ARMED to the hilt with knitting and sewing needles, the Bailiwick’s Tumaini Fund volunteers have been keeping busy during lockdown to provide jumpers, sanitary pads, and blankets to Tanzanian children, widows and widowers in village communities in Kagera.
IT LOOKS like sense is to prevail and Guernsey will see an election in October of this year, with the Assembly having appeared to support and then reject a September date following a lengthy debate, but with little clarity as to why it was ultimately rejected. It is difficult for many of us to follow the ebbs and flows of the election date decision. But let’s work with the premise of a 7 October election. How do we, the electorate of Guernsey, improve the chances of electing a States Assembly that the majority will have faith in? Given the Guernsey electoral system, both last time and potentially this time, such an objective may be difficult, if not impossible to achieve.
A FLOATING restaurant could soon be bobbing in the QEII Marina.
MORE than 12,000 people have visited the States’ Staycation Club website since it launched last week.
The alleged similarity to UVF colours was highlighted by North Down MP Stephen Farry.
A senior Tory politician said the region was some weeks behind London while a Labour council leader said inequality was a big factor.
HEDGE-VEG stalls can be showcased online for free through a new website and app.
PEMBROKE’S upgraded slipway was officially opened yesterday.
A PETITION with more than 2,500 signatures calls for Dr Nicola Brink to be nominated for a New Year Honour.
BUSINESSES in the Quay support the idea of more al fresco dining but feel problems with extending licences are an unnecessary hurdle to achieving something great.
REVIVING Guernsey’s economy to a point where it is thriving within three years is the aim of the strategy for recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic, which is published today.
Munya Chawawa’s satirical portrayal of a news presenter covering the Black Lives Matter protests has had more than 2.5 million views.
NOT so long ago one of the annual late summer must-reads for the football fan was to gaze over the official Priaulx and Jackson League player registrations.
The elephant is thought to have bitten a pineapple stuffed with firecrackers.
AUTISM GUERNSEY has benefited from a donation of more than £2,500 from a 16-year-old service user.
