AFTER years of burgeoning costs, the building and development of Jersey’s long-awaited new hospital will have to stay within budget, the Treasury Minister has warned. Deputy Elaine Millar, who is responsible for the £710 million project’s funding, was questioned by the Hospital Review Scrutiny Panel yesterday. More than £130m has been spent in the 12-year […]
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No sister, no second term, says Binet
EXCLUSIVE THE Health Minister has said he would like to resume his role after next year’s election – but only if his Grouville and St Martin deputy sister is also re-elected and gets a place in government, the JEP can reveal. Speaking in today’s Saturday Interview, Deputy Tom Binet said his focus was currently on […]
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Debate on bilingual schools idea deferred
A DEBATE over whether Jersey should convert three primary schools to teach in English and French has been deferred. Deputy Philip Bailhache’s proposition, which was due to be voted on at the States sitting beginning today, argued for the value of bilingualism and its importance to an Island whose culture has been shaped by the […]
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Jersey teachers’ pay dispute set to continue into new year
THE teachers’ pay dispute looks set to continue into the new year, despite one union voting to accept an offer from the government. Just over half (53%) of NASUWT members – from a turnout of 62% – voted in favour of the offer from the States Employment Board of an 8% pay increase that would […]
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Scrutiny panel calls for more detailed breakdown of £710m hospital project
MORE details about the cost of different elements of the programme to build the Island’s new hospital facilities have been demanded by a Scrutiny review panel amid concerns about a lack of transparency. The Hospital Review Panel has put forward an amendment to the government’s proposed Budget, which is due to be debated later this […]
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GST changes bring in £4m
AN additional £4 million has been added to the public coffers since changes to GST were brought in last summer, the government has revealed. The “de minimis” threshold, at which Islanders pay the 5% sales tax on imported goods, was lowered from £135 to £60 in July 2023. The changes were also applied to large […]
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Support for countryside homes for downsizers
THE government will support the development of new homes on rezoned land in the countryside that are suitable “for those who wish to downsize within their community” as part of a policy to tackle under-occupancy in Jersey. Housing Minister Sam Mézec’s new “right-sizing” report sets out a number of strategies, including requiring social-housing providers to […]
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Scrutiny panel questions minister and officials over Blue Islands’ decisions
DISCUSSIONS over the financial difficulties facing Blue Islands and contingency arrangements to maintain Jersey’s connectivity reached a point where it was better to establish a partnership with a new provider than lend more money to the troubled airline, a senior civil servant in the Economy Department has said. Officials from the department were alongside Economic […]
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Channel Islands compensation scheme ‘should be considered’ for disrupted airline passengers
PRESSURE is growing for the government to close what a consumer rights watchdog described as a “glaring gap” in protection for Channel Islands air travellers. Reform Jersey Deputy Tom Coles said that extending current UK and EU legislation, which protects travellers on inbound flights from airports in these jurisdictions, “might cause different issues” and instead […]
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Cost of investigating explosion and sunken trawler tops £14m
THE government’s responses to the Pier Road explosion and L’Ecume II fishing tragedy have cost over £14.5 million so far. A further £2.7m has also been budgeted this year to continue to cover costs related to the two incidents, which both took place in quick succession at the end of 2022 and resulted in the […]
