Daily Radio News

5 March 2010

 

Headlines

·        Sports presentation at Plantation last night

·        Clip of Napoleons hair found in a museum in Australia

 

Last evening a presentation was held for the participants of the island games that took place at Alland Sweden last June and the St Helena Cricket Association.  The venue was Plantation House and the evening was hosted by Governor Gurr.  The President of the St Helena Cricket Association Mr. Gilbert Yon opened the presentation by welcoming the IGAS, NASAS committees, competitors, helpers and supporters including the reps of the St Helena Cricket Association. For the team event in Golf, Scott Crowie, Leon Crowie and Sidonio Benjamin each received silver certificates.  In the individual events Leon Crowie received the silver certificate and Scott Crowie received a Gold certificate.  For the Cricket Association no certificates were handed out at this time because the International Cricket Council celebrated their one hundredth centenary at Lords in UK.  However they did have a number of medals made which were presented to each affiliated cricketing nation with five medals that were awarded to five individuals connected with cricket but undertake their involvement on a voluntary basis. Secretary Mrs. Barbara George presented medals to President Mr. Gilbert Yon,

Vice President Mr. Lionel Leo, Treasurer Mr. Pat Joshua, Mr. Nicky Stevens Youth Leader New Horizons and then the President awarded a medal to Secretary Mrs. Barbara George.  The African Cricket Association donated two cricket kits, one for the senior that went to Half Tree Hollow Royals and the other, a junior kit was given to New Horizons. The evening was rounded off with drinks and eats.

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New form Sydney Australia mentions that a few clippings of hair apparently taken from Napoleon Bonaparte on his deathbed have been found in Sydney's Town Hall after the 130-year-old building cleaned out its vaults. The tiny swatch of light-brown hairs had for years been stored in the archives along with a letter but nobody knows when, why or how they were received.  The curator said she could not be sure the hair belonged to the deposed French emperor but that the accompanying letter made a good case.  In it, a Scotsman named Ned Todd explains that he was given the hair by a woman whose brother, a Major William Crockat, had been present at Napoleon's death.” If I mistake not she said that her brother (Major Crockat) had himself cut the lock from the head of the illustrious dead,". It was known that Napoleon's hair was cut after his death and that Crockat appeared in a painting depicting the death scene. More mysterious is how the hair ended up in Sydney, over 8,000 miles from where he died in St. Helena in 1821 at the age of 51. (Yahoo news)

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An article in the Dorset Echo mentions St Helena regarding the fire engine appliance that was donated last year. Dorset Fire and Rescue Service dispatched the redundant appliance because the island has no large water-carrying appliances. The county has formed a link with St Helena due to the Royal Mail Ship (RMS) service which sails to the island from Portland twice a year. Now Dorset Fire and Rescue Service has been presented with a plaque of thanks from the fire service and islanders.   The handcrafted wooden plaque, which is in the shape of St Helena, was presented to Chief Fire Officer Darran Gunter and chairman of the Dorset Fire Authority Chris Bulteel by Simon Martin, law enforcement adviser for the Southern Oceans. It depicts the wirebird, a rare bird from the plover family indigenous to the island, which lies off the coast of West Africa. The 14-year-old Dennis Sabre fire engine which was donated had been decommissioned by Dorset Fire and Rescue Service due to its age. Assorted equipment was also sent including a full set of hydraulic cutting equipment, a light portable water pump, tripod spotlights and a selection of hoses and hand tools. (Dorset Echo)

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The next cruise vessel to visit St Helena is the MS DELPHIN VOYAGER that will be arriving next Wednesday the 10th March. It is expected the vessel will stay from 8.00am until l.00pm. It has a passenger Capacity of 650 with 280 crew onboard.  She will be arriving from Rio De Janeiro and will be sailing onto Walvis Bay.

At the end of this month we shall see the arrival of the MS Queen Mary 2 which will be in the bay from 9am until 4pm.  QM has a passenger capacity of 3,108 and 1,275 crew.  The QM will be sailing from Capetown and will sail onto Rio De Janeiro.