Archive for March, 2010

Jersey News, 31 March 2010 – The Institute of Directors in Jersey will not support any government plans to raise further taxes until the States can fully demonstrate that it has investigated opportunities to save money by co-operation with the Bailiwick of Guernsey. Gary Drinkwater, IoD Chairman, said: “We have become disappointed with the slow [...]

Jersey News, 31 March 2010 – Jersey Telecom has launched the fastest mobile broadband speed currently available in the Channel Islands. JT’s Super Mobile Broadband is twice the speed of its previous service, and now runs at up to 7.2 Megabits (Meg) per second. Super Mobile Broadband makes it even smoother and quicker to use [...]

Jersey News, 31 March 2010 – Jersey Finance has appointed Heather Bestwick as Technical Director in succession to Robert Kirkby who leaves the role on April 16. Heather joins Jersey Finance from Walkers’ Jersey office where she was Managing Partner. Heather worked for Walkers for over 10 years, first in the firm’s Cayman office during [...]

Jersey News, 30 March 2010 – Two lawyers from law firm Mourant du Feu & Jeune have passed their Jersey advocacy exams. Thomas Morgan, who graduated from the University of Warwick and Nottingham Law School, joined Mourant du Feu & Jeune’s trusts practice in 2006 and now undertakes a wide variety of trusts work including [...]

Jersey News, 30 March 2010 – Thanks to the support of Airtel-Vodafone and local benefactor Mr Dennis Hobson, the organisers of the Jersey Seaside festival are delighted to announce that the event will be able to take place this year on Sunday 8th August 2010. The annual Jersey Seaside festival is an admission-free day of [...]

Jersey News, 29 March 2010 – Next month Grand Jersey will be hosting a toe tapping ‘Irish Dancing’ extravaganza. On the evening of Friday 9th April, Grand Jersey will be hosting the Irish Dancing World Champion, Etain Mulvenna and a dance troupe from the Mulvenna Academy of Irish Dance, Belfast. Miss Mulvenna, 14, has been [...]

Jersey News, 29 March 2010 – With immediate effect, all new and existing pay monthly customers can take advantage of Airtel-Vodafone’s new Family Share Plan offer which allows customers to have up to six users on one account. This new plan is ideal for families who have children old enough to want and use a [...]

Jersey News, 29 March 2010 – Clients of local charity, Meals on Wheels, will receive a nice surprise with their lunches when the Easter bunny rolls into town next week. In November 2009, Meals on Wheels secured funding through the Barclays Wealth Community Awards to enable the charitable group to send Easter eggs to recipients [...]

Jersey News, 29 March 2010 – Following the retirement of the Channel Islands Stock Exchange Founding Director Advocate Peter Harwood, the Board is pleased to announce the appointment of David Carse as Director. Jonathan Hooley, Chairman of the CISX, thanked Peter on behalf of the Board, management and staff at the Exchange for his sterling [...]

Jersey News, 26 March 2010 – The Blackpool Tower was declared the UK’s Best-Loved Coastal Building at the prestigious Coast Awards 2010, in association with Joules, held in London last night. The Grade I-listed building, open since 1894, was voted by Coast magazine readers to be symbolic of the best of the British seaside, and [...]