Mystery man is brought in at Treasury

THE Treasury Minister refused to give details yesterday about a new top civil servant who has been brought in to kick the public finances into shape.


Standards are high in all Jersey schools

From Nathan Jordan. WHEN I was studying in Paris, I was asked to give a short presentation on Victoria College. I mentioned the quaint fashion of teachers wearing robes (my father tells me this was also a good way to keep chalk off his suit) and also about the house system. One girl asked that [...]


This debate has nothing to do with the service of thanksgiving

From Graeme Le Monnier. MAY I add my thoughts on Liberation Day. I was 14 years of age at the time and, like your reader Jeff Le Caudey, I was in the Royal Square on 8 May 1945. Yes, the National Anthem was not only played but sung by the huge crowd gathered with tears [...]


1(i)k residents to pay more tax?

WEALTHY immigrants, who collectively contribute £13.5 million to Jersey’s economy, may have to pay more tax in the future.


UK honours heroes of the Occupation

FAMILIES of four Islanders went to Downing Street yesterday to see their relatives celebrated as ‘Heroes of the Holocaust’ by UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown.


Welsh names squad to take on Alderney

JERSEY team manager Jon Welsh has announced a 20-player training squad ahead of Saturday week’s Kleinwort Benson Muratti semi-final away to Alderney.