By John Henwood HAVING wished the new Chief Minister, Deputy Kristina Moore, a happy honeymoon, it is right to wish all her ministers and assistant ministers the same because they too, particularly those new to the States, need a period in which to study the portfolios they have been handed. However, it is already clear […]
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Jersey news: 10 things we learnt this week
WE’VE got a dry water play area, a £40 million greenhouse, some missing votes and a couple of very cute homeless squirrels. The ten things we have learnt this week are: 1. Jersey has been trialling the world’s first ‘dry water park’ Milo Cudlipp (2) sitting in Jersey’s new dry water play area Picture: Ramsay […]
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Recovery facilities, rental scheme and radiotherapy unit on States agenda
A REHABILITATION service at Overdale – the removal of which has been a major talking point – could be reinstated immediately, if States Members support a proposal at this week’s States sitting. Senator Steve Pallett has lodged a proposition calling for Samarès Ward to be reopened. He is also calling for a ‘temporary purpose-built’ facility […]
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'Simply reintroducing Senators and the Island-wide vote will reignite the same old problems'
By Ted Vibert THERE is little doubt that the decision by the States of Jersey to radically change the way elections in the Island are conducted proved to be extremely unpopular with the electorate last Wednesday, even though they tried to correct what was has always been a completely undemocratic situation. Part of the reason […]
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'I would love to see sense prevail and a government with joined-up thinking and a clear plan of action'
By Anne Southern Forgive me if I seem a bit weird at the moment. I’ve just left hospital with a shiny new knee, and an ‘Alice in Wonderland’ world keeps intruding on my miasma of pain and painkillers in ways that would make sense if I were hallucinating – though I fear it is all […]
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Election rules ‘could delay hospital project decision’
‘COMPLICATED, ambiguous and conflicting’ election rules could delay the decision over planning permission for the Island’s new hospital, the Environment Minister has said. Deputy John Young made the comments after being asked by a Scrutiny panel to clarify whether he would give his verdict on the application for £800 million scheme at Overdale ahead of […]
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Two politicians to fight quarry extension
TWO politicians are preparing to fight plans to extend La Gigoulande Quarry at the top of St Peter’s Valley as a series of hearings on the Bridging Island Plan continues.
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Projects that will – and won’t – happen in 2023
MAJOR capital projects – including building a new Fire and Ambulance headquarters and new sports facilities at Le Rocquier School – have been put on hold with no set date for their completion. Ministers have recently published their ‘Delivery Plans’ for 2023, which set out the details on what they propose to do this year, […]
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Bailiff hopes inquiry will not delay move on Jurats
A PROPOSED law change designed to encourage more people to stand as Jurats should not be delayed by broader issues relating to their election procedures, the Bailiff has said. Timothy Le Cocq was responding to questions raised by the Corporate Services Scrutiny Panel about the proposal to allow Jurats to serve six-year renewable terms of […]
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Tax rises ‘may need to be considered by next Treasury Minister’
THE next Treasury Minister ‘may well’ have to consider tax rises to cover government spending, the current minister said yesterday.
