PARENTS of pupils at fee-paying schools have been warned that prices will rise next term. Schools are facing increased costs, including a wage rise for teachers following a long-running dispute with the government over pay, which was settled in February. Treasury Minister Elaine Millar recently signed off £7.5 million to help fund the pay increases, […]
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Treasury Minister to stand as Senator in 2026 election
EXCLUSIVE DEPUTY Elaine Millar has fired the starting pistol on Jersey’s 2026 election – becoming the first candidate to officially stake a claim on one of the newly reintroduced Islandwide seats. The Treasury Minister revealed her intentions at the end of a wide-ranging podcast interview in which she explained and defended some of the “difficult […]
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News focus: Islanders’ continuing struggle with the basics as inflation rises again
INCREASING food prices and mounting household bills are forcing Islanders to change how they shop – making more trips, buying less, and chasing deals – just to keep up with the basics, as new figures confirm inflation is on the rise again in Jersey. Data published this week has revealed the Island’s annual inflation rate […]
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Higher Jersey savers’ rates ‘driving up mortgage costs’
JERSEY’S notoriously high mortgage rates are being fuelled by a banking policy geared towards expanding the Island’s finance industry, an investigation has revealed. Consumer experts have long warned that Islanders are paying a “Jersey premium” of around 1% more on their mortgages compared to UK homeowners – adding hundreds of pounds onto monthly repayments. Following […]
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Minister to pursue minimum wage/living wage alignment
THE government has thrown out a report undertaken by ministers under the previous administration which found that aligning the minimum wage and living wage was neither “feasible or desirable”. Social Security Minister Lyndsay Feltham delivered the message during States question time yesterday when asked by Deputy Hilary Jeune how plans were progressing to determine a […]
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Emotional scenes as Jersey politicians debate assisted dying ahead of votes
A series of votes were due to take place on Wednesday, including on whether the island should have a law establishing an assisted dying service.
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Tinker with politics at your peril. Pursuing populist causes on a whim rarely turns out well
By Richard Digard WELL, well, well. Three years after kicking them out, the States of Jersey has just voted to bring back Senators. Not, I suspect, that many people care. Other than, perhaps, those who aspire to becoming first among equals and gain a grander title. As for the restof the Island – who votes […]
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Jersey lenders asked to explain why Island mortgage rates are higher than UK
ISLAND lenders have been handed a deadline to explain why their mortgage rates are higher than those in the UK. Jersey Consumer Council chair Carl Walker this morning sent a letter to mortgage providers requesting a “detailed explanation” justifying the discrepancies and giving them three weeks notice to respond. Housing Minister Sam Mézec and Treasury […]
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EVie: ‘We are doing everything we can to avoid job losses‘
THE suspension of the Island’s 175 rental e-bikes due to insurance difficulties has prompted fears of job losses and calls for government action. EVie’s fleet of bikes was pulled from service over the weekend after the company was given ten working days’ notice by its insurance provider about the withdrawal of cover. Chief executive Nick […]
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Jersey parliament votes to draw up law for assisted dying service
The States Assembly heard impassioned and at-times emotional debate on what is accepted to be a divisive issue.
