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A TOTAL of 186 sexual offences were disclosed to the States police last year, but the Home Affairs Minister says that the crime is still under-reported.

A MAJOR consultation designed to help overhaul Jersey’s 70-year-old divorce laws – which prevents married couples from splitting until they have been married for three years – has been launched.

JERSEY’S newly elected politicians have already started manoeuvring for ministerial posts – with a clear three-way race for Chief Minister emerging.

EXTERNAL Relations Minister Sir Philip Bailhache has become the latest senior politician to announce he will not be seeking re-election next month.

PROPOSALS to introduce retrials in the event of a hung jury should be scrapped, a Scrutiny panel has said.

EDUCATION Minister Rod Bryans has been cleared of misconduct following an unproven allegation that he unzipped a fellow minister’s dress and commented on the colour of her bra.

RETRIALS would be very rare and would benefit the administration of justice, the Home Affairs Minister has said.

NEARLY three-quarters of the Romanians brought to the Island last month as agriculture workers have returned home after some found the Island ‘too cold’ and others were ‘reluctant to get stuck in’, according to one farmer.

HAVING reserve jurors for lengthy trials is unnecessary, as ‘99 times out 100’ they will not be needed, a former Bailiff has said.

RETRIALS will not be held in cases where a jury cannot reach a majority verdict, after States Members rejected the move.