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‘Magical’ herd of marsh ponies that ran wild on St. Helena coast is disappearing
The arrival of the tiny horses date to the 1950s and roamed Little Horse and Horse islands near St. Helena Island. The marsh ... gallop on the beach or swim across a stream. But the magical ...
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Google's fiber optic cable landed on St Helena
Sunday, 29 August 2021, was a ground-breaking day in St Helena’s digital history as the Island’s branch of the Equiano Subsea Cable was landed here at Ruperts Beach. This was the first shore ...
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Two centuries since Napoleon's death in St. Helena Island
As Napoleon explained to Dr. Barry O’Meara, the Irish doctor who looked after him during his final years in exile on the South Atlantic island of St. Helena (1815-1821): “Had I known in 1806 ...
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Creators of 90s children show ‘Gullah Gullah Island’ talk about the show’s lasting cultural impact
St. Helena Island is one of the main places the Daise’s filmed in the first season of ‘Gullah Gullah Island’. It’s also the hometown of Ron Daise. The storytellers said it was an area that ...
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Samuel Jenkins
Samuel Jenkins, 97, of St. Helena Island, widower of Pearline Scott Jenkins, died Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019, at his residence. Viewing is from 4 until 7 p.m. Tuesday in Helen Galloway’s Memorial ...