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A 12-year-old boy has been presented with a national award for helping his father who was having an epileptic fit.

THERE will be another spectacular first for professional boxing in Jersey when the Island hosts an International Boxing Federation world title eliminator at the end of next month.

THE Island is, as we know, eager to attract more tourists, but they must be the right sort of tourists.

EMERGENCY questions were due to be asked in the States this morning about Wednesday’s election result in St Helier No 2 district.

YET another wave of remarkable events rolled into the Island’s consciousness last week.

SMALL businesses are asking the States to introduce a policy of prompt payment.

From James Woodhouse. I WAS pleased to see that Deputy James Reed is planning to propose changes to the ‘20 means 20’ legislature, and I hope that the States will show sympathy to the majority of the taxpaying population who will be hit by this law.

From Craig Leach. THE Consumer Council played a major role in the elections by effectively railroading many candidates into ‘no to GST’ and/or ‘no to tax on food and fuel’ manifestos.

A TRAINEE site manager has won the Jersey Construction Council award for outstanding achievement in construction studies.

JERSEY para dressage rider Simon Laurens’ achievement of a team gold and an individual silver at this year’s Paralympics has not guaranteed his future in the sport.