By Stephen Le Quesne I WOULD like to see greater discussion and questions regarding the long-term future of the government’s finances. Ten years, 15 years, 50 years into the future and the potential answers to them. Long-term solutions for long-term issues. First an apology. I am about to write about a topic I have walked […]
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Jersey ‘is committed to climate-change pledges’ – including banning new petrol cars – despite UK push back
JERSEY’S government has vowed to plough on with tough climate-change pledges – including banning the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and small vans from 2030 – as the UK pushes back key targets. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak yesterday announced that he was planning to water down a number of green initiatives, including delaying […]
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Public sports centres will take cash again
VISITORS to Fort Regent, Springfield and Les Quennevais sports centres will once again be able to pay with cash from June, after politicians unanimously approved a States proposition. The 42 Members in the Chamber yesterday also agreed that the government must review current and planned policies regarding cash payments across sports facilities to ensure that […]
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Minister raises idea of committee to oversee independent regulators
A SPECIAL committee of the States could in future manage the relationship between government and independent regulators like the Jersey Financial Services Commission, External Relations Minister Ian Gorst suggested in the States. Referring to the US model of a committee of the House of Congress, Deputy Gorst raised the possibility of a similar approach in […]
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Low take-up of Jersey's EV hire scheme
A SCHEME which provided additional credit for subscribers to use when hiring electric cars, vans or bikes performed “very much under target”, the Assistant Environment Minister has revealed. During a quarterly hearing of the Environment, Housing and Infrastructure Scrutiny Panel yesterday, Deputy Hilary Jeune, the minister with responsibility for tackling climate change, said that only […]
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No funding yet to progress plans to charge ‘windfall’ tax on fields
PLANS for a windfall “charge” to recover some of the vast profits generated when a field is rezoned for housing are on hold due to a lack of funding, it has emerged. Last April, States Members backed the majority of a proposal from Reform’s Deputy Raluca Kovacs calling for some form of charge – such […]
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Is an offshore wind farm still a possibility for Jersey?
James Jeune looks at the government’s latest stance on whether the Island could become an energy exporter. IT has been more than a year since States Members agreed that the Council of Ministers would investigate the feasibility of an offshore wind farm – of up to one-gigawatt in generating capacity – in the south-west of […]
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We are setting ourselves up for a fall if we do not prepare for the farming and environmental challenges ahead
By Stephen Le Quesne THE date is Wednesday 26 February 2020 and I am sitting in my van, nervous, anxious and looking at the church hall I am supposed to walk into. The sky is a little cloudy, with a slight chill in the air as winter still holds its grip. I have no idea […]
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Greener heating: Jersey approves grants worth £415,000
MORE than 100 homes are being given a total of £415,000 of government funding to switch to more environmentally friendly heating systems, with Islanders being encouraged to apply for the incentives ahead of the colder months. The initiative offers grants of up to £10,000 to help Islanders move away from fossil-fuel heating, which is the […]
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New first-come-first-served system for e-bike vouchers
E-BIKE vouchers will be awarded on a “first-come first-served” basis from now on, after the previous lottery system presented a “potential barrier” to uptake, the Climate Change Minister has said. The fourth quarterly application window for grants of either £300 (for standard e-bikes) or £600 (e-cargo bikes and adapted e-cycles) will open on Monday 30 […]
