HOME Department minister Geoff Mahy offered a retired bank manager a four-figure sum in hush money following a complaint against Pubwatch, it has been claimed.

News that Guernsey’s Pubwatch scheme is to relaunch means a welcome weapon in the armoury of landlords to help keep their customers in line has returned.

PUBWATCH is set to relaunch in time for Easter after almost a year’s suspension to tackle data protection issues.

THE wording is deceptively mild. But the impact of the Data Protection Commissioner’s ruling on the five breaches committed by Guernsey Police is substantial.

GUERNSEY police breached five data protection principles involving one individual, an independent local watchdog has ruled.