Four down – two to go

ALL-CONQUERING St Paul’s Football Club lifted their fourth piece of silverware of the season on Saturday after winning the Jeremie Cup final away to St Martin’s in Guernsey.


For medical staff the standard of English must be high enough to avoid errors in translation

PERHAPS I’m in a minority of one, although somehow I doubt that very much, but I can’t fail to be seriously disturbed by the quite extraordinary claim by our Health Minister Anne Pryke that Jersey is ‘powerless’ to check (before they are accepted for employment) whether doctors they employ at the General Hospital can speak [...]


‘Sorry Mate, I Didn’t See You’

It’s only when you see an accident taking shape in front of your eyes that you are left thinking about what caused it and what could prevent it happening again.


A tragedy that affects us all

PEOPLE around the world will have been shocked and horrified at the weekend when they learned that Poland’s president, Lech Kaczynski, his wife Maria and 94 others were killed when their plane crashed near the Russian city of Smolensk.


Island law firm advises on data centre listing

JERSEY firm Verras Law were key advisers on the highest value listing to be placed on the London AIM stock market in over a year.


Sorry, Helier, but they won’t pay tax

From Julius Olsen. FOLLOWING my recent letter expressing my views on another supermarket being permitted to open in Jersey and stating that any overseas company not registered in Jersey would not be subject to Jersey income tax, I was quite severely berated by Helier Clement; he fully supported another supermarket, and scoffed at the thought [...]


Joining the global battle against polio

JOHN Reed has had the unforgettable experience of taking part in the continuing push to rid the world of polio.


Mother pays for her son’s crime

THE Royal Court has issued a stark warning to parents of teenagers who commit crimes by ordering a mother to pay financially for her son’s bad behaviour.


Islanders’ support for Poland

THE Bailiff and Chief Minister have sent messages of support to the people of Poland in the wake of this weekend’s air crash, which claimed the lives of 96 people, including the country’s president.


Disabled under attack

From Simon Wells. MOBILITY scooter users taking a test? I understand that this has been suggested in the UK.

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.