Archive for October, 2009

Jersey News, 30 October 2009 – The Review of British Offshore Financial Centres was announced by HM Treasury in November last year, when Michael Foot was asked to conduct an independent review of long-term opportunities and challenges facing both the British Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories that had significant financial centres. Published today, the report [...]

Jersey News, 29 October 2009 – A Jersey entrepreneur has become the first person to set up in business through a new scheme with The Prince’s Trust on the Island. Peter Kamau, 27, was only working part-time when he came to The Trust in May to join its new-look Business Programme. The programme has been [...]

Jersey News, 29 October 2009 – Staff from RBC Wealth Management are on target to raise over £10,000 for local charities following an impressive entry in this year’s Jersey Marathon. This year, the company entered 40 relay teams and 11 full marathon runners, a record total of 211 staff from across the Channel Islands and [...]

Jersey News, 28 October 2009 – HOMELESS vulnerable adults in Jersey are now being offered more services thanks to a grant given to the Roseneath Centre by Barclays Wealth. The centre used the grant they were given in the 2008 Barclays Wealth Community Awards to decorate the first floor and purchase second hand furniture to [...]

Jersey News, 28 October 2009 –Jersey Post is extending the trial of its new SecureDrop delivery service to ten parishes over the next fortnight. SecureDrop is a convenient and free service designed to provide Islanders with an alternative parcel delivery location. The purpose is to enable householders to nominate a location on their property where [...]

Jersey News, 28 October 2009 – LATE night football is making a comeback at Les Quennevais as efforts to reduce antisocial behaviour continue. The project, which is run by Community Development in conjunction with Building a Safer Society and sponsored by Barclays Wealth, was originally organised to provide sporting opportunities for ‘hard to reach’ groups, [...]

Jersey News, 27 October 2009 – Genuine Jersey member Sue Le Gresley, the producer of Sue’s Fudge, has taken on the lease of a town shop to sell her wares alongside many leading chocolate brands. Ms Le Gresley said she was not daunted by starting a new business in the current economic climate when shops [...]

Isle News, 26 October 2009 – A Genuine Jersey member is the most southerly sausage producer in the British Isles to celebrate British Sausage Week. Organised by the British Sausage Appreciation Society, British Sausage Week celebrates the taste, quality and diversity of the sausage. It takes place nationwide from 2 to 8 November. Throughout the [...]

Isle News, 26 October 2009 – Promising Jersey golfer Sam Creenan is planning to share his knowledge with other young golfers at a masterclass next week. Sam, 18, is working with his sponsor KPMG Channel Islands, to host the masterclass for eight juniors from St Clements Golf Club on Wednesday 28th October. ‘We are delighted [...]

Isle News, 26 October 2009 – Jersey Finance has opened an office in Hong Kong today (October 22, 2009) to support the promotion of Jersey as an international finance centre in the Asia Pacific region. The main role of the Hong Kong office is to act as a hub for Jersey Finance to communicate the [...]