Cannan says there's lots of reasons not to be 'despondent'
"There's a long way to go, but we're making considerable progress as well" - that's the message from the Chief Minister.
Last week a report was published giving an update about where his administration is up to with the targets laid out in his Island Plan.
Alfred Cannan says there's plenty to be optimistic about:
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