THE Seaside Café site at Grève de Lecq will get a new lease of life this summer with a series of events and activities. The National Trust for Jersey, which recently acquired the site, is due to host small events, activities and exhibitions in the car park area, which, up until recently, had been closed […]
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Budget 2026: Vape tax, charges for missed Emergency Department appointments and cheaper pints
MINISTERS have outlined their Budget for next year – with major investment in capital projects, extra funding for nursery provision, cheaper pints in pubs and the introduction of a vaping tax among the key proposals. There are also moves to introduce charges for patients who attend the Emergency Department when they could go to their […]
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Two months is not long enough to review assisted dying law, say scrutineers
A MAJOR debate on legalising assisted dying could be delayed until the new year amid concerns that there is not enough time to scrutinise the complex law as well as the upcoming Budget document. Deputies Inna Gardiner and Louise Doublet have written to Chief Minister Lyndon Farnham asking for a “mutually agreeable debate” to hold […]
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Backbenchers question Chief Minister about government’s commitment to transparency
A SERIES of disgruntled backbenchers have challenged Chief Minister Lyndon Farnham on the government’s commitment to transparency and how much information it intended to produce ahead of the States’ Budget debate. During oral questions yesterday, Deputy Farnham told Deputy Karen Wilson that departmental plans would not be available ahead of that debate, something he said […]
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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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Minister hails ‘value for money’ deal to bring pro triathlon event back to Jersey
AFTER backing four previous Super League Triathlon events in Jersey with a total of almost £1.1 million in taxpayers’ cash, the government has agreed a “value for money” deal for the 2025 staging. Economic Development Minister Kirsten Morel confirmed that funding of £100,000 would be provided for the event, now rebranded as the Supertri League, […]
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External Relations Minister Ian Gorst announces plan to run as Senator
EXCLUSIVE EXTERNAL Relations Minister Ian Gorst will be standing for Senator in June’s election, if the Islandwide mandate returns, the JEP can reveal. The role was scrapped for the last election but States Members voted for its return last March, when the Assembly decided to replace a deputy in each of the nine voting districts […]
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Plans go in for smaller Strive hotel than one refused in November
PLANS for a hotel and conference centre at Strive near the Airport have been resubmitted – which propose a smaller building than the one rejected in November. A previous planning application, which was submitted by Strive Health Club managing director, and former Jersey RFC head coach, Ben Harvey last August, had proposed a 179-bed hotel, […]
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Jersey’s public sector grows 20 times faster than private sector, new figures show
JERSEY’s public sector grew over 20 times faster than the private sector last year, new figures have shown. Statistics Jersey’s Labour Market Report, published on Wednesday, found that there was an increase of 100 jobs in the private sector (0.2% increase) and 430 in the public sector (4.6% increase) from December 2023 to December 2024. […]
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Head of civil service is asked for cost of structural changes
GOVERNMENT interim chief executive Andrew McLaughlin is under pressure to explain recent department-wide structural changes and their cost to taxpayers. The Public Accounts Committee has sent a detailed letter to the Island’s most senior civil servant requesting information about restructuring moves across government. Sent by PAC chair Deputy Inna Gardiner earlier this week, the letter […]
