New Nimrod to appear in air show One of the new versions of Nimrod, flown by Guernsey's Own 201 Squadron, is due to join the Battle of Britain Air Display.
'Natural solution' for dump smell There is a natural solution to the bad smell from Guernsey's landfill site, according to one local company.
More housing licences for States The States issues itself more essential employment housing licences, while numbers reduce in most sectors.
AGM and Business Dinner . Please click here to download Convening Notice
We are delighted to announce that the 2010 Chamber AGM will be held at 6.30pm on 24 March at the newly refurbished St Pierre Park Hotel.Glyn Smith, Managing Director of the Insurance Corporation of the Channel Islands has agreed that ICCI will sponsor this important event in the Chamber calendar and we are most grateful to him for their support.ICCI is a well known and respected insurer in the Channel Islands and we are pleased to work in association with them.
Advocate Peter Ferbrache has kindly agreed to present the after dinner speech with the theme “Past, Present and Future”.This we are sure will stimulate thought and discussion both during the evening and beyond. Peter is well known for his forthright and candid views so no doubt what he will have to say will be both inspiring and entertaining!
Paul Luxon will be handing over his Presidency following, as we are sure you will agree, a most successful and stimulating term of office.He will provide a resume of his two years heading up Chamber and we really hope that you will attend and take this opportunity to express your thanks to Paul for his dedication and hard work over this time.
Nominations for Council
Council has nominated Julian Winser, CEO of Schroders (CI) Limited, for the role of President for the next two years, Brian Castle as Vice-President for one year and Graham Rabey to continue with his role as Honorary Treasurer for another year.
Due to the rotation of Council members Rob Le Page and Jeff Vidamour are due for re-election and have expressed a willingness to stand again.In addition, there will be vacancies for up to three more Council members.
Any two members qualified to vote may nominate another member who has given written consent to their willingness to act in this capacity (Mem & Arts Section 47.1.2)
Nominations are now invited if you would like to take this opportunity to play a more active role in the Chamber of Commerce.Should you require further information about what is involved with being a Council member, please feel free to contact Barry Cash on 727483 who will be happy to chat to you about this.
If you would like to reserve a place at the Dinner and/or AGM please contact nicola.knight@guernseychamber.com as, although this is an initial calling note, we are expecting this to be well supported and you will need to reserve your place.
Goldman Sachs fined £20m by FSA Wall Street banking giant Goldman Sachs is fined £20m by the UK's financial watchdog, the BBC learns.
Rig firms hit back at BP report Contractors who worked for BP on the ill-fated Deepwater Horizon oil rig criticise the company's report into the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Shoppers turning to card payments The number of cash machines in the UK has fallen and withdrawals have dropped as shoppers turn to cards, figures show.
