A couple who have regularly visited the island for the past 30 years say they may never return after having an “appalling experience” with new ferry operator DFDS. David and Janet Hancock, from Chelmsford in Essex, have had their travel plans disrupted because the lift on the fast ferry between Jersey and UK has been […]
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‘We are developing proposals to extend the FoI law to ALOs’
“PHASED” proposals to extend the Island’s Freedom of Information legislation to arm’s-length organisations are being developed, the Chief Minister has said following repeated calls by the JEP to enact a decade-old States decision. Deputy Lyndon Farnham told politicians this week that, while the extension was “yet to be decided”, it was “a work in progress”. […]
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Could review of complaints process finally move out of the long grass?
REFORM of the way complaints about the public sector are handled remains one of the knottier problems in the Council of Ministers’ in-tray… but the matter could move forward within the next month. Dissatisfaction with the current process has returned to the spotlight in the wake of a complaint about the Infrastructure and Environment Department’s […]
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Big screen for Euros
FOOTBALL supporters will be able to watch the latter stages of the Euro 2024 tournament on a big screen in St Helier. Plans are being drawn up, with the details and location yet to be finalised, according to Chief Minister Lyndon Farnham. Deputy Farnham was responding to a question in the States Assembly from Deputy […]
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Bid to remove “obstacles” preventing Islanders from accessing credit cards
A LEGAL shake-up aimed at removing the “obstacles” that have left Islanders struggling to access credit card services has been backed by a backbench panel. Proposed amendments to the Register of Names and Addresses (Jersey) Law have been lodged by Chief Minister Lyndon Farnham. Responding to the proposition, the Corporate Services Scrutiny Panel said: “The […]
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Public holiday to go ahead after Assembly backing
PLANS to have a public holiday on Monday 15 July have been overwhelmingly backed by the States Assembly. Members voted by 36 votes to three in favour of the ministerial proposal for the holiday to coincide with the visit to the Island by King Charles III and Queen Camilla. Concern was expressed by some Members […]
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Minister: ‘No work ongoing’ on fish-processing plant
HOPES for the Island to have a fish-processing plant could be dead in the water, it has emerged. Economic Development Minister Kirsten Morel said he has not received a business plan “from anyone in the marine resources sector”. Speaking in the States Assembly recently, Deputy Morel said there was “no work ongoing” to create such […]
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Calls to protect migrant women
CALLS to reform policies that disadvantage migrant women and their families were made at a breakfast event celebrating International Women’s Day yesterday. The event, organised by Freeda (formerly Jersey Women’s Refuge), was held at The Royal Yacht hotel on Friday morning and attended by almost 250 Islanders. Business leader and Friends of Africa member Lesley […]
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Start-up of Jersey operations “has proven harder than expected”, says DFDS chief executive
THE start-up of DFDS’s Jersey operations “has proven harder than expected”, according to the Danish shipping giant’s outgoing chief executive – who said the ferry operator is working with the Island to ensure “a good service”. Torben Carlsen, who is remaining in post until his successor his found, made the comments during one of the […]
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Assembly gets ready for penultimate sitting of 2025
ESTABLISHING “no fault” divorces, a proposed review of the code of conduct for politicians, changes to Social Security benefits and the minimum size for one of the Island’s most popular shellfish are among the topics on the agenda when the States Assembly convenes this week. Home Affairs Minister Mary Le Hegarat will put forward a […]
