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A special sitting of Jersey s States Assembly has taken place to mark 76 years since the island s Liberation.
The event was livestreamed online, with only a limited number of States members able to attend due to coronavirus restrictions.
Also in attendance was Jersey s Lieutenant Governor, Sir Stephen Dalton.
In a speech, Deputy Carina Alves thanked the Occupation generation for their sacrifices which laid allowed so many to live their lives in peace and freedom. My family and many others chose to make Jersey our home. Many moved here for the peace, safety and freedom that Jersey offers them. For me it is a time to come together as a family, as friends to celebrate and remember how fortunate we are to have these freedoms. To recognise that there are places in the world who do not experience the same liberties as we do.
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A petition has been started in Jersey to allow household mixing on Christmas Eve, as many communities hold their main festive celebration on 24 December.
It follows new Covid-19 restrictions announced by the Government of Jersey, which permit just two gatherings across Christmas Day and Boxing Day of up to 10 people.
Dominika Laskowska, who is behind the petition, say she wants these rules extended to include Christmas Eve.
Many communities in Jersey celebrate Christmas Eve as the main Christmas event (eg. Polish, Latvian etc). The new restrictions do not allow for members of those communities to celebrate together, this petition is to allow for the same restrictions that apply to Christmas Day and Boxing Day to apply to Christmas Eve.