Easter Message from the Dean

THERE is a wonderful story of a priest in Russia in communist days who was challenged to a debate by an atheist communist party official.


In the driving seat: John Refault

John Refault is chairman of the Jersey Old Motor Club and Constable of St Peter.


Firms want more CI co-operation

INDUSTRY leaders will not back tax rises until the States show that they have done all they can to work with Guernsey to save money.


Abuse inquiry: Power ‘at fault’

SUSPENDED police chief Graham Power should be disciplined for failings in his supervision of the investigation at Haut de la Garenne, the Wiltshire Constabulary report has recommended.


Make tobacco illegal – or pipe down about it

From Colin Clarke. I READ with interest the report of the news conference covering the Royal College of Physicians’ assertion that smoking should be banned in cars, as it is a contributory factor to the increase in asthma among children, and is also dangerous and distracting while driving.


Common sense or dogma?

LONG before politicians and others in the UK began crowing about the benefits of public-private partnerships, Jersey had developed its own models to combine the virtues of free enterprise and government involvement.


Delhi going the extra mile effort

DELHI is doing everything they can to make this year’s Commonwealth Games a safe event.


Peak performance

A GROUP of journalists from the JEP and Channel 103 is to attempt one of the toughest fundraising challenges in Britain to raise money for two Jersey charities.


It’s no wonder everyone in the States is so frustrated. What’s the solution? It’s party politics

MY old mother always used to say, ‘If you can’t find anything nice to say about somebody, don’t say anything at all.’


World stage for Nelson

THE 15-year-old daughter of Jerseyborn parents is tearing up the running tracks in Australia – and is now heading for the IAAF World Junior Championships in Canada this summer.

BIRD WATCH 2012

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The 11th Great Garden Bird Watch took place over the weekend, Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 February. JEP readers were asked to get on board to help monitor bird life in the Island.