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Island’s media regulators ‘won’t be controlled from The Castle’

Posted on 9 October, 2012 by

The people appointed to rule on media complaints on St Helena will be free of government influence, the island’s chief magistrate has insisted. John MacRitchie has pointed out that their independence is protected in the new Media Standards Ordinance, which … Continue reading →

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Trained lawyer ‘will add to faith in island courts’

Posted on 3 July, 2012 by

St Helena’s first professional magistrate has said his arrival could give people “even further” confidence in the island’s justice system. John MacRitchie has been appointed to the new role of chief magistrate for five years. He will hear court cases, … Continue reading →

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Island-born lawyer named as St Helena’s chief magistrate

Posted on 25 May, 2012 by

A lawyer who was born in the Western Isles of Scotland has been appointed as St Helena’s first chief magistrate. John MacRitchie takes up his new post on 24 June 2012, according to the The Courier newspaper in Dundee, where … Continue reading →

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