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Monthly Archives: April 2012
Astronomer snaps night of a thousand stars (eventually)
This is a picture of the night sky over St Helena – and it nearly wasn’t taken. Astronomer Steve Owens had travelled from Scotland see whether the island could qualify as an International Dark Sky Place, to encourage star-gazing tourism. … Continue reading
Saints fifth on table after four days’ play
St Helena’s three wins in the Africa division three tournament in South Africa place the team fifth in the results table after four days – though the official table has yet to be published. Only the Zambians have had fewer … Continue reading
So close… Saints lose to champions by a single run
Rwanda 114 runs – St Helena 113 If you balanced runs against wickets taken, then St Helena had the best of a tantalising game against defending champions Rwanda. But only the runs count, and the Saints were one short. The … Continue reading
Posted in Sport
Tagged Benoni, cricket, ICC, Pepsi ICC Africa division three T20, Rwanda, Seychelles, St Helena
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Cricket: Saints give Moroccans a 40-run win at Sahara Park
St Helena 83 runs – Morocco 123 It should have been the least-troublesome of St Helena’s two matches in South Africa today – but this morning the islanders fell to Morocco’s national cricket team by 40 runs. It gave the … Continue reading
Cricket: now island winners must face champions Rwanda
St Helena’s cricketers still have one of the big challenges to face in their debut tournament this week in South Africa. They can take confidence from their three victories and one exquisitely close defeat so far, but today (Saturday) they … Continue reading
Posted in Sport
Tagged Benoni, cricket, David George, Dusingizimana, Gambia, Gavin George, ICC, international cricket council, Pepsi ICC Africa, Rwanda, St Helena
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Cricket: father and son give St Helena third win, by George!
St Helena 140 – Gambia 129 St Helena’s national cricket team has notched up its third victory in South Africa – thanks to high-scoring by Jamestown B players David and Gavin George. The father-and-son duo scored 48 runs each against … Continue reading
A political animal at Blue Hill? (update: mystery solved)
Cats aren’t renowned for their political activity. Or any activity, in fact. And yet the evidence of a recent constituency meeting seems to suggest that in Blue Hill at least, they take an informed interest in public affairs. At the … Continue reading
Posted in Exco, Legislative Council, News
Tagged Blue Hill, cats, Legislative Council, Michael Benjamin, St Helena
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The paper that refused to die: St Helena Independent goes LIVE
The St Helena Independent’s relaunch issue is now live on the internet, a month after it “closed down” in the face of competition from the government-funded Sentinel newspaper. Read it here. St Helena Online will supply news and features for … Continue reading
Posted in In the media
Tagged St Helena, St Helena Independent, The Sentinel, UK Overseas Territories
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Accident lands Stephanie a month on Tristan da Cunha
An accident in the harbour at Tristan da Cunha forced a cruise ship zodiac driver to be left behind on the island for a month. She’s now fully recovered and has been taken off by the container ship Cap Jackson. … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Shipping, Tristan da Cunha
Tagged Cap Jackson, medevac, National Geographic, NG Explorer, Tina Glass, Tristan da Cunha, www.tristandc.com; zodiac
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