EXCLUSIVE THE Health Minister has said he would like to resume his role after next year’s election – but only if his Grouville and St Martin deputy sister is also re-elected and gets a place in government, the JEP can reveal. Speaking in today’s Saturday Interview, Deputy Tom Binet said his focus was currently on […]
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Complaints lodged against seven States Members over St Peter’s Technical Park
SEVEN States Members have been named in a formal complaint to the States of Jersey Complaints Board, it has emerged. Several senior politicians including Health Minister Deputy Tom Binet, Environment Minister Steve Luce and Chief Minister Lyndon Farnham have been criticised by Paul and Sally Wood for alleged failures in their handling of a long-running […]
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Politicians to quiz ministers over Blue Islands’ disruption and £8m loan
BLUE Islands is to come under scrutiny in the States Assembly as politicians quiz ministers about the embattled airline and a loan from government worth more than £8 million. Treasury Minister Elaine Millar was due to face an oral question from former Chief Minister Kristina Moore this morning about the £8.5 million loan, taken out […]
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Chief Minister 'disappointed' in minister's resignation and no confidence vote
CHIEF Minister Kristina Moore has said she is “disappointed” following the resignation of Infrastructure Minister Tom Binet, who has lodged a vote of no confidence against her. Deputy Kristina Moore, who will face a vote on 16 January, described Deputy Binet as “a driven and committed Jerseyman” but also emphasised the need for compromise among […]
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Former Infrastructure Minister Tom Binet OUT of race for Chief Minister
FORMER Infrastructure Minister Tom Binet has announced he will not be standing for Chief Minister – after failing to get enough support for his candidacy. Less than 24 hours after he ousted Chief Minister Kristina Moore in a successful vote of no confidence, Deputy Binet revealed he has failed to secure the required minimum of […]
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"It is time for new leadership" – Reform Jersey to back vote of no confidence in Jersey's Chief Minister
REFORM Jersey has announced it will back the vote of no confidence against the Chief Minister. In a statement released on the eve of this week’s debate, the ten-member party said that the government was “characterised by broken promises, dysfunctionality and lacking any clear vision to take Jersey forward” and that “it is time for […]
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Government sells former care unit to development firm for £1.3m
A FORMER care facility for Islanders with complex needs in St Martin has been sold by the government to the Jersey Development Company for £1.3 million – less than half its previous asking price. Aviemore, a former five-unit specialist accommodation facility operated by the Special Needs Service, neighbouring Haut de la Garenne, was previously put […]
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Chief Minister appoints his deputy, and five assistants
FIVE Assistant Chief Ministers have been appointed to serve in the new government. Deputies Tom Binet, Rose Binet, Carina Alves and Malcolm Ferey, plus Constable Simon Crowcroft, have been appointed by Chief Minister Lyndon Farnham, who was elected on 25 January and took office after the new Council of Ministers was confirmed last Tuesday. In […]
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Most – and least – talkative politicians revealed
IT’S often said that some politicians love the sound of their own voice… and now we know exactly how much. New data has revealed who yaps the most (and who is the least talkative) in Jersey’s States Assembly, with one States Member clocking nearly 350,000 words – the equivalent of reading JRR Tolkien’s Fellowship of […]
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Proposition to scrap Bailiff’s role as President of the States withdrawn
A PROPOSITION calling for the Island’s Bailiff to be replaced by an elected Speaker has been withdrawn. In a statement, Constable Andy Jehan, who proposed the move, said that he was “reluctantly” withdrawing his bid for an elected Speaker in the States to be chosen after the current Bailiff, Sir Timothy Le Cocq, retires next […]
