YOUTH crime rates in Jersey have continued to fall this year despite concerns that last year’s record low was a ‘statistical blip’.
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If Jersey had party politics
ALTHOUGH the belief that Jersey has no tradition of party politics is simply a myth, it is true that they have played no overt leading role in the government of the Island since the brief post-Liberation power struggle of Left v Right.
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We need government for the majority, not the few
NOT many folk are able to truthfully claim that their life has flashed before them, but I can.
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New crackdown on the speeders
A MAJOR multi-agency effort to crack down on motorists who drive at excessive and dangerous speeds is under way.
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‘Latest incident good reason for tasers’
THE use of armed police following reports of a stabbing in town earlier this week highlights the need for Jersey police to have tasers, the Home Affairs Minister has said.
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Historical inquiry a ‘no brainer’
TAXPAYERS’ money should not be wasted asking a public inquiry to examine whether the historical child abuse investigation should have been launched, according to the Home Affairs Minister.
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£1.5 million US property fraud pre-trial hearing
A JUDGE accused of defrauding Islanders in a US property investment scheme appeared in court on Monday for a pre-trial hearing before his trial in June.
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‘Sarah’s Law’ to be introduced in Jersey
PARENTS, families and carers will get the right to check whether people who come into contact with their children have a record of child sex offences, under a new scheme starting in January.
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Wanted: A group of leaders who speak with one voice
NO article in the Guardian about Jersey was ever going to go well. They don’t like us and they have made no secret about it in recent years.
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Just a yellow card for Harry Houdini
WITH suitable expressions of contrition and a promise to be a good lad in the future, Philip Ozouf – otherwise known as the Harry Houdini of the Big House – seems to have escaped with a yellow card on this occasion.
