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THE government has been asked to set a date for the States to debate a population policy later this year.

FORMER Environment Minister Rob Duhamel has died aged 66 after a short illness, it has been confirmed.

THE government’s ongoing failure to resolve delays in paying a £3 million reward to the finders of the Catillon II Celtic coin hoard is ‘outrageous’ and ‘embarrassing’, a States Member has said.

THERE will be no let up in the fight for France’s fishermen, the country’s Europe Minister has said, following a virtual meeting with two senior Jersey politicians. Clément Beaune made the comments on Twitter after speaking to Chief Minister John Le Fondré and External Relations Minister Ian Gorst about the fishing licence situation. The meeting […]

‘OUT-OF-STEP’ laws which prevent Royal Court Jurats from retiring before they reach the age of 72 will be scrapped in an attempt to encourage more people to apply for the voluntary role, if States Members agree. Chief Minister John Le Fondré has lodged a proposition to amend the law so that Jurats can instead leave […]

TRIBUTES have been paid to St Saviour Constable Sadie Le Sueur-Rennard following her sudden death yesterday. Mrs Le Sueur-Rennard was taken ill during the morning and her death was formally announced by the Bailiff, Timothy Le Cocq, in the afternoon. Flags flew at half-mast from St Saviour’s Parish Hall, which closed as a mark of […]

NO civil servants have been disciplined for their role in the dismissal of an ophthalmologist despite a multi-million-pound settlement being awarded to the eye surgeon over the affair, the Chief Minister has confirmed.

STRUGGLING families in St Martin are being denied support due to the ongoing closure of a food bank over health and safety concerns, the parish Constable has said. The facility was set up in the village by volunteers in May 2020 and supplied food approaching its sell-by-date to needy parishioners from the nearby Marks & […]

THE government maintained its pledge to put children first throughout its handling of the pandemic and reacted swiftly to the challenges brought by Covid-19, the Chief Minister has said. Speaking at a Scrutiny hearing yesterday, Senator John Le Fondré defended the policies put in place during the pandemic and argued that the government had done […]