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Jobseeker figures show start of positive trend

Wednesday 13 August 2014

Unemployment figures show the start of positive trend as businesses become more confident about hiring new staff, according to the Economic Development Minister.The number of unemployed people in Jersey is at its lowest level for two and a half years. Just 1,5...

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Doctors told victim to forget about abuse

Wednesday 13 August 2014

A victim of the Island’s care system was told to “forget about the past” by all the doctors she spoke to, the ongoing independent inquiry into the abuse of children heard yesterday.And it was only when she wrote to a States Member that he put her in touch with someone who she coul...

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First care home witness tells inquiry of electric shock abuse

Wednesday 13 August 2014

Boys attending the former Jersey Home for Boys in the 1940s were subject to regular beatings and systematic bullying, according to one of the former residents of the Island’s care system.The first to give evidence to the Independent Jersey Care Inquiry, Giffard Aubin (now 79), told the ...

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Chinese Ambassador arrives in Island

Wednesday 13 August 2014

The Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to the United Kingdom is visiting Jersey.His Excellency Liu Xiaoming, will be welcomed by Chief Minister Ian Gorst. During his stay until Thu...

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“One of a kind” – family tribute to tragic fall man

Wednesday 13 August 2014

The heartbroken family of a man who died in a tragic fall at Commercial Buildings last week have paid an emotional tribute to a “small man with the personality of a giant”.Police are still investigating the circumstances of the death of Gavin Le Cornu (30), who died after...

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Mixed news on jobs front

Tuesday 12 August 2014

Unemployment figures out this morning have shown mixed results – there has been a marginal rise in the number of people out of work, but seasonally-adjusted figures show the number of unemployed is at its lowest in two-and-a-half years.The figures compiled by the States’ statistics unit show that the actual number of people regi...

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