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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.

THE Chief Minister is today (16 April) due to face questions on the government’s Covid-19 response at his first press conference appearance for two and a half weeks – with his lack of presence being branded a ‘flouting of public duty’.

THE Covid-19 crisis is due to once again dominate proceedings in Tuesday’s States sitting as politicians look to introduce further emergency laws to combat the outbreak.

GOVERNMENT spending will need to be halted in a number of key areas as a result of the ‘drastic and dramatic’ impact of coronavirus, a Scrutiny hearing has been told.