JERSEY’S new foreign minister says that there should be regular visits abroad to ‘ram home’ the message that the Island is not a tax haven.
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Talks with French on a third power cable
OPEN lines of communication over nuclear plants on the French coast and a project for a third under-sea electricity cable were discussed in meetings with two senior French politicians yesterday.
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Islanders’ views to be sought on States reform
A LEAFLET inviting Islanders to have their say on States reform is due to be sent out to households across Jersey at the end of the month.
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Another chance for reform
THE States, and more importantly the Island, need an electoral commission if the issue of governmental reform is finally to be addressed adequately. This is certain, but the matter becomes more complex and controversial when the composition of a commission is considered.
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Interviews for group make-up on States reform
THE chairman of the Electoral Commission is ‘optimistic’ about the task ahead as the search continues for the people who will serve alongside him.
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Why we should buy Plémont
FEW issues in recent times have polarised public opinion quite as much as has the public debate over the future of Plémont.
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Trust backing for Senator’s plea on Plémont headland
THE States must ‘seize the moment’ and buy the Plémont headland for future generations to enjoy, says the head of the National Trust for Jersey.
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London delegation to strengthen links with the Chinese
CHIEF Minister Ian Gorst is leading a delegation to London next week to meet the Chinese Ambassador and a committee of MPs interested in the relationship with the Channel Islands.
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Lime Grove report is flawed and unfair, claims Sir Philip
ASSISTANT Chief Minister Sir Philip Bailhache has waded into the debate about the controversial Lime Grove report, calling it ‘seriously flawed’ and ‘unfair’.
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Calls for fewer Members in the States
Reducing the number of States Members, dividing the Island into ‘super-constituencies’ and Sunday voting were among suggestions made by Islanders at a hearing into States reform yesterday.
