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TONY EARNSHAWAppointed First Director ofPhysical Environment

Yesterday SHG announced the appointment of Tony Earnshaw as its fi rst Director of Physical Environment; part of the restructur-ing programme that has seen the closure in November of the Infrastructure & Utilities Directorate. Earnshaw was previously the Lands Executive. An interview will be in next weeks Sentinel.

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Over the past few weeks, a competition has been challenging the creativity of children’s ideas in schools to design the logo for Wire-bird Hills, the proposed SHELCO hotel de-velopment at Broad Bottom. On Friday 7 December at the Education Learning Centre, Judges Linda Houston, Anselmo Pelembe, Mandy Peters and Chloe Terry had the diffi cult task of choosing a win-ner. The competition was divided into three categories, age groups 6-8, 9-11and 12-16.A large array of drawings was submitted and after having looked carefully at each entry, the judges had to make a decision. Judges in-dividually chose 3 logos from each category based on appropriateness of the logo, presen-tation, message and aesthetic. The chosen lo-gos were collected and between four judges, a winner and two runner ups were selected. From age groups 6-8, Ronaldo Johnson won 1st place, Yahya Uqaili came 2nd and Christo

Blake Crowie, 3rd. Danielle Fowler won fi rst place for age group 9-11, Sean Lee Thomas won 2nd and Kelsie Louise Henry came 3rd. From Prince Andrew School, ages 12-16, Scott Thomas from Year 8 won 1st place, Shageyeo Andrews from Year 9 won 2nd place and Megan Crowie, also Year 9, came 3rd.Prizes include £50, £30 and £20 gift vouchers. Linda Houston, SHELCO Programme Man-ager said, “On behalf of SHLECO, I would like to thank the children for the amount of effort they put in. I think it was absolutely fantastic and it’s been quite a diffi cult thing for us to reach agreement today, both in terms of the drawing skills, the messages they were giving us about how much they had actually already understood about what the Wirebird Hills resort is about, the humour, the colour, the vibrancy and it is fantastic, so another re-minder of the amount of creativity that young people on this island have.”

Anslemo spoke about what made the judg-ing diffi cult, “It was diffi cult because I was quite impressed with attention to details the kids put in this competition. It just shows how creative they are and the part I really enjoyed was the youngest kids from Year’s 3 to 4, they really thought about the competition, they know what they want to say and I am so im-pressed with the quality of creativity I saw.” Mandy added, “I think it’s the interaction of the kids, the amount of attention to detail and the concepts, how they really bought into the whole SHELCO concept is really interesting to see.” Linda hopes that sometime next year the 9 pupils who won a prize will have a session on Graphic design and basic principles about how their ideas can be presented as a profes-sional graphic. Once SHELCO are ready, work will commence with Anselmo to create a fi nal logo for Wirebird Hills.

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RMS NewsThe RMS St Helena arrived in James Bay on Tuesday 11 December at 6:18am. This early morning voyage brought back 138 passengers and 57 crew from Ascension Island, as well warm and beautiful sunshine. The 80 tonnes of cargo that was carried over from the previous voyage from Cape Town was also off loaded. The RMS was scheduled to depart of the same day at 3pm with 33 passengers for Ascension. As the RMS is back on schedule from today (Tuesday 11 December), she is expected to ar-rive at Ascension Island at 12 noon on Thurs-day 13 December. She will then depart Ascen-sion on the same day at 7pm and will arrive back to St Helena on Sunday 16 December at 6am.There was an excited crowd waiting to wel-come the new comers. The new customs pas-senger terminal is not yet operational and works remain in prog-ress to the road and pavements in the area. Passengers disem-barking were directed through a cordoned area through the road works.

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CAROLSAT THE CANISTERPrimary school’s Pilling and St Paul’s contin-ued their festive programme on Monday, 10 December with carol singing at the Canister. A small choir of children, dressed in yellow and red tops wearing Christmas hats entertained shoppers and workers as they went about their daily routine. Although their voices were small as a collection their voices carried well, easily heard by the public who looked on from the Star.Pupils of St Pauls told us the songs they would be singing. “We only practiced once,” they said, “we will sing Frosty the Snowman, I saw Mummy Kissing Santa Clause, and Mary’s Boy Child.” During the carol singing pupils went into shops and spoke to people on the street to raise money for the PTA.They sang for an hour with the programme end-ing at approximately 1pm.

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Pilling Primary pupils collecting donations


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The buzz created by Saturdays pantomime, forced me to reminisce about the the 6 years I spent in Prince Andrew School. During that time, I remember the school hosting at least 3 major drama productions. The fi rst was ‘An-nie’, then came performance’s of ‘The Sound of Music’, ‘Sister Act 2’ and the ‘Phantom of the Opera’ all squeezed into one big produc-tion, and the last, a modern day take on ‘West Side Story’.Although I chose not to be a part of any of these productions, I can now look back on those years with fresh eyes and a little more wisdom and see how these productions helped many a student become the confi dent, successful adults they are today. You may ask how? Well, in terms of self confi dence, through drama students were taught to trust their own abilities and ideas as individuals. In terms of decision making, they were taught to work through processes, communicate their thoughts and look at things from dif-ferent perspectives before making decisions. Finally they were taught to be ‘team players’. Working in groups with other peers allowed students to collaboratively, discuss, rehearse, and combine creative ideas with peers on various levels.‘Limp Bizkit’ was the poster band for rebel-lious teenagers of my generation. I’ve always been a sucker for a distorted guitar riff. The album ‘Chocolate Starfi sh and the Hotdog Flavoured Water’, fi lled with distorted gui-tar riffs, funky beats, and lyrics where the ‘F’ word fl owed freely, reigned supreme during the fi nal years of my schooling life. “Drama makes the world go around” is an extract from the lyrics of ‘Limp Bizkit’ track ‘Livin it up’. At the time ‘Limp Bizkit’ lyrics meant nothing, they were just an excuse to say the ‘F’ word, but now a few years on (well quite a few actually) that one lyric in particular does have a meaning.

Press ReleaseChanges to the Immigration Ordinance 2011The revised 2011 Immigration Ordinance has been in place for eleven months. This Ordinance updated the 2008 Immigration Control Ordi-nance with a series of changes which were designed to make the rules around immigration more transparent and development friendly but also simplify processes for both immigrants and returning residents.

Since January the Ordinance and supporting legislation have been un-der review. As a result of the review some potential changes have been identifi ed to the principal Ordinance. A draft of the proposed amend-ment legislation will be available from the Immigration Offi ce at Ogborn House, in the public library or online at http://www.sainthelena.gov.sh/pages/public-consultations.html from Monday 17th December.Comments are invited from interested parties and should be submitted either in writing to the immigration offi ce at Ogborn House or by email to [email protected] before the 10th January.

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LETTERSdently so I depend on the same people to take me out otherwise I am stuck in the house. My partner does not get any respite from caring for me. Abroad disabled people are able to apply for a personal carer who does all of the above and helps them participate in leisure activities. Why can’t people in my circumstances be given so support to help us participate in fulfi lling activi-ties such as sport, exercise, shopping, etc? iv) Physical issues: St Helena is not dis-abled friendly. Physically, there are few easily accessible buildings. Jamestown is a minefi eld for the blind. Pavements are uneven, there are steps everywhere and often obstacles are placed in walking areas like for example baskets and boxes in the aisles of shops and cars parked on the pavements. There needs to be an island-wide awareness campaign so that the public and pro-prietors understand the implications for the blind and other physical disabilities. v) Car parking: There are two car parks for the disabled in Jamestown, both situated at the bottom of the town. These are often used by able drivers and un- available when needed. I believe that there is no legislation that prevents this from hap-pening and able drivers cannot be prosecuted. Ideally another car park could be made available in the centre of the town, possibly near the Canister which will cut down on walk-ing distance to the main buildings - Post Offi ce, the Bank and the main shops. vi) D i s a b l e d toilet: There is one disabled toilet near the Ladder. This toilet is kept locked and the key must be retrieved from the Police Offi ce before it can be used. This is obviously inconvenient and not user friendly. vii) E m p l o y -ment: As said last week, after being diag-nosed as blind, I was written off by SHG as a disabled person without options. Abroad blind people work in highly responsible jobs. I be-lieve that more effort could be made to incor-porate disabled people into work. Indeed we all go to SHAPE but some of us are able to do more than this enter-prise has to offer. With some special equip-ment and improve-ments to buildings we could engage in jobs

Dear EditorI would like to follow up the publicity in last week’s paper entitled ‘Losing Independence’ to commemorate the International Day for Dis-abilities based on the theme ‘removing barriers’. The coverage focused on the three recently dis-abled ladies within our community and I was one of them. I will agree that we are all grateful for the quality of our lives so far, basically because of the input from our partners, immediate fam-ily, friends and carers. I would however like to add that there are many barriers that could be re-moved from the community so that we are able to live more fulfi lling lives. Some of these are: i) Financial support: Disabilities Al-lowance paid by the Government of St Helena amounts to £9.45 per week. This barely covers the cost of basic requirements for personal hy-giene and it is impossible to buy special dietary requirements from this meagre amount. For ex-ample, in order to independently clean my teeth, I use too much toothpaste because I cannot see how much I am putting on my brush. If I want to do this basic hygiene necessity for myself I will continue ‘waste’ toothpaste, thus accruing an additional expense within the household bud-get. I also take longer to shower, therefore using more water and electricity which also adds to the household utilities bill and which has to be paid by other family members. ii) Special equipment: Most disabled people need some special aid in order to live wholesome lives. For example, I need audio reading material. I need to import these books I pay the actual importation tax. I was told I was not eligible for any exemption because of my special needs. However, it is known that some non-charitable organisations are given exemp-tions from time to time to import equipment, clothing etc and I believe that the same could apply to an individual disabled person wanting to import special aids, especially since there is a limit in local availability of these goods. iii) Personal support: Being blind, I am unable to look after my basic grooming. Like for example, styling my hair, shaping my eyebrows and painting my nails. I depend on my carer to be fl exible with her time to do this for me and if not I turn to my partner. I am blessed with a carer who understands that I am a woman fi rst and then a disabled person second. She ensures that I am well-groomed because as she says ‘just because you are blind, does not mean that you don’t want to look nice’. However, other dis-abled women are not as fortunate as I am and I feel that they should be given some home sup-port to help with their personal care. Another issue is the home support given is specifi cally for me. If I wasn’t blind I’d have responsibility for family chores, but my carer is not allowed to help me with these responsibilities. For example, she can only hang my washing up and is expect-ed to leave my son’s and my partner’s. Does this mean that because I am blind I do not have the normal household responsibilities that a ‘seeing’ mother and spouse would have? Why can’t my carer help me to remove the barriers of being a mother and a spouse?On top of this I cannot leave the house indepen-

such as telephonists and in general administra-tion. viii) Activities: There could be more lei-sure activities that especially for us. For example in the swimming pool, the owner has been par-ticularly supportive in making other users aware of my blindness but I do feel that there could be some subsidy involved in setting aside a special time for disabled users.Generally I feel that St Helena has much to do in removing barriers to make the island more dis-abled friendly. In support of Angela’s comment last week, with the airport due to be operational in 2015, there should be better provision for dis-abilities because after all, disabled people travel, often independently. I feel that the quality of our lives would improve if the island was more dis-abilities friendly. We could then, with the sup-port from our families enjoy a more independent and fulfi lling life. To reiterate, until disability be-falls you or a loved one, most people have little understanding of the barriers we confront in our daily lives. Wendy Essex.

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he stage of Prince Andrew School hall was transformed into ‘Plantation Pal-ace’ court last Saturday evening for the

Ivyletts’ production of ‘Sleeping Beauty’. The 175 strong audience enjoyed the telling of the classic fairytale interspersed with a few twists and local references as it was poetically nar-rated by Fairy Announcer, Susan O’Bey. King Florestan’s, (John MacRitchie, no

stranger to overseeing court proceedings) an-nouncement of the delivery of Princess Aurora had the royal court breaking into a dance rou-tine to Cool & the Gang’s ‘Celebrate’.At the Christening party, four fl uttering fairy Godmothers bestowed gifts onto their god-daughter although before the forth could present hers... The wicked fairy Carabosse appeared and cast a spell predicting on her 16th birthday, Princess Aurora (Lisa Joshua) would prick a fi nger on the needle of a spin-ning wheel and die. Fairy Magenta (Gay Marr) with her gift still to give, lessens the

curse. Instead of the princess dying she will fall into a deep sleep for 100 years until a spe-cial kiss from a prince awakens her and the Royal household. The king promptly instructs Chamberlain (Morag Stevenson) to banish all spinning wheels from the kingdom.Director of the show, Helen Owen, also the dastardly evil fairy Carabosse, put in a bril-liant performance backed up by her two side

kicks Mischief (Thomas Hickling) and Mayhem (Ra-phael Ellick). The boys arguably stole the show with an acapella rap ending with, ‘may death be with you!’Aurora’s fairy god-mothers gave their best efforts to re-verse the curse, searching the li-brary in Jamestown

and consulting a wizard at the CCC. But alas we all know, even after all the precautions Prin-cess Aurora does wind up pricking her fi nger and falling asleep for 100 years.Enter Prince Ru-pert IV (Dave

Thomson) and his sidekick Harpic (John Woolacott) who enlightens the prince of a new fragrance to attract girls; Brutal for men, de-rived from the sweat glands of Ascension Is-land feral donkeys. Desperate for excitement and adventure and guided by fl ighty Fairy Li-lac (Josie Kleinjan), the pair venture into the ‘Spooky Wooky’ Plantation Forest, fi nds the sleeping Princess, the prince gives her a kiss and they live happily ever after – you know the story...The younger members of the cast impressively fl exed their talents and gave strong deliveries in dialogue, singing and dance routines. Es-pecially when the Sergeant (Merrill Joshua) commanded his ‘orderly’ troops in a drill prac-tice. Royal Nanny, Mrs Flippet (Stuart Plan-ner) comfortably camp in a spotted dress, curly red wig and eyelashes whipped up interaction with viewers. The costumes were sparkly, the cast and crew as a whole produced a glittering and entertaining production, a lovely way to start the festive season.

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PHOTOS AND NOTICE BOARDSYLVIA BUCKLEY will have a variety of pot plants on

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VACANCY FOR OPERATIVES AND MASON, ROADS SECTION

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Interested persons requiring further details regarding this post can contact Mr Chris Williams on tel. 3765. Application forms are available from the Roads Depot and the closing date is 18th January 2013.

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Mischief Mayhem & Carabosse with Sleeping Beauty

Carabosse casting her spell


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QUICK- STATS: ST HELENA RESIDENT POPULATION IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER 2012

Supplied by St Helena Statistics Offi ce

Data Sources: Births and deaths registered at Customer Service Centre.Migration fi gures from St Helena Immigration database.Estimated total population calculated from 2008 population Census, adjusted for births, deaths and net migration.

Resident PopulationThe resident population in 2012 has been consistently greater than same reporting period in any year since the Census enumeration in February 2008.

In October and November 2012 twenty fi ve percent of RMS arrivals were returning residents. Over fi fty percent of arrivals are short term visitors both overseas tourists and visiting Saints who are usually resident overseas.

There was a twenty percent increase in the number of tourist visitors to St Helena in 2012 compared to the same period in 2011.

BirthsJulio Taj Cruz Henry (3 Oct)Hugo Emile Richards (10 Oct)Hollie Jane Leo (26 Oct)Kia Machelle Augustus (30 Oct)Nathan Kaden Scott Thomas (2 Nov)Penny Kristina-May Wade (5 Nov)Matt Nysie Yon (9 Nov)Ebony Catherine Rose Bruneton (14 Nov)Jayden Jean Phillips (19 Nov)

DeathsBert Glanville - aged 66 (3 Oct)Patrick James John - aged 55 (3 Oct)James Alfred Thomas - aged 60 (3 Oct)Raymond Charles Augustus - aged 76 (14 Oct)Jamie Eli Leo - aged 24 (15 Oct)Derek Eden Coleman - aged 72 (25 Oct)Cecil James Hercules - aged 93 (30 Oct)Penny Kristina-May Wade - aged 2 days (7 Nov)Michael Anthony Benjamin - aged 58 (9 Nov)Mavis Lilian Lawrence - aged 69 (12 Nov)Kingsley Donald March - aged 55 (25 Nov)

Ahead of December 21, which marks the con-clusion of the 5,125-year “Long Count” Ma-yan calendar, panic buying of candles and es-sentials has been reported in China and Russia, along with an explosion in sales of survival shelters in America. In France believers were preparing to converge on a mountain where they believe aliens will rescue them. The pre-cise manner of Armageddon remains vague, ranging from a catastrophic celestial collision between Earth and the mythical planet Nibiru, also known as Planet X, a disastrous crash with a comet, or the annihilation of civilisa-tion by a giant solar storm.

South Africa’s fi rst black President Nelson Mandela is being treated for a lung infection, the president’s offi ce has said. This is the fi rst time offi cials have revealed why Mr Mandela, 94, was rushed to a military hospital in the capital, Pretoria, on Saturday. Tests showed a “recurrence of a previous lung infection”, presidential spokesman Mac Maharaj said. Mr Mandela is responding to his treatment, Mr Maharaj added. News of the hospital stay has prompted much concern in South Africa.

Young people are being warned about the dangers of magnetic tongue studs, after reports of serious medical emergencies. The studs give the wearer the look of a tongue piercing but without a hole. If accidently swallowed, the magnets - designed to be worn either side of the tongue - can stick together, trapping parts of the intestine between them and leading to perforation of the bowel. Two young children in the East Midlands had been admitted to hos-pital for surgery to remove magnets that had been swallowed.

President Barack Obama has said the US now formally recognises Syria’s main oppo-sition coalition as “the legitimate representa-tive” of its Syrian people. Mr Obama told ABC News that the National Coalition was now inclusive, refl ective and representative enough for the US to take this “big step”.The UK, France, Turkey and Gulf states have al-ready given their recognition. Russia said the US had decided to place all its bets on the co-alition achieving an “armed victory”. Activists say more than 40,000 people have died in the 18-month uprising against President Bashar al-Assad.Announcing the US decision to rec-ognise Syria’s main opposition, Mr Obama said it had earned the right to represent the Syrian people, but issued a note of caution as well.“Obviously, with that recognition comes responsibilities,” Mr Obama said. (Source: BBC)

October November Births 4 5 Deaths 7 4 Net Migration +163 -27 St Helena Resident Population

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ST HELENA NEWS SNIPPETSChristmas lights have been making their way down Main Street and on Monday, the Energy Division was putting them up in the Grand Parade. Approximately 2,000 bulbs are used each year to light up James-town for the festive season. Senior Lines-man, Nigel ‘Butcher’ Thomas estimates that there are around 300 bulbs on each line. The erection of Christmas lights were completed this week and will be turned on every night at around 6:30pm. They will remain stringed up until after the Gover-nor’s Cup Yacht Race and will be taken down any time after January 2013.

IT’S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS

‘While Shepherd Watched Their Flocks’, ‘We Wish You A Merry Christmas’ and ‘Silent Night’, were just a few of the tradi-tional Christmas Carols that were played by the Salvation Army’s brass band in their open air carol service on Sunday, 9 December. On the fi eld of Rosemary Plain cars lined the fi eld as families came

to listen and sing along to the band. Lieu-tenant Coral Yon welcomed everyone to the service and got the singing underway. Nicholas Yon, a Salvationist and mem-ber of the band led the congregation in a prayer. A reading was also read by Sherry Bowers. The congregation grew twenty minutes

into the service as those attending the carol service at St Paul’s Cathedral joined the crowd.Coral invited the young children in the gathering to lead the carol ‘Away in a Manger’. A story about a little Angel who was always late for chior practice was also read and even the adults in the crowd lis-tened as the story was read.

Salvation Army’s open air carol service


ST HELENA NEWS SNIPPETSSHAYLA TOPS UNI CLASSShayla Ellick of Cow Path, has graduated from the University of Hertfordshire with a 1st Class Honours Degree in Environmental Management and a University Prize for re-ceiving the highest marks for her course. An SHG Press Release stated Shayla’s De-gree offered her a balance between natural and social sciences, giving her the knowl-edge and skills for employment in a broad range of environmental jobs. Whilst in the UK, she was also placed at Kew Gardens - where she worked with the UK Overseas Territories Programme on their online Her-barium.Shayla returned to the Island this Tuesday and will take up employment with the Nature Conservation Division of the Environmental Management Directorate (EMD).Director of Environmental Management, Tara Pelembe, commented on Shayla joining EMD:“We are really excited to have Shayla joining the team – the skills that she has developed will be a real asset. We are all very proud of Shayla’s excellent achievements.”

In the UK Parliament last week St Helena was mentioned.Mark Field (Cities of London and Westmin-ster, Conservative) submitted the following written question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Offi ce what the sample size of the International Passenger Survey on people emigrating from the UK was for each (a) ethnic grouping and (b) country of birth in each year since 2004.A letter of reply from Glen Watson, Director General for the Offi ce for National Statistics stated:The International Passenger Survey (IPS)used by ONS to calculate estimates of long-term international migration (LTIM), does not col-lect any information on the ethnicity of respon-dents to the survey.The IPS does, however, collect data on the country of birth of respondents to the survey.

A table showing the country of birth of respon-dents emigrating from the UK for a period of 12 months or more, from 2004 to 2011 was included. It was interesting to note for St Hel-ena/Ascension/Tristan da Cunha, the total over the seven year period was just 1 which was registered in 2007.However, the disclaimer at the end of the letter says: The value (zero) is used where the Inter-national Passenger Survey has had no contact with any migrant having the particular char-acteristics in the selected year. Please note, where no contact has occurred no estimate is possible, but this does not imply that the actual number is zero (although it is probably low).Over the same period the table shows 5,417 emigrating whose country of birth was UK. It also shows 400 for USA and 384 for South Africa.

ST HELENA MENTIONED IN PARLIAMENT

EXCO POSTPONEDExCo’s fortnightly meeting was postponed for a week on Tuesday, 11 December. Th ey will now meet on Tuesday 18 December which will be the last meeting for this year. Assistant Secretary, Clerk of Councils, Gina Benjamin said this was “to allow offi cers to process as much business for their meeting next week...Th is will allow offi cers and councillors to focus on business for the next formal sitting of Legislative Council taking place at the end of January, early February.” She also reported that legislation to divest utilities will be discussed in the next sitting of formal LegCo and at least three other pieces of Legislation will be presented.

The Salvation Army has been on a mission to spread Christmas cheer with a full calen-dar of events. "Every Christmas is busy with the Salvation Army, not only on St Helena but worldwide," said Lieutenant Coral Yon. "So far we’ve had our young people's party, our toddlers party which really was successful. We had Santa coming on the fi re engine and all the children were enjoying that. We’ve been to the Community Care Complex with Christmas Carols and gift giving," continued Coral. "We’ve been to Barnview and the Challenging Behavioural Unit they really had a lovely time as well. We’ve also been to San-dy Bay community centre and there was a full hall, people from across the island. Then we went to Longwood at St Marks and again had a really good reception. People are really en-joying Christmas and they really heartily sang the Christmas carols," said Coral.The calendar continues with a Christmas So-cial evening at the Consulate tomorrow. "It came about as a result of our men and wom-en's fellowship evenings that we had recently. People asked for more so I thought we’d have a Christmas social and have a sing-along with old time Christmas carols, play games and have a fun evening."There is an open air service at the Market next Saturday with the brass band. "Sadly over the

years the Salvation Army haven’t been on the Bridge corner as they used be," said Coral about the tradi-tion. "Last year we resurrected that but it poured with rain and we had to shelter in the Market. Hopeful-ly this year we will be able to stand outside."We asked Coral what was her favourite Christmas carol? "I love 'Away in the Manger'," she an-swered. "It's a favou-rite of mine and it's always nice because a verse says ‘be near me Lord Jesus’ and without Jesus in our lives sometimes we would stumble and fall but he has always been there for me and this year has been re-ally troublesome for our family both on my in laws side as well as my own. The Lord has always been near to me and brought us all through."

ARMY ON A MISSION

Lt Coral Yon spreading Christmas cheer

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Included here, pictures of the stolen tools. They are all handheld, battery operated tools. The pictures illustrate the tool, battery and charger sepa-rately.

Please call Johan Kapp on 2967 or Andy/Johan on 3577

PO Box 3392, George Industria, 6536Cnr. Merriman & Cathedral Avenue, George, Western Cape

SA Steel Frame Systems construction work at Bradley’s Camp



REMEMBRANCE DAY SERVICE 2012

The Secretariat Staff would like to extend sincere thanks to all persons involved with the Remembrance Day Service on 11 November 2012.

Special thanks to all those on Island and on the RMS St Hel-ena who made generous contributions to the Poppy Appeal Fund, and to all the local shops who each year continue to support the Poppy Appeal by selling poppies on our behalf.

The sum of £870.81 was raised this year and will be sent on behalf of St Helena to The Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal in the UK.

We look forward to your continued support and dedication to this very worthy cause next year.

SecretariatSHG7 December 2012

n Thursday 6 December Jamestown was full of red Santa Claus, a few Christmas presents and a pointy star.

St Pauls began their Christmas Parade at the Hospital with a fi re truck and decked out vans to add to the Christmas spirit and also provided music for those taking part. However a hiccup with the music system meant Craig Yon kindly volunteered to join the parade pumping music for the people to dance to from his car. The procession continued to lower Jamestown where the crowd awaited more than willing to give donations. Sheena Isaac, teacher at St. Pauls Primary explained, “Every year St. Pauls Primary does a Christmas parade in the spirit of Christmas. It gets the children all festive as well as collecting donations for the school PTA fund, and this goes out and helps with our Christmas party.” Many parents attended the parade. Natalie Law-rence’s oldest daughter attends the school, “She is dressed as Mrs Santa Claus,” re-marked Natalie “and the youngest one prefers to call herself baby Santa Claus.” Asking Natalie what she will be doing for Christmas she remarked “we usually are very big on family celebrations, so we will

ST PAULS ADDING THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT

be going with all the nannies and the grandmas and the aunties and the uncles so we will be celebrat-

ing it in big style.” The day concluded on the Grand Parade and approximately £900 was raised.

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REPORT

ichael Stevens, proprietor of Sainttrad-ing, is currently on island. His company

is the second largest procurement and freight forwarding service the Island uses when sourc-ing goods. “You can never get away from it,” said Michael, when asked if he was on island for business or pleasure. “I’m here, mainly for a holiday, we were last here two years ago. My parents are here, and one of the main reasons was to come and see them so my two boys can spend time with them. Of course, once you’re here there is always work to do and I still have work to do now. There’s always people asking questions.” The last shipment of 86 containers from Cape Town included a shipment Michael had packed himself. He said, “This time it’s nice

to see the containers I packed (in England) arrive on island.” Sainttrading was established in 2006 and is based in Poole in the county of Dorset. The founding Youth Leader of New Horizons, Mi-chael made the decision to return to England after having been on island for 5 years. “The idea came up, ‘well why not look at supplying stuff to the island’ and we went back and set up this business.” Despite his lack of business ex-perience Michael told me he was determined to make the idea work. “It started off small and has grown to what it is today. I started, just send-ing small packages, I couldn’t send containers because there wasn’t enough to fi ll them. We sent thing on pallets instead using other ship-ping companies.” He now ships approximately two containers a month and it is a full time job. “When I started I stacked shelves in the evening and did the business during the day just to make money. So I had two jobs until I had suffi cient business to be able to say I could solely concen-trate on the business and make a living from it.”So, what is it like to set up a business in Eng-land? “It’s never easy,” he responded, “there are things you don’t really know about until it just

hits you. Like taxes and various other regula-tions but there is help and again, it is not un-til you start to build a business that you realise there is help out there, there is what you need and I suppose it’s trial and error and you learn as you go a long.” He gave me an example of the help he had gotten initially. “There is HMRC, (Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs), they run courses where they explain how to work out VAT, how to do tax returns but I found, that you can do the course and it’s not until you do your VAT you realise ‘what did they say about this,’ or ‘what did they say about that’. Like anywhere it has its pitfalls but you get back up and carry on.”Sainttrading is a one man band with Michael’s staff consisting of himself and the help of his wife, Sharon. “At the moment, the business isn’t

making suffi cient mon-ey for me to employ extra staff. We do ev-erything from, ordering, sorting it out, packing the containers, doing the accounts and invoic-es. So I’m not limited to what I can send but, what I can pack into the container.”So what is the most popular item Saint-trading sends to the island? “Nappies,” he immediately responded with a laugh, “which is surprising because the amount of disposable nappies that I imagine comes to the island. I

would have thought it was more expensive (to ship). I know having two boys, the cost of hav-ing a family, especially living on St Helena with

the cost of importing is so high I thought people would look down the line of reusable nappies, can be dirty work but saves the cost in the long run.” Other popular items include clothes.With any business on island or related off shore a clear question to ask was the effect of the Air-

port going ahead. “It won’t affect me in a sense that it won’t take things away from my business because there’ll still be a need to ship containers here... but, what I’m hoping, like everyone else, is that people will have a disposal income and they would then start spending,” said Michael. So does this mean that 2012 had been an extra busy year for him? “It’s been the opposite,” Mi-chael told me, “and I think it’s the world over. Everything is on a slow down, people are realis-ing things are getting more expensive, the cost of living is going up, pay is probably not rising as quick as the cost of living and people are looking to their future...It’s strange, when the downturn fi rst started in the UK, it didn’t affect St Helena. I think only now people are being cautious.”He leaves island on 30 December.

Sherrilee Phillips, SHBC

“... NAPPIES CAN BE DIRTY WORK”Michael Stevens talks to the Sentinel

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Unpacking Sainttrading containers in 2008

Michael Stevens, proprietor of Sainttrading

Containers being lifted at the wharf


REPORT

Sharon Henry, SHBC

“Father Christmas is now more dominant than Jesus”

t’s easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of the festive season, fl itting from one shop to the next, stocking up, buying pres-

ents, cleaning the house, painting... So much so that for many, Christmas is now dreaded and seen as a chore and a funds drainer. But what is Christmas actually all about? There are atheists I know who celebrate the season with aplomb and to them Christmas stands for gifts, parties, fun and happiness. The Christian faith has long had this global problem whereby the true mean-ing and reason for Christmas is lost. “It tells us as a church that we have to be more engag-ing with people,” said Arch Deacon, Venerable Dale Bowers, Vicar General of the Diocese of St Helena. “A lot of sacrilegiousness tends to creep into society and once that happens then the whole faith side of things becomes irrel-evant.” Over the years, congregation and Sun-day school numbers have dwindled, “the ma-jority of people may never come into contact with that part of it,” said Fr Dale. “So the min-ute you lose that then it becomes more about Father Christmas and street parades. Father Christmas is now more dominant than Jesus.”

This is even refl ected in Christmas cards as cute non-religious images far outnumber religious scenes. “That’s why we are putting a nativity scene out in front of St James. I asked SHAPE if they could do a model ready in time for the Festival of Lights parade to bring Jesus into it.” The church will give a donation. Another ad-

dition is a lighted star erected on the church tower sent by David Ward that will symbol-ise Christmas. To Father Dale who has studied theology, the meaning of Christ-mas is about salvation history. He explained, “If you use the story of Adam and Eve this demonstrates the rela-tionship between God and human beings was good. He made hu-mans to be of a differ-ent status to the rest of creation. For example, only humans can farm in agriculture, reason, love, use intelligence and look after the cre-ation. And then there is the ‘fall’ the disobe-dience of humans to God where the relation-ship between God and humans was broken.” Throughout the bible we see how God tried to restore the relation-ship through his cho-sen people Israel and leaders like Moses. He gave the Ten Com-

mandments, “Which is God’s blueprint for hu-man beings on how to live their lives, however, humans still fail. So, Christmas is about God becoming a human being, on the greatest res-cue mission ever launched,” said Father Dale. “That is to save us from the power of sin which none of us can do on our own. To bring light into the world which is broken and in need of healing, and if we follow Jesus Christ as our Lord and Saviour, He will give us all that we need. Christmas is God’s greatest act of love, how He humbled Himself and made Himself vulnerable to human living and all its diffi -culties and overcame them through his death and resurrection. The relationship between God and man is restored through Jesus Christ. That’s what Christmas is about.”So Advent is a time to prepare ourselves spiritu-ally Father Dale told me. “Are we at peace with each other? Have we hurt anybody? Do we need to say sorry? Do we need to go and seek forgiveness from others? Once we get those things in place then our hearts are at peace with each other, then we can receive the gift of Je-sus Christ which is love at Christmas. It’s not how many presents you give but that they are given out of love and concern. You don’t have to keep up with the Jones’. You don’t have to put decorations up in your house. If you go back to the fi rst Christmas story, who was Je-sus? His mother fell pregnant out of wedlock, so it was a scandal. He was born to a humble family, born in a humble stable surrounded by beasts of burden. Now it’s getting too material and I’m not making these remarks in a scathing way. As I said to my confi rmation students, just think about it, it is not about material things, but giving people love in action, which is more effective.”So when you are worrying over the Christmas dinner or fretting about the value of a gift, stop and ask yourself; what is it all for, what is the meaning of Christmas?

VACANCY

POLICE CONSTABLE – ASCENSION ISLAND

The St Helena Police Service is seeking to recruit a highly motivated Police Constable to serve with a small team of Officers at their detachment on Ascension Island. Ascension Island is a British Overseas Territory situated al-most on the equator of the Atlantic Ocean . The island has a diverse population of approximately 1000 people and is served by regular flights from RAF Brize Nor-ton. The post is offered on a contractual status basis for a period of two years in the first instance. The position attracts a sal-ary of £8154 per annum. In addition to your salary an Ascen-sion Allowance is also payable. Rent free accommodation will be provided, with passage paid and generous utility al-lowances are also provided. The successful applicant should have experience in policing. If you are interested in the post, please contact: Inspector Jonathan Thomas on telephone Number 00247 6225 or e-mail [email protected] An application form and job description is available on re-quest. Closing date for applications is 21st December 2012.

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LIFESTYLE & CULTURE

THIS PARADISE I CALL HOMEBy Elsie Hughes.

of other beliefs come together to worship.Many Arabs are educated in Colleges and Universities in America, UK and the Western world.They are the only people that are provided with free education in Dubai by its Government and has some of the very best of Western tutors. There are many private schools that provide education for the many cultures who live there and the charges are so high it is impossible for

working parents to afford schooling if they have a large family.In every class of thirty children there are around twenty nationalities and schools are made of chil-dren from the 120 nation-alities that live in Dubai.There is every kind of cuisine imaginable on of-fer, catering for all tastes. I have sampled more fl a-vours than I can remember and have infused some of these recipes into my own style of cooking.The fi rst wedding I was in-vited to was a grand affair with an outstanding wed-ding feast.I was surprised to fi nd the Bride in a room with all the women and the Groom in another room with the men.The women could un-cover their faces with no men present and show off their beautiful dresses and jewellery of precious stones and pearls. My sur-

prise came with the centre piece of the meal which was a Roasted Baby Camel stuffed with a sheep and the sheep stuffed with chickens. The chickens were stuffed with rice, lentil, nuts and dried fruits. This came roasted as one and was all heavily spiced with added herbs.The smell and taste of this meal is something that will stay in my memory forever, as will the experience of sitting on a carpeted fl oor trying to hide the soles of my feet, which is considered an insult if seen, and eating with one hand with a little bowl to wash my fi ngers between each course.Dubai is made up of so many nationalities that is the work force of the country out numbering the locals by 7 to 1.Never has the words “melting pot” have such meaning.With my colouring I have been mistaken for Indian, Sri Lankan, African and many other nationalities which soon became a way of making friends. It’s also a laugh seeing the ex-pression on everyone faces when I say “I’m from St. Helena” and then have to go on to

explain its location.There was always a new experience when visiting all the cities that made up the United Arab Emirates.Even in a place where each city is only a few miles apart, the local people has different tra-ditions. I have also visited Oman, Bahrain, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. My visit to Saudi Arabia came as an unforgettable experience as I had to wear an Abaya and cover my face at all times as we were guests of a Saudi businessman, his fam-ily which included his three wives and many children. A day was planned for the men to do business and the women to go out shopping with the driver (women are not allowed to drive in Saudi).I was so worried as Ian was expected to meet me at the Shopping Mall after the meeting and I wondered how he would fi nd me as all the women looked the same covered in black. I have often wondered how the husband’s knew their wives as it was not possible to look into a woman’s face if it was covered and considered a crime to look into the uncovered face of a young unmarried woman.Ian made me laugh as he said he would look for me from behind as I’m the only woman he knew in an Abaya with a big bum and swing-ing hips…Needless to say he was right and he found me just in time to stop me stressing out anymore about the hours spent in such strange, but won-derful and friendly company of Saudi women.There were many changes to be seen in Dubai over the years and we have watched it grow into the City it is today.Dubai’s buildings has evolved from low-rise structures to grand heights like the Burj Kalifa (the tallest building in the world), Burj Al Arab which is built like a sail of an Arabic dhow, The Palm Island which has some of the most luxurious Hotels and dream villas. It has be-come so cosmopolitan, but expensive and is one of the richest places in which to live.You might ask why would I want to leave Dubai and retire to St. Helena…For me home is clear blue skies on sunny days, clean cool rains on a wet day, friendly faces, spectacular scenery, living without fear of peo-ple and animals. My list could go on and with all the positive things that makes me happy, I must also face the negative effects that might take place on the Island which comes with the changes in our lifetime called progress. It is inevitable as we move forward to keep up with the outside world.I will leave St. Helena next week with an open mind and hope that in the future the people and the Island will not suffer in any way from the changes that are taking place. I would like to believe that the Islanders will always ben-efi t from this progress that is taking place and there will be no one struggling to survive in THIS PARADISE I CALL HOME.

t‘s so good to be back home again …Home, St. Helena where I am so proud to

be a part of. Where I am at peace within my-self and the only place in the world that I know I can live happily in contentment. This is the home that I will retire to in a few years time.

For the past twenty years I have lived in Dubai. A place of fascinating heritage, tradi-tional souks, high-tech shopping malls and modern edifi ces. A place in the Emirates al-though modern, delights in its heritage, tradi-tions and culture.This is where I took my family to create a fu-ture for them with my husband Ian in 1992 and received such a shock to fi nd that it was more desert than a city at that time. We expected to stay for a year but soon accepted the adven-tures that Dubai had to offer and made it our second home.There are so many memories of our years in the Gulf that I have a problem knowing where to start.The local people are friendly with strong and respected values and traditions passed on to younger generations. Islam plays a huge part in the lives of Dubai Muslims and there are many splendid mosques and Quran schools.There is also a small compound containing multi - denominational churches where people

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DID YOU KNOW...PEOPLE

HUMOUR

... Things I’ll miss this

Christmas

SUDOKU - ‘Intermediate’ LevelFill the grid with the numbers 1 to 9 so that each row, column and 3x3 block contains the numbers 1 to 9

Answers on Page 27

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5 2 94

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8 49

9 7 5

Did you know that according to the song, “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”, Santa has twelve reindeer? Sure, in the in-troduction it goes “There’s Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen, Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen...” That makes eight reindeer. Then there’s Rudolph, of course, so that makes nine. Then there’s Olive. You know, “Olive the other reindeer used to laugh...” That makes ten. The eleventh is Howe. You know, “Then Howe the reindeer loved him...” Eleven reindeer. Oh, and number 12? That’s Andy! “Andy shouted out with glee.” The proof is in the song!......Did you know that Santa’s not allowed to go down chimneys this year? It was declared unsafe by the Elf and Safety Commission.......There were two biscuits, on a plate, all ready for Santa to eat. One biscuit decided to go and hide in the biscuit tin as it didn’t want to get eaten. As it was going to the kitchen, Santa came in and stood on it and all the other biscuit could say was ‘Crumbs’!.......What happened to the man who stole an Advent Calendar?He got 25 days!

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.

Paula Mcloed, Longwood

1. Mum & Dad2. Snow3. Dr Who Christmas Special

• Santa has different names around the world - Kriss Kringle in Germany, Le Befana in Italy, Pere Noel in France and Deushka Moroz (Grandfather Frost) in Russia.• Christmas pudding was originally a soup made with raisins and wine.• In Greece, Italy, Spain and Germany, workers get a Christmas bonus of one month’s salary by law.• An old wives tale says that bread baked on Christ-mas Eve will never go mouldy• Many parts of the Christmas tree can actually be eaten, with the needles being a good source of Vita-min C.• Jesus was probably born in a cave and not a wooden stable, say Biblical scholars.• Despite the tale of three wise men paying homage to baby Jesus, the Bible never gives a number. Mat-thew’s Gospel refers to merely “wise men”.

TIME TO REBOOT - Going back to 13 December1577 - Five ships under the command of Sir Francis Drake left Plymouth, England, to embark on Drake’s circumnavigation of the globe. The journey took almost three years.1809 - The fi rst abdominal surgical procedure was performed in Danville, Kentucky, on Jane Todd Crawford. The operation was performed without an anaesthetic.1964 - In El Paso, Texas, President Johnson and Mexican President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz set off an explosion that diverted the Rio Grande River, reshaping the U.S.-Mexican border. This ended a century-old border dispute.

2000 - U.S. Vice President Al Gore conceded the 2000 Presidential election to Texas Gov. George W. Bush. The Florida electoral votes were won by only 537 votes, which decided the election. The election had been contested up to the U.S. Supreme Court, which said that the Florida recount (supported by the Florida Su-preme Court) was unconstitutional.

Famous Birthdays13-Dec - 19 Dec

Taylor Swift - 23Country Singer, 13 Dec

Benjamin Bratt - 49 American actor ‘Law & Order’, 16

DecEugene Levy - 66

Actor ‘American Pie’, 17 Dec Brad Pitt - 49

Actor ‘Mr & Mrs Smith’, 18 Dec

Thursday 13 December

Sunday 23 December

St Paul’s Primary School Carol SingingHalf Tree Hollow Supermarket, 12:00

Harford Primary School Carol SingingGeneral Hospital & Greenland steps on the Bridge, starting 11amNational Trust Donkey Eco-TourJoin the National Trust’s donkeys on a guided walk, learning all about the fl ora & fauna, history and how Saint culture is link with donkeys. Plant a tree in the last remaining Gumwood Forest and have lunch with the donkeys overlooking the view of Peak Dale.The Donkey Field, Blue Hill, 10:00am to 2:00pm£20 per person, All proceeds to the care of the donkeys.

Friday 14 DecemberSHAPE Coffee MorningJamestown Community Centre, 10amFamily Nite with a musical concertPilling Primary School playground, JamestownSalvation Army, Christmas Social EveningThe Consulate Hotel, 7.30pm

Guided walk to South West PointMeet at Thompson’s Wood Garage 10am

Silver Hill Bar, Open at 1.30pm to late

Saturday 15 DecemberDolphin Trip, The Wharf, 9.30pmCall Tourist Offi ce 2158 for bookingsSalvation Army Open Air Carol ServiceNear the Market, Jamestown, 7pmDonkey WalksHelp the National Trust to keep the donkeys fi t and healthyThe Donkey Field, Blue Hill 10amPub Paradise, Mixed Music: DJ BoogieSilver Hill Bar, Mixed Music: Karen McCoy from 7pm

Sunday 16 DecemberCarol ServiceSalvation Army Hall, Half Tree Hollow, 6.30pmGettogethers Orchestra - Let the People SingConsulate Hotel, 8.30pm

Friday 21 DecemberSilver Hill Bar, 30 Years CelebrationMusic: Bert Leo, opens 1.30pm to late

Donny’s Bar, Open 8pm - 2am

Saturday 22 DecemberConsulate Hotel, Annual Christmas Dinner Ball, 7pmMusic: Colin Peters, Call Tourist Offi ce 2158 for bookingsTickets £17.95Silver Hill Bar, Opens 12pmDonny’s Bar, Opens 8pm - 2am

E**** ServiceParade Square

Silver Hill Bar, Opens at 2pmWhite Horse Pub, Karaoke NightDonny’s Bar, Opens 8pm to 2am

Monday 24 December - Christmas EvePub Paradise, Christmas Eve PartyMixed Music: KJConsulate Hotel, Christmas Eve Music and BBQ Meals, 6pmSilver Hill Bar, Midday openingMusic: Bert Leo in the eveningWhite Horse Pub, Music: DJ BoogieDonny’s Bar, Christmas Eve Family Night, 5 - 11.30pmChristmas Eve Parade [Dancing down the Street]Leaving from the Hospital at 4pm

Wednesday 26 December - Boxing DayPub Paradise, Boxing Day - Family Day Out, 12 noonSanta will arrive around 4pm Evening Entertainment by Barry & Cyril. Bar extension to 2amSilver Hill Bar, Open at 2pmLive Music: Merrymakers BandThe Bridge, The Market, Boxing Day Celebrations, 3pmWhite Horse Pub, Opens at 11amDonny’s Bar, Boxing Night, 8pm - 2am

Friday 28 DecemberDonny’s Bar, Open 8pm - 2am

Saturday 29 DecemberPub Paradise, Open to the Public from 10pmDonny’s Bar, Open 8pm - 2am

Sunday 30 DecemberSilver Hill Bar, Opens at 2pmDonny’s Bar, Open 8pm - 2am

Pub Paradise, Barry & the Joshua 2 on the Patio 4pm

Monday 31 December - New Years EvePolice Club, New Year’s Eve Ball, Ladder Hill, 8.30pmMusic: King George, Refreshments & ChampagneContact Emerald Newman for tickets £4, Tel: 2626Pub Paradise, Mixed Music: DJ Boogie 8.30pm - Bar extension to 2amConsulate Hotel, New Year’s Eve BallBBQ Meals availableSilver Hill Bar, Opens at 1.30pm until 1amLive Music: Country & Western (Brian Constantine)White Horse Pub, Music: Nick from Basil ReadDonny’s Bar, New Years Eve Party, 8pm - 2am



On Sunday 7 December the fuel tanker, Jo Acer arrived at 7 am. The island’s fuel supply was last replenished on 15 August by the MV Strength. At the time, 760 tonnes of diesel and 170 tonnes of petrol was discharged. The same quanti-ties was discharged on this occasion.

JO ACER REPLENISHED FUEL SUPPLY

Jo Acer in Ruperts Bay

On Tuesday this week, 11 December, the SHG ‘Economy Watch’ press release stated the UK economy was at risk of a triple dip recession. Owen James is SHG’s Economist. “Those of you who keep up to speed with what is happening in the UK, there’s been quite a big release by the government there, called the ‘Autumn Statement,” said James. “It’s like a mini budget on how things are going for the government. To be honest the news is quite gloomy, the economy is not go-ing as they’d hope. They don’t expect to re-duce their debt as they’d previously thought, unemployment is still going up, wages are expected to remain stagnant for longer than previously thought. It’s very useful, at a time like this, when St Helena is currently going through its budgetary process, for us to re-mind ourselves what the situation is like in the UK. The UK government is our biggest donor. It contributes the most to our govern-ment fi nances and therefore towards all of the services government provides. Quite simply it means if we need more money or we want to do more or there is suddenly a gap in a rev-enue stream that we weren’t expecting, we are going to be asked to look for the solution ourselves on island.” With departments of SHG still dealing with cuts from the visit of the DAPM team in Feb-ruary 2012 we asked how this would affect

their next visit. “First and foremost, they will want to see the money DFID invested is providing some sort of impact and value for money. Normally, DFID might be able to go into a country like Zimbabwe and fi nd the £5 million they’ve spent has created 700 hospital beds. There is a very clear demarca-tion of how the money was spent and what impact that has had. SHG has tried to pro-vide that level of evidence and support to show how useful that support has been be-cause there’s no doubt the DAPM team will be coming from a climate where their own administration budget has been cut by 33%. They certainly will be looking to ensure that SHG is spending every penny wisely and we are spending money to support where the is-land wants to go.” He said that fi nishing the Sustainable Development Plan, talking about building a tourism economy and improve-ments to Public Health and Education were all evidence of wise spending.The next visit of DAPM is schedule for 13 February 2013 after being postponed in No-vember this year. Offi cials and politicians are currently working to fi nalise the draft budget for the next fi nancial year and based on what was agreed in February (2012) the indicative fi gure for next year’s Grant In Aid is £12 mil-lion. This is a reduction from the previous two years’ amount of £12.1 million each year.

ECONOMY WATCH WEEKLY WEATHER UPDATESunshine is beginning to be a regular feature, especially in Jamestown. We have fi nally broken the 20C barrier out at Bottom Woods for this summer, although Scotland are still re-cording lows of 11C. Here are the weather readings from the Met Station at Bottom Woods and ANRD at Scotland for the past week.

Bottom Woods ScotlandMin temp 13.5C 11CMax temp 20C 18CMean temp 16.3C 14.03CTotal rainfall 0.4mm 3.1mmTotal sunshine 33.5hr 22.3hrMean w/speed 12.5 knots

“It’s like a mini budget on how things are going for the government”


CHURCH NOTICES

FaithMatters

CHRISTMAS PROGRAMME 2012

Saturday 15th DecemberOpen air Carol service near The Market Jamestown at 7.00pm.

Sunday 16th DecemberCarol service at the Half Tree Hollow Army

Hall at 6.30pm.

Sunday 23rd DecemberEcumenical Carol service at the Court House

steps Grand Parade at 7.30pm.

Tuesday 25th December Christmas DayFamily worship with Carols at the Half Tree

Hollow Army hall at 10am.

If you would like to know more about The Salvation Army’s activities, contact Lt. Coral

Yon on telephone nos 2703/4358.

Monseignuer McPartland

DIOCESE OF SAINT HELENA

The Cathedral Parish of St Paul Sunday 16 December 3rd Sunday of Advent 8.00 a.m. Eucharist, Cathedral10.00 a.m. Sung Eucharist, Cathedral3.30 p.m. Eucharist, St PeterThursday 20 December 10.00 a.m. Eucharist, St SwithinSunday 23 December 4th Sunday of Advent8.00 a.m. Eucharist, Cathedral11.00 a.m. Sung Eucharist, St Andrew11.15 a.m. Eucharist, St Helena & The Cross

Seventh Day AdventistSaturday 15 December 9:15am- Hymn Singing9:30am- Sabbath School10:00am- Bible Discussion11:00am- 12:00pm- Divine Service 2:00pm- Pathfi nder ProgrammeWednesday 19 December7:30- 8:30pm- Prayer Meeting in ChurchThursday 20 December7:00pm- Bible study at Guinea Grass, (home of Andrew & Shara Robinson) 7:00pm- Bible study at Harford Community Centre.

ALL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND For more information, contact Pastor Clack Tel No. 2267 Email: [email protected]

BAPTIST CHURCH

Sunday 16th December8.45 am Divine Service, Sandy Bay Chapel10.45 am Divine Service, Head O’Wain Chapel 7.00 pm Divine Service, Jamestown SchoolroomPastor The Wrath of God Part V – RealEquality for All Humans (Romans 3:1–20)

(Note that services at Knollcombes chapel is suspended, due to diffi culty of access by an elderly member)

10.00 am Sunday School, Baptist Manse

Bible Studies are in recess until the New Year

For more info contact Pastor Graeme BeckettEmail: [email protected]. 2388

BAHA’I FAITHwww.sthelenabahai.og

BAHA’I CENTREGumwoods

DEVOTIONAL MEETINGS

Will resumeThursday 3rd. January 2013

Religions, races and nations are all divisions of man’s making only ……; God is God for all and to Him all creation is one.” Baha’i

Scripture.

Refl ection for De-cember 2012

When I hear someone say that “Christmas is not what it used to be”, I always reply that “you are not what you used to be”. This is espe-cially true, when

someone had a very happy time at Christmas in their childhood, and nowadays all it means is extra work.Just take a quick overview of the world over the past twelve months. The news has been dominated by one disaster after another. There have been unusually severe hurricanes in North America, with thousands having their homes destroyed beyond repair. Similarly, in the UK there have been destructive fl oods in many parts of the west counties and also in Wales. Then they have been man-made di-sasters like the confl icts in Afghanistan, Syria and (of all places) the Holy Land. Then there have been the economic woes of countries like Greece and other European countries. The world has not painted a pretty picture of late.Yet here we are on the eve of Christmas, and what have we got?The world Airlines, are operating at full ca-pacity bringing families together for Christ-mas. Despite the ‘so called’ economic depres-sion, sales are up. People are buying presents for their loved ones as if there was going to be no tomorrow. I am reminded of the school teacher who asked a young Jewish pupil what his family (who owned the local Toy Shop) would be doing on Christmas morning? He re-plied we will go to the empty warehouse and sing ‘What a friend we have in Jesus’.But a lot of people claim that is the point. Christmas has become too commercialised. It is all about making and spending money. The religious dimension has been lost or at best drowned in all the tinsel and Christmas pud-ding.Again, I would disagree. First of all, what do they mean by the religious dimension? Surly every act of reconciliation and forgiveness is a profound religious expression, and Christ-mas-time abounds with such sentiments. Ev-ery card and/or present is also a statement that says ‘that despite our disagreements or differences I still wish you the best’. Fellow-ship and friendship oozes in every pub, offi ce party and house party at Christmas-time. For one day, or even for a few days, we can just forget our troubles, the troubles of the world and enjoy ourselves in peace and harmony.Now I am not saying that everyone is cele-brating the birth of Our Lord. Many would

not know the origin of the feast if they were asked, but in the New Testament, there are many ‘parties’ alluded to and not all the guests knew why they were there. They just enjoyed themselves, much like many do today at Christmas.However, for those who do celebrate the ful-fi lment of the promise, made at the dawn of history, that ‘God so loved the world he sent His only son, not to condemn the world but to save it’, then Christmas is celebrated at a whole new level altogether.

The Parish of St James Sunday 16 December 3rd Sunday of Advent 9.30 a.m. Sung Eucharist, St JamesWednesday 19 December 7.30 a.m. Eucharist, St JamesThursday 20 December 7.00 p.m. Eucharist & Healing, St JohnSunday 23 December 4th Sunday of Advent9.30 a.m. Sung Eucharist, St James

Parish of St MatthewSunday 16 December 3rd Sunday of Advent 8.00 a.m. Eucharist, St Matthew11.00 a.m. Eucharist, Pleasant Valley7.00 p.m. Sung Eucharist, St MarkTuesday 18 December 7.00 p.m. Eucharist, St MarkSunday 23 December 4th Sunday of Advent11.00 a.m. Sung Eucharist, St Matthew


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Basil Read will close down all airport worksites on Friday, 21st December 2012 and will re-open on Wednesday, 2nd January 2013 after the holiday period. During this time members of the public are reminded that all sites remain CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC in the interests of health and safety. These sites include the Airport Site at Prosperous Bay Plain and Dry Gut, as well as Bradleys, the Haul Road, and the worksites in Ruperts. Security guards will patrol these areas throughout the holiday period and members of the public are asked to adhere to the signage in place. We are all looking forward to a break over the holiday period. When we return to work in January 2013, the pace will increase even further. Basil Read plans to double-shift on the Airfield Earthworks from approximately March 2013. Next year will also see Basil Read concentrating on upgrading the Haul Road and construction of the Bulk Fuel Installation. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your continued support to the project this past year. We wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous 2013!

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Closing down Construction Works for the Holiday Period

You can still contact us during the holiday period. Comments, queries and complaints can be directed to the:

AIRPORT PROJECT INFORMATION LINE Tel: 4026

Contact Details St Helena Government Halcrow Basil Read Access Office Project Management Unit Contractor Tel: +290 2494 Tel: +290 4258 Tel: +290 4026 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

Visit us online at www.sainthelenaaccess.com

Unless otherwise specified, copyright for all content on this newsletter and website belongs to SHG Access Office. Content may not be copied, duplicated or reproduced without written permission.

Airfield site Prosperous Bay Plain

One year into the project we have developed a good understanding of the types and volumes of waste generated on site. On average the project will produce approximately 2-3 tonnes of waste every week, including hazardous materials. We aim to ship all hazardous materials back to South Africa, while also reducing the volume of waste sent to landfill on St Helena by either avoiding the generation of waste, re-using or recycling waste products. At the moment we are either re-using or recycling most paper, card and food waste and are always looking for opportunities to reduce waste.

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NOTICE BOARDwww.shbc.sh Th ursday 13 December 2012 THE SENTINEL

Note: These are individual courses Spaces are limited to 12 people.

Spaces will only be confirmed upon receipt of registration forms by the closing date stated in the table.

For further information and registration forms please contact Reception at AVEC On telephone 2613 or email: [email protected]

Course Title Date Time Trainer Venue Closing date Microsoft

PowerPoint 7th & 8th

January 2013 9am-12pm Mark Yon AVES IT Suite 20th December

2012 Fire Safety 9th, 16th & 23rd

January 2013 9am-12pm Fire Personnel AVES Lecture

Room/Ladder Hill

20th December 2012

Emergency First Response

11th January 2013

9am-3pm Anthony Thomas

AVES Lecture Room

4th January 2013

Manual Handling Fundamentals

16th January 2013


ELC Hall 9th January 2013

Manual Handling Intermediate

16th January 2013

1pm-3:30pm Anthony Thomas

ELC Hall 9th January 2013

Microsoft Word Intermediate

TBC 9am-12pm Mark Yon AVES IT Suite 14th January 2013

Emergency First Response Renewals

23rd January 2013


AVES Lecture Room

16th January 2013

Establishing Good Customer

Relationships

30th January 2013

9am-12pm Angela Benjamin

AVES Lecture Room

23rd January 2013

AVES Courses for January 2013

FOR SALE (NEAR HIGH HILL, BLUE HILL)2.4 ACRE FREEHOLD PROPERTY AND PLANNING APPROVAL with Fertile Land, Diverse Vegetation and Breathtaking Views - Comprising:1) Original 6-Room Cottage, built with 50 cm thick stone walls to the traditional St Helena design & nestling amongst the trees in the gentle lower slopes under High Hill. Unoccupied for some years with some investment this run down infrastructure can be used as a temporary accommodation whilst a new property is built. All services (water, electricity & telephone point), are still connected and offering excellent potential as a new building plot.2) In addition, 2 Large Building Plots, positioned to the front/side of the above. These plots have been levelled off and Planning/Building Regulations Approval has been granted for the construction of a large 3 bedroom bungalow on one of these plots & work can commence immediately. Drawings/planning approval copies are available upon request or are available for viewing at the planning department.3) With planning approval from A&NRD dept, considerable work and investment has been made to construct a new independent wide vehicle access via Abbey Vale road. The gradient part of this new road has also been laid to tarmac. A survey confirms the current satellite coverage will permit, with the appropriate dish, multichannel T.V.

Contact in St Helena Mrs Ivy Ellick 4733 [email protected] in U.K. Mr Keith Ellick 01435 883955 [email protected]

THE SENTINEL Th ursday 13 December 2012 Advertwww.shbc.sh

Ken Baddon wishes everyone a

Merry Christmasand a

Happy New YearHe will not be sending local Christmas Cards but will, instead, make a donation to the

League of Friends

YOUR LAST CHANCE TO SEND XMAS GREETINGS TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS ON RADIO ST HELENA BEFORE IT CLOSES !!

Stedson Francis at Radio St Helena will again be hosting a live phone in program on Sunday 23rd December 2012 from 0900 hrs GMT to 12 noon GMT, for the very last time before Radio St Helena fi nally closes its transmitters at Midnight on Xmas night.

For those of you living abroad who would like to send a Xmas message or greetings to your family and friends on St Helena, then please ring the studio on 00 290 4654.


SCHOOLSTh ursday 13 December 2012 THE SENTINEL

Dear Rudolph

I heard that you had a really bad cold. If you are going on an adventure with Santa make sure you wrap your scarf around your neck to keep yourself warm. When you get back home make yourself a nice mug of cocoa. I hope you get well soon.Love from

Tayler....................................................Dear Rudolph,

If you take your medicine you will get better soon. Don’t forget to have tis-sues.

From Elijah ....................................................Dear Rudolph,

Sorry I can’t help you as I am far away. Are you taking your medicine? Stay in bed and have a cup of hot chocolate and use tissues to blow your nose.Your friend,

Georgia Xxoo .................................................... Dear Rudolph

I am sending you some cocoa, lem-sip and tissues,also a scarf to keep you warm. Get well soon.Love from

Scottxx....................................................Dear Rudolph the red nose reindeer.

I heard that you have a cold and don’t feel well. I’m sorry to hear that. I have an idea as to what you could try. Try to drink some cocoa to help you sleep,

some lem-sip to help you feel better, have plenty of tissues near you at all times and wear a scarf when you go out. I really hope you get well soon.Love from

Anna Jayne Thomas ....................................................Dear Rudolph

You must go to the doctor and get some medicine. Ask the doctor for some paracetomol and cough mixture. Get plenty of rest and wrap up warm. Get well soon.

From Rachael Newman....................................................Dear Rudolph

I am sending you some reindeer medi-cine to help you get better and a scarf

to keep you warm.Get well soon.Lots of Love from

Jerome Peters....................................................Dear Rudolph,

I’m so sorry to hear that you’re not feeling well. When I’m sick my mum gives me medicine. Take some lem-sip then you will feel better. Go to bed with some hot cocoa and have lots of tissues by your side. You should feel better in the morning. Don’t forget to wear your scarf if you have to go out-side. I hope you get better very soon as Santa needs you.

Lots of love fromJordana Peters

This weeks contribution comes from St Pauls Primary SchoolYear 1/2 have been learning how to write lists and letters.

Poor old Rudolph has had a really bad cold. He isn’t feeling very well at all. The Year 1/2 have written letters to Rudolph to make him feel better.


NOTICE BOARDTHE SENTINEL Th ursday 13 December 2012

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Opening Hours: Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays & Saturdays,

From 4:00 pm – 6:00 pmContact: Jean Fowler, Tel: 4044

The Environmental Management Directorate (EMD)is seeking Expressions of Interest (EOI) for a Project Manager for the redevelopment of Horse Point Landfi ll.The main components of the contract will include but not be limited to:• Liaising with UK procurement agent• Assisting EMD with selection of contractor via the tender process• Manage construction of o Pre-fabricated waste reception building o Civic Amenity Recycling Area o Internal roads o Surface water drainage o Waste cell and bird proof netting o Site restoration• Working with Environmental Health Services to minimise disruption to operations of the landfi ll during the construction phase.It is anticipated that the Project Manager, in the fi rst instance, will be engaged from January 2013 to January 2014 on a pro rata basis as required by the phasing of the worksFor more information please contact Ian Rummery, Manager, Environmental Risk Management Division [email protected] tel: 2270. Please submit expressions of interest on an EOI form (avail-able from Lucy), with a current CV to Lucy Cranfi eld, Execu-tive Offi cer [email protected] by no later than 21st December 2012.

Th ursday 13 December 2012 THE SENTINELAdvert www.shbc.sh

Fowler’s Candy will be in the market on Saturday 15th December selling novelty and pick ‘n’ mix sweets. These sweets will make great stocking fillers! Rainbow (sweet), salted popcorn and candyfloss bags will be also be on sale.

Leroy & Kayla would like to thank all customers for their support throughout the year & would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas & Happy New Year.

Monday – Friday 110am – 7pm Saturdays 99am – 1pm & 6pm -8:30pm Christmas Eve 99am – 9pm Start your late night Christmas shopping now!!

If you would like a photo to be taken with Frosty the Snowman, please come to Little Gems between 6 and 7pm and Xmas Eve 9am-9pm.

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NOTICE BOARDA HEALTH NUGGET

from your friends the Adventists: 1 Corinthians 6:19,20--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Research studies indicate that people who eat a good breakfast perform better on cognitive tests and have higher energy levels than those who skip breakfast. Eating wholesome foods such as porridge or waffl es made from whole grains will satisfy and sustain you right through until lunchtime. Temptations to snack between meals will lose their power if you ate well at breakfast time.We would just like to share two ideas for a wholesome breakfast.Oats porridge is a good breakfast, especially if you use unrefi ned grain that still has the bran, endosperm and germ intact. Oats offers many health benefi ts. It is rich in fi ber and has cancer fi ghting properties. Oats contain oat beta glucan which helps to lower cholesterol. It is a good source of many nutrients such as silicon, phospho-rus, potassium, magnesium, vitamin E, zinc, selenium, copper, iron and manganese. You could enjoy oats as a porridge or use it in a host of other ways such as in patties, waffl es, crunchies or muffi ns. What really matters is that you use whole grain oats.Millet is also a very good whole grain. It is gluten-free and is considered easier to digest than most grains. Mil-let is also the only grain that is alkaline. It contains serotonin to calm and soothe your moods. It helps hydrate your colon to keep you regular. It is full of nutrients your body needs such as magnesium (to help reduce migraines and heart attacks), calcium, manganese, phosphorus (to help fat metabolism, body tissue repair and create energy), fi ber (to protect against breast cancer), niacin or vitamin B3 (to help lower cholesterol) and anti-oxidants. Millet can help lower type 2 diabetes. You cook and eat millet as you would any other porridge. It can also be used in a variety of different dishes.

Get a good start to your day with whole grains. They give you more than just energy. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a noble and supper like a pauper. In this way your stomach can have a rest at night while you sleep and you will wake up hungry - ready for a good whole-some breakfast. Need oats or millet phone 2267.

MARITIME SECTOR REVIEW The St Helena Government will soon be advertising a short-term consultancy contract, the main purpose of which is to undertake a review of the regulation and development of the maritime industry in St Helena and, as such a consultation would invariably impact on both the existing and potential business sector, Enterprise St Helena has been asked to consult with local stakehold-ers on the Terms of Reference (ToR’s) for this review.A copy of the ToR’s is available (either in hard copy or electronically) from the Director of Enterprise, Robert Midwinter, who may be contacted via: [email protected] or Tel: 2920. Responses to the ToR’s should be forwarded in writing to Enterprise St Helena, to be received by no later than Friday 21st December.

LET THE PEOPLE SING

The Gettogethers Orchestra will hold their annual programme of Carols and Christmas

Songsentitled “Let the People Sing”

at the Consulate Hotelon Sunday 16th December at 8.30 p.m.

Come and enjoy an evening of great songs and music

with the Gettogethers and their Guests.Entrance is free but a collection will be taken

in aid of the Orchestras funds.


NOTICE BOARD G O V E R N M E N T O F S T H E L E N A PUBLIC NOTICE

VACANCY FOR A MECHANIC

Applications are invited from suitably qualifi ed persons to fi ll the post of a Mechanic in the Transport Division of Infrastructure & Utilities Directorate.The successful applicant will be maintaining a fl eet of vehicles and heavy plant equipment to meet the demands of the government of St. Helena.

The main duties of the post include:• Ensure that vehicles and heavy plant equipment are maintained in a safe operational condition; • Carry out vehicle inspections and diagnostic problem solving; • Carrying out advanced maintenance and repairs to the government fl eet of vehicles and heavy plant

equipment, i.e. dismantling and reassembling engines and transmissions; • With the assistance of the Foreman (Mechanic), ensure that government fl eet of vehicles and heavy plant equipment are inspected and prepared for annual MOT’s and where necessary, remedy any faults appropriately; • Demonstrate good communication skills to be able to work as a team with senior staff

Applicants should ideally have a Motor Mechanics certifi cate (or equivalent qualifi cation) plus at least 3 years practical experi-ence and a valid driving licence. Salary for the post is in Grade C commencing at £6,479 per annum.For further details on the duties of the post or an informal chat, please contact the Senior Transport Manager, Nicholas George or the Garage Manager, Robert Augustus on telephone No. 3643 or 3065.Application forms are available from the Infrastructure & Utilities Directorate and the Human Resources Directorate and should be completed and submitted to Mrs Janatta Leo, Directorate of Infrastructure and Utilities, Jamestown by no later than 4pm, Friday 21st December 2012.

Administration SectionDirectorate of Infrastructure and Utilities 11 December 2012

G O V E R N M E N T O F S T H E L E N A PUBLIC NOTICEVACANCY FOR A PLANT OPERATOR

Applications are invited from suitably qualifi ed persons to fi ll the post of a Plant Operator in the Trans-port Division of Infrastructure & Utilities Directorate.The successful applicant will be required to operate various types of equipment.

The main duties of the post include:• Ensure that heavy plant equipment are maintained in a safe operational condition; • To have a tactical approach for performing excavation tasks• Excellent organisation skills and ability to work independently• Demonstrate individual imitativeness to ensure co-ordination of tasks for effi cient service delivery

• Ensure that all excavation works are carried out in accordance with site plans approved by the Land Planning and De-velopment Control Agency; • Demonstrate good communication skills to be able to work as a team with senior staff and the public

Applicants should ideally have 5 years practical experience or be able to demonstrate satisfactory skills and a valid driving licence. Salary for the post is in Grade C commencing at £6,479 per annum.For further details on the duties of the post or an informal chat, please contact the Senior Transport Manager, Nicholas George on telephone No. 3643.Application forms are available from the Infrastructure & Utilities Directorate and the Human Resources Directorate and should be completed and submitted to Mrs Janatta Leo, Directorate of Infrastructure and Utilities, Jamestown by no later than 4pm, Monday 21st December 2012.

Administration SectionDirectorate of Infrastructure and Utilities 11 December 2012

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HERNES ON THE HIGH SEAS - continued

erlinga Island. We arrived on 7th Sep-tember 2012 at 1400. Log reading: 98.8

NM. We dropped anchor 50 metres away from

the monk monastery in 14 metres of water. The anchorage was swelly but it was worth staying a few nights just to explore this en-chanted place! The water was crystal clear and the sand, a shade of orange. We all enjoyed snorkelling along the shallows. The fog was sometimes heavy which always seemed to clear around midday. Campers were ferried to the island from the mainland and pitched their tents precariously on the edge of the cliffs. It really did remind us of Lemon Valley. A steep narrow gorge leads up to a small, orange, san-dy beach. A swimmer’s paradise. One of the highlights of the island was passing through the side of the cliff in the tender which came out the other side - only to be attempted when the weather is calm.Next stop Piniche only 7NM. We anchored again in the small fi shing harbour next to our friends on board Courage and Barnstromer. We were swiftly approached by the port authori-ties who wanted to see our offi cial boat papers. It was all over in fi ve minutes and we were then able to get acquainted with our friends again. That evening we made fi sh cakes and barbequed the Bonito we caught, on the beach. In the fi shermen’s chandlery we met a local man who knew of a Portuguese fi shing vessel sent to St Helena to fi sh. Small world!! We left Piniche on 11th September at 1340. There was very little wind and we had to mo-tor for 41 NM. We reached Cascais at 0130 and had to navigate around anchored ships and then into a crowded anchorage next to the ma-rina. We heard that the marina was costly and

even 100 ft yachts anchored. Joshua made new friends here, Russians and Irish children, again language was not a barrier. We took the oppor-

tunity to get on the train to Lisbon, Portugal’s capital city. A busy city, lined by Lisbon’s wa-terways whilst restaurants fl owed out into the pedestrian walk way.On 20th September at 0900, we left Cacais for Sines. We arrived at 1900 and logged 36 NM. We berthed in the marina for one night, fi lled up with water and rested. The following day we found a good spot in the harbour to anchor, dropping two anchors to ensure good holding as the forecast was for strong winds. The har-bour was open to swells from the south. While in Sines we explored the town, the children en-

joyed playing with other sailing children from France, Norway and Russia. Meeting them on the beach to play ball and swim. Joshua’s confi dence in the water has grown hugely. He was swimming from our yacht on anchor to his Russian friends yacht in the marina and then to the beach! During our stay in Sines the main conversation amongst the yachting com-munity was the weather, as there were two low systems dominating the Atlantic. Many people were, like us waiting for a good weather win-

dow to cross to the island of Porto Santo, others were go-ing to the Canary Islands or southern Portugal. There was lots of activity from the port authorities when they towed a 17 ft sailing ves-sel, displaying a Turkish fl ag into the harbour. We just had to fi nd out what his story was! The man had sailed from Tur-key, without stopping, head-ing for London. He had been at sea for fi ve months solid! He was using a road atlas and compass as his navigation equipment! The local fi sher-men had reported him as one of his navigation lights were out. He was towed 8 miles into Sines. The authorities fi xed his light and took him to the supermarket to get provi-

sions. He left Sines, heading straight out into a storm with his average speed of 2 knots; he had another thousand miles to go to reach the UK!! Our English friends on board their sail-ing yacht Raven had also talked to the Turkish man and gave him an old sailing almanac to help him with his travels. A very determined man!!The Hernes arrived at Ascension Island at 0330, Monday 10 December after 21 long days at sea. They will set sail for St Helena within the next 2 weeks. Their story continues next week.

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Arrived on the RMS St Helena amongst the 86 containers are the St Helena Cricket Associa-tion’s (SHCA) coloured kits. This past weekend teams contested cricket matches in colours in-stead of traditional whites, and the use of white cricket balls was implemented. This move by the SHCA, brings Island cricket in line with in-ternational cricketing standards. “Following the SHCA’s invitation to the T20 tournament in Africa where we found out that the teams had to play in colours,” said Barbara George SHCA secretary, “we realised that if we wanted to move cricket forward and bring the game into the 21st century we should be trying to follow suit.”Having already run trials, players and spectators found the white ball was a lot easier to “pick up” amidst the darker backdrops surrounding Francis Plain. White balls were introduced into the game of cricket for day/night limited-overs matches, where the team batting second are required to bat under fl ood lights. Under these conditions a white

ball is easier to see than a red one. Since then all international limited-overs matches are played with a white ball and teams wear coloured cloth-ing. Leading cricket ball manufacturers Kooka-burra supply the balls for most one-day interna-tionals. They insist the only difference between the two types of ball is the colour. However those who matter, players, are of a different opinion. Players believe that the white balls have more ‘sting’ and ‘swing’. They say the red ones have a more leathery texture while the glassy fi nish on the white version makes them behave differently when bowled.Traditionalist among us might ask, why can’t we use a white ball and still wear white clothing? If a ball is bowled at 75 miles per hour (MPH) a bats-man has less than 0.5 seconds to react. Picking up a white ball from the white backdrop provided by a bowlers white shirt reduces this reaction time further, and increases the chances of being hit where it hurts, by a speeding cricket ball.

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explained ...explained ...Damien O’Bey, SHBCDamien O’Bey, SHBC

Classroom training in hospitality sessions began at the new Hospitality Training Centre, 2onMain, on Friday 7th and Saturday 8th December. The training sessions were led by Chef Patron Gillian Moore.“It’s on No2 main street, so it didn’t take very long to work out what we were going to call it,” re-plied Gillian when I enquired about the name, “we wanted to keep with a name, where people would easily recognise the address.”Gillian Scott Moore has worked in the hospitality industry for over 35 years as a professional cus-tomer, operational manager and chef/proprietor of her own Michelin recognised restaurant. “2on-Main is a training centre for anybody or any of the Saints on St Helena who want to have some expe-rience in hospitality,” explained Gillian. Trainees will learn about, “waitressing, serving food, cook-ing food, preparing food, and big time customer service.”Speaking about Friday and Saturday’s sessions, “What I’m training them in at the moment is atti-tude, customer service, how to make the customer feel very special, and how to interact with custom-ers,” revealed Gillian. “That is going to be a very important part of this training.”In recent weeks, I’d heard rumours about plans to make 2onMain a functioning restaurant, a plan that a number of people already in the catering trade were apprehensive about. Enquiring about these plans revealed the following. “The idea is we are going to be teaching people how to cook and prepare food. If your preparing and cooking food it would be very bad for everyone if the food didn’t get used,” explained Gillian. “Food is very expensive and the one thing that will make this work, is to run it as a business. Although it’s go-ing to be a very small business, we’re running it as a business in order to show the students how costs and profi ts are made because that’s a very important part of running a business, in the cater-ing trade.”I was also interested to learn that the trainees were going to be paid. “We will be charging money for the food, and the reason being, apart from the fact that we will have to pay for the food, is, we will actually be paying people wages,” said Gil-lian. “Some people might say, gosh trainees, why are we paying trainees, why are we paying some-body who’s learning? I don’t think we’d get so many trainees if we weren’t paying. It won’t be very much but we have to give them some money in order for them to survive, so they can take the training, and start on their journey in a career in hotels and catering.”Does Gillian think this would affect local busi-nesses already in the catering trade? “I really, truly hope it doesn’t affect them at all,” said Gil-lian. “I’m not here to upset or cause a problem to anybody. The opening times were looked at and we tried to choose opening times where either the town is at its busiest, or when the other catering establishments might be closed. We have chosen to have our trainees working on a Sunday, so that we can do something at lunch time on Sundays when most of the establishments in Jamestown aren’t open at all.”After confi rming that a restaurant would be set up

at No 2 Main Street, I wondered what types of cuisine would be served up. “We will be teaching

very basic things at fi rst because the training will be based on the level 2 NVQ professional cookery

course which sadly isn’t available at the moment on St Helena.” The course will however be avail-able around April/May of 2013.When will the restaurant open? “Opening is likely to be some time in the next 2-3 weeks,” revealed Gillian. “Having said that, we are not going to open like a restaurant, where we open the doors and people just come in when they feel like it. I’m dealing with trainees, we’ve got young peo-ple who have never ever worked with the public before. We will only open to people who make reservations.” How many customers will the restaurant hold? “It’s going to be fairly small,” said Gillian. “It will probably hold 20-25. When we get a bit bus-ier, I think the maximum will be about 26 or 28.” What’s going to be on the menu? “I don’t know what’s going to be on the menu,” remarked Gil-lian, “I’ve got to pitch the menu at the skills that we’re working with. If I’m working with people who have never cooked before, I’m not going to be able to do fantastic gourmet meals, it’s going to be about meeting the level of skills that we’re working with today and then we’ll build on those skills. But we will be showing people how to pro-duce quality food in a quality environment, and with quality service.”

HOSPITALITY TRAINING HAS BEGUNDamien O’Bey, SHBC

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SPORTS

Two competitions were played over the weekend as scheduled. On Saturday 8th December it was the last chance for players to win a turkey or a ham, the format was medalford which is 9 holes of medal play and 9 of stableford. Weather conditions were perfect and we had 19 players taking part. Two players namely Tony Green and Lawson Henry returned scores of 17, Tony who has a handicap of 8 had 32 on the medal round and 15 on the stableford, whilst Lawson who has a handicap of 3, had a 35 on the medal round and 18 on the stableford. After a count-back Lawson emerged as winner and Tony runner up.Three players holed out in 2 to share the ball pool they were Norman Thomas, Brian Fowler and Shotty Green on the 1st, 14th, and 16th par 3 holes respectively.On Sunday 17 players turned out for the monthly medal sponsored by Basil Read, this was a stroke play competition with full handi-cap awarded. There were some very good scores worthy of mention, they were; Larry

Thomas 66, Freda Green and Nicky Stevens 67, Lawson Henry 68, Tony Green, and Keith Joshua (KJ) 69 and Joan Thomas 70. Larry was there-fore, the winner and Freda the runner up after a count-back. Only one player namely Jef-frey (Foxy) Stevens holed out in 2 to win the ball pool.Our thanks again to Basil read for sponsoring this monthly event. Competitions for next week - Saturday 15th Dec will be 18 hole Par 3 and on Sunday 16th Dec there will be a three- team (choose your own partners) Texas Scramble (sponsored by Eileen Wallace) this will be combined with the annual Christmas novelty where each player is asked to bring a small gift. Two Mexican detectives were investigating the murder of Juan Gonzalez. ‘How was he killed?’ asked one detective. ‘With a golf gun,’ the other detective replied. ‘A golf gun? What’s a golf gun?’ ‘I don’t know, but it sure made a hole in Juan.’Stay safe and happy swing-ing!

Contributed by Lawson HenryLongwood Golf Club

Golf NewsGolf News

Gerald George tee’s off on the second hole

Since the Bank of St Helena Youth Games of-fi cially opened 2 weeks ago, the islands youth have been battling it out in various sports. Friday 7th saw basketball contested at the Jamestown Leisure Park. Following intense competition, Jamestown, Blue Hill and Sandy Bay (JBS), Half Tree Hollow (HTH), St Pauls and Longwood, Levelwood and Alarm Forest (LLA) contested the medal matches. JBS and LLA went head to head for the bronze medal, with JBS earning themselves the bronze. The gold medal match saw HTH go up against St Pauls. Competition was fi erce as HTH eked out an early lead, but a tenacious St Pauls team continued to battle and after 2 halves of non-stop action, they eventually out scored HTH to pick up the gold medal for the second consecu-tive week, having also won gold for volleyball the week before.

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Anya Richards, entered the fi rst Governors Cup Yacht Race (GCYR) of the new millennium in 2000. “It was a great opportunity, something different, a new challenge, and I wanted to prove to myself that I could do it,” explained, A n y a . Forming a part of yacht ‘ B e l u g a s ’ crew, Anya trained and sailed with 3 other Saints, Leroy Cas-well, Geor-gie Furniss, and Andrew Ellick. The trio arrived in Cape Town, “a couple of weeks” before the race to train. Apart from sail training they also p r a c t i c e d climbing to help with sail chang-es. “We nicknamed G e o r g i e ‘Mountain Goat’. That boy was awesome at climbing,” revealed Anya, “for one training exercise we had to walk up table mountain, Georgie moved up that rock face like a mountain goat.” On the subject of nicknames, Anya was nick-named “’Mama’ because I looked after all the boys,” revealed Anya. “Except for the fi rst 2 days of the race, because I was so seasick, they looked after me. That’s when all the jokes kicked in about having to surgically remove the bunk bed from my back and so on.” How did Anya cope with being the only female? “We got on really well,” said Anya, “we worked well as a team and had a brilliant time.” On board Beluga the crew were split into two teams: A team and B team. Although racing the same yacht, A team and B team raced each other. “It was all about who could make the

The Manchester City fan who ran on to the pitch to confront Rio Ferdinand during Sun-day’s Manchester derby faces a lifetime ban from the club. Matthew Stott, 21, has had his season ticket revoked and will be banned for life if found guilty of pitch encroachment in court. Centre-back Ferdinand suffered a cut above his left eye after being struck as United celebrated striker Robin van Persie’s winning goal in a 3-2 victory against their rivals. City keeper Joe Hart had to stop Stott, who had run on to the pitch, from reaching Ferdinand as the defender recovered from the blow. Stott was escorted from the fi eld by police offi cers.England wrapped up a seven-wicket vic-tory on day fi ve of the third Test to take a 2-1 lead and move close to a fi rst series win in India since 1985. James Anderson bowled last man Pragyan Ojha with the 10th ball of the day, dismissing India for 247 in Kolkata. Chasing 41, England lost Alastair Cook, Jonathan Trott and Kevin Pietersen to slip to 8-3, but were taken home by Nick Compton and Ian Bell.World number one Rory McIlroy has been awarded the 2012 Golf Writers’ Tro-phy ahead of Europe’s Ryder Cup team. The 23-year-old Northern Irishman had a spec-tacular season, winning the USPGA Cham-pionship by an eight-shot margin as well as four other tournaments. McIlroy also emu-lated England’s Luke Donald by topping the money lists on both sides of the Atlantic.Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini in-sists he has no plans to sell maverick forward Mario Balotelli. The striker was substituted in the early stages of the second half in City’s 3-2 derby defeat to Manchester United on Sunday, sparking criticism from his manag-er. Mancini accused Balotelli of wasting his talent and stressed that these performances could not continue, leading to reports that the former Inter Milan man’s time in Manches-ter was up. But the Etihad boss has moved

to calm speculation by high-lighting the p l a y e r ’ s quality and confirming the Italy in-ternational will not be transferred.

boat go the fastest,” said Anya. “One night we thought it was fantastic because we managed to make the boat go the fastest but the boat went up off a wave and crashed back down. We didn’t realise at the time but the next morn-ing our captain told us that if we had come

back down at a slightly different an-gle the boat w o u l d n ’ t have been able to right itself and we would never have come back up. Talk about ignorance is bliss.” Be-luga also set a new record, (which has since been broken) for the fastest time from False Bay to St Helena, taking line honours that year.I wondered if being seasick for the fi rst 2 days meant that Anya

was assigned cook duties like Julie George had been. “No, we all did a little bit of ev-erything on Beluga,” answered Anya. “I even got presented with a broken sail winch after the race, because I had broken so many during sail changes.”Since returning to St Helena earlier in the year Anya has rejoined the St Helena Yacht club and has a renewed inter-est in sailing. Is there a chance that she will race again? “I would,” said Anya, “but now I have a little one and the timing’s just not right. But I would encourage anybody to do the race. It’s a really wonderful experience. One worth getting seasick for.”

Damien O’Bey SHBC

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St Mttws Lions 20 St Pauls B 3

P Crowie 142*G Dawson 5/25

C Lawrence 29C Knipe 2/59

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307/3 117 all out

S. Bay Pirates 5 Jtown Zodiacs 20

M Isaac 39Austin Fowler 1/17

Dax Richards 49A George 3/8

179 all out 180/3

P Crowie 3, G Dawson 2, A Langham 1

A Bowers 3, G Young 2, Donny O’Bey 1

Saturday 15 December 2012 9am, Levelwood Rebels v J.Town BarracudasSaturday 15 December 2012 1.30 pmSt Pauls B v Sandy Bay PiratesOrganiser Longwood Bee’sSunday 16 December 2012 9amJamestown Zodiacs v Western WarriorsSunday 16 December 2012 1.30 pmHTH Dolphins v St Matthews Lions Organisers Levelwood All Starz

HTH Dolphins 20 Lvlwood Rebels 5

P Crowie 60S Van Eck 6/31

Delroy Leo 27R Knipe 3/33

211/7 114 all out

S Van Eck 3, P Crowie 2, T Moyce 1L.Wood Bees 1 Lvlwood All Starz 20

W Clingham 8O Furniss 1/23

Ross Henry 51*Ross Henry 4/13

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secure his wicket. The fi rst chance came from the second ball of the match, chasing a wide delivery with a cut shot, although connecting sweetly the ball fl ew straight through the hands of Nigel Benjamin fi elding at point. P Crowie continued to play his shots, the majority crossed the boundary for 4’s and 6’s, but I counted at least four more dropped catches from the bat of P Crowie, a fact he acknowledged. “I could have had a duck,” said P Crowie. “Second ball of the match I should have been out. I had a couple of lives but I just tried to play steady and I got through it in the end.” The phrase “catches win matches” springs to mind.At the other end Scott Crowie produced a classy yet typically aggressive innings until he was caught on the mid on boundary by Bennett for 52. Young Alex Langham, also chipped in with an unbeaten knock of 39 as Lions amassed a formidable total of 307.In reply St Pauls openers John Gilchrist and last week’s centurion and holder of the seasons highest score (194) so far, AJ Bennett started their run chase brightly, with Bennett cracking the fi rst ball of the innings through extra cover for 4. Bennett looked in good nick and was scoring quickly. Lions were well aware of Ben-

nett’s ability to bat opposition out of the game, opening bowler S Crowie even resorted to spin bowling in an attempt to pick up his wicket.With the run chase progressing steadily, it seemed as though as long as Bennett was at the crease St Pauls were still in with a chance of winning the game. The fi rst wicket fell in the 3rd over. Gilchrist bowled for 3 by Langham. Although a little wayward at times, Langham is proving to be quite a dangerous bowler, and has coped well with the added pressure of being one of his teams opening bowlers. The wicket of Gil-christ brought the aggressive Cheddy Lawrence to the crease, always eager to get bat to ball and play shots, Lawrence was soon up to his normal tricks spraying shots all over the fi eld. For a brief moment it looked as though St Pauls B were in with a chance of winning.It was not to be however. In the 4th over a bril-liant piece of fi elding from S Crowie, turned the match on its head. Bennett standing at the non strikers end, was overly eager to get on strike and found himself half way down the pitch, out, run out by S Crowie, and the score at 28/2.Despite cameos from Cheddy Lawrence (29) and Richards (22) St Pauls never looked like

winning the match after losing the wicket of Bennett. Jordon Yon completed a stunning caught and bowled chance to dismiss Lawrence and the wily Dawson cleaned up the tail.St Pauls captain, Richards revealed the fol-lowing after the match, “I had hoped to put them in and keep them below 200 runs, and set ourselves up nicely for the run chase. Unfor-tunately it was not to be, Patrick made a great knock of 142 not out and took the match away from us.” For me the moment that changed the match was the wicket of Bennett. “That wicket was re-ally important,” commented P Crowie, “Scott had said that he was the danger man before we even started the match, he was the one to get.” It was an incredible piece of fi elding from S Crowie that secured the wicket of Bennett. “I’ve watched a few games this season,” said D Richards. “The guys who have been away for the international cricket, who have practiced and trained; you can see the difference in their cricket to ours, the ones who just come over to play the game on a Sunday. It’s great to watch.”

LIONS CRUSH ST PAULS B

“Catches win Matches”

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ISLANDS CRICKET TEAMS GET COLOURS

Lions wicket keeper, Trevor Furniss and St Pauls B’s opening batsman AJ Bennett

An unbeaten knock of 142 from St Mat-thews Lions captain Patrick Crowie, and 5 wickets from wily spinner Geoff Daw-son helped Lions infl ict a crushing 194 run defeat upon St Pauls B.Following all of the pre season hype, this was the fi rst competitive fi x-ture where both sides played in colours and the use of the white ball was implemented.St Pauls B captain Derek Richards won the customary toss and chose to fi eld, hoping to bowl Lions for a total his batting line up could easily chase down. After posing for team photographs the match got underway at 9:15 with AJ Bennett bowling the fi rst delivery of the match, with a white ball.Lions dressed in gold and blue, were led by Patrick Crowie who carried his bat throughout the entire innings. Despite fi nishing unbeaten on 142 P Crowie presented the boys in blue and red (St Pauls) with chances to

Lions celebrate the wicket of AJ Bennett

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