7th February 2019
The government of Jersey is unveiled
The council of ministers adopted the ‘Government of Jersey’ as the island government’s official identity at home and abroad. This was no mere branding exercise, though: it was an effort to make the executive distinct from the States Assembly, which is the legislature.
It also tidied things up. Ministers had already been using Government of Jersey to describe who they worked for when dealing with contacts overseas, but not at home, where the term States of Jersey was still in daily use.
Alongside the name, the council of ministers unveiled a logo, rendered in Jersey Flag red, with the words Government of Jersey alongside a shield bearing three leopards and a crown.
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Other events that occured in February
HD Ferries confirms the end of all services
- HD Ferries provided express services between Jersey, Guernsey, Cherbourg and St Malo between 2007 and 2009.
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Safe-breaking results in a Jersey arrest
- Three men appeared in court after being arrested in Jersey on charges of using explosives to rob a safe at the Co-op.
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The tunnel is opened beneath Fort Regent
- The 253m tunnel running beneath Fort Regent cost £450,000 to complete and was opened for traffic in February 1970.
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The States Assembly opts for English
- English was permitted for use in States debates for the first time in 1900, alongside the established French.
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