From D Chapman.
CHANGING Jersey’s system of government has resulted in a ministerial system overloaded, stressed and in danger of complete collapse.
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Daily Archives: July 10, 2008
Ministerial government is in danger of collapse
Danger in being of independent means
NATIONALITY cannot just be defined by a passport or a place of birth. It is a far more complex and passionate notion that has divided human kind since man created territorial boundaries.
Tough test for Black
MULTI-Island Games medallist Ian Black will be competing against potential Olympic swimmers at the Senior National Championships in Liverpool this weekend.
Waterfront No 2 on the way?
A MOVE to create a second waterfront with up to 800 houses at Elizabeth Harbour by moving the port to La Collette is just one of the radical ideas proposed for the Island over the next ten years.
Flats glut slows boom?
A GLUT of flats for sale coupled with mortgage difficulties could become a problem for the Jersey property market, says a real estate finance specialist.
Sales of coffee inspire aid donation to Kenya
A DONATION of £807 which was sent by a Jersey business to help displaced people in Kenya has provided vital food and supplies to families there.
Police sniffer dogs in bunker
POLICE sniffer dogs were due to be sent into a German bunker today where the police believe children were abused.
The government we have is not necessarily the one we deserve
From John Henwood.
THE Société Jersiaise is most readily associated with the conservation of aspects of our cultural heritage, so it is particularly interesting that its president, Chick Anthony, is critical in your ‘Our Island’ series (JEP 4 July) of our electoral system, which has been unchanged for over 60 years.
Athletes Twinam and Irving invited to GB Olympic trials
JERSEY Spartan hurdler Sophie Twinam has turned down a chance to try out for this year’s UK senior Olympic athletics team.
Incinerator: A question of ‘needs must’
GIVEN that 21 States Members voted against the proposal that the Island should have a new £106m energy-from-waste plant and that 30 voted in favour only after 11 hours of debate, it is clear that a degree of political uncertainty is associated with the project.