All Posts Tagged With: "Guernsey"

STATES OF GUERNSEY REPRESENTED AT BRITISH-IRISH PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY

Guernsey News, 16 March 2010 – Deputy Graham Guille represented the States of Guernsey at the 40th plenary session of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly (BIPA) in Ireland last month.
The Vale Deputy joined delegates representing the parliaments of the United Kingdom, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and the Crown Dependencies, at the session in Cavan [...]

NatWest appoints a new Branch Manager in Guernsey

Guernsey News, 16 March 2010 – NatWest has appointed Guernseywoman, Claire Stanbury, as head of its sub branches.
Claire Stanbury will oversee NatWest’s branches in St. Peter, Cobo, St. Martin and St. Sampson, where she is based. In her new role she will take responsibility for 18 employees and ensure the branches deliver a world-class service [...]

CHILDCARE NEEDS SURVEY

Guernsey News, 15 March 2010 – IFF research has interviewed 2023 households in Guernsey and Alderney to obtain information on their use of childcare, childcare needs and their views on childcare provision in the Islands. The initial fieldwork stage of the research is now complete and IFF will not be contacting any new households.
Deputy Hunter [...]

Investec staff go green

Guernsey News, 12 March 2010 – INVESTEC is offering all staff members free bus travel in exchange for leaving their cars at home.
As part of Investec’s endeavours to be as green an organisation as possible, all 130 staff members in Guernsey are being offered a bus pass entitling them to unlimited travel for one year, [...]

HR – Engaged or Divorced?

Guernsey News, 12 March 2010 – Business leaders and HR professionals will have the opportunity to learn about the role and importance of communication within an organisation at this year’s Chartered Institute of Personnel Development’s (CIPD) conference.
Organised by the GTA University Centre in partnership with the local CIPD group this year’s programme will focus on [...]

Inter-island Co-operation on Overseas Visit to Gibraltar

Guernsey News, 11 March 2010 – The Chief Ministers of Guernsey and Jersey are both in Gibraltar today (10th March) and will be meeting Gibraltar’s Chief Minister Peter Caruana. In the meeting they will discuss sharing knowledge and best practice on how smaller jurisdictions can punch above their weight in a global community.
The visit was [...]

Ron Short Centre Set to Open New Doors Courtesy of Deutsche Bank

Guernsey News, 10 March 2010 – A Guernsey charity is set to unveil its refurbished premises at a coffee morning this week, thanks to sustained commitment totalling over £10,000 from Deutsche Bank.
The Ron Short Centre at Beau Sejour, which opened its doors for the very first time in 1977, is holding a coffee morning on [...]

Guernsey funds continue to recover

Guernsey News, 9 March 2010 – Figures issued today show that the value of investment funds in Guernsey increased by £2.7bn (1.5%) during the final three months of last year.
The second successive quarter of growth takes the total value of funds business in the Island to £184.2bn at the end of December 2009.
However, over the [...]

FOURTH QUARTER 2009 – INVESTMENT STATISTICS: FUNDS UNDER MANAGEMENT GROW

Guernsey News, 9 March 2010 –Statistics for non-fund investment sector released
Investment Funds
The net asset value of total funds under management and administration grew by £2.7 billion (1.5%) over the quarter ended 31 December 2009 to £184.2 billion. For the year since 31 December 2008, total net asset values decreased by £16.2 billion (8.1%).

WAVE LAUNCHES IN-FLIGHT ROAMING SERVICE FOR ISLANDERS

Guernsey News, 8 March 2010 – Wave Telecom has launched GSM roaming with AeroMobile.  AeroMobile AS provides roaming facility onboard aircrafts, enabling global coverage. It is a safe, cost effective solution allowing passengers to use their mobile phones and PDA’s whilst in flight. As a result of the agreement, Wave subscribers are now able to [...]