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	Guernsey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Bailiwick of Guernsey was occupied by German troops in World War II.Before the occupation, many Guernsey children were evacuated to England to live with relatives or strangers during the war.
		The national animals of the island of Guernsey are the donkey and the Guernsey cow.
		The Guernsey Lily Nerine sarniensis (Sarnia is the traditional name of the island of Guernsey in Latin) is also used as a symbol of the island.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Economy_of_Guernsey (1422 words)

	Advocates Babbe le Pelley Tostevin - Guernsey Lawyers Advocates and Notaries Public
		Therefore Guernsey is not a member of the European Union except for the purposes of the free movement of manufactured, or cultural goods or agricultural/fisheries produce.
		In relation to provisions not applicable to Guernsey, (for example, those relating to fiscal privatisation and financial services, the social chapter etc.) the Island is a "Third Country", or outside the jurisdiction and competence of the European Union.
		Guernsey's economy is reliant on finance related business, which has developed over the past three decades to a point where Guernsey is now a significant and highly reputable finance centre.
	www.bltguernsey.com /index.cfm/view_id/8/view_sub/11 (906 words)

	This is Guernsey - Archive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		In 1973, horticulture comprised 36% of the export-sector contribution to the economy of Guernsey.
		The percentage contribution of industry to the export economy had already dropped to a figure of around 10% in 1988 and this fell further, to a low of 7%, in 1993.
		This dip coincided with falls in the contributions to the export economy of horticulture, industry and tourism and a small fall in the contribution from the rentier sector, despite the fact that the financial services sector was increasing its contribution strongly in percentage terms during this period.
	www.thisisguernsey.com /code/showbusinessarticle.pl?ArticleID=112091 (1006 words)

	BBC - Jersey - Island Games 2005 - Guernsey
		Guernsey is the second largest of the Channel Islands and is situated some 80 miles south of the UK mainland.
		The tourist economy has been carefully monitored by the authorities to ensure that the island does not become too commercialised.
		Whilst English is the major language spoken by the inhabitants, some islanders still speak in their native Guernsey French patois and efforts are being made to maintain it as a living tongue.
	www.bbc.co.uk /jersey/content/articles/2005/06/23/ig05_guernsey_feature.shtml (584 words)

	e-business in Guernsey - Guernsey economy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		As Guernsey strives to position itself as a world-class e-business centre the diversification of the economy will be enhanced and will benefit existing Guernsey businesses.
		Guernsey's financial sector is extremely well regulated, which has led to it becoming one of the top five financial service centres in the world.
		Guernsey also boasts a traditional industrial base of horticulture, agriculture and sea fisheries.
	www.guernseyhome.com /about/economy.jsp (199 words)

	Guernsey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Guernsey is situated in the Gulf of St Malo, 50km (30 miles) from the coast of France and 130km (80 miles) from the south coast of England.
		Guernsey can be reached all year round from various locations on mainland Britain, Dinard and Cherbourg, and during the summer from Amsterdam, Dortmund, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt/M, Hamburg, Paderborn/Lippstadt, Paris, Stuttgart and Zurich.
		The Guernsey government has a scheme for the compulsory inspection and grading of hotels to ensure standards of accommodation are maintained and improved.
	www.destination-uk.com /places/guernsey.htm (1850 words)

	Guernsey Extends Its Maritime Series
		The Guernsey definitives, which are attractively designed in art deco style, were printed using a special stochastic screen, a technical refinement designed to bring out the vividness of the colors and the fine detail.
		A small boat with an outboard motor, the lifeline to the water for the ordinary resident of Guernsey, is depicted on the one-pence stamp.
		Guernsey stamps are available from a dealer or the Guernsey Philatelic Bureau, Guelles Road, St. Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands, GY1 1AB.
	www.psestamp.com /articles/article1314.chtml (587 words)

	Guernsey Flight (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		For flights to and from Guernsey in the Channel Islands, Jersey and Alderney, Aurigny Air Service and Flybe is the on-line home of the Channel Islands' airlines.
		For flights to and from Guernsey, Jersey and Alderney, aurigny.com is the on-line home of the Channel Islands' airline.
		Guernsey Introduction Guernsey --------------------- Background: The island of Guernsey and the other Channel Islands represent the last remnants of the medieval Dukedom of Normandy, which held sway in both France and England.
	www.guernsey-flight.com (312 words)

	Economy and Investment in Guernsey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Guernsey itself is the second largest of the Channel Islands and is roughly triangular in shape.
		Guernsey's economy is stable, with an expanding financial services sector that now accounts for nearly a third of the island's GDP, and over 60% of export earnings.
		Guernsey companies may be freely incorporated with a share capital denominated in any currency and there are no restrictions on inward or outward investment or on the repatriation of dividends, interest and profits.
	www.lowtax.net /lowtax/html/jgycfir.html (2140 words)

	Executive Summary of Guernsey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		The island of Guernsey, one of the Channel Islands between England and France, is a British Crown dependency although in practice is it self governing.
		Guernsey's unusual situation with regard to the EU, shared with Jersey, is both a strength and a weakness.
		Guernsey signed a 'commitment' letter to the OECD in February 2002, but it contained an 'Isle of Man' level playing field clause making changes dependent on comparable changes in Switzerland and the USA.
	www.lowtax.net /lowtax/html/jgynews.html (797 words)

	Economy Of Guernsey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
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	www.appliedlanguage.com /country_guides/guernsey_country_economy.shtml (347 words)

	Sea Guernsey 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		The ocean has been the mainstay of the Guernsey economy for centuries and fish, whether fresh, salted or dried has been an invaluable commodity for export and local consumption.
		The fishing industry was threatened in the sixteenth century by Newfoundland cod and in the nineteenth century by the arrival of steam technology.
		Hundreds of Guernsey men turned to quarrying and horticulture but the industry lives on today supplying the many local restaurants with fresh lobsters, crabs, brill, bass, skate and scallops.
	www.seaguernsey.com /heritage/fishing.aspx (104 words)

	Tax -- Guernsey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Guernsey Weekly Press,:...coach of several countries including his native Germany and he was in the island last week holding training camps at the invitation of Guernsey Table Tennis...
		Guernsey Weekly Press,: Sponsors from all over the world have chosen Guernsey as a home for their open-ended schemes, including some in Abu Dhabi and Israel, although the majority are...
		Guernsey Weekly Press,:...incident in which Itex was involved was last yearâs hurricane in the Cayman Islands, which led to staff from a bank there flying to Guernsey to invoke its...
	bluegrouper.com /feb2004/Tax/Guernsey.html (3233 words)

	Guernsey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		The Bailiwick of Guernsey is a British crown dependency off the coast of France.
		As well as the island of Guernsey itself, it also includes Alderney, Sark, Herm and other smaller islands.
		Together with the Bailiwick of Jersey, it is included in the collective grouping known as the Channel Islands, which were occupied by German forces during World War II.
	usapedia.com /g/guernsey.html (78 words)

	Guernsey - Economy
		Tourism, manufacturing, and horticulture, mainly tomatoes and cut flowers, have been declining.
		Light tax and death duties make Guernsey a popular tax haven.
		The evolving economic integration of the EU nations is changing the environment under which Guernsey operates.
	www.exxun.com /Guernsey/e_ec.html (411 words)

	BBC - Guernsey - Island Games 2005 - Guernsey
		Guernsey is the second largest of the Channel Islands and is situated some 80 miles south of the UK.
		Guernsey hosted the last Games in 2003 and the second Games in 1987.
		A proposed new Channel Island fishing deal draws criticism from the Guernsey Fishermen's Association.
	www.bbc.co.uk /guernsey/content/articles/2005/07/08/ig05_guernsey_feature.shtml (612 words)

	Monetary Reform ON-Line - THE ISLE OF GUERNSEY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		No, Guernsey's secret of success is the fact that it has been a "protectorate" of the British Isles for centuries and, as such, is able to make its own laws and thereby determine its own destiny.
		By controlling its own money supply from 1816 onwards, Guernsey was able to avoid the century old trap of borrowing when it didn't have to.
		The Guernsey Treasury increased the money supply by 50% over a 3 year period and this increase did not cause any inflation.
	www.monetary-reform.on.ca /archives/6d.shtml (883 words)

	This is Guernsey - Archive
		Tom Wright, chief executive of VisitBritain, came to Guernsey to finalise the agreement.
		‘Guernsey and its smaller islands are a beautiful part of the British Isles and now overseas customers will be better informed about them,’ he said.
		The Enjoy England campaign urges people to explore their own country rather than going abroad and Guernsey is now linked with that.
	www.thisisguernsey.com /code/showarchive.pl?ArticleID=011813&year=2004&category=news (250 words)

	1000Countries.com: Guernsey II: guernsey, GUERNSEY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Guernsey is located in Platte County northwest of Wheatland along US Highway 26 on the banks of...
		Guernsey is the second largest and although I'm biased, the best of the Channel Islands...
		The Guernsey cow is native to the island which is also renown for sailing, hotel and tourism, flowers, tomatoes and...
	www.1000countries.com /countries_of_the_world/guernsey_2.html (2500 words)

	Guernsey - Finance
		As one of the world's leading offshore financial centres, Guernsey's economy is booming, supported by organisations such as the Chamber of Commerce, the Board of Industry and the Island's main regulatory body, the Guernsey Financial Services Commission.
		For example, Guernsey can now deal on the new Channel Islands' Stock Exchange, which has obvious benefits for any of the hundreds of International banks and financial organisations which are resident here.
		Wedlake Bell is a firm of English solicitors practising corporate, commercial, banking and private client law in the UK and Guernsey for clients from Europe, USA and around the world.
	www.guernseyci.com /frames/business.html (314 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Europe \| Guernsey \| Increase in island property sales
		He believes the island's thriving economy is the main reason for the increase in sales.
		He said: "What we're seeing at the moment is a combination of factors such as low interest rates, low unemployment and good salary figures.
		"Generally we have a thriving economy, which I think is the main contributing factor, coupled with a strong choice of properties available at the moment."
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/europe/guernsey/3878497.stm (166 words)

	Directory - Regional: Europe: Guernsey: Business and Economy: Organisations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Guernsey Cattle Federation · Information and news about the breed.
		GSCCA · Guernsey Society of Chartered and Certified Accountants.
		Guernsey Financial Services Tribunal · Established by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission ("GFSC") by informal arrangement to hear and pronounce opinions on relevant challenges to decisions of GFSC or of Committees of the GFSC.
	www.incywincy.com /default?p=495463 (113 words)

	GUERNSEY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Finance, tourism and agriculture are the main components of Guernsey's economy.
		The most recent elections were held in 2000.
		No political parties are represented at Guernsey elections.
	www.gowealthy.com /countries/GX/GUERNSEY.htm (177 words)

	States of Guernsey
		The 2005 Guernsey Facts and Figures booklet is the third in a series of annual updates of core statistics covering the Island’s Community, Economy and Environment.
		The 2005 Sustainable Guernsey (monitoring Social, Economic and Environmental Trends), is the fourth annual report of its kind, outlining changes in the Island’s development that have taken place over the last year.
		This Report has been prepared to provide States Members, States Departments and the general public with a brief financial overview of the States finances and the work that needs to be done in preparation for the 2006 Budget.
	www.gov.gg (272 words)

	Regional Europe Guernsey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Guernsey information and Internet services on and about the island of Guernsey in the Channel Islands.
		A large collection of picture postcards of Guernsey, mostly from the early 1900s, together with photographs of the same views today.
		Women's institute based in the Vale and a member of the Guernsey Federation of Women's Institutes.
	www.highway61.com /Top/Regional/Europe/Guernsey (248 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Europe \| Guernsey \| 'Black hole' under the spotlight
		Guernsey's economy and the looming fl hole in the island's finances are to come under the spotlight.
		After 2008 the island will have to find more than £45m every year to make up for corporation tax which is going to be scrapped.
		People in Guernsey have already been warned that they face cuts in services or higher taxes next year.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/europe/guernsey/4155917.stm (106 words)

	Guernsey Elections
		It is vital to ensure that the Financial Sector continues its substantial contribution to our economy.
		I have worked against divisive trends in our society and believe that with the right leadership we can move forward into the future as a united Guernsey with more fairness, equality and prosperity for all.
		Part of the Bailiwick, needs to be treated more fairly than in the past and Alderney residents with the relevant States experience should not be precluded from standing for Conseiller.
	www.guernsey.net /~election/con97/webber.html (962 words)

	Jersey & Guernsey : Geography, People, Politics, Government, Economy, transport
		The economy is based largely on international financial services, agriculture, and tourism.
		Tourism, another mainstay of the economy, accounts for 24% of GDP.
		In recent years, the government has encouraged light industry to locate in Jersey, with the result that an electronics industry has developed alongside the traditional manufacturing of knitwear.
	www.studentsoftheworld.info /infopays/wfb.php3?CODEPAYS=JER (1075 words)

	Directory - Regional: Europe: Guernsey: Business and Economy: Financial Services: Insurance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Generali (Guernsey) Ltd · Offshore life assurance and employee benefits.
		Ross Gower · A Guernsey Insurance Broker focused on providing an all round service for its Guernsey clients.
		Insurance Institute of Guernsey · A local presence for the Chartered Insurance Institute.
	www.incywincy.com /default?p=495379 (111 words)

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