Senator Terry Le Main has retained his seat as Housing Minister by just two votes over challenger Senator Alan Breckon. Senator Le Main won 27 votes and Senator Breckon, 25, in the election in the States today. The election of the Housing Minister completed the makeup of the Council of Ministers as follows, with the […]
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Who wants the top job, candidates are asked
WHO wants to be Chief Minister? That was the burning question at last night’s Senatorial hustings in St Saviour. Nearly 200 parishioners packed into the parish hall to hear the 21 candidates give their views on subjects ranging from whether the rainy day fund should be spent now or saved until later to how they […]
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Cometh the hour, cometh the man?
ON Monday, 53 States Members will choose the person whose privilege it will be to serve as Jersey’s political leader until the end of 2011.
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Direct political control of the police has a name. It is called fascism
From Senator Stuart Syvret. THE comments of Ian Le Marquand, advocate, former Magistrate and now standing for the office of Senator (JEP, 23 July) are among the most deeply disturbing I have ever heard from an election candidate in Jersey. I know that Jersey grandees — with their natural presumption to power — live in […]
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Prospective politicians would do well to follow the example of Senator John Le Marquand
From Bridget Murphy. SO, your correspondent Brian Hotton (JEP, 22 October) thinks there is no place for politicians of restricted capabilities in government. I have to remind him that all persons, however bright, have restricted capabilities, whether in government or not, and like most capabilities, some people are better in some areas than others. Intellectual […]
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Poor speed signs save drivers from fines
FIVE motorists were given absolute discharges in court yesterday after the Magistrate ruled that there were inadequate speed limit signs in St Brelade.
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Manhunt: Prisoner on the run
A MANHUNT is under way for an escaped prisoner who has gone on the run the day before his Royal Court appearance.
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Confusion reigns over resignation
CONFUSION and surprise still surrounds the unexpected resignation of Home Affairs Minister Wendy Kinnard on Tuesday. The Senator, who will step down from the States in around six weeks after a political career of 12 years, announced her decision in a brief statement yesterday morning. She said she was resigning ‘on a matter of moral […]
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Help promised to middle-income earners
ALL 21 candidates promised to help middle-income earners at a packed St John hustings last night. With less than a week to go to the Senatorial elections next Wednesday, the candidates vowed to support middle-income earners, with many agreeing that GST should be scrapped or that income tax exemptions and allowances should be protected. The […]
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Transport Minister: Mike Jackson
The new Minister for Transport and Technical Services is St Brelade Constable Mike Jackson, who fought off a challenge from Deputy Robert Duhamel. The Constable won the election by 33 votes to 19 and takes on the role from Guy de Faye, who lost his recent in the recent election for Deputy. The Constable’s election […]
