THE Island’s fledgling cannabis industry is yet to generate substantial tax revenue due to “high upfront costs”, the Treasury Minister has said. Deputy Elaine Millar outlined the challenges faced by the new and developing cannabis sector and defended the current tax framework in response to questions from Deputy Philip Ozouf in the Chamber this week. […]
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Haut du Mont compensation to be considered after legal proceedings
COMPENSATION for Islanders affected by the Haut du Mont explosion will not be considered until after legal proceedings have concluded, it has emerged. Over two years have passed since the incident on Pier Road which claimed the lives of ten Islanders in December 2022. Deputy Karen Wilson this week asked the Chief Minister to confirm […]
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Chief Minister appoints his deputy, and five assistants
FIVE Assistant Chief Ministers have been appointed to serve in the new government. Deputies Tom Binet, Rose Binet, Carina Alves and Malcolm Ferey, plus Constable Simon Crowcroft, have been appointed by Chief Minister Lyndon Farnham, who was elected on 25 January and took office after the new Council of Ministers was confirmed last Tuesday. In […]
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Lighting at Jersey Opera House outdated and energy-intensive, audit reveals
LIGHTING at the newly refurbished Jersey Opera House is outdated, energy-intensive and considered “unethical” when used in a modern theatre, according to the findings of an audit. The report, which was made public last month following a Freedom of Information request, assessed the theatre’s technical equipment which dates back to the late 1990s and early […]
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Complaints lodged against seven States Members over St Peter’s Technical Park
SEVEN States Members have been named in a formal complaint to the States of Jersey Complaints Board, it has emerged. Several senior politicians including Health Minister Deputy Tom Binet, Environment Minister Steve Luce and Chief Minister Lyndon Farnham have been criticised by Paul and Sally Wood for alleged failures in their handling of a long-running […]
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Ministers propose gazumping consultation
A CONSULTATION on whether property transactions should include a legally binding pre-sale agreement will be undertaken by June 2027, if States Members agree. Deputy Max Andrews has lodged a proposition pushing for legislation to prevent Islanders from being left “vulnerable” to gazumping and gazundering when buying or selling property. Gazumping refers to instances in which […]
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UN expert assesses Jersey's progress on children's rights
JERSEY should take another step in moves to protect young Islanders, a leading advocate for children’s rights has said. Visiting recently as part of events to mark World Children’s Day and the tenth anniversary of Jersey signing up to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, Professor Philip Jaffé hailed the Island’s […]
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“Frightened” La Pulente residents not eligible for mains water connection
“FRIGHTENED” borehole-using residents of La Pulente who are concerned about levels of PFAS in their drinking water will not be connected to the mains, at least in the short term, because they fall outside of a ‘plume area’ of contamination. A ‘hotspot’ of high PFAS levels exists around the Airport, where firefighting foam containing the […]
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Opera House due to open this autumn as originally planned
JERSEY Opera House will reopen later this year as originally planned even if the company behind it cannot raise the £1.5 million it says it needs to upgrade the dated technology needed to host West End shows. Jersey Opera House Ltd’s Andy Eagle (pictured, below) says that some of the technology in the refurbished building, […]
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Senior civil servant says he feels ‘badly let down’ by ministers
A SENIOR civil servant who had to withdraw from his role leading Jersey’s ferry tender process after voting for one of the applicants in a public Facebook poll has accused ministers of a lack of support. In emails made public after an FoI request by the JEP, Richard Corrigan told ministers he felt “badly let […]
