MILLBROOK playing fields – which was recently gifted to the adjacent church and public by an anonymous benefactor – could be used to extend Coronation Park, it has been revealed. The plans for the site, which was once home to the Nightingale Hospital, were announced a few days after the ownership of the area was […]
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Overnight ferry to Jersey could be in place this year
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 […]
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Chief minister rejects panel’s hospital recommendations
THE Chief Minister has rejected a Scrutiny panel’s series of findings and recommendations about the Island’s new hospital.
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Government announces winter vaccination programme
VACCINATIONS for 12 to 15 year olds and over 50s booster vaccines have been announced by the government, as part of preparations to tackle coronavirus this winter.
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'£804m for a new hospital? The Island – and future generations – will carry the can in years to come'
By John Boothman The dye is cast. Philip Staddon, the distinguished UK planning expert who chaired a public inquiry into the new hospital project, has delivered his report (all 160 pages of it) and recommendation: Overdale 2.0 is on. I do not agree with his conclusion, but having waded through the text I cannot fault […]
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Island ‘turning a blind eye’ to UAE’s failings
JERSEY is failing to recognise the poor human-rights records of some countries with which it does business and the Chief Minister is ‘blind’ to such issues, a former minister has said.
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Governors of school hit out at ministers
GOVERNORS of a secondary school have issued renewed criticism of ministers for failing to adequately address a deficit in education funding.
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European workers ‘are no longer interested in coming to Jersey’
EUROPEAN workers have not been interested in coming to Jersey since Brexit and additional planned population controls are likely to exacerbate the trend, according to Jersey Farmers’ Union president Peter Le Maistre. Chief Minister John Le Fondré has lodged a proposition calling for a new migration control framework which would introduce several new types of […]
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Call for government to slash fuel duty and give every Islander £100 to pay energy bills
THE Chief Minister is being urged to adopt a raft of emergency measures – including slashing fuel duty and giving every Islander £100 towards an energy bill – amid a dramatic surge in the cost of living. In an open letter to Senator John Le Fondré, Consumer Council chair Carl Walker has laid out a […]
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'A clear-out of the old guard and a resounding election victory for JAP, the Jersey Apathy Party'
By John Boothman THE tears of joy and of sadness have been shed – congratulations and commiserations dispensed – posters taken down. And the whole thing has been exhaustively reported, analysed and regurgitated. Is there anything more, therefore, to be said about the ground-breaking 2022 election, without scraping the bottom of the lexicographer’s barrel, or […]
