MEASURES to slow the spread of coronavirus remain proportionate to the level of risk, the Deputy Chief Minister has said, despite the ‘probable inevitability’ of the Omicron variant reaching Jersey.
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Ready to answer the public’s call for change
DEPUTY Kristina Moore is keen not to tempt fate ahead of tomorrow’s States Assembly meeting to determine the next Chief Minister. But, after securing nominations from more than half of the Chamber, she is in about as strong a position as possible at this stage. ‘I am really humbled by their support. I have been […]
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‘Our mission is to get me elected as Chief Minister’
DEPUTY Sam Mézec admits he is facing an uphill battle in his quest to become Chief Minister. After his opponent, Deputy Kristina Moore, submitted a nominations paper backed by more than half of the Assembly, the writing appears to be on the wall. It would be easy to back down and concede defeat in that […]
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Covid: No new rules likely before Christmas
NO further Covid restrictions are likely to be introduced before Christmas and ministers have agreed to scrap strict new isolation rules for direct contacts of positive cases of the Omicron variant. The requirement for ten days’ isolation for direct contacts was set out by the government last Thursday, but ended yesterday after ministers considered the […]
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Navy patrol boats to be sent to Jersey amid rising tensions with the French over fishing rights
THE UK is to send two Navy patrol boats to Jersey following threats by French fishermen to blockade the Island’s harbour.
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Appointing chief executive ‘would be poor judgment’
ANY attempt to appoint a new government chief executive before a States debate on delaying the recruitment would show ‘very poor judgment’, the head of Scrutiny has said.
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‘Laugh, cry… and raise a glass' – Islanders say goodbye to much-loved journalist Gary Burgess
‘HELLO… and welcome to my funeral.’ Although they were celebrating the life of an absent friend and loved one, those attending the send-off for Gary Burgess might have blinked and felt as if he was moving among them. During a moving 80-minute service at St Helier Methodist Centre yesterday, Gary’s force of personality somehow managed […]
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‘Millions could be saved by refinancing pension debt’
MILLIONS of pounds could be saved over the next four decades under proposals to refinance the States’ pre-1987 pension debt using low interest-rate borrowing, the Chief Minister has said.
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Trial run for a ‘hoppa’ bus service in town
A TRIAL town ‘hoppa’ bus service is to be launched before the end of the year after getting the go-ahead from the Chief Minister.
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Garden, conference centre and hotel for Fort Regent?
A BOTANIC garden, a conference and cultural centre and a hotel, with links to St Helier town centre by lift or cable car, have been listed by the Treasury Minister as potential key components of the redevelopment of Fort Regent.
