Bouygues UK – a subsidiary of Bouygues Construction and a firm with experience delivering more than 400 healthcare facilities worldwide – has been named as the government’s preferred tender for the new hospital project at Overdale. Construction could begin as early as next year, pending final agreements, following a series of delays to the project. […]
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'An opportunity to become a world leader in the use of nuclear power'
By Ted Vibert FOR the past few months, the States of Jersey has spent a considerable amount of time debating and making a decision on the principle of allowing a large wind farm, with 72 massive pylons supporting huge blades driving turbines, to create electricity be located off our south-west coast. The States was told […]
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Will the government’s 25-year capital investment plan fix Jersey’s housing crisis?
HUNDREDS of affordable homes could be delivered each year under a new government programme that aims to tackle Jersey’s housing crisis and population challenges by addressing years of underinvestment in the Island’s critical infrastructure. But can it deliver the homes Islanders need – and keep them here? Jodie Yettram reports. IN what ministers have described […]
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Ministers facing fight for funding: What might be in the Budget?
A BUDGET immediately before an election can tend to be a bit of a damp squib as Members, and in particular, ministers seek to limit any potential damage to their political stock with one eye on polling day. The current Council of Ministers though may not have that luxury with much being made of the […]
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'A very thoughtful Christmas present from the government’s freedom-of-information team'
By Orlando Crowcroft IF you’re ever struggling to come up with gift ideas for an investigations editor in your life, I am going to do you a solid and give you three top-tier options: leaked documents, a nice salacious tip or a huge cache of data, easily convertible into a nice tidy Excel spreadsheet. So […]
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Is the government’s appetite for debt shifting with every borrowing bite?
UP until relatively recently, the States of Jersey would only spend money it already had in its pocket: the £2.65m cost of the development of Fort Regent in the late 1960s, for example, was funded by the proceeds of the Island lottery, which had launched in 1966. Next year’s Budget also allocates money to redevelop […]
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An industry with its stars aligned for an amazing future
The newly appointed chair of the Jersey Hospitality Association, Malcolm Lewis, believes it is time for casting aside negativity and that all the elements are in place for the sector to come together and grow its business. He spoke to Emily Moore IT might be slightly late for making New Year resolutions but there is […]
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'The two years of 1964 and 2024 must astrologically be recognised as the “Year of the Lyndon”'
By Gavin St Pier YOU have a blank sheet of paper and a year-end column to write. Do you look back over the year just gone or do you look forward to the year ahead? What is gone is gone. What is done is done. But the future is just speculation and guesswork. Perhaps you […]
