From Barry Breuilly. WHAT sort of Island are we living in? Those clowns, who call themselves politicians, are profligate with our money which runs into many millions of pounds, yet they want to claw back relevant pennies from our deserving pensioners by banning them from peak-time travel on the buses. How can Transport Minister Mike […]
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Residential laws and population
REDUCING the length of time that people have to spend in the Island before they are residentially qualified has been declared States policy for a considerable time.
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Call for return of social housing development
THE Island will continue to fail in its aim to eliminate poverty until there is enough affordable housing, says Jersey Homes Trust chairman Michael Van Neste. He is calling on Housing Minister Terry Le Main to allow some relaxation on the current moratorium on his support for new social rented housing schemes until an independent […]
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Housing plan clampdown on unfair landlords
THE Housing Department are calling for tough new powers to crack down on unscrupulous landlords
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Spending ‘flair’ has been crunched into submission
FOR a quiet January in 2009, this has been an action-packed month.
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Two sides of tax haven life
HELPING the wealthy and the very wealthy to look after their assets is, let’s make no bones about it, one of the things that Jersey does very well indeed.
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‘Not the time’ for adverts ban
JERSEY retailers are planning to campaign against the next phase of anti-smoking legislation. The new rules, which are in the final stages of drafting, will prohibit shops from displaying cigarette adverts on their premises. The Jersey Chamber of Commerce has written to the Health Department and to Chief Minister Terry Le Sueur because of concerns […]
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The issues that limit Housing
THE words ‘not fit for purpose’ are hardly a ringing endorsement of success for any organisation, so when they were applied to Housing in a report by Professor Christine Whitehead serious questions were bound to be asked about the department.
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‘Not the time’ for adverts ban
JERSEY retailers are planning to campaign against the next phase of anti-smoking legislation. The new rules, which are in the final stages of drafting, will prohibit shops from displaying cigarette adverts on their premises. The Jersey Chamber of Commerce has written to the Health Department and to Chief Minister Terry Le Sueur because of concerns […]
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The issues that limit Housing
THE words ‘not fit for purpose’ are hardly a ringing endorsement of success for any organisation, so when they were applied to Housing in a report by Professor Christine Whitehead serious questions were bound to be asked about the department.
