GUERNSEY’S late decision to ditch a joint Channel Islands aircraft registry and go it alone has prompted a last-minute intervention by Chief Minister Ian Gorst.
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Rugby deal ‘will bring in extra 300 fans per match’
MORE than £2.1 million will be spent in the Island as a result of the States sponsoring the Jersey Rugby Football Club, the Economic Minister told the States yesterday.
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When the e-game’s up, please tell us about it!
IT is well known that Jersey has picked a fight with the UK over Low Value Consignment relief in a bid to save the Island’s fulfilment industry. But what we didn’t realise was that another far less public battle between the two places has been going on for just as long.
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The end should not be on the cards for this pontoon
HAVING frequently swum at Bouley Bay, albeit long before the pontoon was placed there, I can well understand why the group of hardy swimmers who have protested about its likely removal are getting a little hot under the collar.
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LVCR appeal might be too late to save mail order jobs
AN appeal against the UK’s High Court victory over Jersey on the internet mail order industry would be unlikely to reach court for a year – long after jobs are expected to be shed as fulfilment companies head overseas.
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Minister ‘highly encouraged’ after trade mission to Israel
JERSEY is in a strong position to attract Israeli e-businesses to the Island, according to Economic Development Minister Alan Maclean who led a 12 strong delegation on a trade mission to the state last week.
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A less intrusive government, or one that invests in our future?
REGULAR readers will know that this column has often criticised States policies on public spending and tax.
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LVCR removal has cost 400 jobs
FOUR hundred Island jobs have so far been lost as a result of the UK government closing the VAT loophole that allowed Jersey’s fulfilment industry to thrive, the Economic Development Minister has revealed.
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Fulfilment industry looks to China for new business
CHINA could be the saviour of Jersey’s crisis-hit mail order industry, says the Economic Development Minister.
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Highlighting problems and finding the answers
POLITICIANS get elected on words, ideas and their ability to show us, the public, that they have the qualities to represent our views in the best possible way. But, they earn respect, are judged and get re-elected based on their actions – on their ability to get things done or at the very least to try and get things done.
