EXTERNAL Relations Minister Sir Philip Bailhache is being treated in hospital after falling ill during a special sitting of the Royal Court.
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Licensing body proposals are lodged again
PLANS to modernise Jersey’s alcohol licensing body have been relodged unchanged following a suggestion that they were not compliant with EU human rights laws.
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Council of Ministers to cover for ill colleague
THE Council of Minsters will look after the External Relations Minister’s portfolio, it has emerged, after the Senator was taken to hospital with a suspected heart attack.
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Health, education and the Bailiff – three topics for voters to consider
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Questions over plans to join Chinese-backed bank
HUMAN rights concerns have been raised over Jersey’s plans to join an investment bank which is heavily backed by the Chinese government.
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Minister calls for action on tax avoidance
AN international agreement designed to prevent tax avoidance schemes could be extended to Jersey if States Members agree.
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Bailiff rules on proposals for his roles
AMENDMENTS to proposals which could see the Bailiff removed as speaker of the States have been ruled out of order – by the Bailiff.
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States to debate Bailiff’s dual role
THE centuries-old dual role of the Bailiff may finally be ended while same-sex marriage laws could be approved after several years of debate in what could be a States sitting of historical significance this week.
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Bailiff’s role: Senator lodges referendum amendment again
THE Chief Minister’s plans to remove the Bailiff from the States have been labelled ‘flawed’ and could be scuppered after proposals were again lodged for a referendum to be held on the matter.
