From John Dix. EVERY time the cost of public services is mentioned, we are reminded of the high quality of services provided by the States of Jersey. Unfortunately nobody ever mentions what those services include.
Book throws new light on Occupation
A NEW book detailing the German Occupation of the Island is expected to represent a new cornerstone in available literature on that period of the Island’s history.
High School Musical
The opening show of High School Musical lived up to audience expectations, with one young critic claiming: ‘That show was the best thing in the world – ever!’
Mass swine flu outbreak imminent
A LONG-FEARED mass outbreak of swine flu is imminent following a dramatic rise in the number of new cases of the disease, the Health Department has warned.
The family that Jack built
IT was in April 2007 that a picture was published in Jersey Connections showing the head and shoulders of a young man dressed in a soldier’s uniform.
Don’t deny us our pleasures
From Andy Lane. I LISTENED in disgust to the new Budget proposals from Senator Ozouf.
Mixed messages on tourism front
A ‘VICIOUS’ price war has made 2009 a difficult year for hoteliers in Jersey, according to the politician in charge of the Island’s tourism.
Discipline is a wider problem
HOW should schools deal with difficult, disruptive students who prejudice not only their own chances of success but also those of their classmates?
Golden fall follows agony in Aland
JERSEY’S judo squad has been touted a future force to be reckoned with after ten competitors clinched medals – five of them gold – at last weekend’s Hampshire Split Grade Tournament.
An award-winning artist’s impression is no guarantee
AN ARTIST’S impression is all well and good as long as it is taken at face value as one person’s idea of what something could look like, and not as a true representation of what will be.