After a four-way contest, St Ouen Deputy James Reed has been elected as the new Education Minister. He won the seat in the States after an election involving four votes before he gained the necessary majority over Deputy Roy Le Hérissier, Senator Paul Routier and Deputy Judy Martin. After the first vote, which saw Deputy […]
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Nine key posts in a new era of politics
CONGRATULATIONS to Jersey’s new Chief Minister, Senator Terry Le Sueur, voted into office through a secret ballot of States Members by a convincing margin over his opponent, Senator Alan Breckon.
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Maclean: ‘Now I am ready for promotion’
SENATOR-elect Alan Maclean was overwhelmed with his third place finish and the support he had received from the electorate. He finished in third place overall polling 9,084 votes across the 12 parishes. Promotion was on the mind of the current Assistant Economic Development Minister, who intends to put his name forward so that he can […]
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Flybe provides tourism boost
JERSEY’S troubled tourism industry received a boost this week when Flybe announced new and more frequent routes to and from the Island. But the airline also had bad news for its staff in Norwich. It is closing its base at the city’s airport with the loss of 45 jobs, most of them aircrew. The Exeter-based […]
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No level playing field
From Dave Le Corre. IT was interesting to read Senator Alan Maclean’s comments regarding HD Ferries and the level playing field with Condor. There never has been a level playing field since Condor were allowed to cross-subsidise the St Malo route by using their UK ferries to pick up and drop off cars and passengers […]
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Thomsonfly is to cut Coventry–Jersey route
THOMSONFLY has announced its plans to terminate the Coventry to Jersey route from 3 November. The news comes just days after a last-ditch appeal by Coventry Airport to get permission for a new passenger terminal at their Baginton site was thrown out by a High Court judge. Senator-elect Alan Maclean, the assistant minister for Economic […]
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JEP Election Fly is back!
IT began with a faint buzz. Nothing more than a quiet, monotonous hum, barely audible over the persistent patter of keyboards and relentless ringing of newsdesk phones. But this was no ordinary buzz. This was no wasp, no bee and certainly no hornet. This was the wing-chatter of a familiar insect friend. A dirt-loving insect […]
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Le Marquand triumph: Election gallery
Former Magistrate Ian Le Marquand has topped the poll in the 2008 Senatorial election, placing first in all 12 parishes. Also elected or re-elected as Senator are Deputies Alan Breckon and Alan Maclean, Senators Paul Routier and Philip Ozouf and Deputy Sarah Ferguson. The four new Constables are Senator Len Norman (St Clement), Deputy Deidre […]
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Waterfront background: The ones who didn’t vote
A NUMBER of States Members who were present during the States sitting last week did not cast a vote when the key debate about the Esplanade took place.
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Housing Minister: Terry Le Main
Senator Terry Le Main has retained his seat as Housing Minister by just two votes over challenger Senator Alan Breckon. Senator Le Main won 27 votes and Senator Breckon, 25, in the election in the States today. The election of the Housing Minister completed the makeup of the Council of Ministers as follows, with the […]
