AFTER Covid-19 interrupted community activities across the Island, the parish of St Brelade is trying to bring together its “thriving” groups and clubs to improve parishioners’ lives. The Beautiful St Brelade project, which local Deputy Helen Miles launched in May, aims to build a stronger community, optimise the parish’s facilities and make St Brelade safer. […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Members to debate decriminalising cannabis in Jersey
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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Fund applications open to support Storm Ciarán victims
APPLICATIONS have opened for the Bailiff’s Fund set up to support Islanders affected by Storm Ciarán. The fund is to support individuals and families who have been displaced or suffered severe hardship as a result of the storm and need short-term aid. The closing date for applications is Wednesday 7 December. A panel comprising the […]
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Call for an equality minister to help minority groups
AN Equality Minister should be appointed to help prevent issues affecting minority groups from being ‘kicked around the departments like a football’, the chief executive of diversity and inclusion charity Liberate has said. Speaking during Pride weekend, Vic Tanner Davy said that having a dedicated minister would ensure a more co-ordinated approach to tackling problems […]
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Bailiff launches appeal for Islanders affected by Storm Ciarán
AN appeal has been launched by the Bailiff allowing Islanders and organisations to donate money to those badly affected by Storm Ciarán. The appeal has been established by the Island’s civic head, Sir Timothy Le Cocq, to support individuals and families who have been displaced and suffered hardship, and who need short term aid to […]
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The Chief Minister debate: what happens in a tie?
STATES Members are due to meet tomorrow morning to vote for the Island’s new Chief Minister… but the race is so close that the JEP has had to ask: what happens in a tie? With 49 votes up for grabs, a candidate needs a majority of 25 votes to secure the role. As neither of […]
