the World Cricket League in 2012. The Saint Helena football team first tournament was the 2019 Inter Games Football Tournament after which it was ranked tenth out of ten. The Governor's Cup is a yacht race between Cape Town and Saint Helena island, held every two years in December and January. In Jamestown a timed run takes place up Jacob's Ladder every year, with people coming from all over the world to take part. Scouting and Girl Guiding There are Scouting and Guiding Groups on Saint Helena and Ascension Island. Scouting was established on Saint Helena island in 1912. Lord and Lady Baden-Powell visited the Scouts on Saint Helena on the return from their 1937 tour of Africa. The visit is described in Lord Baden-Powell's book, titled African Adventures. Cuisine In 2017 Julia Buckley of The Independent wrote that due to the lack of nouvelle cuisine, the food is "[p]retty retro, at least by London standards." Fish cakes in a St Helena style, with egg binding and chilli, and a risotto with curry dish called pilau or plo, are what Buckley describes as "staple[s]". Most local recipes are variations of world dishes brought to the island by travellers. Language English is the official language. The local basilect is called Saint-speak or Saint English. Notable people Fernão Lopes (died 1545), Portuguese soldier, first-known permanent inhabitant of the island John Doveton (1768 St Helena – 1847), East India Company military officer Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821 St Helena), French Emperor, exiled 1815-1821. Daniel Richard Caldwell (1816 St Helena – 1875), colonial official. Saul Solomon (1817 St Helena – 1892), liberal politician of the British Cape Colony François d'Orléans, Prince of Joinville (1818–1900) brought the remains of Napoleon to France William Bailey (1851 St Helena – 1896) trade unionist in GB and Primitive Methodist preacher. Khalid bin Bargash (1874-1927), deposed Sultan of Zanzibar, exiled in St Helena in 1917 Michel Dancoisne-Martineau (born 1965) the director of the French domains of Saint Helena Belinda Bennett (born ca.1977 St Helena) a cruise ship captain from Saint Helena. Julie Thomas (born ca.1980 St Helena) inaugural Chief Minister of Saint Helena Notable creature Jonathan, a Seychelles giant tortoise brought to Saint Helena in 1882, is the world's oldest-known living land animal. He celebrated his 190th birthday in 2022 Namesake St Helena, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, was named after the island. See also Lists of islands Wildlife of