16 « August « 2008 « « This Is Jersey

Where do Health and Safety come in with so many having to stand on buses?

From D Gillard. EARLIER in the year we had a route 8 bus arriving at Tesson at 8 am which between Tesson and Sandybrook Lane picked up 22 passengers, some of whom began work at 8.30 am. Ideal time.

400 years of family history go on display

JERSEY documents spanning 400 years are now open for public viewing at the Jersey Archive.

Deputy’s husband to fight campaign ban

A STATES employee who intends to stand for election this year is to mount a legal challenge to fight a decision to stop him using paid holiday time to campaign for office.

No one makes the J-cats come here either, Minister

From Alan Anderson. CHALLENGED on the lack of accommodation for unqualified workers, Housing Minister Senator Le Main is quoted as saying (JEP 11 August): ‘No one is forcing these people to come and live and work in Jersey.’

We wouldn’t allow people to starve here – that would be bad for tourism

From Jeff Le Caudey. I WAS surprised and disappointed at the reaction of John Avery (JEP, 9 August) to apparently meeting a beggar for the first time in his 17 years in Jersey.

Call for £80 tax reduction for everyone

ISLANDERS should get an £80 tax reduction from a proposed new rent charge on foreign-owned companies, according to Senator Jim Perchard.