THE lack of regulation of Jersey’s emerging medical cannabis industry is ‘extremely concerning’ and risks ‘tarnishing’ the Island’s reputation, a Scrutiny panel has said. A review by the Economic and International Affairs Scrutiny Panel also found that there were ‘blurred lines of accountability’ for the the industry, including a lack of clarity on which minister […]
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Minister’s ‘limited consultation’ criticised
THE Economic Development Minister has come under fire for consulting only ‘Guernsey counterparts’ and not key stakeholders over the recent demerger of the pan-island competition regulator.
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Cop26 travellers acknowledge irony of delays caused by extreme weather
Hundreds of passengers hoping to travel to Glasgow on Sunday were left waiting inside London’s Euston station after a fallen tree halted services.
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Cannabis growers to be taxed at 20%
JERSEY’S cannabis-growing industry will be taxed at 20%, following a vote in the States Assembly.
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Difficult questions in St Mary for the Constable candidates
TWO St Mary Constable candidates tackled Islandwide issues and parochial matters in one of the last hustings to be held ahead of next week’s general election. Assisted dying was perhaps the toughest question faced by Deputy David Johnson and former journalist Mike Fennell at a well-attended St Mary’s Parish Hall, but there were no easy […]
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Demand for rock and sand could soon outstrip supply
DEMAND for rock and sand needed for house building in Jersey looks set to outstrip supply in the next few years, but plans to extend quarrying have met with angry opposition.
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Tory politicians to be knighted by Princess Royal at Windsor Castle
Sir David Davis, Sir Gavin Williamson and Sir Philip Davies will be honoured on Tuesday.
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Memorial stone laid outside Town Hall
The first stolpersteine memorial stone in the second phase of the project to commemorate Islanders persecuted by the Nazis has been installed outside St Helier Town Hall. The stone was laid in memory of Peter Bruce Johnson who was arrested for sabotage and is assumed to have died in a Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp in 1944. […]
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5 talking points for Wales as the Craig Bellamy era gets under way
Wales host Turkey on Friday.
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On this day in 2005 – Martin Johnson suffers disappointment in career finale
Johnson’s Leicester were beaten 39-14 by arch-rivals Wasps in the Premiership final.
