ADDRESSING concerns expressed by some of the most senior figures in the industry regarding the significant downturn in tourist numbers, the minister with responsibility for the sector, Deputy Kirsten Morel, said it was wrong to lay the blame on ferry operator DFDS. To a degree he is right. The late publishing of timetables and other […]
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Condor: Ex-Economic Development Minister asks for ‘transparency’
PRESSURE is mounting on Condor to provide “reassurances” to Islanders and businesses about its financial status as the ferry firm remained tight-lipped about what it described as a “challenging time”. Former Economic Development Minister Deputy Lyndon Farnham has called for “more transparency” from the operator and the government, after Condor dismissed rumours that it had […]
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Two of the Chief Minister candidates promise more representative Council
TREASURY Minister Ian Gorst has ruled out proposing Reform Jersey members for ministerial positions if he wins Thursday’s Chief Minister election. However, the Deputy, a former Chief Minister, stressed the importance of finding a “consensus” across the Assembly. Deputy Gorst, who has so far gathered the backing of 14 States Members – including much of […]
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Review of alcohol licensing and Sunday trading laws
STRICT rules around Sunday trading in Jersey could change as part of work to break down barriers to business, the Economic Development Minister has indicated. Deputy Kirsten Morel yesterday published his response to recommendations in the Barriers to Business report, Enabling Business. Released last December, the £90,000 study, conducted by Jersey Business, warned that failure […]
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Violence against women taskforce welcomes government's acceptance of all its recommendations
JERSEY’S gender-based-violence taskforce has welcomed the Chief Minister’s decision to accept all 58 of its recommendations to government. However, Kate Wright, who leads the group, said that “success, of course, now depends on real action”. Chief Minister Lyndon Farnham made the announcement at an International Women’s Day breakfast event on Friday, committing publicly for the […]
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Jersey public-sector ombudsman plan could be abandoned
PLANS to create a public-sector ombudsman – agreed in the States six years ago – could be abandoned. In the latest States Complaints Panel annual report, Privileges and Procedures chair Karen Shenton-Stone described the existing voluntary complaints service as “stellar”, and said that an alternative approach building on its “fantastic work” might instead be adopted […]
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Medicinal cannabis ‘on course to become a significant part of Jersey's economy’, says Deputy
JERSEY’s medicinal cannabis industry is still on course to become a “significant” part of the economy – having already generated around £60 million of investment in the Island – the Economic Development Minister has claimed. Deputy Kirsten Morel said that local growers had contended with high start-up costs and strict regulatory standards, but that his […]
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Explosion: Family rescued minutes before wall collapsed
A FAMILY were rescued by firefighters minutes before part of their house collapsed after a huge explosion tore through the property. The two adults and two children were at home on Mont Pinel in St Saviour when a blast, which could be heard for miles around, blew out their windows and severely damaged the front […]
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Are we caring enough for the long term?
A STANDARD hourly rate for carers is to be introduced this week by the government as part of a “common-sense approach” to long-term care benefits. Social Security Minister Lyndsay Feltham said the change would also ensure a “sustainable home-care sector”. With demand on the long-term-care sector expected to grow in the coming years, questions of […]
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Could Jersey be next to decriminalise cannabis?
JERSEY’S Health Minister has signalled his support for decriminalising cannabis. As countries across the world continue to review, reduce or even abolish penalties for those caught with the drug, Deputy Tom Binet said that a softer stance on possessing cannabis would “make a lot of sense”. And Chief Minister Lyndon Farnham said that although he […]
