ISLANDERS and organisations associated with the marine sector are invited to take part in consultations which will help inform the delivery of a ‘long-overdue’ marine spatial plan. The States Assembly voted to develop an MSP last year during the Bridging Island Plan debate, to provide guidance on how the marine environment could best be used […]
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Chief Minister declines challenge to take part in live hospital debate
THE Chief Minister has declined a challenge to take part in a live debate about the hospital project – issued by the politician previously responsible for the scheme. Responding to a letter from Deputy Lyndon Farnham, Deputy Kristina Moore said ministers would instead be taking part in a public question & answer session on 15 […]
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‘Significant’ work is needed to engage staff with hospital plans
THERE is a ‘significant’ amount of work to do to engage healthcare workers on revised hospital plans, the head of a Scrutiny panel has said. Future Hospital Review Panel chair Deputy Sam Mézec made the comments after Infrastructure Minister Tom Binet recently revealed that only 59 healthcare employees – 2% of almost 2,500 staff – […]
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Who are the firm tasked with finally delivering the new hospital?
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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Letters to the Editor: Deputy’s imaginary one-site solution was never going to be possible on that site
From Jean Lelliott. ON 27 January 2023, I watched a Corporate Services Scrutiny Panel quarterly meeting with the Minister for Treasury and Resources. Not surprisingly, Deputy Lyndon Farnham was quick off the mark to question the Treasury Minister about the plans for the healthcare facilities which will be replacing his own Our Hospital project. Deputy […]
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Jersey government to be asked to buy Grève de Lecq site to provide parking
THE government could be forced to negotiate the purchase of a development site in a popular Jersey bay to make it accessible to the public again, if a proposal from a backbench politician succeeds. Deputy Lyndon Farnham yesterday lodged a proposition requesting that Treasury Minister Ian Gorst – in consultation with Infrastructure Minister Tom Binet […]
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Business case for two-site hospital ‘now under way’
A BUSINESS case for the ‘new’ multi-site hospital project is likely to be completed this summer, according to the Infrastructure Minister. Deputy Tom Binet said that he was ‘pretty certain’ that the States Assembly had now departed from the existing Our Hospital project, which was previously overseen by Deputy Lyndon Farnham. Deputy Farnham lodged a […]
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One Jersey government consultant cost £300,000 a year – report reveals
VALUE for money from the government’s use of consultants “cannot be demonstrated consistently”, according to a watchdog – with one role costing the Island over £300,000 a year. The Comptroller and Auditor General, Lynn Pamment, has today published a report on the government’s use of consultants. It comes after news recently emerged that external consultants […]
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Deputy wants referendum on bringing back Senators
A BACKBENCH politician who supported an unsuccessful move to bring Senators back to the States hopes to initiate a referendum on the subject. Deputy Moz Scott said she thought the reintroduction of the Islandwide role should be determined by seeking the views of Islanders after States Members were divided on the topic. Politicians voted by […]
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‘Abhorrent’ dolphin killings in the Faroe Islands to be discussed ahead of NatWest Island Games
THE issue of ‘abhorrent’ dolphin killings in the Faroe Islands is to be raised with the Island Games Association once again as Guernsey prepares to host this year’s competition. Lyndon Farnham, former Economic Development Minister with responsibility for sport, said it was ‘absolutely disgraceful’ that dolphins and other sea mammals such as pilot whales continued […]
