‘THREATS and intimidation’ are being used by the French to stop Jersey fishermen landing their catches in the country, the Environment Minister has said as a diplomatic crisis over access to the Island’s waters intensifies.
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Outrage as UK tries to take control of fishing rights in Jersey waters
A DIPLOMATIC storm is brewing after UK MPs passed ‘unprecedented’ legislation designed to give Westminster control of fishing rights in Jersey’s territorial waters – against the will of the Island’s government.
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Covid restrictions to be eased further on 12 June
JERSEY’s lockdown will be eased further on Friday 12 June and the government will keep paying wages for struggling businesses until the end of August, it has been announced.
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More Islanders to be able to claim for lost income
MORE self-employed Islanders will be able to claim for income they have lost during the Covid-19 outbreak following an amendment to a government business support scheme.
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Island watching the UK’s trade negotiations
JERSEY will need to consider how it participates in any post-Brexit trade deals struck by the UK given the potential impact on domestic issues such as environmental and human-rights laws, a report says.
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Treasury Minister: Raising income tax to recover money spent on Covid-19 crisis is ‘out of the question’
INCREASING income tax to repay the millions of pounds spent on the Island’s response to the Covid-19 crisis is out of the question, according to the Treasury Minister.
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Big increase in parental leave approved – and will take effect in weeks
JERSEY’S new family-friendly laws will come into effect at the end of the month despite calls for the move to be delayed to help businesses under pressure following the Covid-19 crisis.
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‘Inappropriate for Jersey to have MP’
IT would be ‘constitutionally inappropriate’ for Jersey to send an MP to Westminster for political representation, the External Relations Minister has said.
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Jersey applies asset freeze on ‘human rights abusers’
JERSEY has joined the UK in applying new ‘Magnitsky-list’ asset freeze sanctions on ‘human rights abusers’ including those linked to the deaths of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and Russian auditor Sergei Magnitsky.
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Minister granted the power to make masks compulsory
THE Health Minister has been given sweeping powers to make wearing face masks compulsory in indoor public spaces and limit the maximum sizes of gatherings.
