FURTHER concerns were raised about Jersey’s struggling economy today after more than a third of companies recently surveyed reported a drop in trade during the last three months.
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Good luck, Mrs Colley, you have plenty to do
From Peter Bewers. AS a supporter of the work of the Jersey Consumer Council, I welcome the proposed appointment of its new chairman, Advocate Rose Colley. I am delighted to see that she has got off to a flying start by putting at the top of her list excessive credit card charges by many airlines, […]
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More flights the key to tourism industry success
OPENING up more flights is the key to a successful tourism industry, says one of the businessmen at the heart of Malta’s tourist revival.
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Senior French senator casts eyes over finance industry
A SENIOR French politician who sits on the Senate Finance Committee was assured yesterday that Jersey’s finance industry adhered to the most rigorous international standards.
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Quite a lot of people have got A Philip Ozouf Story
So it turns out that quite a lot of people have got A Philip Ozouf Story.
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Japanese firms come clean on a move to Jersey
SIGNIFICANT numbers of jobs could be created in the Island by Japanese firms involved in cutting-edge clean technologies.
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It’s very much a case of any old port in a storm
BY the time this hits the streets – or indeed the computer screens – it will be Christmas Eve and my annual ten minute foray into the heart of the metropolis to buy Herself’s presents (a new pair of gardening gloves, a spade and the latest all-singing, all-dancing secateurs are three of the things I have in mind) will either be a work in progress or over.
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Appeal possible after ‘no’verdict
THE battle to save the internet mail order industry could continue with an appeal against yesterday’s High Court ruling, says Economic Development Minister Alan Maclean.
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Future may be rosy, says the head of Island ports
THE Airport could expand air freight operations and the Harbour provide more berths, says the chief executive of Jersey’s ports.
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Job losses may prompt States to change law
MEASURES including reducing the level of Social Security payments, rewriting the Employment Law and encouraging foreign investment could be pushed through to boost employment in the wake of yesterday’s announcement that 90 jobs were to go at HSBC.
