Monthly Archives: January 2016

St Helena gets first female governor – after 359 years

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Simon Pipe

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

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St Helena gets its first female governor

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Simon Pipe

Lisa Phillips has been appointed Governor of St Helena and non-resident governor of Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha in succession to Mark Capes, who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment. Lisa will take up her appointment in … Continue reading →

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Pioneer runners get St Helena on the move

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Simon Pipe

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

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