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ISLANDERS who signed the ‘sack Ozouf’ petition have complained to the JEP that they were tricked by the Jersey Democratic Alliance who told them the petition was against the GST rise.

A BOUT of food poisoning ended Mariana Agathangelou’s hopes of a title at the Swedish Badminton International in Stockholm on Saturday.

The erosion of democracy. A grave mistake. A strike at the very heart of our centuries-old traditions of representation. A decision that could jeopardise our political stability. A move that might force the UK government to send gunboats into St Aubin’s Bay with nary a whiff of a UN Resolution…

THERE can be little doubt that a great many of the 10,000 people who signed the Jersey Democratic Alliance petition which will be presented to the States next week were registering a protest against any increase in the Goods and Services Tax.

CUTTING four Senatorial seats opens ‘a dangerous door’ to criticism from the UK government, according to one of Jersey’s elder statesmen.

ENGLAND Hockey’s indoor representative side finished fourth in the Leipzig Messestadt Cup in Germany on Sunday.

JERSEY can save itself from economic ruin by reforming its finance industry to become a beacon of honesty, accountability and fairness, a long-standing critic of offshore centres told Islanders last night.

INFLATION in Jersey is likely to soar to the levels currently being suffered in the UK, the Island’s Chamber of Commerce has warned.

THE Occupation ‘make do and mend’ spirit can be used to restore Jersey’s community values, a newly formed group has claimed.

MORE than £6,000 was raised by Islanders over the weekend to help people in Haiti a year after the country was hit by a devastating earthquake.