No action against Law Officers in Pfos case

NO INTERNAL action is set to be taken against any Law Officer involved in the ill-fated Pfos legal action.

Review into £8m. Pfos loss finds series of errors

A 50/50 CHANCE of success was given to Public Services' ill-fated Pfos court action which saw legal costs spiral and concerns over confidentiality stopping detailed paperwork and assessments being produced.

An election 'moanafesto' (A round-up of the 'not-so-good times' of the past four years)

I'M STILL trying to make up my mind whether or not to turn out on election day. There are 81 candidates island wide but, due to an accident of address, I am not permitted by law to even consider placing my cross against 70 of them. When I think back to this most recent worst States ever I know deep down that there must have been some good moments but I find it hard to get past a catalogue of not-so-good times like the T&R £2.6m. Lagan fraud, C&E's attempts to blow an identical amount on an off-island shiny new replacement for the perfectly serviceable Leopardess, PSD's £8m. loss on the abandoned Pfos case, the £750,000 gifted to the milkmen, the attempt to re-brand Aurigny for a mere £1m., the £330m. loan voted through with seemingly no one realising that it would cost £15m. to set up. Fingers crossed that the forthcoming Union v. The States pension court case is not lost.

'With no island vote, be careful with yours'

AT LAST. The race is on to select our next government. I, for one, cannot wait to cast my votes, but it is such a shame that we still do not have island-wide voting. Looking back to the 2012 election, the electorate voted for change. Well, we certainly got that.

PSD and the whole sorry saga of a wasted strategy

Deadlines missed and key elements dropped, coupled with soaring capital costs – the Public Services Department's waste strategy has seen so many twists and turns over this political term, resulting in people struggling to believe in the ever-changing plans that set out to deal with the island's waste and whether they will ever be good value for money

Waste strategy is not what was agreed

IN FEBRUARY 2012, after one of the island's largest ever consultations, Public Services brought proposals for a new waste strategy to the States. Gone was the Suez big burner, to be replaced by a choice of three detailed strategies.

Bring 'different animal' waste plan back to States

CALLS were made in the States yesterday for the waste strategy to be revisited.

Neil Ross' Emile has had his calculator out and it's telling him some worrying things. Over its four-year term, he calculates, this States has lost an average of about £2.5m. every year by getting things wrong. 'I bet they don't put that in their manifestos,' he tells cousin Eugene...

Losing 3M case 'could have cost island £16m'

UP TO £16m. could have been wasted if Public Services had lost its court action to sue the manufacturer of the firefighting foam chemical Pfos.

Renewed calls for public apology over Pfos case

POLITICAL calls have been made for a public apology over the collapse of the Pfos case and for transparency in an upcoming review, after deputies were briefed yesterday by the Public Services Department.

You can trust States to shirk responsibility

RESPONSIBILITY is a theme to which this newspaper frequently returns. All too often the blunder is obvious – undeniable even – but who is responsible is always less clear.

Parishes 'in the dark' on kerbside recycling future

KERBSIDE recycling could stop in September if the parishes have to pick up the bill.

Outrage as collapse of Pfos case costs £8m.

AT LEAST £8m. of taxpayers' money has been lost in an unsuccessful bid to sue the manufacturer of the firefighting foam chemical, Pfos.

Weedkiller 'found in most streams', but drinking water is safe – PSD

PUBLIC Services has finally admitted that most Guernsey streams are polluted by the herbicide Glyphosate, but minister Scott Ogier sought to reassure people that drinking water was safe

Noise reduction is included in plans for new waste site

A SERIES of noise-reducing measures feature in the plans for a multimillion-pound waste management facility at Longue Hougue.