THE majority of people who participated in the first step of a consultation exercise about changing Jersey’s 70-year-old marriage laws did not know about the Island’s three-year ban on divorce for newly-weds.
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And then there were two…
TWO Senators are vying for the Chief Minister’s job after Economic Development Minister Lyndon Farnham pulled out of the race yesterday.
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Home Affairs Minister is to seek a Senatorial seat
THE Home Affairs Minister is to seek a Senatorial seat in the upcoming election.
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Four Senatorial candidates grilled after Chamber lunch
THE minimum wage, skills shortages and affordable housing were among the topics discussed as four of the Senatorial election candidates faced a grilling from the business community.
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Sex law overhaul ‘would help victims’
AN overhaul of the sexual offences law should give victims more ‘courage to come forward’ after a poor conviction rate last year, the Attorney General has said.
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Prisoners to be banned from smoking
PRISONERS in Jersey are to be banned from smoking within a year in a bid to improve their health, the Home Affairs Minister has announced.
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Most election candidates back legal assisted dying
THE majority of Jersey’s election candidates have said they would support legalising assisted dying, after an Islander whose mother plans to end her life at a Dignitas clinic contacted all those vying for a seat in the States.
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‘Any child can be sexually exploited’
A SERIES of adverts depicting how three young girls get sexually exploited by an older boy will air this week to mark a national awareness day.
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Will Members approve an overhaul of government?
AN overhaul of the way the civil service is run, changes to criminal procedures and improvements to maternity provisions are among the propositions due to be debated in a States sitting that could run for the whole of this week.
