DENIS Thatcher described her as ‘that woman with the hair’. Well, perhaps it wasn’t Sir Denis himself but his splendid alter ego of Private Eye’s Dear Bill column, but no matter.
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States to set up £5m Innovation Fund
BUSINESSES will be able to apply for taxpayer-funded grants and loans out of a new £5 million ‘Innovation Fund’ under proposals going to the States.
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‘Constipated’ Planning costing jobs in construction industry
JOBS are being lost and companies are going under in the construction industry because applications are being held-up unnecessarily by the Planning department, business leaders have said.
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New deal for the finance industry
MORE than £1 million of public money is to be ploughed into securing the future of Jersey’s finance industry in the post-credit crunch financial world, ministers have announced.
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Minister defends £40m broadband investment
THE £40m investment into Jersey’s super-fast broadband network has been defended after it was revealed that there has been just a 4% uptake in the service.
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‘Optimistic’ targets may hit States plans
TREASURY Minister Philip Ozouf has given the clearest indication yet that ministers could be forced to rewrite States spending plans if their optimistic economic recovery targets are downgraded.
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Never mind about Plémont – Les Quennevais School needs those millions spent on it now
From Deputy Sean Power. I DRAW your attention to the article written by Philip Jordan on page 4 of the JEP (24 November) concerning questions to the Education Minister about the capital allocation programme for Les Quennevais School. The minister was answering questions without notice last week and I asked him the question about the […]
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Equal rights for same-sex couples
THE first same-sex couples will be able to enter into civil partnerships within weeks after a landmark law was approved in the States yesterday.
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China link with UK bodes well for Jersey
JERSEY’S finance industry would get a major boost if London became a leading trading centre for Chinese currency, says the Treasury Minister.
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Spending watchdog walks out
Jersey’s spending watchdog has resigned following strong criticism of his report into the States’ failed bid to create a new police station on the Lime Grove site.
