PARISHIONERS in St Brelade turned out in force for their first in-person hustings of the 2022 election campaign. The event in the parish hall in St Aubin was attended by eight of the nine candidates hoping to be elected to one of four available Deputy positions for the St Brelade district, which has the same […]
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The race for Chief Minister: Full list of the politicians backing Mézec and Moore
DEPUTY Kristina Moore looks set to become the Island’s first female Chief Minister after more than half of the new States Assembly signed her nomination paper. Candidates are required to have a minimum of six signatories on their nomination form, but Deputy Moore has far exceeded that number with the backing of 30 Members. However, […]
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Dramatic night will result in a new-look States Assembly
THE Council of Ministers will have a very different look when the States Assembly reconvenes following a dramatic election night. Voters across the Island delivered a damning indictment on the last four years as the Council of Ministers was decimated. With four ministers opting not to seek re-election and a further four – most dramatically […]
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Projects that will – and won’t – happen in 2023
MAJOR capital projects – including building a new Fire and Ambulance headquarters and new sports facilities at Le Rocquier School – have been put on hold with no set date for their completion. Ministers have recently published their ‘Delivery Plans’ for 2023, which set out the details on what they propose to do this year, […]
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'As the dust settles in the new-look States, will our ministers mix like coffee and cream or oil and water?'
By John Henwood HAVING wished the new Chief Minister, Deputy Kristina Moore, a happy honeymoon, it is right to wish all her ministers and assistant ministers the same because they too, particularly those new to the States, need a period in which to study the portfolios they have been handed. However, it is already clear […]
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'Appalling timing’, recruitment difficulties, ‘no positives’… Jersey's main industries give their verdicts on Brexit
‘APPALLING timing’, recruitment difficulties, ‘no positives’ and a ‘limited’ impact on the finance industry – representatives of key sectors in the Island have reflected on the impact of Brexit three years on. Hospitality, retail and farming leaders all highlighted that Brexit had delivered more challenges than opportunities for the Island. They said it had created […]
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'A clear-out of the old guard and a resounding election victory for JAP, the Jersey Apathy Party'
By John Boothman THE tears of joy and of sadness have been shed – congratulations and commiserations dispensed – posters taken down. And the whole thing has been exhaustively reported, analysed and regurgitated. Is there anything more, therefore, to be said about the ground-breaking 2022 election, without scraping the bottom of the lexicographer’s barrel, or […]
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Boy, 9, to join Brianna Ghey’s mother on mental health triathlon challenge
Harvey Goodman, from Stockton Heath in Warrington, is no stranger to impressive challenges.
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Baby seal waddles into bar in New Zealand
A baby seal caused a stir by wandering into a bar in New Zealand. The baby fur seal waddled into the Sprig + Fern The Meadows craft beer bar in Richmond, at the top of New Zealand’s South Island, on a wet Sunday evening. Accustomed to seeing animals in the pet-friendly bar, co-owner Bella Evans […]
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Ambridge ‘breathes sigh of relief’ as The Archers villain Rob Titchener dies
Over the past few weeks listeners have tuned in to hear about Rob’s mental and physical deterioration..
