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Health spend another £300,000 on controversial anti-flu drug

Monday 14 April 2014

The Health department are defending their Tamiflu strategy to protect Islanders from a flu pandemic after criticism in the national press, and have confirmed they are spending over £300,000 stockpiling even more of the drugs.Jersey’s Medical Officer of Health says the nationals were given and have been running mislead...

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Don't put the brakes on child safety - minister

Monday 14 April 2014

Deputy Andrew Green has hit back at his States colleagues for using “myths and scaremongering tactics” to delay the law making it compulsory for children under 14 to wear bike helmets.The Deputy who is also Chairman of the UK head injury charity Headway says it’s hard to take t...

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RBC turn down States’ scheme and pick Dandara

Friday 11 April 2014

The future of the States’ huge Waterfront office development has been thrown into question with the news that the key tenant that they were trying to lure has gone with Dandara instead.The Royal Bank of Canada has confirmed that it plans to move into new premises being developed by Da...

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Latest health stats diagnose a stressed Island

Friday 11 April 2014

A fifth of Islanders are stressed and depressed and suicide rates are still high amongst men according to the latest figures released by the Health department.The 2012 Health Profile - which compares our health with people in Guernsey and the UK - shows that ...

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"Wig it up" for charity

Friday 11 April 2014

You're being encouraged to join hospital staff and go to work today wearing a wig and donate £1 to help support the 400 or so Islanders who’ll get diagnosed with cancer and need to have chemo this year.Local charity Friends of Jersey Oncology have organized the ‘Get your Mojo on for FOJO day&rsq...

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Ministers off to Malta

Friday 11 April 2014

Two politicians are heading to Malta for three days next week to meet their opposite numbers to talk about finance, foreign relations and IT.Foreign Minister Philip Bailhache and Assistant Education Minister Rod Bryans will be in the Mediter...

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