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IT is ‘difficult to make the case’ for how going independent would create advantages for Jersey, the new External Relations Minister and former Chief Minister has said.

THE question of whether Jersey might owe nearly 40 years’ worth of medical costs to France remains unanswered, as the Chief Minister says he has not yet considered the implications of the States wrongly issuing health cover.

PARTS of St Helier are becoming wastelands and town could be left with nothing but empty stores and ‘the odd coffee shop’ unless the States urgently tackle the crisis in retail, the head of a major Jersey business has said.

TRACEY Vallois became the first woman in 30 years to top the Senatorial poll while it was a long night for Reform Jersey chairman Sam Mézec who narrowly claimed a seat in the new Assembly.

CONCERNS over Jersey’s business taxation practices and the importance of EU nationals to Jersey’s economy have been discussed during a series of high-profile meetings in Brussels.

JERSEY Zoo has been given the go-ahead to build a charity shop in the protected green zone after politicians yesterday unanimously went against Island Plan policy – a week after the same rules were used to reject proposals for self-catering holiday accommodation at Tamba Park.

THE Island’s Chief Minister will be elected when the new States Chamber sits for the first time.

THE new Chief Minister is facing criticism for failing to disclose an agreement with Reform Jersey before being elected as the Island’s most senior politician.