THE news yesterday that Guernsey’s rate of inflation has fallen dramatically from 5.8% to just 1.2% in a space of three months will be taken as evidence of how badly the credit crunch has affected the economy here and elsewhere.
Comfort to be had from new figures
Sark secures lifeline link
SARK’S lifeline shipping link with Guernsey looks assured for the foreseeable future, Chief Pleas has been told.
‘States should play by its own planning rules and hold an inquiry’
THE States should abide by the rules it sets for others, says the dean of St Peter’s douzaine.
Ali is closing in on world title
GUERNSEY’S newly-crowned sports personality of the year Alison Merrien is just one win away from lifting yet another world title.
All that glitters this year is gold
INVESTING in gold could be the way forward in 2009, according to a global gold fund manager.
9,000 homes to gain from digital switch
JUST over 9,000 island homes which currently do not have Sky or Freesat will be able to receive digital TV by next year.
Section of Cobo Coast Road subsides
COBO Coast Road was closed after a small section opposite The Rockmount subsided.
Things do happen, says relieved pilot
The pilot of a light aircraft who made an emergency landing in Alderney on Monday was philosophical about the incident yesterday.
Island set to benefit in new UK tax arrangement
A NEW tax arrangement with the UK could net Guernsey an extra £3m. a year.
No cruising for Majic2 on the way to a class double
MAKING the most of the handicap, Quarter Tonner Extension took the race victory in the first event of the 2009 Heritage Group Frostbite series.
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