DEFENDANTS accused of serious offences could be denied the right to a jury trial under proposals being considered to reduce court costs, Home Affairs Minister Ian Le Marquand has revealed.
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Hole lot of trouble for FB’s groundsman
A MYSTERIOUS hole has opened up on the hockey pitch at FB playing fields.
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No plans to permit clubs to stay open after 2 am, say ministers
THE days of nightclubs and bars shutting their doors at 2 am look set to continue in Jersey after ministers revealed that there were no plans to extend licensing hours any time soon.
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Prison transformation
PRISON conditions at La Moye have been ‘transformed’ since a damning 2005 report but provisions for minority prisoners – including women, the disabled, and young people – are still lacking, according to inspectors.
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Drinking, dancing and gambling
IT is a fair measure of the gap which still exists between Jersey’s social culture and that of the UK that bookmakers William Hill announced their intention to open here for the first time on Sundays, as the law now allows, before securing the additional permission of the parish Constable to do so.
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Youth crime down as more youngsters at home online
TWEETS, pokes, likes and status updates on social networking websites have been keeping young people so busy that youth crime has fallen, according to the Home Affairs Minister.
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Constitutional reform: Voters should decide, not self-serving politicians
From James Rondel. IT would seem that a recess is a long time in politics. Indeed, prior to the summer recess, Deputy Jeremy Maçon attempted to introduce a mandatory threshold for debating the results of April’s referendum (P.39/2013). In P.39/2013 he is quoted by Hansard as saying: ‘This is the point of the referendum; to […]
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Referendum ‘did not present a clear mandate for change’
PLANS to radically reform the States of Jersey by reducing the number of politicians and scrapping the role of Senator are due to be debated next month.
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Stumbling towards reform
ANY survey of States Members’ favourite subjects, based on the time and passion they devote to them, would probably have one clear winner – the subject of themselves.
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Painting a different picture
IT may be tempting to some to try dismissing St Helier on Fire 2017, an apocalyptic painting exhibited by the Turner prize-winner Jeremy Deller at the Venice Biennale, as merely one of the many examples of the artist’s attacks on power, wealth and privilege.
