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THE date has been set for Jersey to sign a tax information exchange agreement with the Nordic countries.

A FATHER who was denied sickness payments after a motorbike accident forced him to stop work has called for the public to fight for changes to Jersey’s benefits system.

As we head towards the Beijing Olympics, I suppose that you could call this comment piece some kind of ‘rant’ – but did you know that in recent weeks I have also been accused of being both patronizing and racist towards the Afghanistan cricket team when they were over here?

From Colin Foley. WITH reference to your article ‘Courts can’t keep up with the speeders’ (JEP 1 August), I spend a great deal of my time, as a Centenier for the Parish of St Saviour, presenting cases in court.

JERSEY College for Girls pupil Lucy Le Lièvre made an impressive debut for Hampshire under-13s last weekend by taking three wickets against Oxfordshire.

From B H Bertram. UNLESS there has been a recent announcement to the contrary, it remains a considerable disgrace that the postal authorities of both Bailiwicks have not seen fit to commemorate the Great War’s end and to remember the sacrifice in lives of some 2,000 plus Islanders.

HOME Affairs Minster Wendy Kinnard has publicly praised Lenny Harper for the contribution he made to the States police during his six years of service.

THE Jersey Football Association is expected to announce that a small nations senior tournament will be played in Jersey in November.

ON Tuesday we were told of how Jersey Surf School manager Jim Hughes helped save the life of body boarder Graham Young in St Ouen’s Bay.

CAREY Olsen’s fiduciary law team has grown significantly during the last 12 months.