VISITORS to Fort Regent, Springfield and Les Quennevais sports centres will once again be able to pay with cash from June, after politicians unanimously approved a States proposition. The 42 Members in the Chamber yesterday also agreed that the government must review current and planned policies regarding cash payments across sports facilities to ensure that […]
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JEP Investigates: “We want kids, but not here” – Why aren’t younger adults having kids?
JERSEY is not having enough children. That won’t come as a surprise to most, with the Island’s falling birth rate reported year-on-year. And a new report has highlighted that Jersey’s birth rate has fallen to its lowest rate since records began. The Births and Breastfeeding Profile report revealed that there were a total of 720 […]
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£1 million boost for charities
CHARITIES are due to receive an injection of cash “shortly” after the Chief Minister announced new funding for struggling organisations. Deputy Lyndon Farnham said that £1 million would be released from dormant bank accounts into the Jersey Community Foundation. And he said he hoped that another £1m would be released later in the year, following […]
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Chamber cautious over call to extend parental leave
BUSINESS LEADERS are hesitant to back calls to extend parental leave by at least a year –warning that even existing family-friendly policies are already placing strain on some firms. The call comes from the Best Start Partnership – a coalition of early-years organisations – which urged the Government to strengthen support for parents during the […]
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Deputy: ‘Serious questions’ over health board chair’s departure
DOUBT has been cast on Jersey’s ability to recruit qualified and experienced leaders in its health service after the chair of an advisory board left after five weeks in the job. It was announced by Health Minister Tom Binet on Wednesday that Tom Hayhoe, who had been appointed to the Health and Community Services Advisory […]
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Health Minister says ‘work is in progress’ following critical report
A “COMPLETE culture change” is the aim of work to respond to a highly critical report of Jersey’s Rheumatology Department, the Health Minister has admitted. Deputy Tom Binet gave an update about work being carried out by the Health Department in the wake of a damning rheumatology report published earlier this year by the Royal […]
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Independent tax: compensatory allowance ‘a buffer for couples’
NEW allowances will ensure that couples are not negatively impacted by the move to independent taxation, Assistant Treasury Minister Ian Gorst has said. He spoke out after a campaigner this week claimed that some couples could see their bills rise by as much as £3,000 per year. The policy of joint taxation – sometimes known […]
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Health Minister defends plans for assisted dying bill
THE Health Minister has dismissed concerns that legalising assisted dying will lead to a “slippery slope” with euthanasia becoming available to people with an ever-increasing list of medical conditions. Deputy Tom Binet faced questions from a Scrutiny panel on Wednesday 3 April, seven weeks before States Members are due to debate a detailed proposition to […]
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“It basically changed my life going up there” – Islanders speak out over “devastating” JET news
THE potential impact of a government decision not to provide additional funding to the Jersey Employment Trust this year has been met with concern by those who benefit from the charity’s work. Social Security Minister Lyndsay Feltham has sought to reassure Islanders supported by JET that the government is “absolutely committed to making sure they […]
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Jersey's States Assembly votes in favour of exploring wind farm plans
A PROJECT to explore the possibility of building a wind farm in Jersey’s territorial waters is to get under way after being overwhelmingly backed by States Members yesterday. More detailed work will now be carried out following the decision – by 40 votes to one – to authorise the Council of Ministers to move ahead […]
