THE year of 2012 may go down in history as the year of the London Olympics, the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and the year that Curiosity successfully landed on Mars but, closer to home, it will also be remembered as the year that the our politicians went public consultation crazy.
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LVCR and court action
THE decision to challenge the United Kingdom’s actions on Low Value Consignment Relief through the courts is without doubt both justified and necessary.
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Call for action from States on economic growth strategy
A NEW economic growth strategy will seek to push the finance industry, its regulator and the States to work more closely together in future, according to the Economic Development Minister.
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Meetings in London today on Israel links
MEETINGS designed to further develop hi-tech business links between Jersey and Israel were due to take place in London today, including a private briefing between ministers responsible for trade.
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CI aircraft registry: ‘We do want it to take off’
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.
