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THE number of people interested in buying prime Jersey properties has dropped, according to international estate agents Knight Frank.

A HOUSE of Commons Treasury Select Committee inquiry which could have major implications for the Island’s finance industry is holding its first public hearing tomorrow.

From Marcus Binney. TWENTY years ago I sat for a year on the Waterfront Advisory Group, listening and deliberating on plans, proposals and strategies for the waterfront. Despite a huge expenditure of time and effort, nothing came of it.

A TRULY dramatic and historic document was made public at the end of last week.

TEAM Jersey head into the last stretch of their 1,500 nautical mile attempt to race Round Britain today boosted by a spurt of good results over the weekend.

CHEZ Clement is now getting back to somewhere near normality after one of those fortnights that, when it’s over, feels like half a lifetime.

From Gino Risoli. SENATOR Stuart Syvert’s motion to dismiss our ministers this week will, of course, fail. The ten ministers, as well as the assistant ministers, make 20 votes. Senators Freddy Cohen and Philip Ozouf will whip up another seven votes and there you have it. Democracy in action.

WINNING honours were shared out equally at Friday night’s race meeting when the five races produced five different winning trainers and jockeys.

A POLITICAL donations row in which Jersey-based multi-millionaire Paul Green was a key figure led to the resignation of Scottish Labour party leader Wendy Alexander at the weekend.

From John Mattioli. IN defence of at least 99.9 per cent of landlords, a deposit is the only tangible safety measure that landlords have to protect their properties from the many unscrupulous tenants.