AN unexpected bonus came 18-year-old Daniel Halksworth’s way at the National Youth Championships, Ponds Forge Swimming Pool, Sheffield, yesterday as he qualified for the final of his weakest event, the 200m backstroke.
This Is Jersey
Daily Archives: August 4, 2004
Jersey Football Tournament: Boca batter Japan
Japan U21s 0, Boca Juniors 4 JAPAN’S head coach Masahiro Inui shrugged his shoulders and said ‘broken plan’ when asked why his predicted scoreline - a 1-0 win for his team - had been proved so badly wrong.
Cricket:Champs wind up with victory
DIVISION II champions St Helier RFC completed their league season last night with a five-wicket victory against JUBRFC at FB3.
Good afternoon for Jersey bowlers
MIXED fortunes for Jersey’s bowlers at the Ayr Northfield complex yesterday, prompted team manager Cyril Renouf to suggest wryly, ‘I think we’d better concentrate on what happened after lunch.
Powerboats:Smith stalled in defence of world title
THE current world 2-litre offshore powerboat champion, Roy Smith, spent a frustrating day in Nynashamn, Sweden, yesterday, as fog closed in leading to the cancellation of the first race as he looked forward to defending his title.
Parish pulls out of first-time buyer plan
THE Parish of St Ouen has pulled out of allocating homes on an Island Plan site because escalating costs could push them beyond the means of first-time buyers.
Enron: US praise for Island
THE Jersey authorities have been singled out for praise by a top US prosecutor for assistance provided in major international financial crime investigations, including the collapse of energy giant Enron.
Politicians ‘can be influenced by big business’
SENATOR Stuart Syvret says that big business, with the assistance of spin doctors, is able to lobby Island politicians in a way ordinary people cannot.
Split committee finalise States reform plans
PARISH Deputies will be scrapped and Constables removed from the States Chamber under plans finally agreed by the special committee on composition reform.
Capital request may be made for gallery
A CAPITAL bid could be made to fund the proposed National Art Gallery.
