WESTMOUNT Road will be the preferred access route to the new hospital at Overdale, politicians have decided following a tense and at times acrimonious debate lasting a number of hours.
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Experts guiding Covid-19 approach reject calls for elimination strategy
SCIENTIFIC experts guiding Jersey’s Covid-19 approach have rejected calls for the adoption of an elimination strategy.
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Government ‘has failed to protect environment’
JERSEY’S government has been accused of failing to keep its promises over the environment, after a number of ‘eco-friendly’ proposals were rejected during a debate about its priorities for 2021 and beyond.
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Fiscal stimulus not meeting its objectives, say Scrutiny
THE government’s £22 million ‘fiscal stimulus’ package to boost the economy has come under fire from scrutineers for not meeting its ‘timely, targeted and temporary’ objectives and failing to invest in emerging industries.
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Cyril Le Marquand House ‘not first choice’
CYRIL Le Marquand House was not the government’s first choice for its new headquarters, the Chief Minister has revealed.
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Worry over ministers’ decisions sees letters of instructions sent
MINISTERS have been forced to take the rare step of formally writing to their lead officers four times since December, asking for their instructions to be followed, after civil servants raised concerns about the decisions taken.
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Chief Minister criticises ‘opportunists’ who tried to remove him from office
THE Chief Minister has criticised opponents who recently tried to oust him, labelling them ‘political opportunists’ who he hopes ‘rue the consequences’ of their actions.
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Amendments to Government Plan
PROPOSALS to divert funds earmarked for a new firearms range for the police towards other Island causes are among three new amendments lodged to the Government Plan.
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Jersey’s Chief Minister survives vote of no confidence
CHIEF Minister John Le Fondré has survived a vote of no confidence in the States.
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Environment issues raised ‘too late’ to sway Overdale decision
THERE may have been a larger ‘push back’ against choosing Overdale as the location for the new hospital if concerns around its potential environmental impact had been raised before its selection, the
Constable of St Helier has said.
