ONE thing’s for sure after the elections – GST is coming off food. Of the 14 States Members who will be leaving us for one reason or another next week, seven voted against removing GST from food in the recent tied vote.
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A Week in Politics
BY the time this newspaper is printed we will know who the next Chief Minister of Jersey is going to be.
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Hustings: St Helier No 3
THE first hustings meeting in the Deputies’ elections was held last night for the 11 candidates chasing four seats in St Helier No 3 District. The meeting was the first of the hustings campaign, which moves on to St John tonight and to St Brelade on Friday before a packed five days for candidates next […]
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Consumer Council officer stands in St Helier No 3
JERSEY Consumer Council officer Suzette Hase is standing for Deputy in St Helier No 3. Miss Hase (40) is a former news presenter and used to work in public relations. Since 2006 she has worked for the Jersey Consumer Council and organised both the 19,209-strong petition against GST – the largest in Channel Island history […]
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Election result: St Helier No 3
After a recount, two Deputies were declared to have lost their seats in St Helier No 3. Transport Minister Guy de Faye and Overseas Aid chairman Jacqui Huet were unseated and Deputy Ben Fox only held onto his place in the States by one vote. Air Display organiser Mike Higgins and Headway founder Andrew Green […]
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We are not valued, say pensioners
OLDER people believe they are undervalued and are being made to feel like a nuisance to the Island.
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Parish meeting: ‘This is an Islandwide issue’
CONCERNS about prospective housing developments throughout the Island were expressed at a public meeting at St Clement’s Parish Hall last night.
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Parish meeting: ‘This is an Islandwide issue’
CONCERNS about prospective housing developments throughout the Island were expressed at a public meeting at St Clement’s Parish Hall last night.
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A Week in Politics
GO about your business, citizens, I’ve got this one. I know it’s dangerous, but there comes a time when a man’s got to do what a man’s got to do.
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Warning: Honorary system could be doomed
THE future of the honorary police is ‘doomed’ unless more recruits can be found, Deputy Jackie Hilton told a meeting last night.
