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A KEY government objective to encourage Islanders to be more active is under threat owing to planning arguments and the resulting delay, a Scrutiny panel has found.

THE number of medicinal cannabis companies with licences in the Island has more than doubled, although the Economic Development Minister has played down any expectations that the fledgling industry could be the ‘saviour of Jersey’s economy’. Senator Lyndon Farnham admitted that his department remained unsure what the industry could generate for the Island’s economy but […]

DEPUTY Kristina Moore looks set to become the Island’s first female Chief Minister after more than half of the new States Assembly signed her nomination paper. Candidates are required to have a minimum of six signatories on their nomination form, but Deputy Moore has far exceeded that number with the backing of 30 Members. However, […]

TWO politicians are preparing to fight plans to extend La Gigoulande Quarry at the top of St Peter’s Valley as a series of hearings on the Bridging Island Plan continues.

ONE of Jersey’s government departments could be split in two to create a separate ‘Foreign Office’ for the Island.

OPPONENTS of extending La Gigoulande Quarry at the top of St Peter’s Valley are due to meet next week to continue the fight against the plans. Environment Minister John Young this week rejected an amendment to the Draft Bridging Island Plan which, if approved, would have blocked the extension into neighbouring Field MY966. This followed […]

THE lack of regulation of Jersey’s emerging medical cannabis industry is ‘extremely concerning’ and risks ‘tarnishing’ the Island’s reputation, a Scrutiny panel has said. A review by the Economic and International Affairs Scrutiny Panel also found that there were ‘blurred lines of accountability’ for the the industry, including a lack of clarity on which minister […]