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INCREASING capacity at the Harbour is key to government plans for more prefabricated homes in the Island, according to a recent report. Housing Minister David Warr yesterday [Wed]published a report on the potential of so-called MMC – or modern methods of construction – to speed up delivery of new housing. But the report noted that […]

THE race for Chief Minister could be hotly contested – with three candidates already confirming their intention to stand and at least two others considering their position. Jersey Liberal Conservatives leader Sir Philip Bailhache, Senator Kristina Moore and Reform Jersey’s Sam Mézec have all said they intend to compete for the top job in Jersey […]

THE government expects to sever links with its design and delivery partner for the abandoned Overdale project within the next few days – after paying them £34 million. Infrastructure Minister Tom Binet said that the contract with ROK FCC had a natural break point, which meant that it would be ‘fairly simple’ to terminate the […]

YOUNG Islanders aged between 16 and 18 will have to either remain in full-time education or enter an apprenticeship under new government proposals to address a looming skills shortage. Currently, students can opt to leave school at the age of 16 and enter the world of work. However, as part of a new government skills […]

THE unfolding Israel-Hamas conflict has affected the lives of the many Islanders who have friends and family living in the Middle East region. At the time of writing, there have been over 1,000 deaths and thousands of injuries among Israeli citizens as a result of Hamas firing rockets from the neighbouring Gaza Strip, while an […]

THE St Saviour’s Hospital site has been earmarked for a mixed development of pre-fabricated homes to help tackle the Island’s housing crisis, according to the Chief Minister. Deputy Kristina Moore said Andium Homes had been asked to prepare plans for a ‘pioneering’ development which could provide social housing, properties for the Island’s keyworkers and accommodation […]

THE Chief Minister has insisted her government respects States Assembly decisions, after being accused of ‘disregarding’ them. Deputy Kristina Moore was responding to an open letter sent by Deputy Sam Mézec earlier this month, which accused ministers of failing to progress three proposals in particular – on assisted dying, an empty property tax and the […]

WORK to unpick the former government chief executive’s controversial ‘OneGov’ system has begun – with the Chief Minister having confirmed that a new Cabinet Office is being formed. To mark 50 days since the formation of the Council of Ministers, Deputy Kristina Moore has outlined progress made on her action plan for the first 100 […]

THE Island’s housing qualifications system is ‘discriminatory’ and ‘not fit for purpose’, according to the former head of social housing provider Jersey Homes Trust. Michael Van Neste spoke out after finance worker Theo Burger Botha contacted the JEP to say that he was witnessing the ‘desperate’ situation faced by people restricted to registered accommodation because […]

INSPECTIONS by the Jersey Care Commission earlier this year – following anonymous tip-offs – concluded that three children’s homes were not fit for purpose and were operating outside of the law, it has been revealed. The inspectors discovered that they were being run by inadequately trained staff working excessive hours, and found shortcomings in areas […]