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PARISHES are still at the heart of community life in Jersey and although established religion is not the force that it once was, our 12 parish churches are far more than mere historical monuments.

NOT so very long ago Jèrriais, the Island’s very own language, could be heard regularly at events such as cattle shows and farm sales. Now, however, Jèrriais is fading away – even in the depths of the country parishes.

THE appropriate rate of remuneration for the head of the Jersey Development Company – otherwise known as the successor and extension of the Waterfront Enterprise Board – must be very difficult to determine.

THIS is Road Safety Week, a national event which should help to focus attention on an often disregarded fact – that the motor vehicle is not only a mode of transport but also potentially deadly weapon.

IT used to be said that Jersey was never really short of water but had too few places to store it. That was before the once controversial reservoir at Queen’s Valley was created – a project designed to provide storage capacity for valuable run-off in the east of the Island which had formerly ended up [...]

THERE are obvious reasons why the Constable of St Helier, Simon Crowcroft, deserves support in his attempt to block the conversion of La Folie Inn into luxury flats with their own moorings.

IN the build-up to the recent States election it became apparent that one of the big issues of concern to candidates and voters alike was immigration. This is hardly surprising – an Island of only 45 square miles with manifestly limited resources will never have the capacity to cope with a limitlessly expanding population.

MAJOR threats to the state of the Jersey economy such as Europe’s attitude to zero-ten taxation and the effects of the global recession have tended to push another vital issue – the rate of inflation – into the background.

THE Fiscal Policy Panel, the body of experts advising the States on economic matters, has given notice that recovery from the global recession will be a longer process than many had forecast. This will clearly be of importance in Jersey in spite of the relative strength of the Island’s economy.

FEW observers can have doubted that Jersey’s former Bailiff, Sir Philip Bailhache, would succeed in his attempt to return to the States in a political role.