THE troubled process to decide the future of Jersey’s passenger and freight ferry services was called into question on Tuesday as Jersey’s Economic Development Minister faced scrutiny over the saga – which is yet to reach its conclusion. Deputy Kirsten Morel told the Economic and International Affairs Scrutiny Panel on Tuesday 19 November that he […]
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“There is among charities, I would say, a sense of inevitableness of change”
DIGITAL fundraising methods can be more vulnerable to fraud raising fears among charities about cashless payments, the charity commissioner has said. The comments from John Mills follow a review by the Economic and International Affairs Scrutiny Panel, which examined the acceptance of cash payments in Jersey. The research, which was published earlier this year, documented […]
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Transport company’s price rises could be passed on to consumers
FEARS are mounting that consumers will end up footing the bill after a leading freight transporter confirmed an “unavoidable” move to increase its prices. Ferryspeed has written to customers in Jersey advising that after assessing the impact of the new flat rate for freight introduced when DFDS took up its contract at the end of […]
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Call for Battle review as some 2024 ‘entities’ yet to be paid
THERE have been calls in the States for a review of the governance of the Battle of Flowers after it emerged that exhibitors are still waiting to be paid for last year’s parades despite the government almost doubling the event’s grant to £270,000. Concerns were raised by several politicians during yesterday’s sitting about the event’s […]
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Call for Battle review as some 2024 ‘entities’ yet to be paid
THERE have been calls in the States for a review of the governance of the Battle of Flowers after it emerged that exhibitors are still waiting to be paid for last year’s parades despite the government almost doubling the event’s grant to £270,000. Concerns were raised by several politicians during yesterday’s sitting about the event’s […]
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’Opera House can open and should start staging shows’
JERSEY Opera House should open as soon as possible, without waiting for technical upgrades, ministers have urged. Jersey Opera House Ltd, the company slated to run the building following its £12.7m restoration, this week said it needed to raise another £1.5m to ensure that the venue could operate as a fully-equipped theatre. “Without these upgrades, […]
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Was Guernsey ‘ever really committed’ to joint tender?
A SENIOR Jersey civil servant has questioned whether Guernsey was “ever really committed” to a joint tender process to find a new ferry operator for the Channel Islands. Richard Corrigan made the comments while he faced questions over the initial joint bid between Jersey and Guernsey. The process began in May last year with the […]
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Minister questioned over taxpayer bailout to keep Battle of Flowers afloat
QUESTIONS have been raised over the decision to give £121,000 of taxpayer money to clear Battle of Flowers’ debt from last year amid concerns that the award may not comply with the government’s own financial management guidance. The government agreed to bail out the beleaguered Battle association, which had failed to pay exhibitors, security firms, […]
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Moves to end data breach fine double-standard
PUBLIC bodies including the government, parishes and JFSC could soon face fines for breaching data protection laws, an assistant minister has said in the wake of a major privacy lapse at the financial regulator. The existing law, which came into force in 2018, prevents the Jersey Office of the Information Commissioner levying fines against public […]
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Ferry company ‘surprised’ by contract extension offer
BRITTANY Ferries are “surprised and disappointed” by the Jersey government’s offer of a seven-month extension to Condor’s contract and plans to launch a new ferry tender. In a statement issued yesterday afternoon, Christophe Mathieu, chief executive of Brittany Ferries and Condor Ferries, claimed that they had not received “formal notification” of these developments. He added […]
