By Lyndsay Ash FIRSTLY I know this is possibly the bravest article ever to appear in the JEP but I wrote it on the basis that one should not be intimidated, and in the words of Kipling: ‘If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken …twisted by knaves to make a trap for […]
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Chief Minister-designate announces her preferred choices for ministerial roles
THERE could be up to seven new States members taking up ministerial positions next week after the Chief Minister-designate announced her preferred candidates to sit on the Council of Ministers. Deputy Kristina Moore has also selected four members from the previous government to work in roles beside her. However, those spots are not guaranteed and […]
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Bus loop service is back in St Helier
A NEW looping bus service running through town has finally started – more than a decade after it was first approved by the States. The TownLink service, operated by LibertyBus, started last week and runs continuously between 9am and 6pm every day except Sunday. It starts at the bus station before going to Broad Street, […]
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Jersey news: The 10 things we learnt this week
ONE way or another, it has been a historic week. Here are the ten things we learnt: 1. Asian hornets are getting busy When the above picture was featured in the JEP alongside the headline ‘Asian hornets build homes early as weather warms up’ it surely left Islanders fearing the worst – that the pesky […]
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‘Why don’t the government do XYZ?,’ you ask. Often they can’t, as the populist majority will block it
By Lindsay Ash ONE of the major topics of discussion in Jersey is the government in all its guises, so it’s interesting to reflect on the survey into the handling of Covid, which included the following… ‘We have concluded that, overall, the government did a good job’ – nice to hear but hardly reflective of […]
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Chief Minister stuck abroad following British Airways issues
CHIEF Minister John Le Fondré could attend Tuesday’s States sitting remotely after having his British Airways flights cancelled. The Senator had been due to return to the Island from holiday on Saturday (26 February) night but the airline experienced a major IT system outage – cancelling dozens of services. He is now unable to return […]
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Highlands move to Hospital site proposed
MOVING Highlands College to the site of the current General Hospital is being considered as part of a masterplan for St Helier, which will be presented to the Island’s new government. The prospect of moving the Highlands campus to a town centre location once the new hospital is built at Overdale is among the proposals […]
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Pre-fab plan to house key workers on hospital site
THE St Saviour’s Hospital site has been earmarked for a mixed development of pre-fabricated homes to help tackle the Island’s housing crisis, according to the Chief Minister. Deputy Kristina Moore said Andium Homes had been asked to prepare plans for a ‘pioneering’ development which could provide social housing, properties for the Island’s keyworkers and accommodation […]
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Chief Minister to lead on outcomes of Care Inquiry
THE new Council of Ministers has a ‘renewed sense of determination’ to learn from the findings of the Jersey Care Inquiry, the Chief Minister has said as she confirmed she would lead on ‘delivering on the findings’ of the 2017 report. Deputy Kristina Moore said that responsibility for responding to the inquiry’s recommendations had been […]
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Chief Minister: ‘Focus on issues, not personalities’
THE new States Assembly should avoid ‘petty politicking’ and focus on issues rather than personalities, the outgoing Chief Minister has said. Senator John Le Fondré, who last week became the first Chief Minister to lose his seat, said that the toughest part of the job had been ‘politics done from personal standpoints’. Last week’s election […]
