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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 – […]

FIFTY-SIX units of key-worker accommodation at Westaway Court will become available in the next month, and a further 56 in April and May at Le Marais, the Chief Minister has said. Deputy Kristina Moore told the Corporate Services Scrutiny Panel that she was ‘really pleased with progress’ in response to the ambition to release at […]

JERSEY’s Chief Minister has spoken to the Prince of Wales at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Deputy Kristina Moore, who has travelled to Birmingham alongside External Relations Minister Philip Ozouf and Assistant Economic Development Minister Lucy Stephenson, spoke with Prince Charles while attending a pre-opening ceremony reception yesterday. Chief Minister Kristina Moore has spoken to the […]

EVERY government department except one has vacancies, it has emerged – despite headcount having increased by 1,000 in the past five years. The government currently has 671 vacancies, according to newly released figures, with Health and Community Services having the highest number, 267. Chief Minister Kristina Moore said that not all roles were being actively […]

A PUBLIC holiday marking the coronation of King Charles III in Jersey could be introduced depending on the outcome of a States debate next month. Chief Minister Kristina Moore has signed a ministerial decision to lodge a draft amendment that, if approved, would provide for a public holiday on 8 May 2023. It is due […]

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 […]

JERSEY has failed to prepare for the impact of a major international crisis and could face ‘dire consequences’ as a result, according to a former military expert. Nigel Hall – who experienced major crises during his career with the British Army, NATO, and the United Nations – said the Island had several ‘chronic resilience vulnerabilities’ […]

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 […]