EXCLUSIVE A JERSEY teenager who believes Adolf Hitler never existed is just one example of how young people in the Island are being dangerously radicalised online, according to a senior teacher who has warned of tech-fuelled harm spiralling out of control. Patrick Crossley, Deputy Head at Victoria College, said the boy formed his view after […]
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Government defends Jersey’s economic performance after first post-pandemic slowdown
A GLOBAL drop in interest rates was to blame for the sharp fall in banking profits that pushed Jersey’s economy into its first contraction since the pandemic, the Government has said as it sought to defend the Island’s performance. Statistics Jersey reported last week that the Island’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) – the total value […]
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Blue Islands to launch route from Jersey to Paris in May
A NEW twice-weekly service from Jersey to Paris operated by Blue Islands will start before this summer, it has been announced, as a drive to develop new air links for the Island continues. The direct flights to Charles de Gaulle Airport are due to begin on 22 May, running on Mondays and Thursdays until 30 […]
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Freight customers shocked by DFDS backdated bill for unknown port dues
FREIGHT customers of DFDS have expressed their anger with the ferry firm after it sent out backdated invoices that the businesses had no idea they had to pay. DFDS has admitted that it was an administrative oversight but the charge – for services provided by port operators – is always an additional and separate levy. […]
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Jersey Air Display needs ‘modernisation’ and to appeal to wider audience, says minister
JERSEY needs an air display that “speaks to people outside the Island” and provides a reason to come to Jersey, the Economic Development Minister has told a Scrutiny panel. Asked about the government’s £40,000 grant for this year’s festival, Deputy Kirsten Morel said that while he had always had a fond place in his heart […]
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NASA looks on as world-first drone trials successfully completed in Jersey
WORLD-FIRST £3.7 million drone trials have successfully been completed off Jersey’s north coast – several months ahead of NASA. And Economic Development Minister Kirsten Morel has heralded the birth of a new research and development sector in Jersey with “enormous” potential benefits for the Island. Ministers yesterday joined representatives from the UK Civil Aviation Authority, […]
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Jersey Air Display: Government ‘minded to try’ to help
THE government is “minded” to try and save the air display with extra funding if needed, according to the Economic Development Minister – who has urged organisers to make the event “bigger and better”. Deputy Kirsten Morel said that he wanted to see this year’s display go ahead, but stressed that those behind the event […]
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Questions over £20 million higher-wage-support plan
URGENT questions have been asked about whether the government should “pause” on rolling out a £20 million package designed to help businesses transition to paying workers a higher minimum wage. Deputy Jonathan Renouf yesterday asked Economic Development Minister Kirsten Morel to explain how he justified more than £5 million of direct grants to Visit Jersey, […]
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WATCH: Huge Brittany Ferries passenger ship undertakes berthing trials in St Helier Harbour
A HUGE Brittany Ferries passenger ship – larger than any vessel in Condor’s fleet – has undertaken a berthing trial in St Helier Harbour. Just weeks after it was announced that Condor’s chief executive, John Napton, was being replaced on an interim basis by Brittany Ferries chief executive Christophe Mathieu, the 157-metre long Barfleur this […]
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Drop in Europeans and rise in African and Asian groups in Jersey
BREXIT has drastically altered the nationalities of people coming to work in Jersey, new statistics have revealed. Economic Development Minister Kirsten Morel, reacting to the population and migration statistics for 2023, said the Island had been “forced away” from Europe following the transition from the EU and that the nation needed to “become stronger in […]
