JERSEY should not think about increasing its population to 100,000 as the Island cannot cope with the amount of people it already has, a local charity has warned. Autism Jersey has hit back at Chief Minister Terry Le Sueur’s suggestion that the Island could cope with another 10,000 people. ‘That is only if they do […]
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Proposal is excellent idea
From Ray McCredie. THE proposal by Deputy Geoff Southern regarding the immediate development of the Town Park is excellent. It could be paid for by the Stimulus Package fund. It would create employment and enhance a run down area of town, albeit, ten years in the waiting. Bear in mind that millions of pounds have […]
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A Week in Politics
I’M sorry, we don’t do God’ was the famous Alistair Campbell remark, cutting off a question to then-Prime Minister Tony Blair.
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A new fund that can buy some time
DAY by day, there are new reminders of the seriousness of the economic crisis now engulfing the world, as well as the uncertainty of its outcome.
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Special visitor for Liberation celebrations
THE German Ambassador to the UK will arrive in the Island on Friday to take part in celebrations to commemorate the 64th anniversary of Liberation.
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A Week in Politics
HERE’S a question: if someone told you to go and top yourself, then gave you £3m –would you, on balance, feel good or bad about it?
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Brave young men who protested against the Island’s death sentence
WHEN, 50 years ago, Francis Huchet was hanged in Newgate Street Prison for the murder of John Perrée, most Islanders will have been satisfied that the interests of justice had been served.
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Firms face fines as GST enters year two
FIRMS face being fined when a crackdown on GST submissions starts next month.
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Roofing the roost
THE centuries-old stone colombier or pigeon loft in the grounds of Samarès Manor has got a new thatch roof, perhaps for the first time in some 400 years.
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Spending in a recession
THESE might be hard times and the economic forecast for the medium term might be less than encouraging, but that does not mean that the States are cutting back dramatically on public spending.
