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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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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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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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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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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Political sketch: Seriousness prevails after tales of licking, bitten bums and Mexican stand-offs
THERE’S a fine line to be trodden over when it is appropriate to enjoy some light-hearted humour during a serious debate. Moves to change the Dogs (Jersey) Law 1961 were on the agenda in the States Assembly yesterday, and there were times when it was hard not to chuckle at some of the contributions. Constable […]
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Plans to downsize public sector coming in February, says Treasury Minister
JERSEY’S Budget for 2026 and beyond has been approved with a clear message from the Treasury Minister that solutions to downsize the public sector are now imminent, as pressure mounts over the scale of government spending. Closing four days of tense debate, Deputy Elaine Millar told the States Assembly that work was already under way […]
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Constables keep Assembly places as electoral reform debate enters day three
A SERIES of proposals for electoral reform was rejected by politicians yesterday, with Members voting emphatically in favour of Constables remaining in the States Assembly. On the second day of this week’s sitting, Members continued to debate a range of amendments to the proposition by Deputy Elaine Millar to restore the role of Senator, with […]
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Chief Minister pledges slight fall in civil service headcount as numbers level off
THE number of civil servants levelled off last year and the aim to bring the headcount “down slightly” the Chief Minister has said, as the government’s recruitment freeze continues. Deputy Lyndon Farnham told a Chamber of Commerce lunch on Friday that the freeze that he had introduced in August 2024 had meant that 515 additional […]
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Majority of Blue Islands’ employees made redundant as airline enters liquidation
THE majority of Blue Islands’ employees have been made redundant following the airline’s decision to cease trading and go into liquidation. Liquidators Ernst & Young said on Wednesday that 12 staff had been retained to support the winding down process. The update comes just a few days after Treasury Minister Elaine Millar confirmed that Blue […]
