18 « April « 2009 « « This Is Jersey

It’s a hog’s life at Durrell

HOGS with striking red fur and of the same species which are hunted for bush meat in the Congo will be making their debut at the Durrell wildlife park this summer.

Vivid memories of how the Occupation affected Islanders

From Alan Nicolle. I WOULD like to follow up Bridget Murphy’s excellent letter of 15 April in response to Paul Gregson’s letter of 6 April. I, too, spent the Occupation in the Island.

Shenton says ‘end this circus’

SENATOR Ben Shenton says that he will boycott Tuesday’s emergency States sitting because it will be a pointless waste of time.

Many pensioners are hit hard by UK agreement on pensions

From John Clark. THE article by Christine Herbert (JEP, 7 April) does correctly emphasise that the agreement under which UK pensions are to be taxed in Jersey rather than in the UK could benefit those subject to UK tax at 40%.

Most insurance firms will not cover those over a certain age

From A Sowman. I WOULD like to thank all those people who were sufficiently interested in my previous letters concerning travel insurance to contact me with their thoughts on the matter.