‘SHUT up, I’m trying to get to sleep.’ ‘Dad – she’s turned the light on again.’ ‘I am getting a migraine listening to you crying.’
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Daily Archives: October 4, 2008
No room for knee-jerk protection
AN ANNOUNCEMENT yesterday that the Policy Council had agreed to ‘a measured course of action which will maintain confidence in the local banking sector and address the concerns of local depositors’ will be followed by an immediate question from islanders: What, by doing nothing?
Time for a sport of the year award?
WHEN it comes to awards, the emphasis is always on the individual.
U-21s boost for the FA Cup
THE Guernsey Football Association hope to be in a position to name Steve Ogier’s successor as island manager in the next fortnight.
No States funds for safety net
POLICY COUNCIL members yesterday ruled out a States-funded deposit protection scheme for Guernsey.
CGi head calls for lowering of tax cap
GUERNSEY must reduce its maximum tax cap if it wants to attract wealthy individuals, according to experts.
Hardman’s top finish
FORMER captain Ian Hardman held off the strong challenge of three Royal Guernsey members to win the La Grande Mare Seniors’ Open.
Cat shooting casts a shadow over celebration
A CAT has been shot with a metal pellet in Town, police said yesterday.
Supermarket drives down price of coal
CHECKERS has cut the cost of coal.
Nothing is more certain than States’ uncertainty
There’s hope for parents and children affected by the closure of St Sampson’s Infants’ School. Neil Ross’s Emile reckons the States’ penchant for making a decision and then changing its mind means this year’s Reception children will be at university before it closes.