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THE future hospital project faced a fresh blow today after a States watchdog raised concerns about the proposed funding mechanism for the £466 million scheme.

THE Island’s government is ‘disjointed and complacent’ and does not appear to be making any real progress, according to a States Deputy.

THE Chief Minister became embroiled in a heated exchange with the Reform Party yesterday and accused them of trying to ‘deliver instability’ in the Island.

A LOAN scheme which offers higher education students £1,500 per year towards their studies needs a complete overhaul, a member of the Student Loans Support Group has said. The group, which has 1,000 members, was formed to enable parents and students to discuss the issues relating to higher-education funding.

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.

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.