PLANS to demolish a ‘redundant’ pumping station in St Martin and build a three-bedroom family home in its place have been criticised by the parish Constable and several residents. Karen Shenton-Stone said the parish would be officially objecting to the planning application for a new property on Mont de Gouray. The old pumping site is […]
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POLL RESULTS: Should average-speed cameras be introduced in Jersey?
A TOTAL of 64% of respondents to a JEP poll asking whether average-speed cameras should be introduced in Jersey were against the idea. Calls for the government to ‘get on’ with introducing static speed cameras re-emerged earlier this week, after St Martin Constable Karen Shenton-Stone said approved propositions on the issue and enhancing road safety […]
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Major firearms incident could be ‘greatest risk’
‘A SIGNIFICANT firearms incident’ is possibly ‘the greatest area of risk for the Island’, according to the States police, who have backed calls for ministers to prioritise a review of Jersey’s outdated gun laws. The force has joined a growing chorus of concern, which now includes Constables responsible for issuing firearms licences, about the risk […]
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‘I’ve never been so scared in my life’ – Islanders describe moments tornado hit Jersey during Storm Ciarán
IT WAS parishioners in St Clement who first gave shocking eye-witness accounts of the tornado that left devastation in its wake as it ripped through the Island during Storm Ciarán… But as the major clean-up operations continued into this week, the JEP followed the twister’s path of destruction north-east, where parishioners in St Martin reported […]
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Government would ‘consider’ holding a weapons amnesty
A WEAPONS amnesty in Jersey is ‘certainly something’ the government would ‘consider’, according to the Home Affairs Minister, who spoke after a number of Constables called for a review of the Island’s firearms law. Deputy Helen Miles has previously said that while there was ‘no specific cause for concern’, she was in favour of a […]
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WATCH: 'It was an honour' to pay respects to the Queen at lying-in-state, says Jersey's Chief Minister
JERSEY’S Chief Minister said it was an ‘honour’ to pay respects to Queen Elizabeth II on behalf of Islanders when she attended the late monarch’s lying-in-state in London. Deputy Kristina Moore along with Deputy Chief Minister Kirsten Morel, chair of the Privileges and Procedures Committee Karen Shenton-Stone, president of the Scrutiny Liaison Committee Sam Mézec […]
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Jersey's Chief Minister cleared of misleading the States
THE Chief Minister and her Deputy Chief Minister have been cleared of deliberately misleading the States over the extent of their knowledge about government chief executive Suzanne Wylie’s shock departure. Commissioner for Standards, Melissa McCullough, said that Deputies Kristina Moore and Kirsten Morel’s handling of Mrs Wylie’s resignation was down to a ‘genuine mistake’ caused […]
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Domestic abuse could become criminal offence in Jersey within weeks
DOMESTIC abuse could become a criminal offence in the Island within weeks. Home Affairs Minister Deputy Helen Miles has lodged an Appointed Day Act, which is due to be debated in the States Assembly on 13 June. If passed, the Act will bring into force the Domestic Abuse (Jersey) Law 2022 seven days later. The […]
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Evidence of illegal fishing discovered at reef
EVIDENCE of illegal ormer fishing at the Ecréhous is being investigated by Marine Resources. Amateur marine biologist Nick Jouault, who frequently monitors the reef, discovered 29 discarded ormer shells – all within a small area at the top of a gully. Marine biologist Nick Jouault discovered 29 discarded ormer shells at the Ecréhous Picture: Nick […]
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Average speed cameras in Jersey 'a no-brainer' – renewed calls for major crackdown on speeding
CALLS are growing for the government to ‘get on’ with introducing static speed cameras in the Island. Constable Karen Shenton-Stone said approved propositions on the issue and enhancing road safety appeared to have been ‘shelved’. Her comments came shortly after Vallée des Vaux residents Colin Lever and Tony Allchurch said that average-speed cameras – which […]
