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03 Jul 2024
Jersey Ministerial visit in the Ille-et-Vilaine department
On 1 and 2 July, Jersey’s Minister for Sustainable Economic Development, Deputy Kirsten Morel, visited the towns of Rennes and St-Malo.
On the first day, he attended the International Open in Rennes. Numerous meetings were then held with Economic stakeholders from Brittany, such as Bretagne Commerce International (BCI). The Minister also discussed yachting opportunities with the Regional Council, met the Saint-Malo Tourism Board as well as the Bretagne Plaisance organisation.
During his visit, the Minister also had the opportunity to visit the Collège Moka in St-Malo and view an exhibition, with was the result of an artist residency run by Jersey local artist Kiera Melville from April to June 2024 (see our article from 4 May 2024). Throughout this period, Ms Melville taught art classes to secondary school students on a weekly basis and managed to extract their best artistic skills.