By Mike Beaugeard A FEW days ago, I watched a documentary I first saw in 2016. Britain’s Trillion Pound Island examines the extraordinary amount of money being cached or channelled via the Cayman Islands. What left a lasting impression was the huge disparity between the almost obscenely wealthy in their luxury resorts and gated communities, […]
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'We need a more collaborative government which engages the talents and expertise of Islanders'
By Chris Edmond AS I write this column, we don’t yet know officially who will be our new Chief Minister. However, by the time of publication, it’s almost certain the States will have confirmed Deputy Kristina Moore in the position, so today I reflect on her published vision. I actually care more about how the […]
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New 'Better Way' political coalition is formed
THE election campaign is heating up as two new candidates and a sitting Senator have announced their intention to stand. Senator Kristina Moore will be joined at the polls by data scientist Alex Curtis and Cooper and Co coffee owner David Warr. Senator Moore will be standing in the newly formed district of St Mary, […]
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Poorest to get an extra £20 a month
THOUSANDS of Islanders struggling to pay their bills will receive an extra £20 a month in a government bid to tackle the rising price of goods in Jersey. Social Security Minister Judy Martin said the changes would mean an extra £80 to a family of four on income support and could help to pay for […]
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'Cue election night and, boy, did the voters vent their fury at the outgoing administration'
By Mike Beaugeard By the time you read this, the dust will have settled somewhat after what turned out to be a surprisingly more momentous election night than many had anticipated. As a consequence there is much to ponder, but it would be remiss, not to say churlish, to fail to congratulate the winners before […]
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PICTURES: Forty-nine are sworn in as States Members
THE new States Assembly has been officially sworn into office following a ‘ground-breaking’ election. Nearly all of the seats inside the Royal Court were occupied yesterday as 49 successful candidates took their oaths in front of friends and family during a ceremony presided over by the Bailiff, Sir Timothy Le Cocq. Royal Square, Royal Court. […]
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'The people have spoken, but what have they said? As ever, I am baffled by the way voters choose'
By Anne Southern ‘May you live in interesting times,’ as the Chinese curse would have it. For those of us who are interested in politics, these are certainly interesting times, with a new set of faces in the States and probably, by the time you read this, our first female Chief Minister. But then what? […]
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Plans lodged to build homes on glasshouse sites
SEVERAL plans have been submitted to demolish redundant glasshouses and replace them with housing, while returning some of the land to agricultural use. The schemes have been lodged after States Members voted against an amendment to the Bridging Island Plan, lodged by Senator Kristina Moore, which would have removed restrictions on building on some derelict-glasshouse […]
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Tributes to Jersey’s first ‘Madame Le Connétable’
TRIBUTES have been paid to a trailblazing politician – who became the Island’s first female Constable – who has died at the age of 93. Iris Le Feuvre was born in 1928 and, during the German Occupation, her family sheltered an escaped Russian prisoner of war. She was first elected to the States Assembly in […]
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Firms could have years to pay back Covid cash
ISLANDERS who were overpaid by a scheme designed to protect jobs during the pandemic could have up to five years to pay back the money if they set up an instalment plan, the director general of Customer and Local Services has said. Ian Burns has moved to reassure business owners who had been left worried […]
