Keep compassion fatigue at bay – ‘out of sight’ should never become ‘out of mind’

‘A SLOW-motion tsunami; unprecedented; heart-wrenching; calamitous’ – just a few of the expressions used to describe the devastation wreaked on Pakistan.


Another crash victim flown to UK

A TEN-YEAR-OLD boy seriously injured in Sunday’s fatal road crash which killed his mother has been flown to Southampton for treatment.


Court asks ex-Senator for a ‘proper’ medical report

A MORE conclusive report on ex-Senator Stuart Syvret’s mental health has been ordered, as a ‘short’ letter from a psychiatrist was deemed inadequate at his latest court appearance on Tuesday.


No room at the Hospital for injured biker?

AN Island motorcyclist seriously injured in a French hospital following a crash in Brittany has been told he cannot come home because no bed is available in Jersey.


Firms offered advice on bills

A FREE seminar is being held this week that will give advice on how businesses can cut their utility bills.


Prison is no substitute for therapy

FROM time to time, the Royal Court expresses its frustration at having to send people to prison when, ideally, they should be receiving care and therapy rather than a punitive sentence.


We need a rest from over-development

From Jennifer Le Fondré. I write concerning the proposed development on the Esplanade/Water front. It is said that this development will almost be the answer to the Island’s problems, but I hope that before the official ‘go-ahead’ is given, our Government will look at the bigger picture world wide.


Men in suits who steal from M&S

BUSINESSMEN and the elderly are among the scores of thieves being regularly caught shoplifting from supermarkets in Jersey.


Pitman signs for Bristol

BRISTOL City completed the signing of Bournemouth’s Jersey-born striker Brett Pitman yesterday for an undisclosed fee.


Maybe politicians can only make sense if there’s no one around to hear them

SMOKE-filled back rooms, deals hatched in secret, shadowy committees – these things get a bad rap.

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