News Flash – New Attorney General at First Legco in His First Speech Says “Let’s Kill All the Lawyers”
Why did he say it? – Did he mean it? The answers are in tomorrow’s St Helena Independent.
Drink-Drive Limits Toughened Up
Legislative Council met yesterday (Thursday) and passed a Bill which reduces the permissible levels of alcohol in the blood when in charge of a car or attempting to drive. The amended legislation refers to section 43 of the 1985 Road…
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St Helena and Tristan da Cunha to have General Elections this year – News Flash
St Helena General Election – Wednesday 3rd September The dissolution of Legislative Council will be on Monday 30th June to pave the way for a general election on 3rd September. Election Day is four months before the full four-year term…
New Attorney General Sworn In Last Week
It is reported Andrew Dawson was sworn in as the new attorney general last Thursday, 6th February. This is two months after the former Attorney General, David Ballentyne, resigned – four months before the end of his contract. There has…
School named after Prince Andrew will rebrand to avoid ‘controversial ties’
St Helena secondary school asks students to help decide ‘neutral’ new name that embodies its values Thu 6 Feb 2025 A school named after the Duke of York will be rebranded to something less “controversial”. Prince Andrew school, the only…
“I could fill this place” – News Flash
Raf of Africa Oriental Travel says “I have groups lined up, but I’m not sure I should bring them” Raf jumped straight in, “I love this Island, I want to keep coming back. It’s beautiful, it has so much to…
British Virgin Islands Accused Again of Concealing Dirty Money and Holding St Helena Back
The BVI has for years been the global destination of choice for those seeking maximum secrecy for their money, often tax dodgers and dictators who steal £billions from government funds. The territory has featured prominently in global money-laundering investigations. Roman…
Governance Review – Interim Report
On 24th January the Review Team writing the Governance Review published their Interim Report for further comment from people they had contacted when gathering information. They also hoped to get feedback from other people who had not been directly involved…
Cape Town flight comes into land after passengers are four days ‘up in the air’
Last Saturday’s flight from Cape Town finally landed today (Wednesday) after repeated false starts. On at least one occasion the plane got as far as Walvis Bay (the re-fuelling stop) and then turned back to Cape Town. Today’s flight was…