A LEADING Jersey finance company has been closed down by the Jersey Financial Services Commission following a police investigation into investment schemes which allegedly led to Islanders losing hundreds of thousands of pounds.
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Daily Archives: July 26, 2008
An eye for a good deal
INVESTEC and the Jersey Sports Association for the Disabled took their relationship to new heights this month when they chose the Jersey Eye as the location to renew their partnership agreement.
Pity the kids from flats
From Alan Anderson.
IF the claim (JEP, 18 July) of Senator Le Main that the purchase of share transfer flats by non-residents does not adversely affect local buyers is accepted at face value, the Housing Minister ought logically to allow non-residents to buy (although not to occupy) any property in the Island.
Australia tour for Guthrie
JERSEY netballer Serena Guthrie is off to Australia this weekend with the England under-21 squad who are touring as part of their build up towards the 2009 World Youth Championships.
Jersey push GB hard in Kolapore
ALEX LANGLEY was fourth in the Queen’s Prize stage two at Bisley yesterday, one of four Jersey fullbore rifle shooters to qualify for this major final.
Thanks a million!
A JERSEY couple are one million pounds richer today, but instead of popping champagne corks in the Island, they are celebrating their win in St Malo.
That man with the bull was my great-grandfather, Pops Reynel
From Centenier Tim Tindall.
THE cattle breeder that you pictured with a report on the vote to remove the long-standing ban on bull semen imports (JEP, 21 July) was my great-grandfather, Desiré Reynel.
Failing to look after the pennies and pounds
IT is hard to know whether it is gratifying or not that a States department could have as much trouble with GST as any other shopkeeper.
JT watches with interest as UK gets tough with online pirates
JERSEY Telecom has said that it will ‘keep an eye’ on developments in the UK after six of the biggest internet providers agreed to launch a major crackdown on online piracy.
The danger of being all things to all men
THANK goodness for the credit crunch and the strong euro.