7th August 1802
Napoleon lays into Jersey in the French press
Napoleon accused Jersey of granting asylum to criminals condemned to death, then sending them on raiding missions back into France. Once there, they were robbing and murdering anyone they came across and destroying their houses. According to the section of the French press under Napoleon’s control, this was being coordinated by the British government in London.
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Jersey court sentences sailor to be lashed
- A 15-year-old sailor was sentenced to be lashed by the Jersey courts after taking a car without permission.
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Jersey’s Bitcoin fund is launched
- Jersey took a step towards the future when the Jersey Financial Services Commission certified the Global Advisors Bitcoin Investment Fund.
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Parliament debates Jersey’s treatment of prisoners of war
- A Conservative MP in London was concerned that Jersey might have been treating German PoWs too leniently during the First World War.
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