A NEW body that will hand out business advice and grants will not be part of the public sector and will not employ any civil servants.
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A slow climb to recovery
THE Jersey Evening Post Business Review, distributed with today’s edition of the newspaper, offers an indication of the extent to which Island commerce is recovering from the effects of the deepest recession since the 1930s.
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No debate on new lifeguard deal
THE Economic Development Minister has defended the decision not to hold a separate States debate on the overhaul of the Island’s lifeguard service.
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1,000 fulfilment jobs under threat
MORE than 1,000 jobs hang in the balance after ministers told fulfilment industry leaders that their days might be numbered.
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New assistant ministers are appointed
SENATOR Ian Le Marquand has been appointed Jersey’s Deputy Chief Minister.
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Guernsey fishing limit talks ‘a step in right direction’
JERSEY and Guernsey have held ‘positive talks’ over new regulations which Island fishermen fear could exclude them from lucrative fishing grounds.
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Less government is the best way forward
From Derek Bernard. IT is very depressing to read, at great length, your senior columnists, Peter Body (JEP, 1 September) and Rob Shipley (JEP, 5 September) severely criticising the lack of detail in the new Economic Development Strategy. Thank goodness Senator Alan Maclean’s department is not yet attempting to delude itself too much, and the […]
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Fears for a lack of fulfilment
THE expression ‘it was too good to last’, which is often delivered with a wistful shake of the head, might well be applied to the Jersey mail-order fulfilment industry.
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Saddling up for the sands
AN international beach polo event is being planned for September – but first the States will have to agree to relax the law that bans horses from the beaches during daylight hours.
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Minister’s licence threat to ‘sub-standard’ Condor
CONDOR Ferries could lose its operational licence if it does not significantly improve its service to and from Jersey, Economic Development Minister Alan Maclean has said.
