Category: Editor’s Choice
Jersey Delegation Focus on Abu Dhabi Business
Chief Minister Ian Gorst, will be heading to Abu Dhabi this week to promote Jersey and discuss a wide range of issues, including financial services, international development, renewable energy and education. He will be accompanied by officials from the Chief Ministers Department, as well as representatives of Jersey Finance. The trip is a reciprocal visit, [...]
De Gruchy forges new business relationship in a bid to boost local retail
De Gruchy has teamed up with Richard Clews of RC Limited to launch its new menswear department in a bid to boost the local retail sector and attract shoppers to Jersey’s high street. The brokerage of this new business relationship has made possible the re-opening of de Gruchy’s menswear department and the introduction of several [...]
La Collette emergency evacuation exercise
An emergency exercise has been taking place at La Collette today. The main site operators, businesses and occupiers of the La Collette Industrial area have been taking part in a simulated table top exercise to keep up to date on the arrangements for response and evacuation in the event of an incident on the site. [...]
Housing Minister’s proposals endorsed by leading expert
The Housing Minister, Deputy Andrew Green, has published a note from Professor Christine Whitehead OBE, a leading expert in housing and former Director of the University of Cambridge Centre for Housing and Planning Research, setting out her thoughts on the proposals he has made for social housing reform (P.33/2013). Professor Whitehead undertook the initial review [...]
Specialist customer service training courses launched
The Livingroom Customer Service Awards (Guernsey) and The Normans Customer Service Awards (Jersey) are launching a range of tailored training courses offering companies and staff the opportunity to receive expert guidance on how to deliver the highest quality customer service. The courses are run by the Channel Islands’ only Institute of Customer Service-accredited training practitioner, [...]
Customs and Immigration Service Annual Report 2012
The Customs and Immigration Service has published its Annual Report for the year 2012. The Home Affairs Minister, Senator Ian Le Marquand, says: “I am very pleased to receive the Customs and Immigration Service’s Annual Report. The Report demonstrates how the Service continues to perform at a high standard to protect our Island from the [...]
Accoya® Wood Selected for Michelin Bib Gourmand Restaurant in Jersey
Accoya modified wood has been selected to construct the windows and doors of the Channel Islands’ only Michelin Bib Gourmand accredited restaurant. Formerly known as Bistro Soleil, The Beach is one of Jersey’s most popular restaurants and is owned by Mark Jordan, who has retained the Bib Gourmand accreditation for his work for the last [...]
CIPR hosts Writing for the Web course for Jersey communicators
The Chartered Institute of Public Relations Channel Islands branch is hosting a ‘Writing for the Web’ workshop in Jersey aimed at increasing the skills in the digital age for all communicators. The half-day workshop is designed to help delegates avoid the common pitfalls when writing online content, understand online audiences and gain an appreciation of [...]
Record number of electors on the electoral roll for the referendum
With the referendum on States reform due to take place in just over 2 weeks’ time a record number of Jersey electors are registered to vote in the referendum. The total number of voters on the 12 parish registers by the registration deadline of noon on 3rd April 2013 was 63,945, an increase of 2,035 [...]
