STATES reform is once again back on the agenda in this week’s sitting, with Members due to debate overhauling the way Deputies are elected.
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Plans lodged for St Brelade’s Bay development
PLANS for five homes and a new restaurant in St Brelade’s Bay have been formally lodged.
Homes shortage: States need to act, says minister
THE States need to stop ‘prevaricating’ and move forward with development schemes in order to combat the Island’s desperate shortage of affordable homes, the Housing Minister has said.
Where have the 10,000 Jersey taxpayers gone?
THE number of people paying tax in Jersey fell by 10,000 between 2008 and 2014 despite the Island’s population increasing by more than 5,000, it has been revealed.
Call for community teams to help the vulnerable
SPECIALIST support teams capable of helping Jersey’s most vulnerable residents with everything from changing a lightbulb to sending an email should be in place in every parish, according to a number of leading Islanders who work with those in need of such help.
Incomers ‘must pay tax to help the system’
IMMIGRANTS will not help to support Jersey’s rising public services costs unless they are contributing as taxpayers, a senior politician says.
Some middle earners ‘taxed more than in the UK’
UNMARRIED average earners are taxed more heavily in Jersey than they would be in the UK, figures show.
Pro-choice activists predict ‘seismic wave’ in Northern Ireland over abortions
A group calling itself Solidarity with Repeal held a demonstration at Belfast City Hall.
Family of eight famed for protest photo die when car goes off cliff
The California Highway Patrol has not determined why the vehicle went off an ocean overlook on a rugged part of coastline.
First live film of States is not short on drama
ISLANDERS are now able to watch States sittings live on the internet – but it seems that one Senator got a little carried away with the new service.

