THE Bailiff, Sir Philip Bailhache, said a fond final goodbye to the States Chamber yesterday as he retired from office.
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Man jailed for stashing £700,000 of heroin
A MAN who hid more than £700,000 worth of heroin in the garage of his girlfriend’s parents’ home has been jailed for eight years. Ryan Stephen Murphy (24) was sentenced by the Superior Number of the Royal Court, which is convened to hear the most serious cases, after admitting possession of 709 grams of the […]
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Former Bailiff proposes new fund for museums
FORMER Bailiff Sir Philip Bailhache has proposed using cash from the States reserves to help solve Jersey Heritage’s funding crisis.
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‘Prepare for future without a friendly UK’
JERSEY can no longer rely on a friendly UK government and needs to start asserting its own voice on the world stage, says former Bailiff Sir Philip Bailhache.
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Bonuses? These days, some are lucky just to have a job!
EVEN to a simple country boy like me, it was somewhat ironic to see a Temps Passé picture from the Jersey Evening Post’s archives illustrating an unofficial strike by Granite Products staff back in 1963 just a 0few pages away from trade union and staff reaction to the news of so-called loyalty bonuses being paid to senior managers at Jersey Telecom.
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Jersey wins top trust award
JERSEY has been named the international finance centre of the year by the STEP private client awards 2009.
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Senator takes action in skips dispute
SENATOR Ben Shenton wants the States to pay almost £300,000 in compensation to a couple who face huge legal bills after a long court battle. He has tabled a proposition to pay Reg Pinel and his wife, who own Reg’s Skips Ltd, a total of £297,469 in compensation for the bill they have been left […]
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July in pictures
July saw a fond farewell to retiring Bailif Sir Philip Bailhache; the swearing in of his successor, Michael Birt; completion of the NatWest Island Games in Aland; a special birthday bash at Durrell, attended by thousands of Islanders as well as countless other news and sporting events. The gallery is just a selection of some of the highlights.nextpage
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Basel Trust spared ‘legal purgatory’
JERSEY’S Royal Court has unfrozen assets seized in 2007 in relation to an ongoing case in the United States against the founder of an internet gaming company.
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Court backing for child’s special care
THE Jersey Court of Appeal has quashed a decision by Health to refuse to pay for special therapeutic care in the UK for a vulnerable child. This week the Deputy Bailiff, Michael Birt, and English QCs Michael Beloff and John Martin overturned a ruling given by the Bailiff, Sir Philip Bailhache, earlier this year. Sir […]
