13th February 2019
The States of Jersey adopts Jèrriais as an official language
In the same month (although a different year) that the States Assembly voted in favour of allowing the use of English in the chamber, it adopted Jèrriais as an official language. As a result, it would be incorporated into official States signs and stationery.
The move was proposed by Deputy Jerry Maçon, the assistant minister for education. He said that preserving Jèrriais was essential to maintaining Jersey’s unique cultural identity and that it should therefore become the third official language of the States Assembly.
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Other events that occured in February
Jersey’s courts are criticised for leaving a man in limbo
- A man was left in limbo for two years after being accused of rape but unable to face a court to argue his case.
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Surrealist artist Marcel Moore commits suicide
- Marcel Moore was born Suzanne Alberte Malherbe, in Nantes, in 1892. She moved to Jersey in 1937 with her partner, Claude Cahun.
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Jersey Chamber of Commerce is founded
- Jersey Chamber of Commerce is the oldest in the Commonwealth, having been founded by shipping magnates in 1768.
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Charles II is declared king in Royal Square
- King Charles II fled to Jersey after the death of Charles I and was declared monarch in the island's Royal Square in 1649.
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