Thursday, 20th November 2008

Chief Minister

Finance Review

Finance Review

This is the definitive annual examination of the Island’s principal industry.

The code in the fiscal message

CONFIRMATION from the Treasury minister that the States cannot control its expenditure is a worrying admission, for clearly no organisation can operate effectively, efficiently or for the long term without being in charge of its costs. In addition, the minister’s honesty might be seen to raise issues of government credibility.

Chinese delegation impressed

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GUERNSEY’s finance sector can expect to reap the rewards of a visit by officials from China’s largest city soon, according to GuernseyFinance chief executive Peter Niven.

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eCycle - 468
Road Closures - 230Airport Departures - 230
Weather - 468

Landsbanki depositors ‘overlooked’

LANDSBANKI GUERNSEY depositors say they have been overlooked twice in the past week.

Government trails on cost control, say private sector heads

GOVERNMENT is out of step with the private sector when it comes to controlling costs, business leaders said yesterday.

Harper rebuffs Mail on Sunday’s claims on confidential email

DISCOVERIES are continuing at Haut de la Garenne which undermine the case that there were murders at the former care home.

‘Jersey politicians are behind the smears’

Former Jersey deputy chief police Lenny Harper this week found himself the target of accusations that he mishandled the Haut de la Garenne inquiry, stoking speculation about murders – the possibility of which has been ruled out by his successors.

The States ‘was wrong to buy Aurigny’

THE States should never have bought Aurigny, according to former deputy chief minister Stuart Falla.

Payback starts for Landsbanki’s UK customers

UK LANDSBANKI savers have been guaranteed a 100% return of their money – but no such promise has been made to Guernsey customers.

Setting fire to £1m. is hot prize for fund-raising idea

WOULD you like to see a million pounds go up in smoke?