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Thai murder: inquiry petition goes to Downing Street today

Friday 17 October 2014

Almost 100,000 people have signed a petition for an independent inquiry into the murders of a Jerseyman and a woman from the UK in Thailand a month ago, after fears two suspects were beaten into confessing.The petition is due to be handed to Downing Street today, after the case of the murders of young Jer...

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Election: 16 Members (and 163 years of experience) bow out of politics

Thursday 16 October 2014

When the States get back together in three weeks to pick a new Chief Minister, they will be without 16 of the old House, including some of the most experienced politicians in the States.Seven of the 16 were kicked out by the voters, but nine had made the decision to stand down on their...

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Top spot for Chief Minister

Thursday 16 October 2014

Senator-elect Ian Gorst is celebrating this morning after winning the senatorial contest in the 2014 general election. He polled 14,037 votes, just beating his fellow senior Minister, Senator-elect Sir Philip Bailhache, into second place with 13,770 votes.However, it was a nail-biting night for Treasury Minister Senator-elect Philip Ozouf - he had to wai...

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Election: fresh faces in Deputies' seats

Thursday 16 October 2014

Ten new Deputies were elected last night as the electorate turfed out three sitting Members – including the Environment Minister Rob Duhamel.The voting public kept up their record of kicking out at least one minister at every election when t...

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Election: Winners and losers

Thursday 16 October 2014

The votes have been counted, the polls are in - so who are the big winners and losers in the 2014 General Election?Bailiwick Express looks over the results and separates the happy from the sad......

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Now the work starts for Gorst…

Thursday 16 October 2014

Chief Minister Ian Gorst faces the prospect of needing four new faces to form a Council of Ministers in the coming weeks, if he manages to hang on to the top job.The Senator – who last night became the first Chief Minister to stand for and win re-election ...

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