FERRY operator DFDS has defended its freight pricing after it came under attack from a leading local retailer. Tony O’Neill, executive chairman of SandpiperCI, which runs all M&S shops in the Island, launched a scathing attack on the government, accusing it of driving up costs for Islanders by its choice of ferry operator. Mr O’Neill […]
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Ministers meet for crunch talks to decide who Jersey will pick to run ferry services
MINISTERS were expected to meet on Friday morning to finalise Jersey’s decision over the future provision of ferry services to the Island. Jersey’s selection of a preferred candidate between rival bidders DFDS and Brittany Ferries follows crunch talks with both companies on Thursday in the wake of the shock announcement from Guernsey on Wednesday evening […]
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‘We know that a reliable ferry service is vital here' – DFDS responds to government's ferry decision
Jersey and Guernsey remain “committed” to providing good inter-island ferry services – despite choosing different operators – according to senior ministers, who have revealed some of the details of the Island’s new partnership with DFDS. Chief Minister Lyndon Farnham and Economic Development Minister Kirsten Morel spoke after confirming that, subject to the completion of contract […]
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'In most respects the increase in the living wage is a good thing. However, I do have concerns'
By John Henwood JERSEY’S minimum wage is due to increase from its current £11.64 an hour to £13 – the so-called living wage – next April. The government plans to go further by raising the minimum to two-thirds of median earnings by 2026. At present the median is £850 per week; if applied now it […]
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DFDS agreement reveals performance-related fee and inflation-capped fares
THE government’s deal with DFDS has been published – which reveals that the fee the ferry operator must pay for its exclusivity is performance related, mean average fares are capped, and prices can only go up by inflation, except under exceptional circumstances. Ministers hope that publishing the ‘concession agreement’ signed with the Danish line last […]
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Call for immediate Government action after ‘shock’ of Style Group collapse
GOVERNMENT investment in construction is needed right away to avoid more local businesses – like Style Group – going under, according to the building trade. Yesterday, the group, which included AC Mauger, Style Windows, Style Interiors and Style Homes, ceased trading with immediate effect. The La Pouquelaye-based business employed more that 200 staff. A letter […]
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Building a tunnel between Jersey and France back on the agenda
AFTER years of being derided as the crazed musings of cranks and dreamers, the possibility of a tunnel linking Jersey to Guernsey and France is now firmly back on the agenda. At a breakfast briefing organised by the Jersey Chamber of Commerce yesterday, world experts on so-called “sub-sea fixed links” from Scandinavia explained why it […]
