CONTROLLING and coercive behaviour is now a criminal offence under Jersey’s Domestic Abuse Law, which came into force yesterday. After the law was rubber-stamped in the States Assembly last week, judges also now have the power to impose domestic-abuse protection orders, which restrict an offender’s activities to protect another person. The new legislation classes domestic […]
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Haut du Mont explosion: 400 lines of inquiry pursued
THERE will be no funding constraints on the police investigation into the Pier Road explosion which claimed the lives of ten Islanders, the Home Affairs Minister has said. Deputy Helen Miles described the blast at the Andium-run Haut du Mont apartments as the ‘most significant critical incident in modern times’ and revealed that there were […]
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Identity card day-trip travel for French people extended
A SCHEME allowing French people to visit the Island on day trips using their national identity cards has been extended to the end of next summer, the Home Affairs Minister has announced. Deputy Helen Miles said the decision was made following “a significant increase” in day trips being made from France to Jersey since the […]
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Hospitality industry says rule change risks worker ‘exodus’
URGENT changes are needed to work permits to prevent a “mass exodus” of hospitality workers over the next 18 months, industry leaders have warned. The Jersey Hospitality Association said an estimated 1,800 workers could end up leaving the Island as a result of Home Affairs policies. It has criticised what it called the government’s “inefficiency” […]
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Debate date for assisted dying plans pushed back
PLANS to make assisted dying legal in Jersey have been delayed, the Health Minister has confirmed. Citing an ‘end-of-year rush’ in the States Assembly and the need to give politicians enough time to consider what is being planned, the date when politicians will debate the new law has been pushed back by around six months. […]
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CONFIRMED: Three politicians announce they will stand for Chief Minister
THREE politicians have put themselves forward to be the Island’s next Chief Minister. By 5pm today – the cut-off point for Members to declare – former Economic Development Minister Lyndon Farnham; Reform Jersey leader Deputy Sam Mézec and Treasury Minister and former Chief Minister Ian Gorst had officially registered their candidacy. Former Infrastructure Minister Tom […]
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Updated domestic abuse law to come into force
DOMESTIC abuse will be considered a specific criminal offence in the Island within days following a decision by the States Assembly. Members had already agreed the move in principle and yesterday rubber-stamped the law, which is due to come into force on Wednesday 21 June. The new legislation classes domestic abuse as a specific offence […]
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‘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 […]
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Condor Ferries welcomes French identity cards decision
CONDOR Ferries has welcomed a decision to allow French tourists to visit the Island using ID cards this summer. Home Affairs Minister Helen Miles announced this week that French nationals would be able to use their carte d’identité to enter Jersey – for a day trip only – during the summer season in an attempt […]
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‘Successful’ ID card travel policy for French day-trippers to be reviewed
A SCHEME allowing French day-trippers to visit the Island using ID cards as an alternative to passports will be reviewed next month, with Jersey’s government likely to seek an extension beyond September. Around 50% of passengers are expected to arrive from France using national ID cards by the end of the summer, according to ferry […]
