FOR the past four years the Island has benefited from initiatives introduced as part of the Eco-Active scheme, a campaign designed to foster environmental sustainability and to minimise our carbon footprint.
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Former Bailiff tops the poll in 11 parishes
Former Bailiff Sir Philip Bailhache has swept to victory in the Senatorial election, topping the poll in 11 of the 12 parishes.
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Grève de Lecq flats plan turned down
PLANS to demolish a hotel in a protected area in St Ouen and build 13 flats in its place have been refused by Environment Minister Freddie Cohen.
Posted inElection, News
Thirteen to battle for four Senatorial seats
THE starting gun has been fired in the 2011 election campaign after 13 candidates were nominated for Senator last night.
Posted inNews
Cohen target of more abuse
ASSISTANT Chief Minister Freddie Cohen has once again been targeted in an anti-Semitic hate campaign just weeks after receiving a racist death threat and threatening phone calls.
Posted inComment, News, Voices
We’ve been paying civil servants top dollar for years now – and just look at the mess we are in
THE time has come to ditch the dreary and widely unpopular Jersey anthem, Island Home, and replace it with a far more appropriate song for the sorry state of our little rock.
Posted inComment, News, Voices
These days, virtually everything our elected representatives say is treated with cynicism, disbelief and downright contempt
THERE are occasions, admittedly perhaps few and far between, when even someone like me feels the urge to spring to the defence of one of that lot in the Big House and an online comment on the article about pensioners feeling the pinch gave me the opportunity to do it again.
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A Week in Politics
IT seems like there’s a bit of a theme emerging from this week’s news, so let’s go with it.
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Shouldn’t States Members show a little less interest in themselves and more in us?
The erosion of democracy. A grave mistake. A strike at the very heart of our centuries-old traditions of representation. A decision that could jeopardise our political stability. A move that might force the UK government to send gunboats into St Aubin’s Bay with nary a whiff of a UN Resolution…
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Is this right for Jersey?
IT is said that pictures speak louder than words, and the pictures of the newly redeveloped Portelet Bay which dominate the front and centre pages of today’s edition speak louder than most
