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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Deputy loses bid to drive wrecking ball through new rent legislation
A SENIOR politician’s attempt to bring about major changes to the Island’s proposed rental laws through a self-confessed “wrecking amendment” has been narrowly defeated in the States Assembly. After around four-and-a-half hours of debate, Deputy Sir Philip Bailhache failed by three votes to win support for his amendments to Housing Minister Sam Mézec’s proposition to […]
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Chief Minister-designate picks his preferred team
STATES Members were due to meet today to elect a new Council of Ministers. Chief Minister-designate Lyndon Farnham has already announced his nominees for the roles, including the post of Housing Minister, which will be contested. As promised both before and after winning the election last Thursday, Deputy Farnham’s list is “mixed”, with proposed seats […]
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‘There is a genuine desire to resolve the current teachers’ pay dispute’
THE new government has expressed a “genuine desire” to resolve the long-running pay dispute with teachers. Following confirmation of his appointment on Tuesday, Chief Minister Lyndon Farnham provided an update yesterday in response to a call by one of the two main teaching unions for government action. The National Education Union wrote to Deputy Elaine […]
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Treasury Minister: ‘Onus on Island Energy to do the right thing when it comes to compensation’
THE onus is on Island Energy to “do the right thing” when it comes to compensating local businesses hit by the gas outage, Treasury Minister Ian Gorst said. But the minister did not rule out the possibility of government assistance in the future to ward off the possibility that some businesses might go under as […]
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Jersey's interim chief executive to stay as top civil servant
GOVERNMENT chief executive Dr Andrew McLaughlin is to continue in post to “provide much-needed stability and continuity across the public sector”, Chief Minister Lyndon Farnham has announced. Dr McLaughlin – who accepted a nine-month secondment last September from NatWest – will be employed on a new contract from 1 July with a six-month review period […]
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Jersey government says it will not ‘prop up’ EVie bike firm
THE government will not “prop up” e-bike provider EVie with public money as the “numbers don’t stack up”, the Infrastructure Minister has said. Constable Andy Jehan revealed in the States Assembly that there were no plans to bail out EVie after the company suspended its fleet of 175 electric bikes in March as a result […]
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Call for non-fatal strangulation and stalking to be standalone offences
NON-fatal strangulation and stalking should be made standalone offences in Jersey, a domestic-abuse campaigner who was shot by her husband has said. Rachel Williams was in the Island on Thursday and yesterday to speak to Victoria College students and at two events organised by Freeda, formerly the Jersey Women’s Refuge, to mark International Women’s Day. […]
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Chief Minister proposes extension of UK legislation covering British citizenship
RECENT UK legislation related to British citizenship could soon apply in Jersey. Chief Minister Lyndon Farnham has lodged a proposition to extend the Nationality and Borders Act 2022, British Nationality Act 2023 and British Citizenship Act 2024, as well as some other historic British nationality legislation, to the Island. The laws are most likely to […]
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Government to give ‘up to £30,000’ extra to air display
THE government has said it will be giving “up to £30,000” of additional funding to the Jersey International Air Display – despite organisers already announcing that it had been “saved by the generosity of Islanders”. Uncertainty over whether this year’s event would go ahead ended earlier this week, with lead organiser Mike Higgins revealing that […]
