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CHANGES to allow unmarried and same-sex couples to adopt children in Jersey, new requirements for Constables to declare previous convictions and new rules on income support for parents with pre-school children are set down for debate at Tuesday’s States sitting.

CHANGES to allow unmarried and same-sex couples to adopt children in Jersey, new requirements for Constables to declare previous convictions and new rules on income support for parents with pre-school children are set down for debate at Tuesday’s States sitting.

More than 300 States employees have offered themselves for voluntary redundancy or voluntary severance All 7,000 public-sector workers were sent letters last month asking for volunteers for redundancy, early retirement or severance The cuts are part of a wider public-sector reform that is intended to steer the Island’s finances away from a £125 million structural […]

States overwhelmingly agree in principle to bring forward legislation for the introduction of marriage for same-sex couples The first same-sex marriage could be held in 2017 See how they voted below Who said what in the Chamber – read Members comments below THE States have overwhelmingly agreed in principle to bring forward legislation for the […]

Unexpected levels of incinerator ash found on town car park site The first of six new office blocks is currently being built by the States-owned Jersey Development Company Soil samples taken from the area were sent to the UK for testing a month ago Re-live the protests over the site with pictures and videos below […]

THE recent progress of the Jersey International Finance Centre has increased public debate about the scheme – but has the public been given enough information about the project?

ANDIUM Homes has no legal powers to stop people parking illegally on social housing sites – even though they employ staff to carry out patrols and who issue approximately 17 warnings every week.

Lifeguards respond to three separate incidents in short timespan Find out more about Jersey’s lifeguards and the RNLI See lifeguard photos from the JEP archives below LIFEGUARDS at St Ouen’s Bay were called into action on sand, sea and road as they responded to three separate incidents in a short timespan. The team’s busy day […]

FORMER States Treasurer Laura Rowley was paid compensation of £169,375 following her resignation last year.