WHO wants to be Chief Minister? That was the burning question at last night’s Senatorial hustings in St Saviour. Nearly 200 parishioners packed into the parish hall to hear the 21 candidates give their views on subjects ranging from whether the rainy day fund should be spent now or saved until later to how they […]
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HD may not be ready for Easter
THOUSANDS of Islanders heading for France and Guernsey over the Easter weekend face an anxious wait to find out if they will be able to travel with HD Ferries.
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Help promised to middle-income earners
ALL 21 candidates promised to help middle-income earners at a packed St John hustings last night. With less than a week to go to the Senatorial elections next Wednesday, the candidates vowed to support middle-income earners, with many agreeing that GST should be scrapped or that income tax exemptions and allowances should be protected. The […]
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Beware being a heartbeat from anarchy
‘COMPETITION is at the very heart of Economic Development policies.’ So said Assistant Minister Alan Maclean, reproaching HD Ferries for the precipitate demise of their winter schedule.
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Transport Minister: Mike Jackson
The new Minister for Transport and Technical Services is St Brelade Constable Mike Jackson, who fought off a challenge from Deputy Robert Duhamel. The Constable won the election by 33 votes to 19 and takes on the role from Guy de Faye, who lost his recent in the recent election for Deputy. The Constable’s election […]
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Hustings question: Missing States Members
THE 21 Senatorial candidates began their campaigning in earnest at St Clement’s Parish Hall last night. Just over 150 people crowded into the building for the first of the parish hustings meetings. St Clement Constable Derek Gray squeezed in six questions into the two-hour meeting by asking candidates to answer three questions at a time […]
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Deputy seeks mandate from whole Island
ASSISTANT Economic Development Minister Alan Maclean will tonight join those seeking a seat on the Senatorial benches. The Deputy for St Helier No 2 says he wants to serve as a minister in the next administration to continue the work he has already started as a politician. ‘I believe a minister should have an Islandwide […]
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Breakwater at Grve de Lecq eroded by storms
STORMY waves have made a hole in the breakwater at Grve de Lecq beach.
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Election hopefuls back general election
ALL of the Senatorial candidates would be willing to stand down in four years’ time, if elected next week, to enable the Island to have a general election. Asked at the Trinity hustings last night if it was something that they would be prepared to do, all 21 candidates responded with a definite ‘yes’. Trinity […]
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St Martin: Candidates discuss engaging the public
CANDIDATES at the St Martin Senatorial hustings last night faced questions on what they would do to engage voters. Parishioner Alex Glendinning asked the 21 candidates how they would get more people interested in politics and persuade them to vote. Senator Mike Vibert said that he had introduced citizenship classes for all ten-year-olds and visits […]
