DEPUTY Lyndon Farnham has stressed that he wrote his formal submission to be Jersey’s political leader – after documents appeared to show it had been authored by former Chief Minister John Le Fondré. Each candidate in the running to replace Deputy Kristina Moore had to register and submit their “vision statement” for the Island by […]
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States appoint first Education and Lifelong Learning Minister
THE States Assembly has appointed its first Education and Lifelong Learning Minister. Deputy Rob Ward, a member of Reform Jersey, was selected for the new role without contest on Tuesday morning. He had been tipped for the role in government several weeks ago, when Chief Minister Lyndon Farnham also announced that he would split the […]
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New Chief Minister will be chosen today
JERSEY’S politicians will meet today to elect a new Chief Minister. Over the course of this morning, current Treasury Minister Ian Gorst, Deputy Sam Mézec and Deputy Lyndon Farnham (pictured below) are expected to make a ten-minute appeal to the Assembly on why they deserve the role. As with last week’s no-confidence vote, which saw […]
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Jersey government paid £58m for consultants
THE government spent nearly £60m on consultants during Kristina Moore’s time as Chief Minister, it has emerged. Figures delayed by more than a year shared yesterday showed that £17,868,485 was spent on consultants from July to December 2022, while £40,026,911 was spent across the whole of 2023. This means that a total of £57,895,396 has […]
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Lido operator warns of ‘empty shell’ as closure looms amid political debates
THE current operator of the Lido has warned it could be stripped back to “a completely empty shell” if he is forced to leave at the end of the month, as political debate over the site’s future continues. Marcus Calvani, of BeServed, also said that he and former Infrastructure Minister Tom Binet had been “extremely […]
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Full cost to taxpayers of Les Sablons rejection will not be revealed
THE full cost to taxpayers from an assistant minister’s decision to block a £120 million development in St Helier last year is to remain a secret due to a confidential legal agreement, it has emerged. Developers Le Masurier had sought permission to regenerate two acres of town into 238 apartments, a 103-room aparthotel, restaurants, shops […]
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Chief Minister-designate picks his preferred team
STATES Members were due to meet today to elect a new Council of Ministers. Chief Minister-designate Lyndon Farnham has already announced his nominees for the roles, including the post of Housing Minister, which will be contested. As promised both before and after winning the election last Thursday, Deputy Farnham’s list is “mixed”, with proposed seats […]
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Jersey government communications team costs £2.5m a year
THE government’s communications team costs almost £2.5 million a year to run, according to an Assistant Chief Minister. Deputy Lucy Stephenson said the average salary within the Communications Directorate was £62,000. Responding to an oral question from Deputy Rob Ward in the States this week, Deputy Stephenson said the team – which has annual staff […]
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Chief Minister gets hostile reception during teachers’ Royal Square protest
More than one hundred teachers have staged a protest in the Royal Square during a day of strikes over the ongoing pay dispute. Members of the NEU took part in the action after rejecting the government’s 7.9% pay offer. Unions are requesting a 15.4% pay rise, which they say factors in inflation and compensates workers […]
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Electing a new Chief Minister for Jersey: What happens next?
DEPUTY Kristina Moore is in her final days as Chief Minister after losing a vote of no confidence yesterday. Now the dust has settled, attention is turning to who may replace her. There are likely to be several candidates, including Deputy Tom Binet, who lodged the motion to oust Deputy Moore, and Reform Jersey leader […]
