THE chair of learning disability support charity Les Amis has announced his resignation in a letter containing scathing criticism of the Health Department – including accusations of behaviour ‘tantamount to bullying’ from senior staff. Leslie Norman said he was tired of doing ‘constant battle’ with the government – in particular the Health and Social Security […]
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‘Review of new hospital project will be objective’
A REVIEW of the Our Hospital project will ‘not do any harm’ and be carried out ‘objectively’, according to the new Infrastructure Minister. Deputy Tom Binet – who topped the polls in St Saviour in the recent election – is leading a review of the £804 million scheme, which was granted conditional planning permission by […]
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Number of affordable homes at Waterfront ‘could be increased’
THE number of affordable homes proposed within the new Waterfront project could be increased, according to the Jersey Development Company’s managing director. Lee Henry said that discussions would take place with the new government about whether the current figure – 15% – could be raised while still maintaining the viability of the scheme, which includes […]
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Jersey's ministers suffer ‘a full-blown massive nose-bleed’ in crucial health-service debate
STATES Members delivered what the Chief Minister described as ‘a full-blown massive nose-bleed’ when they voted to stop the government ‘raiding’ a fund set up to help Islanders with the cost of visiting their GP. During the second day of the debate into the 2023-26 Government Plan, the Assembly voted convincingly to support a Scrutiny […]
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Dramatic night will result in a new-look States Assembly
THE Council of Ministers will have a very different look when the States Assembly reconvenes following a dramatic election night. Voters across the Island delivered a damning indictment on the last four years as the Council of Ministers was decimated. With four ministers opting not to seek re-election and a further four – most dramatically […]
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£250 million worth of Russian assets frozen in Jersey
MORE than £250 million worth of Russian assets in the Island have been frozen in line with UK sanctions and regulations, the External Relations Minister has revealed. Senator Ian Gorst said that so far £259 million has been frozen and that States Members were expecting a public report updating them on the sanctions next week. […]
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Damning report details government’s ‘unlawful’ handling of retired firefighter’s pension
THE government has been castigated for an ‘unfair and unlawful’ response in the case of a retired firefighter left out-of-pocket when his pension entitlement was undervalued. In a damning report, the States of Jersey Complaints Panel has criticised the failure of the Treasury Department, as well as the group responsible for administering government employees’ pension […]
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'People at the end of their tether trying to get officialdom to act'
By Ted Vibert EVERY now and then, someone contacts me about a problem they are having with one of our forms of government, whether it is in the parish of St Helier or somewhere else in the Island. Often these people are at the end of their tether trying to get officialdom to take action […]
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Contest for Constable’s position in St Mary turns into two-horse race
A CANDIDATE hoping to become St Mary’s next Constable has pulled out of the election race for ‘family reasons’. Mark Baker, who was one of three who had put themselves forward for the seat, said that he was ‘gutted’ to have to withdraw but said ‘I need to put my family first’. Sitting Constable John […]
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Minister vows France will fight on for fishing licences
THERE will be no let up in the fight for France’s fishermen, the country’s Europe Minister has said, following a virtual meeting with two senior Jersey politicians. Clément Beaune made the comments on Twitter after speaking to Chief Minister John Le Fondré and External Relations Minister Ian Gorst about the fishing licence situation. The meeting […]
