Articles published in May 2011
  6 articles published

1: Friday 27th May 2011- A bad one for Rats - Tristan (Health) - 29.05.2011

Ratting Day this year was held on Friday 27th May.

2: ST HELENA EXCO MEETING, 10 MAY 2011 - St Helena (Government) - 16.05.2011

Our previous EXCO meeting was three weeks’ ago, but in spite of that we had a small agenda in front of us. All Elected Members were present and Gilly Francis stood in as Acting Chief Secretary whilst Frank Wastell acted as Attorney General. We began by confirming the minutes of two meetings – 5th and 19th April.

3: SENSATIONAL REPORTING ABOUT TRISTAN - YOU CAN ALWAYS SAY SORRY - Tristan (Health) - 16.05.2011

An exchange of letters below begun by Gillian Francis, St Helena’s Acting Chief Secretary, prompted me to agree with her

4: SOUTH AFRICAN NAVY RESCUE INJURED CREWMEN FROM TRISTAN - Tristan (Fisheries) - 07.05.2011

Thanks to the sterling efforts of the South African Navy, injured crewmen off the Chinese fishing vessel, Lai Ching, have been transported to Cape Town for further medical treatment and repatriation. The SAS Isandlwana, which left Simonstown at 2100 on Tuesday night arrived off Tristan at first light on Saturday 7 May. Photos (c) Tristan Government

5: Explosion reported onboard Taiwanese boat, three killed - Tristan (Fisheries) - 06.05.2011

A Taiwanese fishing boat, Lai Ching, suffered a gas explosion at about noon on Friday while fishing in the southwest Atlantic, resulting in three dead, four missing and 18 injured, according to a Central News Agency (CNA) report.

6: Pastoral Visit to Tristan da Cunha – 2011 - Tristan (People) - 05.05.2011

After a period of about eighteen months, I was particularly looking forward to this visit.