THERE are some States debates that you just know aren’t going to go well.
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Bailiff: Why I will not e-mail Senator Syvret
THE Bailiff today told Senator Stuart Syvret that he was not prepared to enter into correspondence with someone who had described him as having the ‘ethics of a Bangkok pimp’. During the arrangement of public business in the States, Senator Syvret was asking why one of his propositions — concerning an investigation into the death […]
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United in freedom
ISLANDERS from all nations and creeds who contribute to Jersey have a right to think of themselves as Jersey people, the Bailiff said in his Liberation Day speech.
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Another year, another review of Bailiff’s role
A MAJOR review could see the Bailiff, Attorney General, Solicitor General, Lieutenant-Governor and Dean removed from the States next year. But there is no prospect of changes being in place by the time Sir Philip Bailhache’s successor takes over the role of Bailiff in June. Deputy Bob Hill has tabled a proposition to review the […]
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New Bailiff to take up reins in June
DEPUTY Bailiff Michael Birt will become the Island’s Bailiff in June. The Queen has approved the appointment of the former Attorney General, following a recommendation by Lord Falconer of Thoroton, the Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs. Sir Philip Bailhache, who steps down from the role of Bailiff this summer, has been Bailiff since 1995. […]
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Marilyn Monroe exhibition opening night
THE glitz and glamour of ‘old Hollywood’ came to the Island at the weekend. Jersey Museum played host to more than 260 people on Friday night – including the Bailiff, Sir Philip Bailhache and the Lieutenant-Governor, Lieutenant-General Andrew Ridgway – to celebrate the launch of the largest exhibition of film costumes and memorabilia belonging to […]
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‘We must fight this gross interference’
MOVES in Westminster to make Islanders show passports when entering the UK would be a ‘very gross interference with one Jersey long-standing constitutional privileges’, the newly-retired Bailiff has warned.
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Queen’s birthday reception
HUNDREDS of Islanders attended a reception at Government House on Friday evening to celebrate the Queen’s official birthday.
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Sometimes people have something to shout about
I SHALL remember our former Bailiff, Sir Philip Bailhache, for his support of the multi-cultural community in the Island.
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Call for Bailiff to resign
THE FATHER of one of the victims of a serial sex offender has called for the Bailiff, Sir Philip Bailhache to resign.
