THE Citizens Advice Bureau has urged the States to pass a proposed law to stop landlords unfairly holding back rental deposits. Earlier this year Housing Minister Terry Le Main lodged a draft law that would transform the rental market by setting fixed notice periods and eviction procedures. He also ordered a review into the need […]
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Wanted: Public and private partnership on the way ahead
From Lesley Harrison, Chairman, Prison! Me! No Way! AS Celia Jeune rightly said in her Our Island article (JEP, 6 June), Jersey is extremely fortunate to have such an active voluntary sector, with many who without question make a significant contribution to the Island, and I do believe that the States of Jersey are starting […]
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‘Population will be controlled’
THE ministers in charge of economic growth assured a hustings audience at a meeting last night that future population growth would be controlled. Economic Development Minister Philip Ozouf and his assistant minister Deputy Alan Maclean answered a question about population controls at the St Martin Senatorial hustings. The two are the ministers in charge of […]
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Housing quallies reduced further?
JERSEY’S property market has stalled and an emergency measure will be taken to reduce housing qualifications by two years. Housing Minister Terry Le Main has confirmed to the JEP that he intends to ask the States to bring down the wait for housing qualifications from 12 to ten years after Christmas. Earlier this year the […]
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Steve and Joan Pederick
THE big motivation for Steve and Joan Pederick to leave Jersey for a new life in Australia was to be near their immediate family.
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Experience is more important than innovation
AS I write this week’s offering, the horse-trading and jostling for position in the Inner Sanctum, or the Council of Ministers as our politicians would have it, continues.
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Green field homes to go ahead
PLANS to build in the countryside will not be put off until a full Island Plan Review is carried out.
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Good reasons to be absent
From Senator Terry Le Main. I OBJECT to the way that Deputy Breckon has unfairly criticised Deputies Huet and de Faye over their absence at the recent nomination meetings. I am not here to defend politicians, but I do feel that in the public interest the reasons should be made public. Deputy Huet, the chairman […]
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Chief Minister is forced to rethink line-up of top team
SENATOR Ben Shenton has withdrawn his nomination from the Council of Ministers at the last minute, saying that he cannot work with Chief Minister-designate Terry Le Sueur’s chosen line-up. He says that in talks about the role with the new Chief Minister, he was never once asked about the policies and views that he would […]
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Health Minister: Jim Perchard
Senator Jim Perchard successfully challenged for the position of Health Minister in the States today. The former Assistant Health Minister was elected by 31 votes to 21, after a contest with Senator Paul Routier, the former Employment and Social Security Minister, who had been proposed by Chief Minister Terry Le Sueur. Senator Perchard takes on […]
