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YESTERDAY Senator Terry Le Main stepped aside as Housing Minister, pending the conclusion of an inquiry into allegations that he had tried to halt the prosecution of a friend accused of housing law infractions. Later, he took a further, more dramatic step, resigning his ministerial portfolio.

From Deputy Paul Le Claire. SENATOR Terry Le Main may not be everyone’s favourite politician or person. There have been times over the past 15 years or more that I have known him when, I must be honest and say, he’s not been one of mine. What he is and has been though, is probably […]

IT has been alleged that Housing Minister Terry Le Main has attempted to prevent a housing law prosecution by personal intervention. It has also been alleged that he did so because of long-standing friendship with the person accused of the housing infraction.

THE political resignation has, with regret, moved on. In the old days it was a lot more upfront: you got caught doing something naughty, you held your hand up and you went, never to be heard of again. The modern resignation is different.

From David R Richardson. I COULDN’T help being struck by your article (JEP, 9 October) headlined ‘Le Main adamant on homes’. It is a stark reminder on how careful this Island needs to be when we allocate areas of land to build homes for our over-55s. For a start, to refer to land as a […]