SOME stories just appear and burn out, and some, like States Members and their curious parking arrangements, keep on coming back every now and then, like a roulette wheel, a phone bill or a comet.
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Housing Minister: Terry Le Main
Senator Terry Le Main has retained his seat as Housing Minister by just two votes over challenger Senator Alan Breckon. Senator Le Main won 27 votes and Senator Breckon, 25, in the election in the States today. The election of the Housing Minister completed the makeup of the Council of Ministers as follows, with the […]
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A Week in Politics
IT’S a time of giving, understanding, coming together and rejoicing. So, to borrow from the great Bill Hicks, let us wade into the calm and soothing waters of Jersey’s property market and emerge together in a collective belly laugh.
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Don’t build in countryside before a full review of homes, urges Deputy
A FULL planning and homes review should take place before the States make an irrevocable decision to build more homes in the countryside, says Deputy Carolyn Labey.
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Firms to get help on staffing
THE Population Office has pledged to let businesses know within 15 working days whether their applications will be approved. The Housing and Economic Development Departments have issued new policy guidelines (available on www.gov.je) which apply to both the Regulation of Undertakings Law and the Housing Law. The aim is to provide a one-stop shop for […]
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Christmas Scrooges have already got
From R McCredie. IT is unbelievable that attempts are already being made to deny Senator Stuart Syvret the right to make his Christmas speech in the House. Bear in mind that he is the Father of the House and still the most popular politician in tjhe Island by a long way. Undoubtedly, the charge will […]
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Transport Minister: Mike Jackson
The new Minister for Transport and Technical Services is St Brelade Constable Mike Jackson, who fought off a challenge from Deputy Robert Duhamel. The Constable won the election by 33 votes to 19 and takes on the role from Guy de Faye, who lost his recent in the recent election for Deputy. The Constable’s election […]
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Minister hints at more tax changes
MORE changes could be on the way for Jersey’s tax system, Treasury Minister Terry Le Sueur suggested this week. Senator Le Sueur said that although the past few years had seen probably the biggest change since tax was first introduced in the Island, this did not necessarily mean that a period of fiscal stability would […]
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Tied vote means GST stays
THE GST exemption vote finished in a dead heat in the States this morning – meaning that the 3% tax will remain on food for now. The proposition to exempt fuel was also defeated. Members voted 25 to 25 on Deputy Carolyn Labey’s proposition, and under States rules it was rejected. The debate had spanned […]
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Free speech requires responsibility
THE attempt by certain States Members, led by Housing Minister Terry Le Main, to prevent Senator Stuart Syvret from making his Father of the House Christmas speech is hardly the most subtle political move the Island has ever seen.
