By Ben Shenton WE live in the Bailiwick of Jersey, a unique place with immense natural beauty, increasingly being destroyed by the actions of man. We are a bailiwick – proud of our independence, stability and heritage – a beacon in an increasingly dysfunctional world. Long live the Bailiwick of Jersey. But what exactly is […]
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Spending watchdog to examine the Chief Minister’s £14K trip to Rwanda
THE States spending watchdog will be “asking questions” after it was revealed the Chief Minister and two officials flew business class to a conference in Rwanda – at a total cost of nearly £14,000 for the trip. Deputy Lyndsay Feltham, who chairs the Public Accounts Committee, has said that her panel, which determines whether public […]
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Move to protect Jersey mortgage-payers from repossessions
ISLANDERS could be protected from having their homes repossessed for 12 months after missing a mortgage payment, if States Members agree. Reform Jersey Deputy Geoff Southern is calling for Chief Minister Kristina Moore – in consultation with Treasury Minister Ian Gorst – to engage with local mortgage and credit providers to support consumers who are […]
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Jersey Christmas Appeal raises £101,193
THE 2022 Christmas Appeal has raised more than £100,000. Islanders and businesses donated over 200 lots, which included lunch with Chief Minister Kristina Moore, a round of golf with Masters winner and former Ryder Cup captain Ian Woosnam and a signed Red Bull undervest worn by multiple-time F1 World Champion Max Verstappen. The funds raised […]
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Chief Minister hails enforcement action against illegal door-to-door traders
ENFORCEMENT action brought against a group of illegal traders has been hailed by the Chief Minister as a ‘fantastic example of inter-agency working’. Deputy Kristina Moore spoke after the co-ordinated efforts of the States police, Jersey Customs and Immigration Service and the Business Hub Compliance Unit led to enforcement action against four men in a […]
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States consider big changes to ‘high-net-worth’ scheme
KEY votes in the States Assembly today could lead to a major shake-up of Jersey’s 2(1)(e) scheme, which gives so-called ‘high-net-worths’ special residency and housing rights – plus preferential tax status. Treasury Minister Ian Gorst has brought forward a proposition to increase the minimum tax paid by new high-value residents (HVRs) to £250,000, potentially boosting […]
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Saturday Interview: “Watch this space – we’ve got a really exciting chapter coming”
WATCHING a panto with a share box of Maltesers with her mum is the earliest memory Laura Robertson has of the Jersey Opera House. Now a week into her new role as interim chair of the historic theatre, the Jersey-born lawyer has come full circle from her time as a young spectator to a mum […]
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Is it worth paying to bring back Bergerac?
JERSEY could lose its most famous detective to the UK – or even Guernsey – if the government decides not to invest in a reboot of Bergerac, it has emerged. Plans to revive the popular 1980s TV series have reached a critical phase for Jersey, with Chief Minister Lyndon Farnham revealing to the States Assembly […]
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Assurances over the behaviour of ministers
‘NO formal grievances’ have been raised – or investigations undertaken – into ‘unacceptable behaviour’ by ministers or senior civil servants in the current government, the Chief Minister has said. But Deputy Kristina Moore admitted that she was ‘aware that from time to time relationships can get strained, as they do in any organisation’, but added […]
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NatWest executive appointed interim chief executive of the Government of Jersey
A SENIOR executive at NatWest has been appointed as the government’s interim chief executive. Dr Andrew McLaughlin, who is chief executive of commercial and institutional, non-ringfenced bank at NatWest in London, will take up the role on 5 September. The government’s current chief executive, Suzanne Wylie, will leave her post in July, and the position […]
