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1600 1603 |
Sir Walter Raleigh (1552-1618) governed Jersey, a British Channel Island. Links: Britain, Jersey 
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1969 Oct 1 |
Guernsey & Jersey begin issuing their own postage stamps. Links: Postage, Jersey, Guernsey
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1986 |
On the Channel Island of Jersey the Haut de la Garenne children's home closed down. Links: Jersey
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2005 Oct |
Greg Wyler, a American tech entrepreneur, purchased Rwanda’s telecom monopoly, Rwandatel, with a bid of $20 million. Wyler’s tenure as owner of Rwanda’s national telephone company ended in 2007. He then founded O3b Networks, based on the island of Jersey, to address the high cost of internet access in developing countries. Links: USA, Rwanda, Internet, Telecom, Jersey
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2008 Feb 23 |
Police on the Channel Island of Jersey found a child's buried remains at Haut de la Garenne, a former children's home. They soon widened their search for bodies to six more sites in and around the home. Links: Britain, Kids, Jersey
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2009 Sep 21 |
Gordon Wateridge (78), a carer at the former Haut de la Garenne children’s home during the 1970s on the Channel island of Jersey, was jailed for two years for sexually assaulting teenage girls there. Links: Sex, Jersey
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2009 |
The population of Britain’s Channel Island of Jersey was about 92,000, with 13,000 people employed in financial services. Links: Jersey
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2011 Aug 14 |
In Jersey a Polish man (30) 6 people in a frenzied stabbing spree, the deadliest crime in memory on the Channel Island. Damian Rzeszowski stabbed to death his wife Izabela Rzeszowska (30) their two children, Kinga (5) and Kacper (2) in a flat in the capital St Helier. He also killed his wife's father Marek Garstka (56) and her friend Marta Dominika De La Haye (34) and five-year-old daughter Julia Frances. On Aug 24, 2012, Rzeszowski was convicted of manslaughter. On Oct 29, 2012, he was sentenced to 30 years in prison for each murder with the sentences to run concurrently. Links: Poland, Murder, Mad Man, Jersey
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2012 |
The population of Jersey, a British Crown dependency off the coast of France, was about 98,000. Links: Britain, Jersey
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2013 Jun 15 |
Britain clinched a deal with its major offshore tax havens on Saturday that will see 10 British overseas territories and crown dependencies sign up to international protocols on information sharing. Those included were Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Anguilla, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos Islands, Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. Links: Britain, Taxes, Anguilla, Montserrat, Cayman Islands, Isle of Man, Bermuda, Turks and Caicos, Gibraltar, Jersey, Guernsey, British Virgin Islands
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2020 Feb 4 |
The United States and the British dependency of Jersey said they have agreed with Nigeria to repatriate more than $300 million in funds stolen by former military ruler General Sani Abacha. Corruption watchdog Transparency International estimates he stole as much as $5 billion of public money from 1993-1998. Links: USA, Nigeria, Corruption, Jersey
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2021 May 7 |
French authorities announced that Jersey fishermen will be banned from landing their catch at three ports in response to the row over post-Brexit fishing rights. Links: France, Fish, Jersey
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2021 May 11 |
It was reported that France has lifted a ban on Jersey fishermen landing their catch after the Channel Island granted a two-month delay to the controversial post-Brexit fishing licenses. Links: France, Fish, Jersey
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2021 Sep 29 |
France warned of retaliation in Brussels against the United Kingdom and Jersey over their refusal of many post-Brexit fishing licenses, while French trawlermen threatened fresh protests and even an exports blockade. Links: Britain, France, Jersey
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2021 Sep 29 |
Jersey said it has granted 95 fishing licenses to French trawlers, after a row over post-Brexit access to waters around the British Crown dependency sparked protests. Links: France, Jersey
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2021 Dec 1 |
France said the Channel island of Guernsey has approved all licences its fishermen are entitled to under the terms of Britain's post-Brexit trade agreement, but dozens more were still being withheld by Britain and Jersey. Links: France, Jersey, Guernsey
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2022 Mar 28 |
It was reported that millions of dollars of public funds allegedly stolen by two of Kenya's richest men are being returned from Jersey to Kenya to buy life-saving Covid-19 equipment following a landmark agreement signed in London. Links: Britain, Kenya, Jersey, COVID-19
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2022 Apr 9 |
Henry Patterson (pen name Jack Higgins), author of "The Eagle Has Landed" (1975), died at his home on the English Channel Island of Jersey. His work included nearly 80 books, most under his pen name. Links: Writer, Jersey
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2022 Apr 12 |
The Royal Court of Jersey said it has imposed a formal freezing order on $7 billion worth of assets linked to Roman Abramovich while police have searched properties linked to the billionaire. Police on Jersey later admitted they conducted unlawful searches at premises allegedly linked to the Russian billionaire and have agreed to pay damages and apologize. Links: Russia, Jersey
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2022 Dec 10 |
On the island of Jersey, off the coast of northern France, at least three people was killed and about a dozen were missing after an explosion early today at a block of flats. The death toll soon rose to five. Links: Tragedy, Jersey
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