ST Peter residents narrowly voted in favour of continuing to pursue a controversial affordable-housing scheme in their parish on Thursday night.
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New finances law is rushed and undemocratic, say critics
A NEW law to modernise the way States finances are managed could be changed after concerns were raised that it is being rushed through and is undemocratic.
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St Peter residents to vote on affordable housing proposals
PARISHIONERS of St Peter are to be asked their views on how plans for affordable housing should be taken forward.
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Housing dispute between St Peter representatives past and present
TWO former political representatives of St Peter have hit back at the current parish Deputy after he claimed plans they backed for a 65-unit affordable-housing scheme were a ‘Pandora’s box’.
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Hospital saga a ‘disgrace’
PROGRESS on the Future Hospital project has stalled – with ministers no closer to proposing a new site after the Gloucester Street approval was rescinded in February, the JEP can reveal.
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Only five local applicants were interviewed for director roles
ONLY five local applicants made it to the interview stage for nine of the top jobs in the Island’s civil service during a recruitment process last year, the JEP has learned.
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Minister: GST will not rise to finance pay increases
THE Treasury is not considering raising GST to fund public sector pay rises, the department’s minister has said.
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Review of Island’s population policy
A SCRUTINY review of the Island’s population policy is to begin in the first half of this year after proposals due to be debated last year were withdrawn by the Council of Ministers.
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Minister breaks ranks to condemn States pay deal
A SENIOR member of the Council of Ministers broke ranks and spoke out against the refusal of the States to increase public-sector workers’ pay in line with the cost of living yesterday.
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Grant enabled Jersey Reds to finish season
JERSEY Reds might have been unable to complete the rest of this season without a £150,000 subsidy from the States, the Assistant Treasury Minister has admitted.
