Jersey Development Company "Building a Better Jersey" - at South Hill exhibition 1 November 2022

The Jersey Development Company (JDC) have exhibited the latest scheme for the redevelopment of the former States planning office site at South Hill, St Helier.

This exhibition was on view from 10 am to 4pm at the Town Hall. 

The public is invited to respond with any comments to the JDC.

These are my 2 videos recorded today.

Jersey Reform Day celebrations aka Corn Riots - partial review 2 October 2022

 This is a review only recorded on one day of the celebrations which took place over several days.

I am told there was some political content with speeches.

There was much music and I managed to see/hear and record very little.

Perhaps next year will be different with greater political content.

Royal Square

The centre of the Jersey Reform Day protests on 28 September 1769

Olly Rybarczuk interview

"Foolish Things"

Memorials at the Parade Park and Etoile Siree from Granville

Did the protestors sing any songs or beat any drums in 1769?

Population, Arms Length Bodies, Climate Change JLC /Progress Coalition - Jersey 11 May 2022

 

Victor the Barman from Kenya in Jersey and Nick Le Cornu 20 March 2022

 

Victor the Barman - willing to work

Nick Le Cornu  - trying to fight the bureaucracy

Valik interview in Ukraine from Jersey 11 March 2022

 I interviewed Valik in Ukraine today by Skype from Jersey (Channel Islands) 

We discuss his situation and conditions in Ukraine and aspects of the relationships with havens such as Jersey.

 

Assisted dying discussion - Jersey 18 November 2021

 

Dr Nigel Minihane (above)

NB this video is missing the initial minute of recording

Silvan Luley of Dignitas (below)

A Q & A session followed but is not shown here.

Jersey Farming Conference 11 November 2021 - COVID concerns

 

I attended the Jersey Farming Conference today 11 November 2021 and wore a face mask.

I was the only person there who did wear a mask for this all-day event which ran from 9.00 am to 3.45pm. Presumably all attendees received similar emails a few days before the conference date that  the event was to run “adhering to Public Health guidelines on events and gatherings.”

This further stressed that attendees were “strongly advised to wear face coverings” and increase their lateral flow testing.

 Several speakers at the conference had arrived from the UK especially for this event, which was also attended by ministers Senator Farnham, Deputies Morel and Guida (who all spoke) besides other States members who sat among the audience and generally circulated.

 The seating provision at this conference was very closely spaced (as my video indicates) and I thought (from memory) there were only 80 tickets available and others wanting to attend should do so “on-line.”

 

I have no idea if the farming community habitually ignores safety precautions in their working life, but it did seem extraordinary that I was the only person present in any capacity who was masked.

An organizer even explained to me that a box of 50 masks had been made available at the entrance for anybody who wanted one, but this had “disappeared” by the end of the day.

 

During the course of the day’s presentations I attempted to ask a question from the floor about the lack of masks being worn but was told that questions were only being allowed on-line.

 I raised it again with several speakers and an organizer and was told that the “strong advice” was only a recommendation and could not be enforced.

 

It is a pity that this instructive and important conference was allowed to proceed as described here whereas “COVID” supposedly remains as a very real and dangerous threat to our well-being.