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From Wayne Le Cuirot. IT was good to see a note of integrity in the letters page over the weekend from Amnesty International Jersey Group’s chairman concerning the recent Chinese visit.

ISLAND racing driver James Walker’s dreams of Formula One fame next year look unlikely to get out of the pit lane.

FOR many years, those in authority in Jersey have displayed an ambivalent attitude towards gambling. While the Island’s gambling laws remain stuck in the past, a steady growth has been tolerated in the kind of activities which would have once have been totally taboo, including lotteries, betting shops, raffles, bingo and crown and anchor stalls.

THE streets of St Helier were at fever pitch this week in the build-up to the highlight of the year – the switching on of the Christmas lights.

TRUST and legal professionals this week learned how the outcome of Jersey’s most expensive court case could affect the way they do business in future.

A DEBT-ridden deacon is facing the threat of UK bailiffs after leaving Jersey owing almost £20,000 for a convertible car, a flat-screen television and other unpaid bills.

From Clive Russell. I’D like to draw attention to the human face of redundancies and ask the general question of what is ‘business’ all about?

IT might have looked inoffensive enough, but the grubby little blue and yellow craft knife photographed lying in the palm of a hand had, the Royal Court was told a couple of weeks ago, inflicted ‘horrifying’ injuries during a domestic scuffle in St Helier.

JERSEY Wanderers Football Club will not be taking disciplinary action against the player involved in a post-match incident with a St Martin/SCF player, the latter who is alleged to have carried a baseball bat.

A COMPLETE set of new Jersey banknotes will enter general circulation in February, the Treasury Minister has revealed.