MINISTERS are to discuss whether pubs should be allowed to open late over the Royal Wedding weekend.
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Cost of living soars
FEARS over major clashes between unions and ministers were fuelled today when new figures revealed that the cost of living in Jersey has soared by 5.4 per cent during the last year.
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States job cut plans come under fire
PLANS to axe States jobs to create a new body to run grants and business advice have been attacked by the Jersey Civil Service Association.
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Cutting costs on the lifeguard service is very dangerous
From Ted Vibert. THE plan to cut the cost of the Jersey lifeguard service by £80,000 by giving a new contract to the RNLI instead of using the Australian system that has been in existence for over 17 years is the worst kind of budget cut one can imagine. It is on a par with […]
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Battle to save online industry
MINISTERS are taking the UK government to court to save the threatened online mail order industry and protect up to 2,000 Island jobs.
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Long-term jobless double in a year
THE number of Islanders classed as long-term unemployed has more than doubled during the last year, worrying new figures have revealed.
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Control tower ‘is safe’
THE new system being used at the air traffic control tower still needs some improvements but is safe and working well, the Economic Minister insisted yesterday.
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‘Semi-rural’ supermarket plan taken out of report
SECTIONS of a leaked report saying that a new supermarket should be built on a ‘semi-rural’ site have been wiped out of the final version by Economic Development Minister Alan Maclean.
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French firms sign up for trade show
UP to 50 French businesses are expected to attend an event designed to promote links and joint initiatives between Jersey and France.
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Finding the right balance
SOME would say that Senator Terry Le Main is walking the narrow line which separates sound common sense from a policy which could be seen as discriminatory when he says that five-year residents must be given priority in the job market.
