THE States were in disarray this morning after a dramatic 24 hours in the Esplanade development fiasco. Senator Jim Perchard resigned from the Waterfront Enterprise Board this morning after learning that WEB chairman Gerald Voisin is also on a subsidiary board of AIB, the bank behind developers Harcourt. Today, Senator Stuart Syvret said that he […]
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Party time: Triumph for JDA
THE Jersey Democratic Alliance scored the biggest success for party politics in 60 years as voters also put their faith in youth and newcomers in yesterday’s elections for Deputies. As 12 new Deputies were elected and five sitting Members – including Transport Minister Guy de Faye – lost their seats, St Saviour No 1 candidate […]
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Children and Customs come before business trips, Chief Minister
From Alan West Gillham. Senator Philip Ozouf is now most likely to become the new Treasury Minister. We must therefore sincerely hope that the grounds for Senator Breckon being ‘frightened’ by him are totally unfounded, because we need nothing but an utter sense of responsibility from him. Not least by giving priority to such things […]
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Farewell, Frank, and bon voyage
From Chris Fairbairn. ‘ GOODBYE Uncle Frank’ were the words spoken in a sad but strong Jersey accent by an elderly parishioner as we slowly sipped our limpet, mayonnaise and winkle soup in the Royal Square the other day together with other friends from the north coast. The lady in question was wearing what one […]
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GST: One last chance to have your say
ISLANDERS will get a final chance to have a say on GST before next week’s States debate to stall the tax.
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Arguments rage over introduction of GST
MOVES to add GST at the till rather than on price labels would put Jersey out of step with the rest of Europe, according to Economic Development Minister Philip Ozouf.
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Move to censure Chief Minister
THE Chief Minister could be formally admonished by the States for publicly questioning the legitimacy of the biggest petition in Channel Island history.
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States’ IT costs ‘too high’ – Breckon
THE States have got their priorities wrong and are spending too much on IT, according to Deputy Alan Breckon.
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Pensioners protest over GST
PENSIONERS living on as little as £150 a week warned yesterday that GST and cuts to their benefits would make living a comfortable life in Jersey desperately difficult.
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Public meetings on mobile phone masts
Islanders have been invited to attend public meetings tonight and tomorrow night and the sub-panel have also organised lectures and hearings for next month.
