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FOCUS: Ministers reveal their priorities for the term ahead

Tuesday 11 October 2022

Bringing forward assisted dying legislation, clamping down on wealthy immigrants, creating 100 new units of key worker housing by next year, and strengthening ties with the French all feature in Ministers' priorities for the term ahead.For the first time, each member of the Council of Ministers has devised a ‘Ministerial Plan&rs...

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"Romantic getaway" to Jersey ends in jail for Manchester cocaine smuggler

Tuesday 11 October 2022

A 25-year-old woman, who arrived in Jersey with cocaine worth up to £23,000 for "personal use" while on a romantic getaway with her partner, has been jailed for seven years.Customs Officers found 105g of the Class A drug in Manchester-born Rosie Massay's pocket on 3 August...

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Nightclubbers fined £3,800 for fighting

Tuesday 11 October 2022

Three men involved in a fight outside a town nightclub have been fined a total of £3,800 by the Magistrate's Court.Paulo Figueira (20), Edwon Ascencao (21) and Pascual Angel (26) appeared separately before Assistant...

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Hotel group gives workers £3 per hour pay rise

Tuesday 11 October 2022

Staff at two major Jersey hotels are due to receive a £3 per hour pay rise to help them with the cost of living crisis.HandPicked Hotels, which operates 22 country house and spa hotels in the UK and the Channel Islands,...

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Ex-General's appeal a "victory for human rights" despite loss

Monday 10 October 2022

A lawyer who represented a retired Nigerian General in his failed bid to recoup nearly £2m of dirty money seized by Jersey has called the judgment a "victory for human rights” – despite it going against him.Appearing in the Court of Appeal last month, Advocate Heren Mistry represented Lt-General Jeremiah T...

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EXPLAINED: What does it mean to be 'homeless' in Jersey?

Monday 10 October 2022

What does it actually mean to be homeless today? The Government has recently released its own official ‘definition’, which includes four different ways of looking at the issue… So what does it say? And why does having a definition matter?Today, on World Homeless Day, Express explores the issue…...

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