Archive for March, 2009

Isle News, 30 March 2009 – TWO Ernst & Young executives have successfully completed the final theory element of their accountancy training. Andy McCrae, in Guernsey, and Ryan Taylor, in Jersey, have both completed the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants qualifications  following three and a half years of training at Ernst & Young. This is [...]

Isle News, 30 March 2009 – A new bursary scheme from Collins Stewart will help to ease the burden of university funding for two lucky students. The firm will be awarding bursaries to one or two students who show academic aptitude and are encouraging interested people to apply. Candidates must be predicted to gain at [...]

Isle News, 27 March 2009 – TWO senior Butterfield Guernsey representatives have appeared in Citywealth’s Leaders List 2009; an annual guide listing highly regarded figures in the sector. Bob Moore, Managing Director of Butterfield in Guernsey is nominated as one of the top 10 leading private bankers and investment managers and Paul Hodgson, Managing Director [...]

Isle News, 24 March 2009 – Guernsey Gas is fully behind the drive to support ‘Earth Hour’ on 28 March. As well as pledging to switch off the lights in all its premises, including the Energy Centre at the Longstore, the company is encouraging Islanders to use Earth Hour as the perfect opportunity to change [...]

Isle News, 24 March 2009 – Guernsey Citizens Advice Bureau is backing an HSSD campaign alerting islanders to the need for health insurance when travelling to the UK from 1st April. The warning follows changes to the reciprocal health agreement between the UK and the Bailiwick, which means that islanders will have to pay for [...]

Isle News, 23 March 2009 – A Guernsey surveyor is offering islanders an alternative way to resolve commercial disputes. Gary Naftel, of local Chartered Architects and Surveyors’ practice Aslett Naftel, has qualified as an accredited mediator and has already conducted several mediations in the island (see note 1). He said that mediation, which is a [...]