NEW domestic-abuse legislation could be tabled later this year while discussions into the decriminalisation of drugs will continue, the newly appointed Home Affairs Minister has said.
Search results
Cancelled submarine deal could affect fishing dispute
THE ongoing fishing dispute could be exacerbated amid escalating tensions between the UK and France following the cancellation of a $36 billion deal to supply Australia with French-built submarines, the Home Affairs Minister has said.
Late minister’s plan for permanent Sea Cadets home passes
A PROPOSAL ‘very close’ to the former Home Affairs Minister’s heart has been passed overwhelmingly by States Members.
Four step forward for States vote today on new ministers
A THREE-WAY battle for the vacant Children’s and Education Minister role was set to take place in the States today.
EU Ambassador calls for consensus over fish row
CONSENSUS and co-operation should be at the heart of efforts to resolve fishing-related tensions between Jersey and France, a leading European Union official has said.
Police chief ‘confident in vetting procedures’
THE head of the States police has a ‘high degree of confidence’ in vetting procedures for his officers, following a counter-corruption audit of the force.
‘Almost untouchable’ teens a concern for town traders
YOUNG offenders who wreak havoc in town stores are ‘almost untouchable’, a supermarket manager has said, following a spate of incidents this year.
UK government ‘on standby’ to help Jersey following blockade by French fishermen
DOZENS of French fishing boats have staged a protest in and around St Helier Harbour over post-Brexit access to Jersey waters.
Review sparked by mother’s killing proposes domestic-abuse register
JERSEY should introduce a register of known domestic abusers, a review has found, after warning signs were missed which could have revealed the threat posed to a ‘wonderful’ mother who was killed by her son.
‘Once in a generation’ chance for marine park
JERSEY has a ‘once in a generation opportunity’ to create a marine national park, the head of an international environmental organisation has said, as calls for a conservation area were reignited by local campaigners in the light of World Oceans Day today.

