ATHLETES from Team Jersey will represent the Island on one of the biggest stages in global sport as the 2022 Commonwealth Games starts today. A squad of more than 50 – including 28 competitors from eight different sports and around two dozen support staff – are expected to make the journey to Birmingham to fly […]
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St Helier Constable requests compulsory-purchase pause
A REQUEST to pause the ‘controversial’ compulsory purchase of land for the hospital project has been made by the Constable of St Helier. Simon Crowcroft has written to outgoing Chief Minister John Le Fondré after the parish received a series of compulsory-purchase notices last Tuesday – during the ‘purdah’ period which is designed to halt […]
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A spiky exchange in St Saviour, where tension remains high
ELECTION campaigns always have the potential to throw up a little drama and animosity between candidates vying for votes. And at this year’s general election it appears that the most intense battles are being fought in St Saviour. Having already hosted an at times tetchy hustings last month, St Saviour’s Parish Hall was the venue […]
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Comment: Enjoy the Commonwealth Games perks, but don't not forget why we’re here
IF the opening ceremony for the 2022 Commonwealth Games is a marker of what is to come on the field of play over the next eight days, we are all in for a treat. No matter where you’re watching from. It was a show that will live long in the memory; not just because of […]
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'Chichi the chimp’s bizarre story highlighted the impact war has had on the animals of Ukraine too'
By Paula Thelwell A TALE involving an escaped chimp, a raincoat and bike – and a chase to capture the primate – is likely to make headlines any day. But as this unusual escapade took place in a war-torn city in Ukraine, the story was always destined to travel around the world. Chichi made his […]
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'What do we want from the new UK government during a time of political turmoil in Westminster?'
By Gavin St Pier WE finally have (another) new government in the UK with which our governments and others around the world now need to deal. While President Zelensky of Ukraine will be looking for reassurance that the UK’s support for his country’s existential battle with Russia will not waiver under Prime Minister Sunak, and […]
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'It’s time for an appraisal of how the new government has performed in its first half year'
By John Boothman On 22 December, exactly six months will have passed since the 2022 general election. As our attention will by then be focused on more festive matters, forgive me for jumping the gun with this appraisal of how the new government has performed during its first half-year in office. But before doing that, […]
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The race for Chief Minister: Full list of the politicians backing Mézec and Moore
DEPUTY Kristina Moore looks set to become the Island’s first female Chief Minister after more than half of the new States Assembly signed her nomination paper. Candidates are required to have a minimum of six signatories on their nomination form, but Deputy Moore has far exceeded that number with the backing of 30 Members. However, […]
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'The people have spoken, but what have they said? As ever, I am baffled by the way voters choose'
By Anne Southern ‘May you live in interesting times,’ as the Chinese curse would have it. For those of us who are interested in politics, these are certainly interesting times, with a new set of faces in the States and probably, by the time you read this, our first female Chief Minister. But then what? […]
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Projects that will – and won’t – happen in 2023
MAJOR capital projects – including building a new Fire and Ambulance headquarters and new sports facilities at Le Rocquier School – have been put on hold with no set date for their completion. Ministers have recently published their ‘Delivery Plans’ for 2023, which set out the details on what they propose to do this year, […]
