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ISLANDERS will once again be able to fly to Dublin from the end of March next year after Blue Islands announced it was taking over the route.

HUNDREDS gathered at the Cenotaph yesterday on Remembrance Sunday to recognise the sacrifices made by servicemen and women – past and present.

DELIVERY of an anti-vaccination newspaper has been suspended by Jersey Post after it was sent to some Islanders’ homes.

THE Island’s status as a pioneer in the cultivation and processing of hemp is under threat after States Members voted to create a country park at Warwick Farm, Jersey Hemp has said. Having been based at the site to the north of St Helier since agreeing a nine-year lease in 2018, Jersey Hemp’s future has […]

A CONVENTIONAL ferry running overnight crossings to Jersey could be in operation before the end of the year – and a senior minister has said the government may consider investing in the service. In a surprise announcement last month, Guernsey politicians revealed they had held secret talks with Condor over jointly purchasing an additional passenger […]

THE number of registered jobseekers in the Island has dropped to pre-pandemic levels – but ongoing staff shortages have contributed to the trend, according to the Economic Development Minister. At the end of the year 810 people were registered as actively seeking work with the Social Security Department, the lowest number since February 2020. The […]

A CAP on the number of super-wealthy immigrants able to move to the Island is being considered, the Economic Development Minister has confirmed, amid calls that such residents should pay more tax and be prevented from stoking an already-red-hot housing market. Senator Lyndon Farnham said research was being carried out to help decide whether a […]

BUSINESSES should experiment with a four-day week as they become increasingly flexible with working patterns, the Assistant Economic Development Minister has said. Deputy Kirsten Morel believes a shorter working week could help increase staff motivation and boost employee welfare, and added that it was the next step for employers to look at, after many had […]

NO additional pandemic-related measures will be introduced ‘at this stage’, the Chief Minister has announced, following a government meeting about the Island’s Covid-19 position last night.