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Peter Roffey: You’re elected to argue what you believe in
3+ hour, 11+ min ago (410+ words) Guernsey doesn't have ministerial government. Committee presidents hold important positions, but they're definitively not ministers. Nor are committee members bound by any sort of collective responsibility, says Peter Roffey. These are key features of our committee system of government, which…...
Jayne Ozanne: Islanders don’t believe the GST-plus spin
6+ hour, 8+ min ago (352+ words) Regaining islanders" trust is the single most important priority for the States right now, says Jayne Ozanne. I believe that trust will only be achieved by showing that we are trustworthy with islanders" money. By this I mean in terms…...
Leadbeater faces conduct complaint over alleged cannabis links
10+ hour, 35+ min ago (88+ words) Deputy Marc Leadbeater is facing a code of conduct complaint accusing him of dishonesty about his and his family's links to cannabis companies. National headlines may fill our feeds, but it's dedicated reporting on Guernsey that shapes daily life here....
'Autocratic' leadership could force Camp to quit Economic Development
10+ hour, 15+ min ago (77+ words) DEPUTY Haley Camp's membership of Economic Development is hanging by a thread. National headlines may fill our feeds, but it's dedicated reporting on Guernsey that shapes daily life here. And that work is only possible when our community invests in…...
DPA ‘on to a winner’ with land improvement notices
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (87+ words) A LEGAL notice served this week to clean up the former St Margaret's Lodge Hotel has been met with almost universal approval. National headlines may fill our feeds, but it's dedicated reporting on Guernsey that shapes daily life here. And…...
Parents join Amherst Primary’s reading time
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (516+ words) PUPILS at Amherst Primary School not only got to dress up as their favourite book characters, but also spend time reading with their weekly volunteers and their parents yesterday. For the past 17 years, volunteers from KPMG have been visiting the…...
Island to celebrate Commonwealth Day
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (361+ words) GUERNSEY celebrates its place in the Commonwealth on Monday with the traditional raising of flags at the Weighbridge roundabout. The flag of each nation will be raised on the 32-metre mast in the middle of the roundabout to commemorate Commonwealth…...
Plans to change Water Lanes have been sunk
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (579+ words) PLANS to cover the Water Lanes with metal grids have been scrapped for good. Last summer the Guernsey Press broke the story that the States was looking at installing a grid plate system over part of the open douit between…...
'The system still resists scrutiny and sunlight"
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (127+ words) The case of clinical psychologist Dr Sara Johnson made front page headlines in the Guernsey Press in August 2009. Suspending her, before she was cleared, had cost the taxpayer "500,000. Today, for the first time, she tells her story, and explains how…...
Public asked for thoughts on island-wide voting in 2025
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (274+ words) THE States is going out to the public again to find out what they thought about island-wide voting in 2025. A similar survey was commissioned in 2023 to assess experiences of the first island-wide poll in 2020. The States Assembly & Constitution Committee said…...