MINISTERS this morning announced the first major step towards creating a new consumer law to protect Islanders from rogue and unfair traders.
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Even when the outcome of an event seems certain, things can still go wrong
WHEN a previous shift of Charlie Chuckle’s Laughter Factory voted in 1997 for a town park to celebrate the millennium, the bright spark who drafted the projet made a glaring error.
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Cobra founder at awards night
THE eighth annual Jersey Enterprise Awards will be held next month and the keynote speaker has been confirmed as Lord Bilimoria, the entrepreneur and life peer who co-founded Cobra Beer.
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Old Harbour plans put on hold as Minister steps in
ECONOMIC Minister Alan Maclean has ordered plans to redevelop the Old Harbour to be suspended after strong opposition from boat owners.
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Minister defends lawyers against cartel allegation
LAWYERS do not have a cartel and only charge high fees because of the complex and specialist nature of their work, says Economic Development Minister Alan Maclean.
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Picnickers in the ‘park’
SEVERAL hundred St Helier residents got a glimpse on Sunday of what they could do if there was a town park.
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Enterprise masterclass focuses on customer care
A JERSEY Enterprise masterclass on customer care is to be held at the Royal Yacht Hotel later this week.
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Shopping on Sunday ‘a success’
TRADERS enjoyed a good day’s business after being allowed to open yesterday to make the most of the Liberation Day weekend crowds.
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‘We’ll help you through downturn’
JERSEY Enterprise has pledged to continue the success of its first year, by helping local businesses to get through the economic downturn. At an event on Tuesday morning attended by more than 300 businesses, representatives from the department outlined a number of ways in which they plan to develop Jersey Enterprise this year. Speaking about […]
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An expensive blow on their own trumpet
THERE has been a lot of talk recently about spending our way out of a recession. Earlier this week, for example, the boss of the largest Channel Island supermarket chain was urging us not to talk ourselves into gloom and doom – and no doubt to have the confidence to spend more.
