Plémont headland is in the process of being returned to nature by the National Trust for Jersey The trust has tried to recycle whatever it can form the demolition of the former holiday camp Wood from an old snooker table has been used to make a bowl and a table Is the restoration worth the […]
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‘Do we still remember the Occupation for the sake of remembering? I say yes, we do.’
WHEN Gary Font was growing up in the 1960s and 70s, he considered Liberation Day to be the most boring public holiday of the year – unless you were a football fan.
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‘Do we still remember the Occupation for the sake of remembering? I say yes, we do.’
WHEN Gary Font was growing up in the 1960s and 70s, he considered Liberation Day to be the most boring public holiday of the year – unless you were a football fan.
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Minister ‘was wrong’ to speak on care inquiry costs say Care Leavers – do you think the States were right to grant an additional £14 million?
Care Leavers Association chairman disappointed by Sir Phillip Bailhache’s comments during States debate. States this week agreed to give the Independent Jersey Care Inquiry an additional £14 million. See the full background to the timeline below. Were the States right to grant an extra £14 million? Take part in our poll below. EXTERNAL Relations Minister […]
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Investigation launched into alleged leak of confidential child abuse document
Sir Philip Bailhache in the spotlight over confidential document. Concerns raised that document released by Lenny Harper to ‘interested parties’ may have been seen by Sir Phillip Bailhache. The former deputy police chief says that the Minister is not an ‘interested party’. AN investigation has been launched into an alleged leak of a confidential document […]
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Bailhache brothers to speak at abuse inquiry
THE Bailiff, William Bailhache and his brother, External Relations Minister Sir Philip, are among those due to give evidence to the inquiry investigating historical child abuse next week.
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Abuse inquiry latest: Jersey civil service ‘closes ranks’ when faced with criticism and ministers ‘turn into establishment sheep’
The Independent Jersey Care Inquiry was set up following a proposal by Senator Francis Le Gresley that was backed by the States in 2011. It has been charged with investigating what went wrong in Jerseys care system in the years following 1945. It launched in April 2014 and the first public hearings began on 22 […]
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Additional £14 million approved for inquiry into historic child abuse – could vital projects be axed as a result?
THE States have agreed to grant an additional £14 million of funding to the inquiry investigating historic child abuse following a lengthy States debate.
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Jersey’s anthem is ‘dreary and uninspiring’ and shouldn’t be played at Island Games says former Minister – what do you think Jersey’s anthem should be?
Former Minister calls for new anthem for the Island Games. Watch a video of our current anthem, Island Home, and read the background to it. See what the Islanders we spoke to think the anthem should be. Take part in our poll. GOLD medal winning athletes should ignore Jersey’s Island Home anthem if the song […]
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Should Jersey children all learn French?
EVERY Island child should be able to have a conversation in French by the time they reach secondary school, Jersey’s Education Director has said.
