Monday, 1st December 2008

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Jobs go at cable laying company

EIGHTEEN workers at a cable-laying contractor are to lose their jobs, as Jersey Electricity no longer has any work for their employer, Vanni (CI) Ltd.

No, Minister!

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NOW is not the time to change Jersey’s ‘top 500 banks only’ policy, according to senior regulators.

Future of Tourism in the spotlight

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A proposal to turn Jersey Tourism into a private-public sector partnership, funded by both private and public organisations, will be the main topic at a winter forum next week.

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New warning on offshore ‘havens’

LIBERAL Democrat Treasury spokesman Vince Cable has warned that major governments are preparing to move against offshore ‘tax havens’ such as Jersey.

Engineers on Oftec course at Highlands

A NEW training facility for plumbing and heating engineers is being set up at Highlands College.

New owner brings fresh growth at Floralies

FLORALIES at Five Oaks is changing with the seasons.

EasyJet profits are down

BUDGET airline easyJet has announced a drop in annual profits despite carrying 17.3 per cent more passengers over the year.

Highlands carpenter is top notch

A 22-year-old student at Highlands College, Neal Crowell, has succeeded in gaining the top mark in Britain in this year’s Institute of Carpenters’ intermediate level examination.

Saudi family in ground-breaking $120m lawsuit

A LANDMARK legal battle between members of a Saudi Arabian dynasty and the trust operation of a major American bank is taking place at a St Lawrence hotel.

Jersey must fight ‘tax haven image’

JERSEY must fight off its image as a tax haven that exists to strip other economies of billions, according to the Attorney General, and the director general of Jersey Financial Services Commission.