TENSIONS over Jersey’s escalating levels of public spending have reached boiling point, with the Treasury Minister warning that she has been stripped of the powers needed to keep costs under control, while a former Chief Minister is demanding £89m in cuts because the Island is “struggling to deliver and balance the books”. Deputy Kristina Moore […]
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More than £12m owed to Jersey’s government in unpaid invoices
THE GOVERNMENT of Jersey was owed more than £12.2 million in unpaid invoices as of the end of May 2025. According to figures released by the Treasury Minister in response to a written question by Deputy Kristina Moore, the largest proportion of debt – over £4.6 million – was owed to Health and Community Services, […]
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Students to debate role of Nobel Peace prize
JERSEY secondary school students will be taking to the States Chamber later this month to debate whether the Nobel Peace Prize has “an important role to play in promoting world peace”. Taking place on Friday 21 November, the discussion forms part of this year’s Colin Powell Rotary Student Peace Debate, which gives young Islanders the […]
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Plans to downsize public sector coming in February, says Treasury Minister
JERSEY’S Budget for 2026 and beyond has been approved with a clear message from the Treasury Minister that solutions to downsize the public sector are now imminent, as pressure mounts over the scale of government spending. Closing four days of tense debate, Deputy Elaine Millar told the States Assembly that work was already under way […]
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New board members for Opera House
TWO new appointments have been made to the board of the Jersey Opera House. The theatre has announced Cassidy Mason and Vijay Khakhria will take on the voluntary non-executive director roles for an initial three-year term. It comes at a pivotal time for the venue, which is gearing up to fully reopen in the autumn […]
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Jersey Opera House seeking new chair
JERSEY Opera House is seeking to appoint a new permanent chair after several high profile departures from the board. The theatre is set to reopen this autumn after shutting its doors in 2020 during the Covid pandemic and having undergone a multi-million makeover. But, the grand reopening has been hit by several board members leaving […]
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Politicians move to end the Bailiff’s dual role
RENEWED moves to have an elected Speaker preside over the States Assembly, ending the historic but controversial presiding role fulfilled by the Bailiff, will be debated next month. More than a third of the 49 States Members have already signed up to support a proposition by Infrastructure Minister Andy Jehan which would see the election […]
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Could review of complaints process finally move out of the long grass?
REFORM of the way complaints about the public sector are handled remains one of the knottier problems in the Council of Ministers’ in-tray… but the matter could move forward within the next month. Dissatisfaction with the current process has returned to the spotlight in the wake of a complaint about the Infrastructure and Environment Department’s […]
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Commissioner rules no misconduct after government bullying complaint
A COMPLAINT against the States Employment Board and senior ministers from a former government worker who alleged that they were bullied and asked to resign “without warning” has been rejected, following a conduct investigation beset by lengthy legal delays. The grievance was formally lodged with Commissioner for Standards Dr Melissa McCullough in March 2024 and […]
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What your elected officials did last year…
IT WAS a year that began with a political bang – when Deputy Kristina Moore was ousted from her position as Chief Minister through a successful vote of no confidence lodged by then-Infrastructure Minister Tom Binet. But the States Assembly ‘s latest annual report shows that, once the dust had settled, there was plenty on […]
