Local News
Deputies approve own £5k pay rise Guernsey States members approve a £5,000 pay rise for the next term and an end to the members' pensions scheme. States set date for extra meeting An additional States meeting will be held in February as seven items on the January agenda were not debated during the three-day meeting. Call for £20m extra for benefits Up to £20m needs to be found to provide help to islanders not already receiving benefits from the States, the Social Security Department suggests.
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Business News
US economic growth rate picks up
The pace of US economic growth quickened to a 2.8% annualised rate in the three months to December, the Commerce Department says. Greece debt talks 'close to deal' Greece could reach a deal with its creditors over the weekend, according to the EU's Economic Commissioner, Olli Rehn. Spain jobless passes five million Spain's unemployment figure rose above the five million mark in the last quarter of 2011, official figures show. |
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