No leadership – just meltdown

From John Avery. IT is clear that we are now in a position in which to all intents and purposes the good people of Jersey have no coherent government.


British Isles crown for Greechan

ISLANDER Lindsey Greechan is the new British women’s outdoor bowls champion.


Car sharing for business

JERSEY businesses will have additional  hurdles to jump in order to renew their three-year staffing licences.


Spending back on track

STATES spending rose by 3.3 per cent last year — the lowest rise for more than 20 years.


Oil: A subject that is far from refined

ONE of the biggest concerns to regularly feature on the business pages of the national press is the price of oil. Report follows report almost on a daily basis: one minute oil is up, the next it’s gone down, sighs of relief all around.


The key to our sense of identity

JERSEY people, like their counterparts in other communities around the world, focus a great deal of attention on the essentials of existence such as earning a living, ensuring that they have a roof over their head and seeing that their children are properly educated.


It’s now easier to see how revolutions started

From Christian Traufer.‘ OUT of control, deficient and undisciplined …’ probably one of the more restrained, relatively polite and certainly totally accurate descriptions to come from Senator Syvret about our Council of Ministers just recently.


Laurens has sights on medal

JERSEY dressage rider Simon Laurens will represent Great Britain at this year’s Paralympics in Hong Kong.


Harcourt chairman flies in to meet politicians

THE chairman of Harcourt Developments, Pat Doherty, flew into Jersey for an emergency meeting with States Members yesterday to save the £330 million Esplanade Quarter deal.


Dairy awards

JERSEY Dairy has won awards at England’s largest agricultural show, the Royal Bath and West Show.

BIRD WATCH 2012

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The 11th Great Garden Bird Watch took place over the weekend, Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 February. JEP readers were asked to get on board to help monitor bird life in the Island.