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Tag Archives: Sharon Wainwright

What the nurse said to the governor: Andrew Gurr looks back

Posted on 26 June, 2012 by Simon Pipe

When Andrew Gurr arrived on St Helena in 2007 as the first governor to be appointed through open competition, he found an island civil service that was financially adrift. It needed to undergo surgery – and so, later on, did … Continue reading →

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