Tuesday, 7th October 2008

News from the Guernsey Press

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Forty rescued from tall ship drifting in gales

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A SHIP with 40 people on board was dramatically rescued in gale-force winds early yesterday by the St Peter Port lifeboat.

‘The States has shifted to the right’

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THE States’ economic thinking has shifted to the right, according to one long-standing deputy.

Building industry poised for the crunch to come

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ISLAND builders have expressed concerns that the credit crunch could hit local trade – but most claim to have been unaffected so far.

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All must play a part

EVERYONE in the community has a part to play in reducing domestic violence.

Banks would lend to get States capital projects started

BANKS would be prepared to lend to the States of Guernsey to get urgent capital projects under way.

Nine come back to remember the 500

SAILORS lost in the Second World War sinkings of HMS Charybdis and HMS Limbourne were remembered at Le Foulon Cemetery yesterday.

No States funds for safety net

POLICY COUNCIL members yesterday ruled out a States-funded deposit protection scheme for Guernsey.

CGi head calls for lowering of tax cap

GUERNSEY must reduce its maximum tax cap if it wants to attract wealthy individuals, according to experts.

Cat shooting casts a shadow over celebration

A CAT has been shot with a metal pellet in Town, police said yesterday.

Supermarket drives down price of coal

CHECKERS has cut the cost of coal.