IT COULD be over a decade from now before Islanders are properly retrained to do highly skilled jobs that may be created in the economy, the States were told on Tuesday.
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Itis ‘already affecting spending’
THE forthcoming Income Tax Instalment System (Itis) is already having an effect on the way that Islanders spend their money, says the president of the Economic Development Committee.
Move to exempt farming vehicles from VRD
ECONOMIC Development want to exempt farming vehicles from £100,000 worth of vehicle registration duty.
States to act on supermarkets?
THE States could lease one of its properties to a UK or European supermarket chain to counter the monopoly created by the CI Traders purchase of Safeway in Jersey.
Dairy to move to States Farm?
THE Jersey Dairy could be moving from Five Oaks to the States Farm at Trinity, it was revealed in the States today.
Managers’ jobs go at Voisins
DEPARTMENT store Voisins have made four managers redundant.
Inquiry into £51m Safeway takeover
CI TRADERS’ £51 million take-over of the Safeway Stores in Jersey and Guernsey is under investigation by the competition regulator.
Questions in States over waterlogged circus site
QUESTIONS are to be asked in the States about the state of the St Helier waterfront, where the Moscow State Circus was sited.
Awards to celebrate construction success
THE refurbishment of the Co-op at St Peter and the new offices of law firm Bailhache Labesse were among the winners of the first ever Jersey Construction Council Awards, announced on Friday evening.
Ready to grow
PLANS to promote new growth in the Jersey economy were overwhelmingly endorsed by the States yesterday.

