ANOTHER year, another big, scary and depressing set of numbers from the Social Security department.
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Ministers do not know cost of Far East trip
MINISTERS have ‘no idea’ how much they are spending on the trade trip to China, but say all of the costs will be published when they return.
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The winners and losers on the political platform
LOST CAUSE OF THE YEAR The Comprehensive Spending Review So here’s the problem: the idea of cutting spending sounds absolutely brilliant, right up to the point at which spending starts getting cut. And then it starts sounding bad. The Comprehensive Spending Review started by aiming at £50 million in cuts, rapidly rising to £65 million […]
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Senatorial election results
Former Bailiff Sir Philip Bailhache swept to victory in the Senatorial election, topping the poll in 11 of the 12 parishes.
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‘It was a terrible mistake’
TRYING to stop Dandara’s Portelet development could have cost the taxpayer up to £50 million, former Environment Minister Freddie Cohen claimed last night.
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Nurseries site rejected as right place for new homes
AFFORDABLE homes will not be built on a protected area in St Saviour, the States decided yesterday.
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Senator Cohen may make election U-turn
SPECULATION is growing that Senator Freddie Cohen will make a late announcement that he will run for re-election.
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Tower saved from demolition
A 150-YEAR-OLD tower has been saved from potential demolition after the architect of a new development on St Aubin’s High Street decided to go back to his original plan.
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Flying the Island flag overseas
THE present official visits to India and the Gulf by politicians and finance industry specialists can be seen as landmark events. Although delegations visiting distant jurisdictions to fly the flag for our financial services sector and the Island as a whole are nothing new, the latest initiative can be seen as the beginning of a new era.
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Ministerial decisions this week on controversial developments
DECISIONS will be made this week by the Environment Minister on two controversial planning applications.
