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Monthly Archives: November 2013
Creativity takes flight as airport hits half-way mark
Driving a digger back and forth, filling an entire valley with rubble to carry the runway for St Helena’s airport, may not seem the most artistic of jobs. But you can’t keep the St Helenian creative spirit down, it … Continue reading
Posted in Airport
Tagged airports, aviation, Basil Read, construction, Dry Gut, Saint Helena, St Helena, St Helena airport
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Robert drives his way to top business prize
Robert Peters has won St Helena’s Business of the Year prize, by capitalising on the heritage that has been seen as one of the island’s great attractions for future tourists. He received £250 for his History on Wheels business at the … Continue reading
Rower Sally heads for islands (the easy way)
Sally Kettle’s friends could not understand why she was nervous about heading out to make a film about St Helena and its sister islands. After all, she is no stranger to the Atlantic Ocean: she has rowed across it twice. This … Continue reading
Posted in Airport, Media, News, Tourism, Travel, Tristan da Cunha
Tagged RMS St Helena, Saint Helena, Sally Kettle, St Helena, travel, Tristan da Cunha
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War veteran Cyril joins the march of Remembrance
In Jamestown and on Horseguards Parade, the people of St Helena have paid their respects, once again, to the millions who served and fell in wartime. In London, Cyril Brooks marched proudly alongside his fellow islanders on 10 November 2013 – … Continue reading
Posted in Military
Tagged Cyril Brooks, Remembrance, Royal Navy, Saint Helena, St Helena
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Cables versus cobbles: the battle of Main Street
With fibre-opting cables linking government buildings up and down Main Street in Jamestown, government staff will in future be spared from having to pop across the road to deliver documents. And if there’s no need for people to walk anywhere, … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Heritage
Tagged cobbles, conservation, East India Company, Jamestown, Nick Thorpe, Saint Helena, St Helena
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A vast swirl of rubbish: site ranks St Helena with deadly islands
No snakes infest Diana’s Peak National Park, and crocodiles are noticeably absent from The Run in Jamestown. But even without these failings, St Helena still makes it on to a list of deadly tourist destinations to avoid. And this on … Continue reading
Posted in Media, News, Tourism
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Better late than never seen again…
Deep in the cellars, something stirred… it was New Horizons, cooking up another ghoulish treat for Hallowe’en, this time at Jamestown Community Centre. In 2012 the youth charity’s hugely successful fundraising night was held at High Knoll Fort, but a … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, News
Tagged Hallowe'en, New Horizons, Pictures, Saint Helena, St Helena
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Ex-soldier Martin puts up cash to trap poppy fund thief
A £100 reward has been offered by a former soldier after he heard that money had gone missing from a poppy collection on St Helena. But Martin Sutcliffe’s initiative has stirred up another mystery – which he hinted at in a … Continue reading
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Governor’s Cape seduction: tax breaks to lure investors
The lure of ten-year tax breaks is set to make St Helena a hot topic with investors in Cape Town, says a South African financial website. The MoneyWeb report – ahead of a visit by Governor Mark Capes – says the opening of … Continue reading
Posted in Airport, Cape Town, Economy, Fishing, Government/Politics, Tourism
Tagged Cape Town, governor, Joint Ministerial Council, Lawson Henry, Mark Capes, Saint Helena, St Helena, Wesgro
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