04 « May « 2010 « « This Is Guernsey

Local insurers join industry in opposing IMF bail-out levy

GUERNSEY’S insurance industry has come out against IMF plans to make it pay for any future global banking bail-outs.

No-confidence vote hangs over Public Services board

PUBLIC SERVICES is under mounting pressure to resign or face a vote of no confidence at the next States meeting.

ANDY PRIAULX’S 12th FIA World Touring Car Championship race victory on Sunday in Morocco was one of the most surprising – but he was not complaining.

Who holds the strings at Health?

WHEN the Health and Social Services minister demanded – and got – a right of reply last week to comments from the chief minister suggesting the department had massively overspent its budget, he doubtless anticipated being able to close down the row.

Photographer could not quite picture it

THE Guernsey Photography Festival was officially opened by Bailiff Sir Geoffrey Rowland yesterday evening.

Minister’s ‘rural’ contractor yard conversion is rejected

HOUSING minister Dave Jones’ retrospective bid to turn a field into a contractors’ yard has been rejected.

Brown tail moth caterpillars infest L’Ancresse Common

A LARGE number of caterpillars that cause some people to develop rashes or breathing problems have been spotted on L’Ancresse Common near the golf club.

Emerging Players hold their nerve to shock Cobo

ANDREW HUTCHINSON was the star as the Emerging Players team shocked Cobo at the KGV on Sunday.

Four sergeants in 10 years ‘not good for continuity’

ALDERNEY politician Boyd Kelly has urged Guernsey Police to reinstate the island’s suspended sergeant.

Irresistible Dodd sees Greens home

GUERNSEY won the men’s inter-insular in dramatic fashion against Jersey on Saturday night.