SATURDAY marked the 45th anniversary of the opening of Les Quennevais and, while it continues to be an important hub for sport and the community, it is also a timely reminder of the desperate need to provide more and better facilities in the Island. On a cold and crisp winter’s day, Les Quennevais on Saturday, […]
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Saturday Interview: “Watch this space – we’ve got a really exciting chapter coming”
WATCHING a panto with a share box of Maltesers with her mum is the earliest memory Laura Robertson has of the Jersey Opera House. Now a week into her new role as interim chair of the historic theatre, the Jersey-born lawyer has come full circle from her time as a young spectator to a mum […]
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Is it worth paying to bring back Bergerac?
JERSEY could lose its most famous detective to the UK – or even Guernsey – if the government decides not to invest in a reboot of Bergerac, it has emerged. Plans to revive the popular 1980s TV series have reached a critical phase for Jersey, with Chief Minister Lyndon Farnham revealing to the States Assembly […]
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Plans to increase tax for super-rich residents
NEW super-rich residents will pay at least £250,000 a year in income tax, if proposals lodged by the Treasury Minister are approved by the States. Treasury Minister Ian Gorst has tabled proposals to increase the minimum tax payable by new 2(1)(e) residents under the High Value Residency Scheme. Previously, to be eligible for so-called high-value […]
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Community shows solidarity as Island remembers two tragedies
THIRTEEN candles flickered at the front of the Town Church, symbolising collective sadness at the lives lost last December, and a determination not to forget them. Relatives and friends of those who died in the sinking of L’Ecume II and the explosion at Haut du Mont sat alongside those who had responded to the tragedies […]
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Reform Jersey requests urgent meeting with Chief Minister following vote of confidence motion
REFORM Jersey has requested a meeting with Chief Minister Kristina Moore to “seek assurances” about how she will work with them “to change the direction of travel of the current government”. Ministers are “failing to take Jersey forward”, according to the letter signed by party leader Deputy Sam Mézec and deputy leader Deputy Lyndsay Feltham. […]
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Jersey's Chief Minister criticised for changing her stance on taking GST off period products
THE Chief Minister has been branded ‘disingenuous’ over government plans to scrap a previous proposal she brought as a Senator to remove GST on period products. But Deputy Kristina Moore has hit back at the claims, saying there is a ‘more effective way’ to address period poverty. She said her government had helped to provide […]
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Increasing alcohol duty will harm hospitality, say Jersey Hospitality Association
THE hospitality trade is urging States Members to throw out ministerial plans to increase alcohol duty. The recently published Government Plan, which sets out firm public spending plans for next year and indicative spending for the following three, proposes increasing duty on beer, wine and spirits by 8.9% in 2024, which it stresses is below […]
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'The whole saga of the vote of no confidence was more about personal grievances than policy'
By Stephen Le Quesne The past week or so in Jersey’s political history has been a little distasteful. Politicians, like everyone else are flawed, working in an imperfect system, often slow and sometimes painful. They must directly contend with decisions of the past, while working in the present and planning for the future. Much of […]
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Chief Minister reflects on one-year anniversary since the start of war in Ukraine
THE Chief Minister has looked back on the ‘spirit of generosity and community’ shown by Islanders towards victims of the war in Ukraine, as Friday marks one year since the Russian invasion. Deputy Kristina Moore said that Jersey was united with the international community in the ‘condemnation of this act of aggression’. In a statement […]
