Emergency swine flu plans at the General Hospital

THE General Hospital is making emergency plans to treat Islanders with severe breathing problems during a feared mass outbreak of swine flu.


Borthwick: England must learn to strike the knockout blow

JERSEY rugby star Matt Banahan,a try scorer in his last three games for the senior England rugby side, including a non-cap match against the Barbarians, had few opportunities to build on that in a 18-9 defeat against Australia at Twickenham on Saturday


A £30,000 bonus for ruining the waterfront

From Angela Macdonald. THE report on States Question Time (JEP, 4 November) revealed that the managing director of the Waterfront Enterprise Board received a £30,000 bonus last year, bringing his earnings up to £270,000.


Protection in place for depositors’ cash

ALL Jersey account holders now have £50,000 worth of their savings protected.


Upsets at Les Ormes

THE men’s ATP Challenger tennis tournament kicked off at Les Ormes yesterday with a handful of upsets in the qualifying rounds.


A more comprehensive approach to energy-saving is needed from Planning

From J Carney, principal, J S Carney & Co Ltd. WE refer to the article (JEP, 22 October) headed ‘New rules to save energy in houses’, which, while well intentioned, is regrettably typical of the old days of the States of Jersey not using joined-up writing.


Three years’ prison for ‘horrifying’ knife attack

A 26-YEAR-OLD woman has been jailed for three years for slashing another woman with a craft knife, causing ‘horrifying’ injuries, in an argument over a drugs debt.


Jersey remembers the fallen at the Cenotaph

STRONG winds and pouring rain did not stop Islanders coming out in force to pay tribute to fallen soldiers during the Remembrance Day service at the Cenotaph yesterday.