OVERSEAS aid charity Jersey Side by Side pledged support for the survivors of the Haiti earthquake at a concert marking five years since its birth.
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A workplace in which bullying is allowed to go unchecked is an insidious environment
IT was quite early in my working life when I decided – or perhaps subconsciously had it decided for me – that my future lay more with the oppressed than with the oppressors.
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Preparing to go it alone
THE foundations of Jersey’s present relationship with the Crown were set in place 800 years ago when King John lost Normandy but retained possession of the Channel Islands.
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Court is told of rape during drink-fuelled party
A BARMAN allegedly raped a woman and indecently assaulted her best friend while they were drunk, the Royal Court heard. One of his alleged victims passed out at an alcohol-fuelled party and woke as she was being raped, jurors were told. The 28-year-old said that she initially thought it was her boyfriend until she realised […]
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Sir Philip’s absolutely right
From Trevor Green I WOULD like to congratulate the former Bailiff Sir Philip Bailhache for the views he expressed concerning the report submitted by Lord Carswell, in your excellent Saturday Interview (JEP, 18 December). Sir Philip is one hundred percent correct in his analysis of the report. The loss of the Bailiff in his dual […]
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Elizabeth, Marie, Jean and Philippe come out to play
ALTHOUGH the principal aim of most family historians is to trace their ancestry back as far as is possible with any degree of certainty, a secondary and very important objective is to learn as much as possible about one’s ancestors and the lives they lived.
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United against hatred
A POIGNANT memorial service was held yesterday for those Islanders who lost their lives during the Holocaust. Held to mark Holocaust Memorial Day, the service, in the Occupation Tapestry Galley of the Maritime Museum, reflected the national theme for the occasion and Islanders were urged to Stand Up To Hatred. In their addresses, the Bailiff, […]
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A gross dereliction of duty
From John Falle. FOR months now you have published many letters commenting on various aspects of Jersey’s cultural policy. Without exception they have all strongly supported the work of the Jersey Heritage Trust in its efforts to maintain our museums and sites of historic interest. It is perfectly clear that the public deplores the possibility […]
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Hospital death inquiry is suspended by injunction
AN investigation into the death of a nurse following a botched operation has been suspended after the surgeon involved in the case claimed that it was unfair.
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A Week in Politics
SEE if you can spot the common theme with the five recent defeats that the Council of Ministers have had in the States: the Millennium Town Park, a financial ombudsman, a rental deposit protection scheme, the Bellozanne sewage treatment works, and cleaning up the rubbish that goes into the La Collette incinerator.
