TONNES of locally-caught shellfish remained stuck in tanks on the Victoria Pier and fishing boats were tied up in port yesterday as merchants said they were warned not to land their catch in nearby French ports.
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New fishing agreement relaxes French tensions
A TENSE political row between Jersey and France over fishing rights appeared to ease this week after a transitional agreement was reached with the European Commission.
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Minister: French fishing-licence regime will be quick
JERSEY will ‘move quickly’ to establish a licensing regime to enable French fishermen to operate in Island waters, the Environment Minister has said in a letter to Normandy officials after the UK completed its separation from the EU.
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Webinars bring Jersey’s financial expertise to life
JERSEY’S global financial services capabilities are to be showcased in a series of virtual speeches, panel sessions and debates, hosted by Jersey Finance on Tuesday.
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Brexit: Exchange rates and food labelling make French supply route ‘a challenge’
LABELLING issues and European exchange rates may make developing a French freight route difficult, two of the Island’s largest food retailers have said.
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Hospital: ‘Every day’s delay costs tens of thousands’
EVERY day of delay in building the new hospital costs ‘tens of thousands of pounds’, the External Relations Minister has said.
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Pressure on Chief Minister mounts after resignation
PRESSURE on Jersey’s Chief Minister is mounting after an assistant minister resigned in order to back a vote of no confidence.
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Minister: ‘UK is unlikely to pass fishing laws for Jersey’
THE UK is more likely to try to pass legislation for Guernsey or the Isle of Man on fishing rights than on Jersey because of the other Dependencies’ past records of co-operation with Westminster, the External Relations Minster has said.
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Bid to limit French fishing rights ‘suicidal’
TENSIONS are growing over the future of post-Brexit fishing rights in Jersey’s territorial waters with French fishermen labelling calls to exclude them from the Island’s waters ‘ultra-nationalist’ and ‘suicidal’.
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States debate on return of ‘happy hours’
A PROPOSAL to allow ‘happy hours’ and drinks promotions to help the hospitality industry recover from the Covid-19 pandemic is to be debated by the States this week.
