A SITTING Constable has reversed his previous plans to retire from the States this summer, setting up the prospect of another contested election in the Island’s least-populated parish. David Johnson, who has served for four years as Constable of St Mary, having previously completed two terms as Deputy for the parish, has confirmed that he […]
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New name set to feature on ballot paper for parish election
A LONG-TIME resident of St Mary and accomplished horseman is throwing his top hat into the ring to become the parish’s next Constable. Ivor Barette, who moved to St Mary 65 years ago at the age of eight, confirmed he intended to put his name forward as a candidate in the election scheduled to take […]
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Boris Johnson criticises David Cameron over silence on arms sales debate
Mr Johnson said Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron had “gone into a kind of purdah” on the debate on whether the UK should continue arms sales to Israel.
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Mitchell Johnson: Does David Warner deserve to sign off from Tests on own terms?
Warner expressed his wish to retire from Tests at the end of their series against Pakistan in Sydney next month.
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Former Liverpool and Everton striker David Johnson dies aged 71
Johnson also played eight times for England, scoring six goals.
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John Aldridge leads tributes to former Liverpool striker David Johnson
Johnson, who also played for Everton and Ipswich, has died aged 71.
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Three-way Constable fight set for St Mary
ST Mary is set to host a three-way battle for the Constable seat after a business speaker and author confirmed he would be standing. Mark Baker stood for the parish Deputy seat in 2018 but lost out to David Johnson, who has since become Constable. Mr Johnson is seeking re-election as Constable, with Ivor Barette […]
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“Unbearable suffering” clause in new assisted-dying legislation defeated
AN attempt to widen Jersey’s newly approved assisted-dying law to include people experiencing “unbearable suffering” has been decisively rejected by the States Assembly, just weeks after Members backed the landmark legislation. Introducing a right to choose an assisted death in cases of unbearable suffering had been one of the options discussed during the process to […]
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Ministers considering options to ensure “fit for purpose” complaints mechanism
THE Council of Ministers is considering whether to strengthen the existing system for handling complaints about public services – or to create an ombudsperson – with a cost analysis of the two options currently underway. Lyndon Farnham provided the update during a hearing of the Corporate Services Scrutiny Panel. Debate over the creation of a […]
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Rent laws return to Chamber for latest stage of minister’s long-running bid for change
POLITICIANS began a potentially lengthy debate over moves to change the Island’s Residential Tenancy Law yesterday. Housing Minister Sam Mézec introduced his proposition by expressing incredulity that a pro-landlord lobbying group had described the measures as “rushed”, when in fact they had been in preparation for over five years. Longer notice periods, limits on frequency […]
