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THE number of business travellers who came to the Island fell by nearly a fifth last year compared to 2008 and overall air arrivals fell by over eight per cent.

From Dr Bryony Perchard. I WRITE on behalf of the Jersey Primary Care Body, the organisation which represents the Island’s GPs. We were extremely concerned to read in the recently published addendum to the Verita report the allegation that local GPs refer patients to hospital consultants for financial reward.

TWO goals in a five-minute spell 17 minutes from the end took St Paul’s to 2-0 Wheway Memorial Trophy semi-final victory against Guernsey Northerners on Saturday.

AFTER their 35-10 win over Sutton and Epsom away from home on Saturday Jersey RFC have restored their 12-point lead over second place Old Albanians in National League III London and SE.

TRIBUTES have been paid to Mike Berry – Jersey’s most highly decorated lifeboat coxswain – who died last week aged 76.

From Deputy Carolyn Labey. AS previous Assistant Minister for Education, Sport and Culture with responsibility for culture, I would like to thank Colin Perchard for the service he gave as chairman of the Jersey Arts Trust.

ISLANDERS could get an extra day off for Liberation Day after all.

ISLAND GPs say claims that they receive ‘financial rewards’ for referring patients to the General Hospital are ‘entirely incorrect’.

MORE than half a million pounds has been given to States departments to cover historical abuse inquiry costs for the last three months of 2009.

ISLANDERS are being invited to consider joining a group on an overseas aid project in Rwanda.