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ONE-OFF payments – such as food or energy vouchers – to tackle the worst cost-of-living crisis in three decades should be considered by ministers as part of future government budgets, a Scrutiny panel has said. Next week, the States Assembly is due to debate the government’s emergency mini-budget, which has been designed to help Islanders […]

THE Chief Minister wants to hold regular meetings with the Island’s main opposition party in a bid for consensus in the Chamber. Deputy Kristina Moore said that finding harmony among the competing views within the Assembly would be key to resolving the challenges facing the Island, including its staffing, housing and cost-of-living crises. During December’s […]

A LOG to keep track of the progress of agreed States decisions could be set up, the chair of the Island’s procedures watchdog has said – because ministers have missed deadlines for implementing approved propositions. Constable Karen Shenton-Stone, who chairs the Privileges and Procedures Committee, said that the panel had ‘previously discussed how to ensure […]

THE size of the public sector has swelled by more than 1,000 employees over the past five years – with an increasing number of civil servants earning more than £100,000. At the end of 2018, the States staff headcount stood at 7,012 with 166 people classed in the top-earning bracket (£100,000+). But the end-of-year figures […]

FREE period products could be available in the community as soon as January, the Social Security Minister has said. Deputy Elaine Millar’s comments came after Scotland became the first country in the world to make sanitary products free for all in a bid to stamp out period poverty as the cost of living rises. Such […]

THERE could be up to seven new States members taking up ministerial positions next week after the Chief Minister-designate announced her preferred candidates to sit on the Council of Ministers. Deputy Kristina Moore has also selected four members from the previous government to work in roles beside her. However, those spots are not guaranteed and […]

‘SIGNIFICANT improvements’ have been made by the Island’s search-and-rescue community since 2018, Ports of Jersey have said – after the chair of the Jersey Lifeboat Association questioned whether lessons had been learnt from the St Helier RNLI crew dispute. Chief Minister Kristina Moore recently said there would be no committee of inquiry convened to look […]

‘MISLEADING’ government comments about efforts to combat supply-chain and resilience issues following a winter of empty shop shelves have led to a call for ‘immediate’ engagement with industry heads from the Chamber of Commerce. Daphne East, chair of the organisation’s retail and supply committee, spoke after Brigadier Nigel Hall – who has experience of major […]