13 « April « 2009 « « This Is Guernsey

PARISH officials can be sued in an individual capacity, the Petty Debts Court has ruled.

AS HUNDREDS of sporting visitors streamed into the island for the Easter break, locals on two and four wheels produced some of the most brilliant performances.

It’s the tired old thinking yet again…

ON SATURDAY, we drew attention to the lack of rigour applied to testing whether some of the £300m.-plus capital projects requiring the States to borrow £175m. to help fund were actually needed or had to go ahead now.

Guernseyman is five-a-side footie world-record breaker

A GUERNSEYMAN has broken the world record for the longest game of five-a-side football ever played.

Firms told not to accept any fraud by employees

FIRMS must adopt a zero-tolerance policy towards employee fraud, according to strategic change expert Dr Elaine Monkhouse.

Policy Council to discuss way island is governed

MINISTERS will discuss the future of Guernsey’s machinery of government at a special meeting within weeks.

Guernsey will have to work hard to lose tax haven tag

APPEARING on the OECD’s white list will not make Guernsey lose its ‘tax haven’ tag overnight, the man responsible for promoting the island has warned.

Inheritance law: why change for change’s sake?

THE States should think long and hard before abandoning existing laws of inheritance, according to a leading advocate.

Morton mark eludes Twell

THE course record eluded her, but Steph Twell again produced the outstanding performance on day two of the Easter Festival.

Title hat-trick comes as a big shock to Armstrong

THE Easter Open Tournament witnessed its best finals in years at the Rohais Badminton Halls on Saturday.