19 « February « 2010 « « This Is Jersey

Health Minister calls for inquiry into homeless

THE Health Minister has called for an urgent investigation into a surge in the number of people sleeping rough on the streets.

Fearn blows whistle on a male bastion

LAST Tuesday, 31-year-old Amy Fearn made history.

There is one department in the States where £4.7 million could be saved in a flash

AS the Treasury Minister contemplates where his axe will fall as he attempts to slash £50 million off States spending, a novel cost-cutting measure is giving Australian politicians cause for concern.

‘Invest locally and diversify’

A CALL has been made for an economic ‘leakage’ study to be carried out in the Island, following an address made this week by a world expert on community economics.

‘No holds barred’

DESPITE being favourites for tomorrow’s National 3 league match against Basingstoke, the Jersey Rugby Club are taking nothing for granted.

Brother and sister focus on aid for Rwanda survivors

A FORMER JEP journalist and photographer are teaming up to document how survivors of the genocide campaign in Rwanda have been helped by charity donations.

And the band played on….in front of 90,000

ISLANDERS took centre stage at an historic carnival in Normandy last weekend.

Doubts in the dairy industry

ONE of the most controversial and difficult decisions the States have taken in recent years was recorded in 2008 when they agreed to lift a 200-year-old ban on the importation of foreign cattle strains.

Pride in the team who make St Michael’s a thriving success story

From John Carnegie. THE imposing photograph of St Michael’s School on the cover of the current edition of Jersey Life and the celebratory article to announce its 60th birthday will resonate with a sense of pleasure and thanksgiving in the minds of many Islanders who have had a connection with the school, not least my [...]

Me and my car: Christine Holmes

Christine Holmes is an independent marketing consultant for a small number of niche clients.