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THE debate on funding for the new hospital will be delayed by two weeks after Members opted to take more time to consider alternative spending strategies.

HUNDREDS of thousands of pounds spent by the States on public relations has been wasted because they are still communicating poorly with their colleagues and with Islanders, backbench politicians have said.

THE Chief Minister is coming under increasing pressure from within the Council of Ministers not to bring Senator Philip Ozouf back into the heart of government, the JEP has learned.

BORROWING up to £400 million to pay for the new hospital is the most ‘balanced approach’, the Treasury Minister has said.

A LOAN to help cover the cost of the new hospital could be ‘significantly less’ than £400 million, the Treasury Minister has confirmed as he is considering using more funds from the Island’s rainy day fund.

ANDIUM Homes could be asked to redesign a major social housing development in St Helier in order to save a patch of green space in the parish.

THE number of people paying tax in Jersey fell by 10,000 between 2008 and 2014 despite the Island’s population increasing by more than 5,000, it has been revealed.

A PROPOSED £400 million loan to cover most of the costs of building the new hospital would be paid for by returns on Jersey’s ‘rainy day fund’, the Treasury Minister has said.