St Helena Cricket Team Fly Out
St Helena’s cricket team fly to Nigeria at the weekend to take part in the T20 World Cup sub-regional qualifier. The finals for this T20 will take place in 2026. Like martin Joshua and many others in St Helena, the…
St Helena’s cricket team fly to Nigeria at the weekend to take part in the T20 World Cup sub-regional qualifier. The finals for this T20 will take place in 2026. Like martin Joshua and many others in St Helena, the…
After a series of court sessions, on Monday Michael Thorpe was found guilty of unlawfully destroying ‘Pepper’ the dog. The sentencing is scheduled for Wednesday at 2pm. In two Rulings, made in the magistrate’s court on Monday, the verdict of…
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One Team of Education Experts left St Helena Last Week – Another Two Teams Arrive This Weekend A team from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) spent a week in St Helena to “assess the current suitability of primary…
A fire broke out at Horse Point Landfill on Tuesday and, while it was brought under control by Friday, it continues to smoulder and is being closely monitored. The fire occurred in the Green Waste Cell, where vegetation waste is…
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 in St Helena. The Independent reported last year, before Sergio was…
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) keeping an eye on the Duke of Edinburgh? Photo credits St Helena…
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 port for the West Africa Squadron was…
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 on Tuesday 23rd January…
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 started an inquiry into the relationship…