13 « June « 2009 « « This Is Guernsey

GUERNSEY could play against 2009 ICC World Twenty20 stars Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands next season.

BUSINESSES will be pressured to reduce prices under a Policy Council plan to control the island’s cost of living.

Islanders will be consulted about cutting deputies

A MOVE to ask the public about cutting the number of deputies is being made by the States Assembly and Constitution Committee.

3% inflation plan comes at a cost

MINISTERS presenting the various elements of Guernsey’s new look States Strategic Plan – the successor to the Government Business Plan – didn’t make much of it, but a key part of the island’s economic direction hinges on an anti-inflation strategy.

Postcards from Aland initiative

HUNDREDS of primary school pupils will have the opportunity to share in the excitement of the Island Games.

Bels in Hampshire Cup

BELS are the latest club to confirm that they will take part in a county cup next season.

Plaques could move if Delancey Park obelisk approved

FOUR large bronze plaques could be on the move.

Primary congress paves the way for a youth parliament

BAILIFF Geoffrey Rowland yesterday advocated the development of a youth parliament.

Knighthood and MBEs for islanders

GUERNSEY’S Bailiff Geoffrey Rowland receives a knighthood in today’s Queen’s Birthday Honours, which see three other islanders awarded MBEs.

Refuse to cut hedge and see if you get £4,000

Chief Minister Lyndon Trott intervened in the airport firefighters’ dispute and offered them more money. Neil Ross’s Emile wonders whether strike action over seasonal hedgecutting would reap the same rewards…