SOMEONE once calculated – I have a feeling it was a fellow columnist but one of many years ago – that placing a youngster on the end of the Albert Pier and telling him to throw 50p pieces into the water one at a time as fast as he could would not cost taxpayers as much as Fort Regent at that time.
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Meeting targets on jobs
AGAINST the background of the credit crunch and the many economic challenges currently faced by the Island, the recently announced increase in the number of public-sector employees was surprising. The figures clearly do not tally with earlier warnings about possible job cuts among States workers.
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Motor price probe
THE prices set by car dealers and the amount of profit they make is to be investigated. A major review into the Island’s motor trade industry has been launched today by the Jersey Competition Regulatory Authority. The Island’s competition watchdog wants to hear from the public on their experiences of purchasing and importing new cars […]
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There is a new free thinker in the States – a ring binder
I CAN recall years ago reading a report of a hustings meeting in which an experienced Senator, trying to put down one of his younger, brasher and less experienced opponents whose down to earth comments were clearly getting him votes, said of his challenger that he was ‘amazed he could do his own coat buttons up’.
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Third supermarket doubts
THE new Minister for Economic Development says he will ‘need to be persuaded’ about the arguments for a third large supermarket in Jersey. Senator Alan Maclean was commenting on a survey commissioned by the Economic Development department at the end of last year. According to the survey findings nearly two-thirds of the respondents think the […]
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Town Park: Not by 2012, say ministers
THE prospect of the Town Park being built by 2012 has been virtually ruled out by the Council of Ministers.
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The curious business of the leisure centre on the hill
SOMEONE once calculated – I have a feeling it was a fellow columnist but one of many years ago – that placing a youngster on the end of the Albert Pier and telling him to throw 50p pieces into the water one at a time as fast as he could would not cost taxpayers as much as Fort Regent at that time.
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A Week in Politics
IT must have been nice, for a few hours, to be Deputy Mike Higgins last week. He was the centre of attention, the man holding all of the cards and, most importantly, the man with his finger on the Big Red Button.
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New banks boost for the economy
JERSEY’S economy is poised for a welcome boost early next year with two new banks ready to open for business.
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Politicians to be grilled by Chamber
POLITICIANS responsible for the Island’s economy will be grilled by business owners when the Chamber of Commerce holds its third annual business stimulus evening next week.
