THE Constable of St Helier, Simon Crowcroft, has criticised the “inexperience” of a new assistant minister after she dealt a fatal blow to a £120m plan to regenerate town with more than 200 homes and an “aparthotel” – against a planning inspector’s advice. Developers Le Masurier had submitted plans to transform 2.5 acres of land […]
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£43m spent on consultants for Jersey's future-hospital project in three years
MORE than £43 million has been spent on consultants and other ‘professional services’ for the future-hospital project during the past three years, the Chief Minister has revealed. In response to a written States question from St Helier Deputy Max Andrews, Deputy Kristina Moore said the government did not retain the ‘depth of skills and capacity’ […]
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Emergency workers search through night as dozen missing in Jersey flat explosion
The Jersey government tweeted a video of firefighters and specialist rescue teams including sniffer dogs working at the scene in St Helier.
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Sir Philip Bailhache is out of the race to be Chief Minister after failing to secure enough support
ONLY two candidates appear to be in the race to become Chief Minister – after Sir Philip Bailhache confirmed he is unable to put himself forward. Nominations for Chief Minister must be submitted by 5pm on Monday with at least six Members of the States Assembly signing the nomination papers. However, Sir Philip admitted that […]
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‘While the global situation may be worrying, it does offer opportunity’
Jersey has no divine right to retain its finance industry and cannot afford to be complacent, Jersey Finance’s chief executive told a Global Horizons audience. Emily Moore reports THE more events that you attend, the more familiar you become with certain words – and, in the context of 2023, it seems that the most oft-used […]
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Confusion over Jersey's first ever 'Minister for Energy and Climate Change' role
CHIEF Minister Kristina Moore has admitted that some new political job titles – where assistant ministers are referred to as ministers – can be confusing and that she will be discussing the matter with the Privileges and Procedures Committee. Earlier this week in a government press release it was announced that Assistant Environment Minister Hilary […]
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Jersey's Chief Minister looks forward to 'strong working relationship' with UK after Liz Truss wins race for Prime Minister
JERSEY’S Chief Minister says she is looking forward to a ‘continued strong working relationship’ with the UK following Liz Truss’s election as the new Conservative Prime Minister. Ms Truss, who defeated rival Rishi Sunak by 81,326 votes to 60,399, will replace Boris Johnson in No 10 on Tuesday. In a tweet, Deputy Kristina Moore said: […]
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Minister: ‘Relations with France have improved since fishing row’
RELATIONS with France have ‘steadily improved since the difficulties surrounding fisheries last year’, according to the External Relations Minister. Deputy Philip Ozouf made the comment following an appearance on French regional TV during a ministerial visit, which he said had underlined the ‘strong relations’ between Jersey and its ‘closest neighbours’. During an interview with France […]
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Grouville School a step closer to free school meals
ANOTHER primary school has moved a step closer to providing free meals after plans to create extra storage to make room for the scheme were approved. Grouville Primary School will construct a new storage shed next to the playground to free up space inside. Caring Cooks launched a pilot school-lunch programme in association with the […]
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‘E-government’ key for efficient public services, says ambassador
JERSEY should prioritise digitalisation of public services to solve recruitment issues and reduce waiting times, according to the Estonian ambassador to the United Kingdom. Viljar Lubi, made the comments shortly after speaking at Digital Jersey’s Annual Review event, where he discussed what the Island could learn from his country about developing a digital economy and […]
