THE UK Government could soon look to offload its Guernsey branch of Northern Rock following yesterday’s nationalisation.
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Daily Archives: February 19, 2008
‘Public should not have to pay’
UK TAXPAYERS should not have to support Northern Rock, finance workers said yesterday.
‘Once bitten’ firm won’t tender for waste plant
THE firm set to build the waste incinerator when the States shied away from mass-burn in 2004 has pulled out of the running this time around.
Burglary charge hinges on print on pharmacy bag
A FINGERPRINT on a pharmacy bag links Wesley Ceillam to the burglary of his grandmother’s tenants’ home, the Royal Court heard yesterday.
Don’t jail man who kicked my baby
A MOTHER begged the Magistrate’s Court to keep the man who had kicked her baby in the head out of prison.
Group leader
GUERNSEY is consistently coming top of the class and outperforming Royal Bank of Scotland International’s other offshore jurisdictions.
Racing revamp will have Vazon meetings buzzing
SAND track racing organisers are planning to create fresh impetus and extra excitement for competitors and spectators at Vazon Bay this season.
Brave Guernsey slip to inter-insular defeat
Jersey Select 31, Guernsey Select 19
JERSEY continued their domination of the J Promail junior rugby club inter-insular with a well deserved 31-19 victory at Grainville, although Guernsey played more than a bit part in entertaining a crowd of about 200.
Reynalds out for season
JORDAN REYNALDS is set to miss the rest of the season.
The Bank of Gordon
CHANCELLOR Alistair Darling’s weekend announcement that he intends to nationalise Northern Rock leaves the government in an embarrassing position.