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NEWCOMERS, established politicians and diversity campaigners have joined forces to welcome a large increase in the diversity of the new States Assembly. In addition to seeing a 50% increase in the number of female States Members, rising from 14 to 21, the new house will also feature a black Deputy and another who is British […]

A ‘LONG-RUNNING saga’ involving problem pigs running amok in St Martin could be resolved next month. The pigs, which occupy an area of woodland near the former Bistro Frère restaurant on Grande Route de Rozel, have escaped from their enclosure on several occasions, resulting in buses being held up and serious concerns raised from nearby […]

A REVIEW into the effectiveness of STAC and emergency decision making bodies should be undertaken by the government, a scrutiny report has suggested. The Public Accounts Committee has published its report examining certain areas of the government’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic and believes that the Emergency Powers and Planning Law (Jersey) Law 1990 should […]

A HEADLAND in St Martin has been ‘decimated’ by a problematic pig farm, an honorary police officer from the parish has said. The keeping and rearing of pigs has caused ‘visible harm’ to an area of woodland that sits within the Coastal National Park near the former Bistro Frère restaurant on Grande Route de Rozel, […]

JERSEY’S cannabis-growing industry will be taxed at 20%, following a vote in the States Assembly.

‘MUCH-needed’ domestic-abuse legislation has been welcomed by the police’s head of crime – who hopes it will ‘encourage more victims to come forward’. Detective Superintendent Alison Fossey spoke after a proposition from Home Affairs Minister Gregory Guida was unanimously backed by the States Assembly on Thursday (see story below), to help tackle ‘coercive and controlling […]

DEPUTY Kristina Moore looks set to become the Island’s first female Chief Minister after more than half of the new States Assembly signed her nomination paper. Candidates are required to have a minimum of six signatories on their nomination form, but Deputy Moore has far exceeded that number with the backing of 30 Members. However, […]

STRUGGLING families in St Martin are being denied support due to the ongoing closure of a food bank over health and safety concerns, the parish Constable has said. The facility was set up in the village by volunteers in May 2020 and supplied food approaching its sell-by-date to needy parishioners from the nearby Marks & […]

HUNDREDS of thousands of pounds could be used to run a citizens’ assembly to consider ways of tackling violence against women and investigate gender equality, if States Members agree.

A SURVIVOR of domestic abuse has opened up about her traumatic experiences to promote support for Jersey Women’s Refuge. Speaking at an event at the Grand Jersey Hotel on International Women’s Day, Karina [not her real name] spoke about the physical and emotional abuse she had endured in past relationships and the support she received […]