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
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 States votes to flood Queen’s Valley
- The States of Jersey votes in favour of flooding Queen's Valley to create a new reservoir to meet the island's needs.
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Jersey screenwriter William Rose dies
- Screenwriter William Rose wrote or contributed to some of the biggest films in British cinema, and was nominated for several awards.
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Channel 4’s Time Team comes from Jersey
- Channel 4's Time Team programme dug for artefacts at Gorey Castle and visited Jersey War Tunnels in a programme broadcast in 2001.
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