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IT used to be linked by cable car and there have been numerous ideas put forward over the years for a modern access replacement, but now ministers are looking for a new way to connect Fort Regent with town via Snow Hill.

THE government is expected to miss its 2020 ‘efficiencies’ target of £40 million by more than a quarter, according to official forecasts, further fuelling backbench calls for chief executive Charlie Parker’s annual appraisal to be published immediately.

MINUTES of scientific meetings that have aided government decisions on Covid-19 will be published online after States Members accepted proposals to enhance the government’s communication strategy.

PRESSURE on Jersey’s Chief Minister is mounting after an assistant minister resigned in order to back a vote of no confidence.

A NON-EXECUTIVE directorship taken on by Charlie Parker is not compatible with his role as government chief executive, ministers have decided.

NEARLY 40 Government of Jersey staff are working from the UK – with a backbench politician raising concerns about policy being shaped by people ‘without having the grass-roots understanding’ of the Island.

THE Jersey Tenants Forum has reacted with fury to the ‘disgraceful situation’ which saw States Members with declared financial interests in property able to vote down proposals to regulate the Island’s rental sector.

THE number of GP appointments being attended and active doctors in Jersey have dropped dramatically recently, fuelling concerns that Islanders are not seeking the medical care they may need during the pandemic.

HUNDREDS of migrant workers have returned to their home countries as a result of the disruption and far-reaching health and economic impacts of Covid-19, it has emerged.