JERSEY’S new healthcare facilities are unlikely to be any cheaper than the £800 million Our Hospital scheme, which was rejected partly amid concerns over its price, the Infrastructure Minister has said. Deputy Tom Binet admitted during States questions yesterday that the sharp rise in inflation, and the fact that the new project included more health […]
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Call for independent taxation to be optional
OLDER married couples are ‘uneasy’ at the prospect of being ‘forced’ to move to independent taxation, according to a States Member. Deputy Lyndon Farnham has lodged a proposition calling for independent taxation not to be made mandatory for married couples and civil partners who currently complete a joint tax return. Legislation being presented to the […]
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'Too many of our politicians do not have the life experience to take on the challenges of government'
By John Henwood PERHAPS this is the end of the political cycle which began with the 2018 election. In case you forgot, Tracey Vallois – remember her? – topped the poll with Kristina Moore second just 226 votes behind. Ian Gorst came sixth in the all-Island vote. Chief Minister for two terms having beaten Sir […]
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‘Once-in-a-generation opportunity’ to protect Jersey’s waters
THE prospect of greatly enhancing protections for Jersey’s marine environment came under fire at the start of 2022, when a bid to create a marine park covering more than a third of the Island’s waters – brought forward by Deputy Lyndon Farnham – was rejected during the Bridging Island Plan debate. Politicians raised concerns over […]
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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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Maintenance programme for Hospital to cost £5m per year
THE Health Minister has revealed more details of work to maintain the Island’s ageing General Hospital while new facilities are developed – at a cost of £5 million per year. With the existing Gloucester Street site set to be used until the end of 2028 as part of a new phased approach to the project, […]
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Letters to the Editor: Another solution to the hospital problem
From David Moon. IT does appear that Our Hospital has reached the last-chance saloon, with two factions supporting alternative solutions. One, promoted by Deputy Lyndon Farnham, the clinicians and Rock Construction, a monolith at Overdale which would dominate St Helier and St Aubin’s Bay and be served by a magnificent highway carved through Westmount to […]
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Jersey Reds’ future hangs in balance as politicians debate funding
THERE was passionate debate inside the States Chamber yesterday, with Members discussing the financial future of the Jersey Reds as they considered a proposed rescue package for the stricken team. Economic Development Minister Kirsten Morel compared the rugby club’s finances to a “financial black hole” as he detailed what he described as a years-long track […]
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‘It is a poor way to treat our nurses and patients’ – politicians criticise lack of heat monitoring on Hospital wards
A LACK of heat monitoring on Hospital wards has been criticised by States politicians, after the Health Department revealed it had not been able to record temperatures during this summer’s record-breaking conditions. Responding to a Freedom of Information request lodged by the JEP, the department confirmed that the ambient temperature of wards was not recorded […]
