A FAST-SPREADING Covid variant has emerged in southern Africa, prompting immediate government moves to tighten the Island’s policy on arriving passengers.
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'Questions, questions, questions: These may not be high on a list of priorities, but they are important'
By Mike Beaugeard NOW that we have a new government and Assembly in place, primed and ready for action, they already have an overfull shopping basket of inherited problems to sort out. While I have no wish to add to that burden, here is a list of three as yet unanswered questions which nevertheless. 1. […]
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‘We’re in for a very tough winter’
PRESSURE is mounting on the government to help Islanders struggling with the rising cost of living after the UK revealed £15 billion in measures to address the crisis there. Several organisations – including the Consumer Council, Caritas Jersey and the Shelter Trust – haven spoken out after UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a major support […]
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Diversity specialist calls on politicians to consider their tone
STATES Members should think carefully about the tone of their comments, according to diversity and inclusion specialist Kate Wright, who has spoken following an exchange about food banks during a sitting last month. Mrs Wright said that she had no doubt that States Members cared deeply about families which were struggling but explained that the […]
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Government defends its use of consultants
THE Chief Minister and senior officials have defended the government’s engagement of consultants, as well as the use of confidentiality agreements and a rise in staff numbers, during a tetchy Scrutiny hearing. Senator John Le Fondré told the Corporate Services Scrutiny Panel that consultants were providing skills that were not available in the Island, while […]
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Call for action as prices in Jersey soar
SIGNIFICANT price increases affecting Islanders ‘across all walks of life’ should have been addressed before the election, the Jersey Consumer Council has said – amid unprecedented rises in food, fuel, housing and energy costs. Council chair Carl Walker has levelled heavy criticism at the government for ‘passing the problem along’ and leaving a ‘wasted opportunity’ […]
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Chief Minister yet to decide if he will stand for re-election
GUIDING the Island through the pandemic is the biggest achievement of his time in charge, the Chief Minister has said – adding that he has yet to decide whether he will stand in June’s general election. If Senator Le Fondré wants to be considered for Chief Minister as a member of the Alliance Party, he […]
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'As the dust settles in the new-look States, will our ministers mix like coffee and cream or oil and water?'
By John Henwood HAVING wished the new Chief Minister, Deputy Kristina Moore, a happy honeymoon, it is right to wish all her ministers and assistant ministers the same because they too, particularly those new to the States, need a period in which to study the portfolios they have been handed. However, it is already clear […]
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'Simply reintroducing Senators and the Island-wide vote will reignite the same old problems'
By Ted Vibert THERE is little doubt that the decision by the States of Jersey to radically change the way elections in the Island are conducted proved to be extremely unpopular with the electorate last Wednesday, even though they tried to correct what was has always been a completely undemocratic situation. Part of the reason […]
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A country park is to be created on outskirts of St Helier
CREATING a country park on the outskirts of St Helier will be included in the Bridging Island Plan – despite concerns about the impact it could have on the ‘home-grown’ Jersey Hemp business. If the overall plan is approved, Warwick Farm will be designated for community use, and a planning application to turn it into […]
