity is a bucket without holes, a ship without leaks and promises kept. We all like to give others the impression that we have integrity, that our word can be relied upon, and we can be trusted. Unfortu-nately the truth is very often different.

Some months ago two men knocked on my door. They claimed that they had done some painting for my son, and they needed payment, and would I pay them so they could pay their worker’s wages. I knew nothing about any painting, so I refused to pay, insisting that I could only consider payment after speaking to my son. When I saw my son later, he con-fi rmed that no painting had been done. They

Activities at the Army this weekendSunday 15th June 2014

NO JAM CLUBSPECIAL SERVICE FOR FATHER’S DAY at the Half Tree Hollow Hall at 10.30AM (PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF TIME). All

are welcome. NO MUMS & TODDLERS - PUBLIC

HOLIDAY

Every Tuesday Home League (Ladies Fellowship) at the Half

Tree Hollow Hall at 3.30pm.

Every Wednesday EveningPrayer meeting & Bible study at the Half Tree

Hollow Hall at 7.30pm. All are welcome.There is always a warm welcome for you at

the Salvation Army.If you would like to know more about The

Salvation Army’s activities, contact Lt. Coral Yon on telephone nos 2703/4358.

Take care and God bless.

FaithMattersPastor Graeme Beckett

Seventh Day AdventistSaturday 14th June9:15- 10:40am- Sabbath School11:00- 12:00- Divine Service2:00- 3:00pm - Personal MinistryMonday 16th JuneBible Study at home of Pam and Lionel Joshua.Wednesday 18th June7:30- 8:30pm- Prayer Meeting in ChurchThursday 19th June7:00pm- Bible Study at home of Arnold & Sandra CrowieALL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND Further contact: Brian Joshua, Tel: 24507

BAPTIST CHURCHSunday 15th June “Non-Baptist Day”3.00 pm Guest Service,Blue Hill Community CentreLed by Vincent MarchMusic accompaniment: Vincent (Mandolin),Vilma (12 string guitar), George (harmonica) & others.6.00 pm Guest Service, Jamestown Chapel Led by Gareth Drabble and other musiciansNo services at Sandy Bay, Head O’Wain and Knollcombes and all are invited to attend the fi rst “Family Guest Services”, which comesout of the recent “Gospel Week”. This is not a “Baptist” service as such and all Christians are invited to attend and to enjoy music, singing, and sharing in the Word of God together.10.00 am Sunday School Baptist Manse 5.00 pm Prayer Meeting, Jamestown SchoolroomTuesday 17th June9.30 am BWA meeting, Sandy Bay Chapel7.30 pm Bible Study, Jamestown SchoolroomThursday 19th June5.30 pm Bible Study, Sandy Bay Chapel7.30 pm Bible Study, Blue Hill Community CenterFor more info contact Pastor Graeme BeckettEmail: [email protected]. 22388

DIOCESE OF SAINT HELENA

The Cathedral Parish of St Paul Sunday 15 June Trinity Sunday 8.00 a.m. Eucharist, Cathedral10.00 a.m. Sung Eucharist, Cathedral3.30 p.m. Eucharist, St PeterThursday 19 June 10.00 a.m. Mass, St SwithinSunday 22 June 12 Sunday of the year8.00 a.m. Eucharist, Cathedral11.00. a.m. Sung Eucharist/Parade, St Andrews11.15 a.m. Eucharist, St Helena & The Cross5.30 p.m. Choral Evensong, Cathedral

The Parish of St James Sunday 15 June Trinity Sunday9.30 a.m. Sung Eucharist, St JamesMonday 16 June 7.30 a.m. Eucharist, St JamesWednesday 18 June 7.30 a.m. Eucharist, St JamesThursday 19 June 7.00 p.m. Eucharist, St JohnFriday 20 June 7.30 a.m. Mass, St JamesSunday 22 June 12 Sunday of the year9.30 a.m. Sung Eucharist, St James7.00 p.m. Evensong , St John

Parish of St MatthewSunday 15 June Trinity Sunday 8.00 a.m. Eucharist, St Matthew11.00 a.m. Eucharist, Woody Ridge7.00 p.m. Sung Eucharist, St MarkTuesday 17 June 7.00 p.m. Eucharist, St MarkSunday 22 June 12 Sunday of the year11.00 a.m. Sung Eucharist, St Matthew

were liars, hoping to “con” money from me. Sadly, these men had no integrity at all.

Christians are called upon to be truthful and reliable. That is obvious. How often have we deceived ourselves as well as others by not be-ing so truthful? I will give you an example: Someone has invited us to attend a function, which we don’t really want to attend, so we say something like, “I’ll try and be there”. We don’t attend, and we don’t bother phoning to apologise. This is a breach of personal integ-rity, yet nearly all of us have done this. “I’ll try” is usually a lie! And it is a lie to ourselves as well as to the person we say it to. The 9th Commandment says, Exo 20:16 "You shall not give false testimony against your neigh-bor.” In Colossians 3:9 The Apostle Paul says “do not lie to each other…” Satan (or, the Dev-il) is described as “The father of lies”. Conclu-sion: Lies cause a lot of harm, never good.

If we call ourselves Christians we should guard against such behaviour. In fact, people should be able to read us like a book. If we are

concerned about someone’s welfare, it should be obvious. If we want to refl ect God’s love in the way we speak and behave, that too should be obvious. If we do not want to do something that is asked of us, that’s fi ne too…as long as we are not deceptive about it, even if it may disappoint the person asking. “I’ll try” is a lie. “I won’t do it” is truthful. If we cannot give a good reason why we won’t, then perhaps we should do it. It depends on how important being a Christian is to you. We may need to examine ourselves and ask ourselves the ques-tion, “who are we trying to kid”? Integrity is a rare thing these days. Perhaps that is why it is so valuable to fi nd in an employee, a sales-person, a boss and (yes) even in a Christian of integrity.

Our lies may not be as blatant as was those of the two men who knocked on my door. Even the subtle lies are still lies (including the so-called white lies).

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NOTICE BOARD

Sunday 15th June is “Non-Baptist Day”

No “Baptist” services will be held this day! Instead the Baptist Congregations invite everybody to come and

enjoy a time of singing, fellowship, worship and simply sharing the Christian faith with one another. There will be two such meetings; please come to the one which is

most convenient for you:

1. Blue Hill Community Centre at 3.00 pm2. Jamestown Baptist Chapel at 6.00 pm

We call these “Family Guest Services”. There is no dress code, and you will not be asked to donate money.

Musicians will be there to accompany the singing.

Vincent March will be lead-ing at Blue Hill, and Gareth Drabble at Jamestown. Re-freshments will be served at

both venues.

Come and enjoy a time of Christian fellowship.

The St Helena Trefoil Guild thank everyone who donated and bought

goods from the ‘Bottle & Can” Stall, on St Helena Day, 21st May 2014.

Proceeds raised from the Stall amounted to £119.10.

Raffl e Tickets sold amounted to £26.20.

Bunch of Bananas won by Mr Gordon Yon of Longwood -

ticket No.13 on Sheet 5.

Box of Biscuits won by Mrs Sarah Botting of Red Roof -

Ticket No. 4 on Sheet 9.

St Helena National TrustPost Box Walks Supervisor – Vacancy Announcement

The St Helena National Trust is a growing organisation with a strong team of skilled workers carrying out a variety of work related to conserving the natural and built environment of St Helena while at the same time

promoting access to the island and its history wherever possible.

Although intended to be a long-term core National Trust position, the Post Box Walks Supervisor will be offered a 1 (one) year contract, renewable dependent upon satisfactory performance and available support funds.

The position will also be subject to a 3 (three) month probationary period.

The Post Box Walks are a fl agship project for the National Trust and represent an important gateway for the local population to engage with their St Helena and their National Trust. We are looking to recruit a responsible

individual, with suitable experience and a passion for walking, St Helena, and the outdoors to take on this important role. Physical fi tness and assuredness in what can at times be severe conditions is essential, as is a positive ‘can-do’ attitude

and a willingness to work outdoors in all but the most extreme of weather conditions.

The position is full-time and the salary will begin at £7,523 per annum depending on experience. Start date will be July 1st 2014. The position holder will be responsible for managing 1 worker already in post.

Transport from the National Trust Offi ce in JamesTown to work sites will be provided.

Interested candidates are asked to either call Ms Phyllis Coleman on 22190 or visit the Trust offi ce in James Town to register their interest.

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Essen al Skill requirement: Excellent wri en and verbal communica on skills Experience in a customer service role Computer Literate Have a flare for all aspects of Marke ng and Sales Cash handling A technical flare in order to collaborate with service delivery personnel would be advanta-geous

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For further informa on regarding the responsibili es of the post may be discussed with Anne Dillon, Retail Marke ng and Customer Services Manager on T: +290 22004 or E:[email protected]. An applica on form and copy of the job descrip on may be ob-tained from Shara Robinson, Human Resources and Administra on Manager at Bishops Rooms on Tel no: +290 22800 or email: [email protected]

Applica ons should be submi ed to Human Resources and Administra on Manager, Sure South Atlan c Limited, Bishops Rooms, Jamestown by 4pm on Friday 20 June 2014.

Sure offers an a rac ve salary and benefits package

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The noise of torrential rain thundering on the roof woke me on Saturday morning. This was supposed to be SHNT’s Community Forests volunteer day at Harford School, planting 200 trees to start a new en-demic wood for the kids. I thought most people would look out the window and go back to bed. But nearly 60 lovely folk turned up! Everyone ended suitably muddy, but the kids had a ball, the parents got stuck in (a bit literally at times), everything was planted, a children’s veggie area marked out, the school’s new whirly composter assembled, and part of the new cycle path for the early-years laid down. And most important of all, two enormous pots of ‘plo’ polished off by the hungry workers. I love days like this, where people come together, a huge amount gets done and everyone leaves glowing with a sense of community and achievement. It shows there is energy out there for projects like this, for bringing back Saint Helena’s lost forests. And enough enthusiasm to give up your free time to muck in to-gether and make a better future. Another part of our Darwin-funded project is setting up Forest Schools on the island, and two young Saints are now winging their way to the UK to learn how to launch this system of outdoor, nature-based learning for island kids (it’s not forestry school!). What better way to wave them off than to bring the native forests back to the backyards of the schools here?

Forest(ed) Schools!Jason Courtis, SHNT

Muddy Community Volunteer Day at Harford

The wind whipped up a storm early hours on Tuesday, and lashed rain hard across roof tops and shook leaves hard on their limbs, keeping many awake. Here are the weather data readings for the past week from the Met Station at Bottom Woods:

Min temp 14.7CMax temp 22.1CMean temp 17.8CTotal sunshine 17.4 hrsTotal rainfall 22.6mmMean wind speed

15.6 knots

ST HELENA WEATHER Report

MFV Extractor, unloading fi sh on Friday 6 June, viewed through an embrasure at Munden’s Battery. See page 6 for more about St Helena’s fi shing industry. Photograph: Paul Edney

Gettong stuck in and planting a future forest

Photo: Jason Courtis

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Football: England were held to a goalless draw by 10-man Honduras in a storm-delayed fi nal World Cup warm-up friendly in Miami.Portugal were handed a boost on Saturday ahead of the World Cup as Cristiano Ronaldo resumed training following injury.World Cup 2014 starts today in Brazil with hosts playing Croatia in the opening match, in Sao Paulo.

Golf: The United States ladies regained the Curtis Cup from Great Britain & Ireland by swiftly sealing victory on the fi nal day at St Louis Country Club on Sunday.The visiting team needed a fi nal-day escape to match Europe’s 2012 Ryder Cup ‘Miracle at Medinah’, but there were to be no late heroics as the US converted a 9.5-2.5 lead heading into the singles to a 13-7 victory.

Boxing: Miguel Cotto made history in New York as he claimed the WBC middleweight belt by emphatically dethroning Sergio Marti-nez at Madison Square Garden. Cotto became the fi rst boxer from Puerto Rico to win world titles at four different weights when Martinez failed to answer the bell for the start of the 10th round.

Tennis: Rafael Nadal has conquered the French Open for a ninth time after coming from a set down to beat Novak Djokovic 3-6 7-5 6-2 6-4 in Sunday’s fi nal.Djokovic had been bidding to become only the eighth man to win all four grand slam titles but could not end Nadal’s dominance on the red dirt.He is now tied with Pete Sampras on 14 grand slam singles titles, three behind Roger Federer, while victory for Nadal also ensured he will stay world number one.

Tennis: Maria Sharapova edged a titanic strug-gle against Simona Halep to win her second French Open title in three years.Romanian Halep, playing in her fi rst grand slam fi nal, gave everything she had and played her full part in a terrifi c fi nal but after three hours and two minutes it was Sharapova who won it 6-4 6-7 (5/7) 6-4.Sharapova, who also lost last year’s fi nal to Serena Williams, took her tally of grand slam titles to fi ve.Andy Murray admitted it will be tough to recover from a French Open drubbing at the hands of Rafael Nadal. Again Nadal was his opponent but unlike 2011, when he gave the Spaniard a real test, Murray had no answers in a 6-3 6-2 6-1 defeat.all stories: www.sportinglife.com

Two Golf Competitions were played over the weekend as scheduled. On Saturday 7 June, we had eleven players turn out for the 18 hole par three stroke play.Weather conditions were damp and we had a few light showers which had been intermittent all week and that had made a difference al-ready to the condition of the course and greens.Jeffrey (Foxy) Stevens kept his form from last week and shot a net 58, just four over par for the Par Three round. He was closely followed by Brian (Billy J) Fowler with 60. Well done to both of them. There were four two balls recorded; Gerald (Whistler) George had two, and Foxy and Brian the others.On Sunday 8 June, we had a match play com-petition with teams of two playing for the Cap-tain, Lawson Henry versus the Vice Captain, Brian Yon. We had nine teams competing.Weather conditions were near perfect and the recent rains have been to good effect on both greens and fairways. Match play is determined by lowest score on each hole. The player with the lowest handicap will have to give the play-er with the higher handicap strokes on certain holes. In this competition it was three eighths of the difference.I have to say it was a bit of a white wash with

the result as the Captain’s team won 6 of the 9 games, making that team the winners of the singles. The doubles is still to come so watch this space.I have been asked to make a special mention about Jeffrey (Foxy) Stevens playing for the Vice Captain who had the luck of the draw and was able to beat his game, well done Foxy! Many congratulations to the Captain’s team, we look forward to the doubles in a few weeks time. Four two balls were recorded that went to Nor-man Thomas playing for the Captain who had two two’s on the 7th and 16th holes, (and off his new handicap of 9) having shot a net 63 on Wednesday for the midweek Stableford. Roy Reynolds for the Vice Captain had an eagle 2 on the par four 2nd hole and Lawson Henry on the 16th.Next week we have a clean-up of the course on Saturday 14 June in preparation for the Open. This will be followed by Soup and Rolls. We would like as many players as possible to turn up to help. If you have a rake please bring it along. After the clean-up there will be a friend-ly game of golf.On Sunday 15 June will be an 18 hole stroke play which will be a warm up for the Open scheduled to start the following week.Enjoy the week, stay safe and keep swinging!

GOLF NEWS St Helena Golf Club Report Week ending 8 June 2014

Contributed by Lawson Henry

WOMENS SPORTS TRAINING SESSIONSRevised date: Starting 6th July 2014Basketball training is being offered to all women aged 15 and up by the Women’s Sport Association. We especially encourage new and interested players to attend.

The basketball training sessions will be held for two weeks – 6 and 13 July 2014 at the Hall in Prince Andrew School, from 2 – 3.30pm. The sessions will be led by Mrs Barbara Osborne.Cost is 25p for members, 50p non-members per session (Member fee is £1 for annual membership).

We look forward to seeing new and familiar faces, from young to old. Come along with a friend and have some fun!For more information, please contact [email protected]

Club Captain, Lawson Henry

Club Vice Captain, Brian Yon

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Saturday 7 June 2014Wirebirds 6 Chop Shop Boys 4

Axis 7 Crystal Rangers 1S HenryS Crowie (3), D George,

T Stevens, J Joshua, S PhillipsMOM: Scott Crowie

D Yon, R Williams, E Williams (2)

J George (3), A George (og), G Coleman, A OsborneMOM: Jason George

Sunday 8 June 2014Harts 2 Raiders 2

Rovers 4 Bellboys 1T BradyR O’Dean (2), M Williams,

A ThomasMOM: Mark Williams

R George, K Hudson D Stevens (2)MOM: Damien Stevens

Saturday 14 June 2014Wirebirds Axis

P W L D GF GA GD PtsBasil Read 4 4 0 0 19 4 15 12Rovers 4 4 0 0 15 3 12 12Harts 4 3 0 1 17 4 13 10Wirebirds 4 1 1 2 11 10 1 5Raiders 4 1 1 2 6 5 1 5Bellboys 4 1 1 2 6 8 2 5Axis 4 1 2 1 8 8 0 4Fugees 4 0 3 1 4 13 9 1Chop Shop 4 0 3 1 8 19 11 1C Rangers 4 0 4 0 4 24 20 0

Player Team TotalDoni Lukhanyo Basil Read 9Ross O'Dean Rovers 8Kevin Hudson Harts 6Jason George Wirebirds 4Shane Stroud Harts 4Aaron Thomas Rovers 3Greg Coleman Wirebirds 3Leroy Caswell Bellboys 3Michael Williams Harts 3Scott Crowie Axis 3Scott Henry C Rangers 3Tshepo Tlhabakwe Basil Read 3Alonzo Henry Raiders 2Damien Stevens Raiders 2Dean Moyce Fugees 2Eugene Williams Chop Shop 2Juan Joshua Axis 2Ricardo Williams Chop Shop 2Thomas Basil Read 2Alex Osborne Wirebirds 1Andrew Osborne Chop Shop 1Andrew Yon Harts 1Carlyn Yon Harts 1Clayton Benjamin Rovers 1Clayton Thomas Fugees 1Dalton George Axis 1Darren Reynolds C Rangers 1Darren Yon Chop Shop 1Gary Benjamin Rovers 1Greg Phillips Raiders 1Jamie Thomas Wirebirds 1Jeffrey Basil Read 1

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Sunday 15 June 2014Basil Read Rovers1.30pmCrystal Rangers Fugees3.30pm

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though in the 21st minute. Good pressure on L Bennett saw young Scott Henry go on the break, speeding into the Axis box, he kept his cool, sliding the ball under a diving Robert “Puc” George, in goal. 1-0 to the Rangers, and an upset was on the cards.This acted as a wakeup call for the Axis though and they then began to play with pas-sion. Crowie scored the equaliser, when his shot, which seemed easy enough to deal with, was fumbled by Henry Standen in goal, and ended up in the back of the net. Then minutes before the break, Dalton George put the pinks ahead, volleying into an open goal.After halftime it was more of the same for the Rangers, as Axis pushed for a bigger lead.Minutes in and a long range, right footed bel-ter from Travoy “Sticks” Stevens fl ew through a crowded box and into the back of the net.Axis’ lead could’ve been extended on a few oc-casions, but for the lack of composure shown by left winger, Juan “Jimmy” Joshua, who just couldn’t seem to put away his chances. Daniel Yon almost managed to pull off a screamer, but his 30yd strike was tipped over by an ex-cellent display of agility from Standen, tipping the ball over and away from the top left corner.All he did was delay the inevitable though as not long after his brilliant save, Standen collid-ed with defender, Rico “Chow” Thomas, and the loose ball was placed home by a poaching Crowie to make the scoreline 4-1.Near the 80 minute mark, it was Adam Siz-eland charging down the right wing and into the box. But, instead of taking on the strike, he unselfi shly rolled the ball across to a waiting Phillips, who had no problem burying it in the back of the net.Two more goals were to come within the last minutes of the match. The fi rst came from

Joshua, who had to make up for his previous mistakes. He then went from scorer to provid-er, as a good run and great vision saw him pick out Crowie perfectly, who fi nished the same, lobbing the ball beautifully over the head of the keeper, completing his hat trick and put-ting the icing on the Axis’ cake.The fi nal whistle blew with the score at 7-1, which sees Axis pick up their fi rst win, and a boost in confi dence heading into their next game.

continued from back page

Rangers, Scott Henry (left) takes on Axis’ Rocky Stroud

Rangers’ Shorty with eyes on the ball

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A hat trick from striker, Scott Crowie, plus four goals from the rest of the team, ensured Axis their fi rst win of the season as Crystal Rangers fell victim to another big defeat, despite scoring the fi rst goal.As the teams lined up, Axis looked vulnerable at the back with main central de-fenders, Dion and Adrian Crowley, both not available. This meant Phillip Stroud was pushed into the middle alongside Simon Bennett, with midfi eld players, Dar-rin Henry and Luke Bennet, sporting the left and right back positions respectively. Despite their backline having to be reshuffl ed, Axis had a big boost attack-wise, as Ascension Island’s top goal scorer, Shonray Phillips, lined up alongside Scott Crowie at the head of Axis’ attack.The boys in pink started well, Phillips impressing with his calm and collected style of play. But like Axis’ previous games, the goal just wasn’t coming, giving Crystal Rangers some hope.As the game went on, the Rangers became more involved, with their energetic youngsters pressuring the Axis’ defence. On the 10 minute mark, Rangers’ Cap-tain, Cody Thomas, had a golden opportunity to put his team ahead, but lacked composure as he fi red the ball up and over the bar.Just six minutes later though, and the experienced Darren Reynolds found himself with an opportunity to shoot. This time, before he could pull the trigger, he was taken out by a strong tackle from S Bennett. Despite seeming a penalty from the sidelines, there was a lack of protests from the Rangers as the referee waved away the decision.They were to be at it again soon after continued inside

Axis 7 vs 1 Crystal RangersSat 7 June 2014 - Match Report

Liam Yon, SAMS

The World Cup kicks off tonight!

AXIS FIND THEIR RANGECrystal Rangers unable to hold on to early lead

The FIFA World Cup™ is the biggest single-event sporting competition in the world. The competition has been played every four years since the inaugural tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946 when it was not held because World War II. The 19 FIFA World Cup tour-naments have been won by eight different national teams. Brazil have won fi ve times, and they are the only team to have played in every tournament. The other winners: Italy (4), Germany (3), Argentina and inaugural winners Uru-guay (2 each), and England, France, and Spain (1 each).

The fi rst symbolic kick of World Cup 2014 This will be made by a paraplegic teenager in a mind-controlled exoskeleton suit. The teenager is paralysed from the waist down, but will ‘feel’ the kick due to sensory feedback. He will stand up from his wheelchair, walk over to the midfi eld and take the very fi rst kick. This marks a very important step in the evolution of technology and will show that one day wheelchairs will cease to exist.

First World Cup With Goal-Line Technology!14 cameras will be set up around the rim of each host stadium. 7 of these cameras will focus on 1 goal, where the other 7 will focus on the opposite goal. They are con-

nected to a central mainframe computer which analyses each shot on goal. When the match ball crosses the goal line, the referee

will feel a vibration via a special watch and receive a visual sign

stating: “Goal”.

Drones and Robots for SafetyIn order to ensure the safety of the many people who will visit Brazil and see the matches, Israeli

drones will be utilized. These unmanned aircraft will monitor the crowds for defense and security purposes. So called PackBot 510 robots, which are used in the US military, will also be utilized to protect the citizens and tourists. They can be remotely operated and detect and exam-ine suspicious objects or explore dangerous environments.

Source: fi fa.com and worldcupbrazil.net

See the centre pages for a special World Cup Pull-Out Wall Chart

Rangers’ veteran, Gibby Young (right) battling with Axis’ Rocky Stroud