Bobsleigh duo seek a measure of success

BOBSLEIGH duo Will Golder and Kevan Crowell hope today’s Europa Cup race at Cesana will prove just how far they have progressed since their last attempt at the track.


Retirement age may have to be increased

PLANS to raise the retirement age from 65 and require everyone to work longer are being discussed by ministers behind closed doors.


Where are the cheap cars, asks minister

THE Treasury Minister is calling on garages to explain why Islanders do not appear to be getting credit crisis bargains on the forecourt.


Irony of Education Minister’s remarks on gay pupils

From Paul Williams. IT was interesting to learn that Education Minister James Reed feels that support for gay and lesbian pupils in schools is adequate (JEP, 23 January).


A taste of tee time

ISLAND schoolchildren are being given the opportunity to learn golf as a result of free taster sessions being taken into schools.


Christian belief is specific

From John Heys. I WISH to reply to Bridget Murphy’s letter (JEP, 23 January) regarding the funding of the Town Church, in which she erroneously states: ‘Christian belief, like the mainstream religions, is in one God, not a particular God.’


Abuse inquiry police costs ‘may not all be justified’

POLICE spending on the historical abuse inquiry may have run out of control under Lenny Harper, Home Affairs are claiming.


Fast-track move to help builders

THE Planning department has introduced a fast-track scheme in a bid to stop more jobs being lost in the construction industry.


If we pay some, we pay all

From Michael de Gruchy. WHY should Woolworths staff be paid redundancy money from the States?


United against hatred

A POIGNANT memorial service was held yesterday for those Islanders who lost their lives during the Holocaust.