Author Archives: Simon Pipe

About Simon Pipe

I teach journalism and media law part-time at university and spend the rest of the time, fell-running, dancing, creating. "Creating" can be taken many ways. I was a senior broadcast journalist at the BBC and a reporter, sub-editor and feature writer on newspapers before that. For five years I ran St Helena Online, a news website about the remote British island in the South Atlantic, at www.sthelenaonline.org.

Island government refuses to reveal law

Posted on July 11, 2016

It is a basic principle of society that everyone has the right to know the law. Not on St Helena. A request to be told which Contempt of Court law applies on the island has twice been met with refusal … Continue reading →

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This is now an archive – for now

Posted on July 5, 2016

St Helena Online has provided independent, professional news and features coverage of one of the world’s most isolated islands for more than four years, and provided strong support for independent media on St Helena. For now, the site is quietly … Continue reading →

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Prince to open St Helena Airport

Posted on March 24, 2016

Prince Edward, the Queen’s third son, is to perform the official opening ceremony for St Helena Airport – as long as safety inspectors have given clearance for it to become operational. From St Helena Government: The historic opening of St … Continue reading →

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Voyage to investigate illegal fishing off Ascension: reporting ban on St Helena media is lifted

Posted on March 7, 2016

A criminal investigation has been carried out into illegal fishing around Ascension Island. But the media on St Helena were banned from reporting on an investigatory expedition aboard the MFV Extractor until it was over (archive picture by Bruce Salt). … Continue reading →

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House that: Andy auctions stamp painting for island charity

Posted on March 5, 2016

Andy Crowe’s vivid paintings of St Helena’s capital city provided a colourful theme for a set of postage stamps. And now one of them is to be sold at auction to raise some capital for an island charity. Readers are … Continue reading →

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Last hurrah for St Helena boatmen as sea freight deal is signed

Posted on February 19, 2016

A contract to operate a cargo ship to replace the RMS St Helena has been signed – and it will include a small number of passenger berths for the Ascension run. The deal with AW Ship Management Ltd has been … Continue reading →

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Connect fined £10,500 for threat to wirebirds

Posted on February 19, 2016

A “reckless failure” to protect two wirebirds has landed Connect St Helena with a fine of £10,500. St Helena Magistrates’ Court heard that it let a contractor start work on its solar farm before full planning consent had been given … Continue reading →

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