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A BID to ensure that only affordable homes are built on States-owned land has been defeated in the States, during the second week of the Bridging Island Plan debate. Senator Sam Mézec’s proposal called for changes to be made to planning policy so that affordable housing would be prioritised unless it made the development ‘unviable’. […]

A BID to double the number of affordable homes at two major government housing developments has been rejected by the States.

THROUGHOUT the 2022 election campaign, one of the major issues regularly brought up was the problems many Islanders face with the growing cost of living. Community organisations such as Citizen’s Advice and food banks have reported seeing ever-increasing requests for their services, while the annual rate of inflation hit 7.9% last month – after the […]

JERSEY has a ‘proud history’ of supporting refugees but non-discrimination rules remain a barrier to taking in people fleeing persecution, the External Relations Minister has said.

A CONVENTIONAL ferry running overnight crossings to Jersey could be in operation before the end of the year – and a senior minister has said the government may consider investing in the service. In a surprise announcement last month, Guernsey politicians revealed they had held secret talks with Condor over jointly purchasing an additional passenger […]

POLITICIANS have butted heads over an amendment that seeks to cut the budget for the Island’s proposed new hospital by £250 million.

A NEW law designed to prevent a taxpayer-funded bank bail-out should one of the financial institutions collapse will come into force next month, if the States approves proposals.

PROGRESS appeared to have been made in the post-Brexit fishing dispute this weekend after the list of vessels permitted to fish in Jersey waters was finalised.