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PLANS to try to force the Island’s main provider of social housing to change their proposals for redeveloping flats at La Collette are not in the public interest, according to the organisation.

A FRESH proposal to get the States to pay rates on their buildings has been lodged.

STATES assets could be sold to help fund parts of the new Hospital not covered by the estimated £466 million building costs – such as the demolition of existing buildings.

THE cost of Jersey’s new hospital could rise, after attempts to secure the long-awaited funding plan collapsed yesterday following an ’embarrassing’ States sitting.

AN eye surgeon has said that it is with a ‘heavy heart’ that he is suing the States after his contract was cancelled just days before he was due to start work.

ANY politicians or civil servants who are found to be responsible for a catalogue of failings over the lending of millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money to start-up companies will be held to account, Chief Minister Ian Gorst has promised.

ISLAND banks are reluctant to lend money to people wanting to study outside the Island and there are currently no government plans to introduce a student loan scheme, the Treasury Minister has said.

A STATES debate into the proposed funding of the new hospital descended into disarray yesterday as the Bailiff adjourned proceedings following concerns over whether the plan breached the Island’s Public Finances Law.

PLANS to borrow up to £400 million to fund the building of the new hospital could be approved by the States this week.