Baucus proposal ‘better for Jersey’

A SECOND draft anti-tax haven bill filed in the United States Senate could be more favourable to Jersey’s offshore finance sector, says a senior lawyer.


Tax details: OECD model is the only one in town

WOW! That must have been the shortest crisis in Jersey’s history.


Teenagers on the rampage

CRIME committed by drunken children and antisocial teenagers in town has soared.


Top civil servants escape notice

From Mary Hair. IN the States’ quest to reduce public spending, there appears to be one area that doesn’t come up for examination, namely the senior ranks of the civil service.


A world leader for 50 years

THIS week sees the 50th anniversary of an organisation that is at once one of the Island’s premier tourist attractions and an institution of truly international importance.


Looking after the players

JERSEY RFC could be offering semi-professional contracts to their senior squad members next season.


Cheaper way to get the park

From Paul Blampied. YEARS ago the people of Jersey campaigned to have an underground car park with a park on top which the States promised to provide. It still hasn’t been provided.


Condor: We will listen, says new MD

THE new managing director of Condor Ferries wants to make the shipping business more valued by Islanders.


Guthrie given England U21 vice-captaincy

JERSEY Sports Person of the Year Serena Guthrie has been named vice-captain of the England U21 netball squad for the World Youth Championships in the Cook Islands in July.


Doctor ‘failed to diagnose cancer’ that killed patient

AN elderly woman died of cancer after her family’s St Helier GP wrongly diagnosed her as having irritable bowel syndrome, a medical tribunal was told yesterday.

BIRD WATCH 2012

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The 11th Great Garden Bird Watch took place over the weekend, Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 February. JEP readers were asked to get on board to help monitor bird life in the Island.