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THE CHIEF Minister has apologised for a social media post which ‘resulted in an unnecessary escalation in tensions’ with teaching unions. Deputy Kristina Moore, who is chair of the States Employment Board, further expressed her ‘regret’ during yesterday morning’s States Assembly sitting that schools were closed for the second time this year due to strike […]

THE Chief Minister has requested an independent review into the unlawful raid of premises allegedly linked to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich. Deputy Kristina Moore has asked for the review to be conducted in relation to an ongoing investigation led by Jersey’s Economic Crime and Confiscation Unit, which raided two properties in April this year – […]

NEW super-rich residents will pay at least £250,000 a year in income tax, if proposals lodged by the Treasury Minister are approved by the States. Treasury Minister Ian Gorst has tabled proposals to increase the minimum tax payable by new 2(1)(e) residents under the High Value Residency Scheme. Previously, to be eligible for so-called high-value […]

JERSEY’S last two veterans of the Normandy campaign, Bill Reynolds and Ernest Thorne, were both present at the Cenotaph to mark the 79th anniversary of the D-Day landings. During D-Day alone, at least 4,414 Allied servicemen lost their lives. Mr Reynolds, who turns 100 on 22 June, served with the Guards Armoured Division as a […]

THE recruitment of a new permanent government chief executive must begin ‘as soon as possible’ but there is no need to ‘reinvent the wheel’ when it comes to the role, according to a report produced by a former head of Jersey’s civil service. John Mills, who is now the Island’s charity commissioner, was asked by […]

REFORM Jersey has requested a meeting with Chief Minister Kristina Moore to “seek assurances” about how she will work with them “to change the direction of travel of the current government”. Ministers are “failing to take Jersey forward”, according to the letter signed by party leader Deputy Sam Mézec and deputy leader Deputy Lyndsay Feltham. […]

THE Chief Minister has looked back on the ‘spirit of generosity and community’ shown by Islanders towards victims of the war in Ukraine, as Friday marks one year since the Russian invasion. Deputy Kristina Moore said that Jersey was united with the international community in the ‘condemnation of this act of aggression’. In a statement […]

THE government has apologised for ‘issues’ in notifying the Jersey Care Commission about emergency temporary arrangements for vulnerable children, after the regulatory body discovered failings in multiple unregistered children’s homes through anonymous tip-offs. Children’s and Education Minister Inna Gardiner also committed to investigating what had gone wrong so it ‘doesn’t happen again’. Deputy Gardiner yesterday […]