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Daily Archives: January 30, 2009

The ghost of alternative

EARLIER this week this newspaper posed the question, in the light of the States’ Guernsey Tomorrow strategic initiative, what sort of island people wanted to hand on to their children and grandchildren.

Le Tissier’s worry

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MARK LE TISSIER has admitted to fears that no one may turn up to the Easter Tournament.

VAT-free exports restraint steps ‘were not misleading’

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COMMERCE AND EMPLOYMENT has denied misleading HM Treasury about steps to restrain growth in export sales that take advantage of Low Value Consignment Relief and avoid VAT.

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Threatened schools saved

BOTH St Sampson’s Infants School and St Andrew’s Primary will remain open, the States decided this morning.

Not our problem, UK Treasury tells Landsbanki group

REPRESENTATIVES of Landsbanki Guernsey depositors who met key HM Treasury officials yesterday were told that responsibility for their plight lay with Guernsey’s States.

Relief as future of Island Hall secured

A ruling by the Court of the Seneschal of Sark has safeguarded the future of the Island Hall, according to its trustees.

Merrien bowled over by topping personality poll

ALISON MERRIEN reluctantly claimed the limelight last night as she was voted the 2008 Channel Islands Sports Personality of the Year.

Army fencer makes a point in third place

AN ARMY officer from Guernsey has finished joint third in a national competition.

Not all licences cost £74K – Health says

BRINGING in a health professional on a five-year licence can cost four times as much as a teacher or lecturer.

A Daring promise – ‘We’ll be back for you to see us soon’

HMS DARING cannot wait to get back in local waters and give islanders the chance to have a look around.