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Choir heads off to compete on world stage

Sunday 13 July 2014

19 schoolgirls are off to Latvia today to sing their hearts out in the world's biggest choir competition.The teenagers will be flying the Jersey flag at the opening ceremony of the World Choir Games in Rig...

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Hundreds expected to march for equality in Jersey

Saturday 12 July 2014

The organisers of todays 'Equality Parade' say more than eight hundred people have signed up for the event on Facebook. The march is being staged by the political party, Reform Jersey, and was sparked by the States refusal this week to allow gay couples to marry.That proposal was brought by party Chairman, Deputy Sam Mézec who is one of the main organise...

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States staff learn about their own reformation

Friday 11 July 2014

Fewer forms, shorter waiting times, less bureaucracy and more money - they are just some of the benefits of reforming the public sector which are being presented to States staff this week.More than 30 exhibitors are showing their colleagues the changes they have made in their department,...

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KB investigation into 'leaked' details welcomed

Friday 11 July 2014

Jersey Finance is welcoming news that Kleinwort Benson is to investigate how alleged client details came to be printed in the national media. Under the headline: "Offshore tax dealings: celebrities and sportsmen in leaked Jersey files", the Guardian newspaper has published the names of celebrities such as Mel Gibson, Mark Knopfler and Bryan Robson, who they say have had "dealings" offshore. There is no allegation that anything illegal has been done.The newspaper claims that: "The Jersey files are taken from records of more than 20,000 individ...

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Earthquake hits Jersey

Friday 11 July 2014

The earth shook in most of the Island this lunchtime in what's thought to be the biggest earthquake in the last century.The Met department say they don't yet know if any damage was caused by the quake which measured 4.6 ...

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Safety app at a crossroads over funding

Friday 11 July 2014

A games designer is calling for more support to build educational apps in Jersey. 33 year-old Paul Arnold came up with the idea for a new road safety app for kids, after working for the Police.After testing out his demo version on pupils at St Martin’s School and Plat Douet, who suggest...

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