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A FILM producer is to stand for election in St Helier as a Jersey Liberal Conservatives candidate. Julie Wallman becomes that party’s third confirmed candidate – after leader Sir Philip Bailhache and charity chief Malcolm Ferey. She is seeking one of the five Deputy seats on offer in St Helier Central. The JLC recently confirmed […]

REFORM Jersey has claimed half of the eight vacancies for chairs of committees and Scrutiny panels in the new States, including a narrow success for party leader Sam Mézec in a role that was previously occupied by the new Chief Minister. Deputy Mézec was elected as chair of the Corporate Services Scrutiny Panel yesterday, winning […]

REFORM Jersey has confirmed a fourth candidate for the St Helier Central district. Deputy Rob Ward is seeking a second term in the Assembly, having gained a seat following his first campaign in 2018. The former teacher and union leader currently chairs the Children, Education and Home Affairs Scrutiny Panel and has served a number […]

ISLANDERS need to help stamp out toxic online abuse which is polluting political debate in Jersey, say States Members, amid reports that the problem has reached epidemic proportions in the UK. One Deputy said that women, in particular, were being targeted and another revealed that she had contacted the police about online abuse she received […]

TRADITIONAL election hustings in parish halls around the Island look set to be scrapped in favour of a series of online sessions. With the June 2022 general election marking the first since radical reforms were approved by the States Assembly, the Privileges and Procedures Committee have suggested that the hustings roadshow also be altered with […]

A FUND established to help individuals who find themselves in financial difficulty has a new administrator. The Jersey Community Foundation replaces Jurats, who previously administered the Ann Alice Rayner Fund, following yesterday’s States vote. Treasury Minister Susie Pinel said the ‘narrow changes’ to the fund were needed after Jurats indicated last year that it was […]

A NEW bid to reinstate Senators to the States before the next election is to be launched amid claims of a voter backlash against the loss of the Islandwide role. Senator Lyndon Farnham, who claimed one of the four Deputy seats in the St Ouen, St Peter and St Mary district, said that either he […]

LESS than half of registered voters showed up to the ballot boxes for this year’s election and turnout was lower than in 2018 despite attempts from the previous government to increase engagement, statistics published by Vote.je have revealed. A total of 25,264 ballots for Deputies were counted across the Island, despite 60,678 people being registered […]

TWO of Jersey’s new political parties could be set to join forces – with both leaders confirming the groups had held talks. The Jersey Liberal Conservatives and the Progress Party have explored whether they might establish a more formal relationship before June’s general election. Sir Philip Bailhache, acting leader of JLC, said: ‘We are talking […]

MORE than half of students who took part in a recent survey on period poverty reported difficulties accessing sanitary products – with 10% also admitting problems relating to affordability. And a further 10% claimed a lack of access to period products had affected their education. The government survey was sent out to schools at the […]