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WHILE Jersey’s £500 billion finance sector has come under threat again from the EU this week, many of the Island’s leading financial executives were on the other side of the world celebrating progress being made in tapping a market that is set to dwarf both the EU and the UK.

THE  cost of living rate in Jersey has fallen to a record low of -0.6 per cent.

ELECTRONIC threats faced by the business world will be the focus of an all-day conference next week.

St Clement Constable Len Norman will perform the official opening of St Clement Sports Club’s new pavilion tonight.

From John Henwood. DEPUTY Michael Higgins, chairman of the States’ Economic Affairs Scrutiny Panel, has criticised certain parties – he named the Jersey Bankers’ Association – for not co-operating with his panel’s review of the proposed Depositor Compensation Scheme.

TRINITY manager Jimmy Reilly refused to write off his side’s title chances after drawing 2-2 with Jersey Scottish in Dandara Combination Division I last night.

ISLANDERS appear to be ‘comfort eating’ their way through the recession.

ORDINARY taxpayers could have to fill a new tax ‘black hole’ likely to be created by the zero-ten tax crisis.

THE scale of waste generated in Jersey was revealed yesterday when it emerged that there were 44 truck loads of electrical goods waiting to be shipped out of the Island at the start of this year.