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A PROPOSAL calling for civil service employment contracts to explicitly prohibit lying, obstructing or misleading politicians has been rejected by Members, who argued this was covered by the existing employees’ code of conduct and disciplinary processes. Deputy Mike Higgins had also put forward an amnesty, up until the end of June, for employees to own […]

THE government cannot keep recruiting staff when there is an acute shortage of housing, the Chief Minister has warned. Instead, Deputy Kristina Moore said the public sector must increase productivity to ‘deliver value for money’. She also claimed that Jersey risked losing talent and the ‘richness’ of its communities if adequate housing was not provided […]

THE Chief Minister is to ‘maintain a commitment’ to go ahead with the Ask the Ministers event this week despite criticism that the broadcast is being held too close to the election. Senator John Le Fondré is due to feature in the panel discussion, in which members of the public can directly question ministers, tomorrow […]

THE government is to make a £1 million donation to the Island’s fundraising effort for Ukraine. Treasury Minister Susie Pinel has agreed that the funds will come from the 2022 General Reserve and will be made available to Jersey Overseas Aid. This is on top of the already established Bailiff’s Ukraine Appeal which allows Islanders […]

‘CONSPIRACY theories’ surrounding the rezoning of a field in St Mary are ‘completely wrong’, according to the head of the trust that owns the land. Francis Le Gresley, chair of the Les Vaux Housing Trust, has responded to concerns raised by the head of Age Concern and former Senator Ben Shenton regarding field MY563 – […]

A JUMP in the cost of solid fuels – including wood and coal – has reignited ‘very real concerns’ about how people will heat their homes next winter. Consumer Council chair Carl Walker said there was a ‘window of a few months’ for the Island to address growing energy costs – including those now affecting […]

PROPOSALS have been submitted by the Chief Minister for a four-day bank-holiday weekend in celebration of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee year. If Senator John Le Fondré’s plans are approved, Thursday 2 June and Friday 3 June would be designated public holidays to honour Queen Elizabeth II’s 70-year reign. The dates mirror those proposed by the […]

A REQUEST to pause the ‘controversial’ compulsory purchase of land for the hospital project has been made by the Constable of St Helier. Simon Crowcroft has written to outgoing Chief Minister John Le Fondré after the parish received a series of compulsory-purchase notices last Tuesday – during the ‘purdah’ period which is designed to halt […]