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A BID by a rebel group to put its members on Durrell’s board of trustees has failed after the wildlife organisation’s own picks took every available seat. More than 1,000 people voted in an election on Thursday evening which could have completely overturned the Zoo’s leadership. Announcing the results of the annual general meeting, chair […]

DECRIMINALISING cannabis will be debated by States Members later this year, in a move welcomed by campaigners. Home Affairs Minister Helen Miles told a Scrutiny hearing this week that while she was ‘completely neutral’ on the topic, she believed the time was right to test the mood of the Assembly on decriminalisation. Her comments follow […]

FISHING should be banned along part of Jersey’s east coast, according to the Société Jersiaise’s marine biology section. Following the creation of the Island’s first no-take zone in Portelet Bay, the organisation said a second area – incorporating the tidal bays of Archirondel and Anne Port – would protect, preserve and enhance the region and […]

A LONG-AWAITED new substance use strategy is expected to be published next month, according to the Home Affairs Minister. Deputy Helen Miles said that the Council of Ministers had this week received a ‘very comprehensive presentation’ from director of public health Professor Peter Bradley and Steve Gay, a senior policy officer. The presentation was ‘very […]

COMPULSORY-PURCHASE orders on St Helier land needed for the future-hospital project at Overdale will not be finalised until the new Council of Ministers has formed, the outgoing Chief Minister has said. John Le Fondré holds ministerial responsibility for all departments until such time as a new team is formed, which is due to take place […]

GOVERNMENT officials and law officers were locked in talks yesterday to assess the fallout from reports that the police ‘unlawfully’ searched premises allegedly linked to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich. Officers from the Economic Crime and Confiscation Unit raided two properties in April this year, seizing documents and devices. It has never been officially confirmed which […]

THE value of cocaine seized by the Jersey Customs and Immigration Service has more than doubled over the past two years, it has been revealed. According to Customs, the rise follows a worldwide trend and pandemic restrictions had little long-term impact on the drugs market. Preventing the class A drug reaching the Island remains a […]

DOMESTIC abuse will be recognised as a specific crime in Jersey for the first time, with a punishment of up to five years in prison. The long-awaited, landmark changes – which were backed unanimously by States Members on Thursday – also crack down on ‘coercive and controlling behaviour’ and introduce requirements for offenders to notify […]