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TREASURY Minister Ian Gorst has ruled out proposing Reform Jersey members for ministerial positions if he wins Thursday’s Chief Minister election. However, the Deputy, a former Chief Minister, stressed the importance of finding a “consensus” across the Assembly. Deputy Gorst, who has so far gathered the backing of 14 States Members – including much of […]

THE licence fee for visiting short-term workers is likely to rise to mitigate against a tax break proposed in the recently published Government Plan. The plan – which proposes firm government spending plans for next year and estimates for the following three – contains several new tax breaks, including a 60-day tax exemption for short-term […]

JERSEY’S government should gather a “diverse group of experts” to consider adopting Conservative plans to bring back mandatory national service for 18-year-olds, according to a former British Army brigadier. Nigel Hall, who was also strategic adviser in UK delegations at HQ United Nations and HQ Nato, said a form of national service created specifically for […]

HELP given to Islanders affected by local disasters should be improved, a long-serving States Member said after the Assembly rejected his proposition to set aside a fund specifically for emergencies. Deputy Lyndon Farnham spoke to the JEP after States Members voted down his proposition by 27 votes to 18. The proposition referred to the explosion […]

MEMBERS of one of Jersey’s largest teaching unions have been considering plans for further industrial action, which is “likely” to include multiple strike days. NEU senior regional officer Nick Childs said that there had been “no progress” in the ongoing pay dispute with the States Employment Board since a major protest was held in the […]

THE National Trust for Jersey is backing proposals for the government to buy an empty café and car park at Grève de Lecq for the benefit of the public. The States Assembly will this week debate a proposal by Deputy Lyndon Farnham calling on the government to negotiate the purchase of the beachside eatery, which […]

THE profits of hundreds of Jersey-based companies are likely to be taxed at 15% from 2025 as part of an international deal, according to the government. It is not known by how much the move will boost public coffers, but it is understood that the number of businesses in Jersey which are affected is in […]

AN extra £2 million has been allocated from government reserves to a £40m programme of upgrades to the Island’s strained drainage network. Although funding the recently published ‘Bridging Liquid Waste Strategy’ – which sets out a four-year programme of spending – is due to be debated by the Assembly in December, when it votes on […]

ISLANDERS could be protected from having their homes repossessed for 12 months after missing a mortgage payment, if States Members agree. Reform Jersey Deputy Geoff Southern is calling for Chief Minister Kristina Moore – in consultation with Treasury Minister Ian Gorst – to engage with local mortgage and credit providers to support consumers who are […]