IT is undeniable that the present investigation into alleged historical child abuse at Haut de la Garenne and elsewhere has cast a dark shadow over Jersey and its people. However, in spite of what some critics seem determined to assert neither the great majority of Islanders nor our political and legal establishments can be damned by awful events which, as far as we can tell, unfolded decades ago and clearly involved a restricted number of people.
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New Ministers elected
Seven new Ministers have been elected by the States, with most of the positions going to candidates proposed by Chief Minister Terry Le Sueur. His only defeat was for the Health Ministry, which went to former Assistant Health Minister Jim Perchard who beat Senator Paul Routier, by 31 votes to 21. Senator Le Sueur later […]
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Syvret accuses JEP of child abuse cover-up
SENATOR Stuart Syvret has accused the Jersey Evening Post of being involved in the cover-up of child abuse in the Island.
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Sark goes back to the comfortable slippers
THIS really should begin with an apology to the people of Sark, some of whom will be struggling this Christmas now that their jobs have somewhat unceremoniously disappeared.
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Why establishing organised politics in Jersey will not be easy
From Senator Stuart Syvret. I READ with interest the comment in your Our Island series by Dr Elena Moran (JEP, 20 June) concerning the future of politics in Jersey. I sense that Dr Moran suffers from that syndrome exhibited by so many people who come here from the United Kingdom – seeing that jurisdiction as […]
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Review of the year – April
Review of the Year – April JERSEY prepared for the introduction of the goods and services tax during its last tax-free month in 2008. Businesses and Islanders braced themselves for the three per cent increase as the States GST team worked hard to explain the details of the new tax to everyone. GST was brought […]
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Esther should take her own advice
From Bridget Murphy. SPEAKING at the Jersey Care Leavers Association meeting, Esther Rantzen (JEP, 1 September) warned Jersey that the eyes of the world would be watching if justice is not done, or seen to be done, in the case of the ongoing criminal investigation into child abuse in the Island. Although Ms Rantzen pointed […]
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Child abuse inquiry move
THE Chief Minister has called for a committee of inquiry into historic child abuse and alleged cover-ups.
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Resignation from WEB
SENATOR Jim Perchard has resigned from the Waterfront Enterprise Board, claiming he was misled over the Las Vegas lawsuit and the chairman’s links to Harcourt’s financial backers. He says he was told the lawsuit against Harcourt had not been filed, and that throughout his two-and-a-half-year tenure on WEB he was never told that board chairman […]
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Savaged by Syvret
From Julian Rogers. I AM sure that prospective Senator Ian Le Marquand realises that it is a Jersey political rite of passage to have been ‘savaged by Syvret’, and he should enjoy his elevation as a Jersey grandee and a member of the Jersey establishment (which is anybody who does not agree with Senator Stuart […]
