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Tuesday January 26, 2021, 5:22 PM
Guernsey s government has today (26 January) provided an update on the island s situation, following the re-introduction of lockdown at the weekend. Credit: States of Guernsey
Guernsey s government has today (26 January) provided an update on the island s situation, following the re-introduction of lockdown at the weekend.
Education
Guernsey schools will remain closed for the rest of this week. Deputy Peter Ferbrache said the government is still looking into whether schools will be able to re-open for vulnerable children and the children of essential workers later in the week.
Keeping education sites closed to all students is an important measures as we remain focused on our principle objective of trying to stop the rapid transmission of Covid-19. We are examining all options to get sites open as quickly as possible, and in the safest way possible.
A FLABBERGASTED Peter Roffey has labelled Peter Ferbrache's out of the blue announcement that all States housing should be handed over to the Guernsey Housing Association as 'bizarre and discourteous'.
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The Crown Dependency, which is not part of the UK but often aligns policies and agreements, had discussions with their France counterparts after Brexit was finally finalised late last year. The new deal, which is in the process of ratification, will now allow French vessels indefinite access to the isle s waters from April 1, which will also be reciprocated for Guernsey s vessels in French waters.