THE Channel Islands’ director of civil aviation has resigned from his Jersey post after the States of Guernsey recently voted to remove him for ‘gross incompetence’.
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Ministers accused of appeasing a ‘hostile French government’
MINISTERS have been accused of trying to appease a ‘hostile French government’ by the Island’s fishing association following a ‘shock announcement’ that an amnesty allowing French boats to use Jersey’s waters would be extended.
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Blacklist threat as nations consider minimum corporation tax
JERSEY could be forced to scrap its low business-tax model or risk being blacklisted by the EU as plans to introduce a minimum global rate gather support.
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Royal Navy ships patrolling Jersey amid post-Brexit fishing rights row
HMS Severn and HMS Tamar have been deployed to ‘monitor the situation’ at the Channel Island.
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‘Struggling’ fishermen seek ban on foreign whelk and scallop vessels
THE Jersey Fishermen’s Association is calling for a ban on foreign vessels catching scallops and whelks in the Island’s waters, as members claim they have been barred from exporting the species to France.
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No-go areas considered to stop harmful fishing
THE Environment Minister is considering closing some Island waters to all fishing boats to preserve stocks and protect breeding grounds.
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States will be asked to sign up to post-Brexit deal
THE States Assembly will be asked to sign up to the new UK – EU trade deal in a special sitting on Sunday after Brussels and London reached agreement on Christmas Eve.
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New ways of working ‘here to stay’
NEW ways of working brought about by the Covid-19 outbreak will continue in the finance sector once the pandemic eases and the Island needs to be ready, the chairman of the Jersey Financial Services Commission has said.
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EU accuses Jersey of breaching Brexit trade deal over fishing dispute
Jersey’s chief minister acknowledged there were ‘challenges’ in the implementation of the deal after a protest by French fishing boats.
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No extension to temporary Brexit fishing amnesty, says minister
THE post-Brexit ‘amnesty’ period that allows foreign boats to fish in Jersey waters without a licence from the Island’s authorities will not be extended beyond April, the External Relations Minister has said.
