THE Chief Minister has praised the Island’s response to Storm Ciarán – from the forecasters who predicted it to the emergency services, public employees, parish services, local businesses, community groups, charities and individuals who responded when it struck. Giving a statement in the States Assembly, Deputy Kristina Moore said that her heart went out to […]
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Summer of ‘69 singer applauds States’ decision
STATES Members often receive criticism from Islanders for a lack of action but Jersey’s politicians have received some A-list support for a decision taken in the Assembly this week. Canadian singer Bryan Adams, famous for hits including (Everything I Do) I Do It for You and Summer of ‘69, tweeted that ‘full credit’ ought to […]
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Ten Islanders are among candidates for interim government CEO position
A TOTAL of 27 candidates have applied for the interim government chief executive role. Ten of these are Jersey residents, with a further two working internationally but with connections to the Island. Candidates applied from as far afield as Canada and Australia. The search for an interim head of the civil service follows the resignation […]
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Minute silences to be held to mark anniversaries of Haut du Mont explosion and trawler tragedy
MINUTE silences will be held this week to mark the one-year anniversaries of two tragedies which claimed the lives of 13 people. The government has announced that public workers will fall silent at noon on Friday to remember fisherman Michael Michieli and his two crew – Jervis Baligat and Larry Simyunn – who were killed […]
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Storm Ciarán updates: 'Stay at home' warning, roads to close and ferries and flights cancelled with 'violent-storm-force-11' winds and 110mph gusts possible in English Channel
JERSEY Met has issued a red weather warning as Storm Ciarán heads towards the Channel Islands – bringing the risk of widespread disruption. The storm – currently developing in the Atlantic – is set to arrive on Wednesday night, when winds reaching storm-force-ten, and gusting to 85mph, are expected to hit the Island. The risk […]
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Jersey's Chief Minister hopes to 'negotiate the vote' and build 'committed team'
THE Chief Minister, who is poised to announce her preferred candidate for the role of Infrastructure Minister following the resignation of Deputy Tom Binet, said she was hopeful of retaining the support of the States Assembly when the no-confidence vote takes place on 16 January. Asserting her wish to focus on “policies and priorities, not […]
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Jersey's first States sitting of new political year to include censure vote
THE first debate of the first States sitting of the new political year, which begins tomorrow, will include addressing an unedifying spat between two Members which has led to one of them facing a vote of censure – in essence a mechanism to give a Member an official ‘ticking off’. The States Assembly’s own housekeeping […]
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Deputy commits to finding ’effective’ and fast way to ban vapes for Jersey youths
JERSEY’S new government will continue to tackle underage vaping, according to the Environment Minister. Deputy Steve Luce said he was “looking at the most effective and quickest way” for a ban on disposable e-cigarettes to be introduced in Jersey. However, Deputy Luce admitted that it was a “complex issue”, and said that government would “need […]
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St Helier explosion: Details of road closures
COMMERCIAL Buildings and Mount Bingham have now reopened following this weekend’s explosion which claimed the lives of at least five people. However, Pier Road and South Hill, as well as Fort Regent, are all still closed to both pedestrians and vehicles. On Sunday evening police chief Robin Smith said that five people were confirmed dead […]
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Mortgage grace period rejected
A PROPOSITION which would have protected Islanders from having their homes repossessed for 12 months after missing a mortgage payment has been rejected. Reform Jersey Deputy Geoff Southern had called for Chief Minister Kristina Moore – in consultation with Treasury Minister Ian Gorst – to engage with local mortgage and credit providers to support those […]
