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Give these vandals some work to do

From June Beslièvre. I HOPE that those who destroyed the children’s garden at St John’s School will be made to put everything back as it was including replacing all the plants – from their own money.

FW De Klerk seeks ties with Jersey

THE former South Africa president and a Nobel prize-winner, FW De Klerk, believes that Jersey can help to promote good governance throughout the world.

Jersey steps back in time to 9 May 1945

THE Island was bathed in glorious sunshine as Jersey’s new anthem marked the beginning of the annual Liberation Square celebrations.

Wreaths laid in memory of the forced workers

THE 101 foreign forced workers who died in Jersey during the Occupation were honoured in an act of remembrance on Saturday afternoon.

Square dancing comes to the big screen

WEIGHBRIDGE Square came of age on Saturday as it became a popular focal point for the annual Liberation Day celebrations.

Liberation Music Festival

THE sound of music – it filled Mont Orgueil on Friday evening.

Liberation Day States’ sitting

THE lesson of Liberation Day is to treasure and protect the hard-fought freedom that Islanders enjoy, Chief Minister Terry Le Sueur told the States in the Liberation Day sitting.