NO new referrals of people diagnosed with autism will be accepted by a States support service due to a shortage of qualified staff, the JEP has learned.
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Police investigate ‘racist abuse’ during by-election
A POLICE investigation has been launched into alleged racist comments made online during last month’s by-election campaign.
Super-rich service to be used to attract nurses
A SERVICE offered to the super-wealthy and high-ranking civil servants to ease their move to Jersey is to be rolled out for key workers such as nurses in an effort to attract more to the Island.
States property management condemned as ‘unacceptable’
THE management of the States billion-pound property portfolio has been ‘unacceptable’ and ‘haphazard’, with the current backlog of maintenance likely to cost taxpayers around £20 million, according to a spending watchdog.
Charity sees ‘significant’ rise in young homeless people
ALMOST a fifth of people who stay in temporary accommodation offered by a Jersey homeless charity are under the age of 25, latest figures show.
‘Shameful’ if States vote against asbestos compensation
IT would be ‘shameful’ if States Members voted against proposals to introduce a compensation scheme for mesothelioma sufferers, a campaigner has said.
French firm ‘could build Jersey’s new hospital for £91m’ – a fifth of the current projected cost
A FRENCH architectural firm claim they can deliver Jersey’s new hospital for £90 million if it is built on a greenfield site – and have met a group of politicians including Assistant Chief Minister Chris Taylor to present their plans.
States Members accused of ‘ignorance’ over retail tax
STATES Members who voted against halving the retail tax have been accused of ‘ignorance’ and failing to listen to the views of business experts.
French architects visit potential hospital sites
FRENCH architects – who claim they can build a new hospital in Jersey for less than a fifth of the current forecasted cost – have visited the Island to view three possible sites.
New hospital location is back on the agenda
ALTERNATIVE sites for the new hospital should be put back to the States, a panel reviewing the build has found.

