A REVIEW into plans to build the Island’s new Hospital has been delayed and will now be made public on 1 November, the government has announced. The delay was confirmed by Chief Minister Kristina Moore during a meeting with the Corporate Services Scrutiny Panel. The review was named by Deputy Moore’s new government as one […]
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Chief Minister: 'Her Majesty's many years of devoted public service as the longest reigning sovereign of the British Isles will leave a permanent imprint on the national character.'
THE Chief Minister has written a letter of condolence to His Majesty The King. In her message to King Charles, Deputy Kristina Moore wrote: ‘With my humble duty, on behalf of the government of Jersey, I would like to express my profound sympathies on the death of Her Majesty The Queen. ‘Her Majesty’s many years […]
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Charlie ‘brought laughter and joy to everyone he met’
AN 11-year-old boy who was killed in a suspected hit-and-run that also claimed the life of his father ‘brought joy to everyone he met’, his head teacher has said. St Clement’s School pupil Charlie Lowe died along with his father, Dean (48), after they were hit by a vehicle as they walked along Rue de […]
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Jersey's Chief Minister defends Island after Sunday Times article
THE Chief Minister has defended the Island following a national newspaper article which painted Jersey as a tax haven playground for multimillionaires while others were struggling to afford enough food – but has pledged to be more ‘discerning’ when dealing with future high-value residency applications. Deputy Kristina Moore (left) said that her government was ‘actively […]
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'Transparency, accountability and government growth'
By John Henwood THE story of the new hospital, its history of failure and enormous waste of money extends back way before the present government. It was in 2012 that the then Health Minister, Anne Pryke, said the existing buildings were past their shelf life and former Treasury Minister Philip Ozouf prepared the public for […]
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Ex-Senator calls for new national anthem for Jersey
CALLS for Jersey to have a new national anthem have been reignited by a former Senator – who says the current offering is not being used by Island athletes. In a letter to the JEP, Jim Perchard called on States Members to launch a competition for a song ‘of which we can all be proud’. […]
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Scrutiny want information on change in chief executive role
A SCRUTINY panel has called on the Chief Minister to provide answers about how the role of the chief executive will change following the departure of Suzanne Wylie. The Corporate Services Scrutiny Panel – a group of politicians responsible for holding Deputy Kristina Moore accountable and overseeing government HR processes – has issued a letter […]
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Appeals process set up for Covid payroll scheme
AN APPEALS process – allowing claimants of the government’s Co-Funded Payroll Scheme to challenge repayment requirements – has been launched. Earlier this year, a number of small-business owners told the JEP that they had been left stressed after being asked to repay money which they had been given through the scheme, which subsidised wages for […]
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Former unit linked to abuse to be sold to help care leavers
A FORMER respite care facility where children and young people with complex needs were allegedly abused is due to go on sale next month, with the proceeds going to create a fund ‘dedicated to improving outcomes’ for care-experienced Islanders. Chief Minister Kristina Moore confirmed that the Aviemore specialist accommodation unit – which is now vacant […]
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Work on flats is stopped to keep hospital options open
MINISTERS have asked for work on 100 new apartments in Kensington Place to be suspended – potentially reopening the door for a dual-site hospital. Work to flatten the former Stafford and Revere hotels started earlier this summer after a planning application to replace them with one-, two- and three-bedroom flats was approved in June last […]
