HUNDREDS of staff at Fortis breathed a sigh of relief yesterday when they found out their jobs were safe after an emergency £9bn rescue.
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Monthly Archives: September 2008
Training is only way for island to grow
With full employment and a States policy for zero population growth, Chamber of Commerce president Paul Luxon considers the importance of training and development in the workplace.
Adam hits ‘ton’ No. 2
ADAM SHORTO has made back-to-back league centuries for the second successive season.
Bowditch makes history
FOURTEEN years after taking up cycling through mountain biking, Ann Bowditch has achieved a long sought after goal, a sub-one-hour 25-mile time trial in Guernsey.
Blue Islands fights back over ad claim
BLUE ISLANDS has claimed a complaint made against it to the Advertising Standards Authority is completely lacking in foundation.
Watson a key part of British revival
RIVAL captains of the Junior Fed Cup finalists in Mexico paid tribute to Heather Watson’s performance, despite what on paper looked an emphatic defeat.
Fact-finding trip gives waste tips
GUERNSEY has been getting first-hand insight into how to solve the waste problem.
The ‘little scratch’ that seeks to protect girls from cancer
PUPILS at Les Beaucamps High School yesterday became the first girls in the island to receive the cervical cancer jab.
Champs pick up season’s first trophy
THE final of the 2008 BPP Handicap Tournament has helped kick off the new GNA season.
A visible reminder of our history
THE first blue plaques were erected in London almost 140 years ago to mark a connection, either lifelong or fleeting, between a famous person and a place.