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	Saving Our Heritage in Antarctica - Brit.Antarctic Ter. News
		Governor and Mrs Hollamby departed St Helena on the RMS on Wednesday marking the end of Governor Hollamby’s tour in office as Governor and Commander in Chief of St Helena and its dependencies.
		When the RMS returns to St Helena, she will have called at Walvis Bay in Namibia, with HE Governor Hollamby on board, looking at the opportunities coming from the new shipping schedule which is to be released in the next few days, including regular stops at this port.
		St Helena was featured as a travel destination in the Lady Magazine in October of this year after freelance Journalist Beverley Byrne visited the Island from 6 to 9 June.
	www.sartma.com /country_SH_1.html (6590 words)

	BBC NEWS UK Saint Helena to get first airport
		The island's governor, Michael Clancy, said the decision to build an airport would be "momentous" in the history of St Helena.
		Currently, the last remaining "Royal Mail Ship", the RMS St Helena is the only public form of access to the island and comes to the end of her working life in 2010.
		Stuart Moors, the editor of the a weekly paper on the island, the St Helena Herald, said the airport plan was "a monumental move for St Helena - it has been described as the biggest thing since Napoleon" [the French emperor died on the island in 1821].
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/4350605.stm (698 words)

	Saint Helena - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Executive authority in Saint Helena is invested in The Queen and is exercised on her behalf by the Governor of Saint Helena.
		Saint Helena is an island of volcanic origin and a overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the South Atlantic Ocean.
		Saint Helena is famous for being the place of exile of Napoleon Bonaparte between 1815 and his death in 1821.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Saint_Helena (1465 words)

	Britain names new governor for far-away Saint Helena
		LONDON, Sept 24 (AFP) - Britain appointed Wednesday a veteran civil servant in Wales to be the new governor of Saint Helena, the remote South Atlantic island where Napoleon Bonaparte spent the last years of his life.
		Saint Helena is one of the last remnants of the British Empire, with a population of 6,000.
		Educated at Cambridge University, Clancy was chief secretary for the Saint Helena government in 1997 to 2000, but otherwise spent most of his career with the Welsh Office and the Welsh Assembly Government.
	quickstart.clari.net /qs_se/webnews/wed/df/Qbritain-sainthelena.RvpF_DSO.html (179 words)

	St Helena - Jamestown
		Jamestown is a seaport and the capital of St Helena, The town was founded in 1659, when the English East India Company built a fort and established a garrison at the site on James Bay, naming it after the Duke of York (later James II)
		The Wharf: this is the only way on and off St Helena, and the place where all passengers and provisions are landed
		Plantation House (The Governor's Residence) and the Cathedral of St. Paul's are 2 miles (3 km) south of the town.
	www.btinternet.com /~sa_sa/st_helena/st_helena_jamestown.html (568 words)

	Saint Helena and St Constantine Home Page
		St Helena gave much of her wealth away to the poor and for the building of churches.She built the Churches of the birth of Christ and the Resurection in the Holy Land, and she found the Cross on which Christ died.
		He was forced to divorce Helena and marry Theodora, who was of royal descent.At the age of 15 Constantine was asked to serve under the divine Augustus.
		St Helena at the age of 45 was now alone-no husband or son.
	www.churchsaints.btinternet.co.uk /st_helena/sthelena.htm (653 words)

	SparkNotes: Napoleon Bonaparte: Waterloo and Saint Helena
		On Saint Helena, Napoleon lived at Longwood Manor, previously home to the lieutenant governor of the island.
		But Britain would never make that mistake again, and sent him to the remote island of Saint Helena, in the South Pacific.
		Furthermore, the sheer boredom of his monotonous life on Saint Helena probably accelerated his death.
	www.sparknotes.com /biography/napoleon/section10.rhtml (852 words)

	images of St Helena - Travel-Images.com - Saint Helena / Santa Helena
		Saint Helena: Jamestown - Plantation House - the Governor's residence
		images of St Helena - Travel-Images.com - Saint Helena / Santa Helena
		Saint Helena: Jamestown - view of the valley
	www.geo.ya.com /travelimages/saint-helena.html (102 words)

	Saint Helena
		Saint Helena - Helena, Saint, c.248–328?, mother of Constantine I. She became a Christian in 313.
		Saint Helena: History - History Discovered uninhabited by the Portuguese navigator João da Nova Castella in 1502,...
		Atlas: Saint Helena - Facts on Saint Helena: flags, maps, geography, history, statistics, disasters current events, and international relations.
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/world/A0843055.html (167 words)

	Saint Helena
		Helena, Saint, c.248–328?, mother of Constantine I. She became a Christian in 313.
		Saint Helena: History - History Discovered uninhabited by the Portuguese navigator João da Nova Castella in 1502,...
		Atlas: Saint Helena - Facts on Saint Helena: flags, maps, geography, history, statistics, disasters current events, and international relations.
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/people/A0823240.html (148 words)

	Politics of Saint Helena - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Administrative divisions: 1 administrative area and 2 dependencies; Ascension, Saint Helena, Tristan da Cunha*
		elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor is appointed by the monarch
		election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 15
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Politics_of_Saint_Helena (148 words)

	Encyclopedia: Namibia
		National motto: Loyal and Unshakeable Official language English Political status Overseas territory of the UK Capital Jamestown Governor and Commander-in-Chief Michael Clancy Area 410 kmÂ² Population - Total (2003 E) - Density 7,367 18/kmÂ² Currency Saint Helenian pound (SHP) at parity with the UK Pound Sterling (GBP) Time...
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	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Namibia (4575 words)

	CIA - The World Factbook -- Saint Helena
		unpaved: 20 km (Saint Helena 20 km, Ascension 0 km, Tristan da Cunha 0 km)
		Saint Helena - tropical; marine; mild, tempered by trade winds; Tristan da Cunha - temperate; marine, mild, tempered by trade winds (tends to be cooler than Saint Helena)
		elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor is appointed by the monarch
	www.factbook.org /factbook/sh.shtml (4575 words)

	Saint Helena, Map and Flag
		unpaved: 30 km (Saint Helena 20 km, Ascension 0 km, Tristan da Cunha 10 km) (2000)
		Saint Helena - tropical; marine; mild, tempered by trade winds; Tristan da Cunha - temperate; marine, mild, tempered by trade winds (tends to be cooler than Saint Helena)
		elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor is appointed by the monarch
	www.greatestcities.com /Africa/Saint_Helena.html (4575 words)

	Traveljournals.net - Government of Saint Helena
		Locations in Saint Helena: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
		elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor is appointed by the monarch
		election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 15
	www.traveljournals.net /explore/saint_helena/government.html (4575 words)

	CIA - The World Factbook -- Saint Helena
		Uninhabited when first discovered by the Portuguese in 1502, Saint Helena was garrisoned by the British during the 17th century.
		Saint Helena - tropical; marine; mild, tempered by trade winds; Tristan da Cunha - temperate; marine, mild, tempered by trade winds (tends to be cooler than Saint Helena)
		elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor is appointed by the monarch
	www.factbook.org /factbook/sh.shtml (4575 words)

	Ascension Island: Office of The Administrator, Ascension Island
		The group of islands is presided over by a single Governor who is resident on St Helena.
		Ascension Island is a British Overseas Territory which, together with St Helena and Tristan da Cunha, forms a single territorial grouping under the sovereignty of the British Crown.
	www.ascension-island.gov.ac (98 words)

	Foreign & Commonwealth Office Country Profiles
		The principal points of contact are Overseas Territories Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Governor’s Office, Jamestown, St Helena.
		St Helena, Montserrat and Pitcairn are the only UK Overseas Territories in receipt of UK budgetary aid.
		Napoleon Bonaparte was exiled to St Helena in 1815 and remained there until his death in 1821.
	www.fco.gov.uk /servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029394365&a=KCountryProfile&aid=1018965250019 (605 words)

	Saint Helena
		Read descriptions of present day Helena, take a photo tour, read historical facts, natural history, maps and check out the excellent virtual library.
		Receive a welcome from the governor, research tourism, the lifestyle, pictures and maps.
		Check the maps, photos, sports, watch a video, take the Grand Tour or read about the history and activities.
	www.classbrain.com /artcrtour/publish/article_68.shtml (64 words)

	Ascension Island: Office of The Administrator, Ascension Island
		The group of islands is presided over by a single Governor who is resident on St Helena.
		Ascension Island is a British Overseas Territory which, together with St Helena and Tristan da Cunha, forms a single territorial grouping under the sovereignty of the British Crown.
	www.ascension-island.gov.ac (98 words)

	Timeline 1841-1849
		1841 Princess Helena, wife of the governor-general of Siberia and the Russian colonies on the Pacific Coast, christened the highest mountain, an extinct volcano, on Dr. Bale’s Rancho "Mount Saint Helena," reportedly after her patron saint, mother of Constantine the Great.
		She became a nun of the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Giovanna Antida Thouret and was beatified in 2004.
		Bebel participated in the foundation of the Social Democratic Party in 1869 and was sentenced to prison for treason in 1872.
	timelines.ws /1841_1849.HTML (98 words)

	.: Reference :. Webscavengers.net
		Saint Helena - tropical; marine; mild, tempered by trade winds; Tristan da Cunha - temperate; marine, mild, tempered by trade winds (tends to be cooler than Saint Helena)
		Uninhabited when first discovered by the Portuguese in 1502, Saint Helena was garrisoned by the British during the 17th century.
		elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor is appointed by the monarch
	www.webscavengers.net /modules/tinyd0/rewrite/factbook/print/sh.html (98 words)

	The World Factbook 2004 -- Field Listing - Political parties and leaders
		Democratic Party (party of Governor GUTIERREZ) [leader NA]; Republican Party (controls the legislature) [leader NA]
		Conservative Party or PSC [Carlos HOLGUIN Sardi]; Liberal Party or PL [Horatio SERPA Uribe]; Patriotic Union or UP is a legal political party formed by Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia or FARC and Colombian Communist Party or PCC [Jaime CAICEDO]; 19 of April Movement or M-19 [Antonio NAVARRO Wolff]
		National Democratic Party [Celeste BENITEZ]; National Republican Party of Puerto Rico [Luis FERRE]; New Progressive Party or PNP (pro-US statehood) [Carlos PESQUERA]; Popular Democratic Party or PPD (pro-commonwealth) [Sila M. CALDERON]; Puerto Rican Independence Party or PIP (pro-independence) [Ruben BERRIOS Martinez]
	www.brainyatlas.com /fields/2118.html (98 words)

	The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 5 & 6 - The Modern Regime,Volume 1 & 2 By Hippolyte A.Taine (1893)- book-1 Chapter 2 from Nalanda Digital Library at NIT Calicut
		- This mixture of anger and calculation likewise explains his conduct at Sainte Helena with Sir Hudson Lowe, his unbridled diatribes and insults bestowed on the governor like so many slaps in the face.
		(W. Forsyth, "History of the Captivity of Napoleon at Saint Helena, from the letters and journals of Sir Hudson Lowe," III., 306.)
		(The words of Napoleon to Sir Neil Campbell and to the other commissioners.) - The Mémorial de Sainte Helene mentions the same plan in almost identical terms.
	www.nalanda.nitc.ac.in /resources/english/etext-project/history/fremod/book-1chapter2.html (98 words)

	Acting Governor Sworn In - Saint Helena News
		The Acting Governor also commented on how hard the Elected Members, Heads of Department and St Helena Government employees had worked during the year, especially towards achieving the pay award and coping with staff attrition.
		Governor Hollamby is currently away from the Island to attend the Heads of Mission Conference in Westminster, London, from 6 to 7 January and to make his official visit to Tristan da Cunha.
		He said that this is the first time that he has served as Acting Governor during the festive period although he has taken on this role on a number of occasions in the past.
	www.sartma.com /artd_76_01_2003_19.html (98 words)

	Saint Helena
		Executive authority in Saint Helena is invested in The Queen and is exercised on her behalf by the Governor of Saint Helena.
		Saint Helena is an island of volcanic origin and an overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the South Atlantic Ocean.
		Saint Helena is famous for being the place of exile of Napoleon Bonaparte between 1815 and his death in 1821.
	www.tocatch.info /en/Saint_Helena_%28Britain%29.htm (1459 words)

	images of St Helena - Travel-Images.com - Saint Helena / Santa Helena
		Saint Helena: Jamestown - Plantation House - the Governor's residence
		Saint Helena: Jamestown - view of the valley
		Saint Helena: Jamestown - stairs to the capital
	www.travel-images.com /saint-helena.html (1459 words)

	Napolean -=SKYGAZE=- Interesting Facts, The Strange and Unexplained, Mysteries and Secrets
		The words were meant as a reproach to the nation that had sent him into exile to the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic and an accusation against the island's governor, Hudson Lowe.
		Governor Lowe denied the first request, but snippets of the ex-emperor's hair were handed down as souvenirs in several families, including that of Louis Marchand.
		Back home, Dr. O'Meara reported that Governor Lowe had spoken to him of "the benefit which would result to Europe from the death of Napoleon."
	www.skygaze.com /content/mysteries/Napoleon.shtml (1922 words)

	Tristan da Cunha (Dependency of Saint Helena)
		Lowe was governor of St. Helena and the confusion probably arises because Lowe had sent a correspondence to the Chief of the Naval Division at Cape of Good Hope, Rear Admiral Sir Putney Malcolm.
		Regarding the reference to "Hudson Lowe, Cape Governor" in 1812, it seems that the name Hudson Lowe does not appear on the complete list of governors and acting governors of the Cape from 1652 to 1910 that I have.
		In 1812, during the anglo-american war the british decided on annexion, but this did not take effect until 1816 when Hudson Lowe, Cape governor, send a ship, for fear that the island was not used as base by Napoleon's partisans, aiming for the release of the ex-Emperor.
	flagspot.net /flags/sh-tc.html (1480 words)

	Timeline 1841-1849
		1841 Princess Helena, wife of the governor-general of Siberia and the Russian colonies on the Pacific Coast, christened the highest mountain, an extinct volcano, on Dr. Bale’s Rancho "Mount Saint Helena," reportedly after her patron saint, mother of Constantine the Great.
		1844-1845 The marriage of Friedrich V of Germany to and English Princess Elizabeth in Heidelberg is the nominal subject of a Turner (1775-1851) oil painting.
		They had made a settlement at Fort Ross (an archaic form of Russia) in order to develop a source of provisions for themselves and their Sitka, Alaska settlement.
	timelines.ws /1841_1849.HTML (15012 words)

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