By Ben Shenton I AM fortunate inasmuch as I have a job that gives me quite a lot of time flexibility and I use this time to do unpaid work for charity. I’ve spent years giving my time to local charities and the work is rewarding, the gratitude immediate and the impact visible. Charity is […]
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JSPCA appoints new chief executive
A NEW chief executive has been appointed at the JSPCA. Pam Aubert, head of Jersey Cancer Relief, will join the animal protection charity next month. Ms Aubert takes over from interim chief executive Tom Noel, who has been in the position for six months. The new chief executive said she planned to use her experience […]
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Lucrative ‘boomer’ travel market ‘could be new chapter for tourism
JERSEY should be well-placed to tap into the lucrative “boomer” travel market – but only if the Island smartens up its act, a hospitality event has heard. That was the message to business leaders attending a Jersey Hospitality Association networking event from guest speaker Ben Shenton. Tourists from the “baby-boomer” generation, born between 1946 and […]
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Petition for free Saturday parking gains more than 900 signatures
A PETITION calling for free parking in St Helier’s public car parks on Saturdays has nearly reached 1,000 signatures. Former Senator Ben Shenton called on politicians to make the change to prevent St Helier “becoming a ghost town”. Currently, parking in St Helier is free on Sundays but Mr Shenton believes that extending this to […]
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Report on JLA lifeboat incident had inaccuracies, says former chairman
THE former chairman of the Jersey Lifeboat Association has accused authors of a report into a crash involving its all-weather vessel of attempting a “character assassination”. And he said it had done damage to the charity’s reputation and income. Ben Shenton, who stepped down from the role last year, was speaking at a States of […]
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‘This is a tax on the vulnerable to profit the wealthy owners’
ISLANDERS who want to continue to receive paper bills from Island Energy will face a £2.50 charge per month unless they can prove to the company that they do not have access to email or the internet. The new charge, announced by the utility company this month, will amount to more than £30 per year, […]
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Minister hits out at “scaremongering” over Social Security Fund plans
THE Social Security Minister has moved to reassure Islanders that the Island’s pension funds are in a “strong position”, as she hit out at “scaremongering” criticism of plans to take £50m every year for the next four years from the grant to the Social Security Fund. Plans to reduce the annual contribution to the fund […]
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Minister and hospitality association to form united front on alcohol promotions
THE hospitality industry and the Economic Development Minister are to join forces in demanding action is taken to allow happy hours and other alcohol promotions. At an event organised by the Jersey Hospitality Association yesterday, the organisation’s co-chief executive Marcus Calvani said he would be writing to the Attorney General in partnership with the minister, […]
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Age Concern ‘delighted’ that HSBC will upgrade branch bank
A CHARITY representing older Islanders has welcomed news that Jersey’s only remaining bank branch outside St Helier is to be extensively refurbished. HSBC has confirmed that a seven-month project to upgrade its branch at Red Houses, St Brelade, will start in mid-March, with temporary banking facilities available at the nearby Communicare centre while the work […]
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‘Prioritisation’ scheme sparks Scrutiny fears over inequity and longer waits
A PROGRAMME to “prioritise” future healthcare treatment could exacerbate inequities affecting some Islanders and cause longer waits for treatment, according to a Scrutiny panel chair. After Health Minister Tom Binet shared details of the prioritisation policy which his department will use as a way of tackling an ongoing funding crisis, Health and Social Security Panel […]
