Tag Archives: St Helena

More action planned on illegal fishing – minister

Posted on February 6, 2016 by Simon Pipe

The UK government is planning to step up efforts to investigate illegal fishing around St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, it has been revealed. The House of Lords heard that short term patrols and satellite monitoring are already used … Continue reading →

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Independent publishes ‘censored’ edition

Posted on February 5, 2016 by Simon Pipe

The St Helena Independent has been published with a section removed and replaced with the word ‘censored’. It followed an extraordinary legal manoeuvre by St Helena Government to block publication of a sensitive story. A blacked-out space appeared on the … Continue reading →

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St Helena gets first female governor – after 359 years

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Simon Pipe

Lisa Phillips is to be the first female governor of St Helena since the job was first created more than 350 years ago, in 1657. She also becomes non-resident governor of Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. Her appointment will have … Continue reading →

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Pioneer runners get St Helena on the move

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Simon Pipe

The things people will do to get a free T-shirt – like run 15 or more kilometres around Jamestown, for instance (not all at once). Or maybe they were running because actually, it’s healthy and quite fun and afterwards, you … Continue reading →

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It’s all light on the night as Christmas comes to Jamestown

Posted on December 19, 2015 by Simon Pipe

The Festival of Lights in Jamestown gets brighter every year. A replica RMS St Helena rolled down Main Street and in the bay, the real ship was lit up for her final Christmas. A large aircraft and even an air traffic … Continue reading →

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Airport road name honours Sharon’s memory

Posted on December 18, 2015 by Simon Pipe

The memory of Sharon Wainwright, who led the push for air travel to St Helena, is to be honoured in the naming of a section of the airport access road. Wainwright Way was one of seven winning entries in a … Continue reading →

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Rape victim left with HIV

Posted on December 18, 2015 by Simon Pipe

A woman was found to have been infected with HIV – the virus linked to AIDS – after being raped by an overseas worker on St Helena, according to the Wass Inquiry report. It says the worker was temporarily employed … Continue reading →

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Alleged illegal sterilisation of mother shocks inquiry team

Posted on December 17, 2015 by Simon Pipe

A mother is alleged to have been illegally sterilised while giving birth at Jamestown Hospital, the Wass Inquiry reveals. It says she was delivering her child by Caesarean section when she was sterilised “without her prior knowledge or consent” by … Continue reading →

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Charity chief rejects criticism of report that sparked scandal

Posted on December 17, 2015 by Simon Pipe

Experts at the Lucy Faithfull Foundation have expressed surprise at the Wass Inquiry’s finding that sex abuse on St Helena is very limited. “It is typically the case that… reported cases are but the tip of the iceberg,” says the abuse … Continue reading →

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Island’s accuser ‘should never have been given job’

Posted on December 17, 2015 by Simon Pipe

Claire Gannon should never have been employed to run St Helena’s badly neglected social services department, the Wass Inquiry has found. When the job went badly wrong she went to the media with allegations of corruption and widespread abuse. The … Continue reading →

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