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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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Island’s population policy is to begin in the first half of this year after proposals due to be debated last year were withdrawn by the Council of Ministers.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.
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Changes to tax for online shopping vetoed over fear of negative reaction
MINISTERS vetoed reducing the GST de minimis level on online goods because they feared it would spark a negative public reaction, the Treasury Minister has said.
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One sex assault on average every week for a decade
AN average of more than one woman or girl a week has reported to the police being sexually assaulted or raped in Jersey every year for the past ten years.
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Campaign to prevent rape coincides with law change
A CAMPAIGN aimed at preventing rape and sexual assault has been launched by the police to coincide with tougher sexual offending laws which come into force on Friday.
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Care of Children in Jersey Review Panel re-established
A PANEL to ensure that the recommendations of the Independent Jersey Care Inquiry are implemented has been re-established and its chairman has vowed to hold the Council of Ministers to account.
