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TWO of the Island’s flagship museums have become the latest casualties of cutbacks and will close over the winter.

A SAFETY valve which burst a pipe, shooting scalding steam over a builder last week, should not have triggered when the man was nearby, according to a representative of the company in charge of the plant.

SHOPPERS have been out in force since the Christmas sales began at 5 am on Monday, leaving retailers feeling positive about the holiday period.

Over 90 members  of the Jersey Old Motor Club took to the roads for their annual tour of the parishes on a frosty Boxing Day morning.

WE might still be in 2010, but let’s face it, the last week of the year always feels like sitting in the bath after all the water’s run out.

A JERSEY accountant is facing a jail term of up to ten years after he was charged in an Australian Court this week in connection with the country’s biggest tax fraud investigation.

JERSEY has signed a tax treaty with Estonia.

SEVERAL hundred people plunged into the sea on Christmas morning to raise money for charity.

MOST Islanders will have well-formed ideas about the nature of the community in which they live and work, but the results of a well-designed survey are a more reliable guide to what might be described as ‘the state of the nation’ than any subjective perceptions.

From Roger Goodwin. AS a recent arrival in the Island following five years living in France, I am following with interest the current debates aired in your newspaper over budget deficits, zero-ten taxation and the Carswell Report.