A COALITION of St Brelade politicians has failed in their bid to convince Lloyds Bank to keep the Les Quennevais branch open. Deputy Jonathan Renouf – who wrote a letter to the bank also signed by Deputies Helen Miles, Moz Scott, Montfort Tadier and parish Constable Mike Jackson – said the group met Lloyds representatives […]
Search results
Posted inNews, Top Stories
Fears that the tourism industry could lose French day-trippers despite ID card scheme extension
JERSEY’S day-trip market from France could be in jeopardy from next year, with the Home Affairs Minister warning that the days of the French identity card scheme, which was extended yesterday, could be numbered. Deputy Mary Le Hegarat has announced a 12-month extension to the scheme, which was introduced after the post-Brexit requirement to travel […]
Posted inNews
Questions about government chief executive’s new contract
THE Chief Minister has defended the head of the public sector’s new contractual arrangement after backbenchers warned that it could create a “highly unstable situation”. It was announced earlier this month that Dr Andrew McLaughlin would be employed on a new contract from 1 July with a six-month review period – effectively, a six-month contract […]
Posted inNews, Top Stories
Government urged to ‘grip the Waterfront debacle firmly’ by ex-minister
TWO-THIRDS of any future residential development on the Waterfront should be allocated to first-time buyers or those seeking to “right-size” their homes, according to a former minister. Deputy Helen Miles, who served as Home Affairs Minister from July 2022 until January this year, has put forward a proposition calling on the government to “grip the […]
Posted inNews
What your elected officials did last year…
IT WAS a year that began with a political bang – when Deputy Kristina Moore was ousted from her position as Chief Minister through a successful vote of no confidence lodged by then-Infrastructure Minister Tom Binet. But the States Assembly ‘s latest annual report shows that, once the dust had settled, there was plenty on […]
Posted inNews
Jersey government's Common Strategic Policy aims approved for next two years
JERSEY’S politicians yesterday agreed on a set of government priorities for their remaining two years in office. The States Assembly voted through an amended Common Strategic Policy which sets out their core aims before the mid-2026 election. Two Members voted against the document – Deputy Max Andrews and former Health Minister Deputy Karen Wilson – […]
Posted inNews, Top Stories
An island of 8,000 guns – and a bazooka
A FREEDOM-OF-INFORMATION request has laid bare the extent of gun ownership in Jersey, revealing that more than 8,300 firearms – including an anti-tank gun, a bazooka, two walking-stick guns and nearly 1,500 semi-automatic pistols – are privately owned under 1,162 licences. And recent public interest in the Island’s relationship with guns has prompted Home Affairs […]
Posted inNews, Top Stories
Minister postpones review of Jersey's firearms law
NOW could be the right time for a gun amnesty, Constables have said, as they have reacted to a government decision to shelve an update of the Island’s decades-old firearms law. Home Affairs Minister Mary Le Hegarat recently revealed to a Scrutiny panel that a “revision or replacement” of the current Firearms Law 2000 was […]
Posted inNews, Top Stories
‘The problem is the strength of fireworks' – animal owners react to annual ordeal
ANIMAL owners have said that further measures need to be brought in to restrict private fireworks displays because of the distress they cause to pets and livestock. The JEP reported during November that local dog owner JJ Gallagher felt that this year’s bonfire night celebrations were the “worst” he had experienced in over a decade […]
Posted inVoices
'Distressing as it is for a Sarnian to admit, Jersey seems to know what it’s doing while Guernsey doesn’t'
By Richard Digard IT’S no secret in Jersey, I guess, that Guernsey gives every appearance of being on the ropes. Its public finances are under extreme pressure, transport links to the island have never been worse (thanks largely to its own airline, Aurigny), the economy is faltering and its States have been incapable of taking […]
