SARK ended 450 years of feudalism yesterday and sent a message to Sir David and Sir Frederick Barclay that threatens the Brecqhou owners’ investment in the island.
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Daily Archives: December 11, 2008
Private equity faces changes
GUERNSEY’S private equity sector can expect to see significant changes in the coming months as the market continues to adjust to the global financial crisis, it has been claimed.
Dream come true
LEE MERRIEN is ‘fulfilling a lifelong ambition’ this weekend when he pulls on a Great Britain vest to compete in the 15th Spar European Cross Country Championships in Brussels.
‘Bury the hatchet – for Sark’s sake’
THE message from voters yesterday was for Sark’s new Chief Pleas to put divisions aside and work together.
States puzzles over pensions
THE quest to safeguard Social Security funds beyond 2040 will depend on which levers the States decides to pull and raising the retirement age is just one of them.
Health on the spot over rehab
HEALTH minister Hunter Adam was put on the spot in the States yesterday over the island’s rehabilitation facilities.
Bumper Christmas draw good for hard-pressed charities
LOCAL charities will be the real winners in the Channel Islands Christmas lottery.
Sarnians shine on season’s first UK outing
THE Junior Endurance Squad had a very successful first outing to the UK on Saturday.
That’s the worry about Woolworths
IN THE days before the credit crunch became a slowdown and then, in the UK at least, a deep recession, there was hope that Guernsey could escape relatively unscathed.