THE Jersey Alliance has no current plans to fold – despite losing its only elected member – its former leader has said. Sir Mark Boleat, who said his role as party leader ceased to exist after the election, admitted that the results had been ‘heard loud and clear’ but that discussions as to whether the […]
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'It’s very sad when one of the major topics in a pub is how Jersey used to be such a great place for a night out'
By Lindsay Ash ‘All I can say is that I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me,’ was a famous quote from the great man Sir Winston Churchill. These days, of course, if he lived in Jersey the quote would have been more akin to ‘alcohol has taken far […]
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'Running a company and running a government are two different animals – so beware comparisons'
By Lindsay Ash WE hear an awful lot on social media, and indeed in the letters pages of the JEP, comments such as ‘you wouldn’t run a company like that’ or ‘surely there are good local business people who could be the Government of Jersey chief executive’. Both are statements that warrant further scrutiny (if […]
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‘No underhand tactics used in field rezoning’
‘NOTHING underhand’ took place in rezoning a St Mary field owned by a housing trust linked to the Chief Minister, according to the parish Constable – after a former Senator claimed there had been a ‘lack of transparency’. Constable John Le Bailly has defended the States Assembly’s decision to keep field MY563 – a three-vergée […]
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Islanders face biggest rise in cost of living for 30 years
ISLANDERS are facing the biggest rise in the cost of living for three decades, according to new figures. Statistics Jersey’s latest Retail Prices Index report, which measures the change in the price of goods and services purchased by an average household, marked the annual rate of inflation at 7.9% – the largest 12-month jump since […]
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'If there is any figure from history to make my achievements feel inadequate, it’s Qin Shi Huang'
By Gavin St Pier Have you ever heard of Qin Shi Huang? No? As we race towards another New Year’s Eve, I am probably not alone in thinking to myself, ‘what did I achieve this year?’ And then I think of the First Emperor of China. He was dead by the age of 51, but […]
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Emergency phase of pandemic to end, Chief Minister confirms
JERSEY’S emergency phase of Covid-19 restrictions will end on Friday, the Chief Minister has confirmed. Senator John Le Fondré addressed the States Assembly this afternoon [wed] and confirmed that the legal requirement for positive Covid cases to isolate will cease at 12.01am on Friday. However the Chief Minister and deputy medical officer of health Dr […]
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Ministers vow to support Islanders amid surge in the cost of living
THE government will work with the Consumer Council to support Islanders, two ministers have said after the organisation called for a raft of emergency measures to help address the surge in the cost of living. In an open letter to Chief Minister John Le Fondré, the council suggested a 9p cut in fuel duty and […]
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Compulsory purchase for the hospital project ‘waits for new ministers’
COMPULSORY-PURCHASE orders on St Helier land needed for the future-hospital project at Overdale will not be finalised until the new Council of Ministers has formed, the outgoing Chief Minister has said. John Le Fondré holds ministerial responsibility for all departments until such time as a new team is formed, which is due to take place […]
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Finance company to launch four-day working-week trial
A FINANCE firm is due to trial a four-day working week across its Channel Island offices this summer. PwC, which is conducting the pilot scheme, will continue to open its offices in Jersey, Guernsey and Alderney five days a week and employees’ pay will not be reduced. The working arrangement has been trialled across a […]
