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Sergio still a Surgeon in Guatemala despite Supreme

Sergio Villatoro Bran continues to practice as a surgeon in Guatemala despite Judge Rupert Jones directing the Attorney General to inform the Guatemala health authorities of his criminal convictions...

What Is Jonathan Saying to the Duke?

It looks like they are in deep conversation, Suggestions received will be published in next week’s Independent Email your suggestions to independent@helanta.co.sh Can you spot Worsley (the dog)...

After 157 years Portsmouth have a memorial to

The Royal Navy West Africa Squadron had close ties with St Helena.  The relationship figures strongly in our history.  The Waterwitch Memorial in Castle Gardens is a good example of this.  The home...

The Hugh James Solicitors Team Ready for a

Ruth, Gemma and Issy will be back here again later this month to take forward the claims they have been asked to handle against Segio Villatoro and Dr Soto. Isobel Summers and Gemma Osgood will arrive...

Current Constitutional Arrangements are Colonial & Obsolete

Equality and Human Rights Commission tells PACAC “There needs to be a change of attitude and practice across both HM Government and the UK Civil Service” In April 2023 a House of Commons committee...

Catching Up with Carlos

Dr Soto left St Helena at short notice while investigations into Sergio Villatoro Bran were underway.  There was no official explanation for Dr Soto’s sudden departure however, as always, there...