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NEWLY-BUILT residential properties can no longer be bought through share transfer without permission, the Deputy Chief Minister has ordered. Senator Lyndon Farnham approved the move as part of a ministerial decision. It forms part of the government’s Creating Better Homes Action Plan. Jersey’s share-transfer mechanism was set up decades ago to circumvent shortcomings in the […]

‘PENT-UP demand’ from holidaymakers is set to ensure a ‘strong’ summer for Jersey’s tourism industry, in spite of ongoing challenges for the sector, the Economic Development Minister has said. Hospitality businesses are hoping that the 2022 season, which began this weekend with more than 20,000 people set to travel in and out of the Island, […]

JERSEY’S cost of living rose by 6% in the 12 months to March this year, the largest increase since the 2008 credit crunch. Figures for the previous period ending in December showed an increase of 3.8% but the latest rise of 2.2 percentage points pushes the annual rise to 6%, only 0.4% below 2008’s third-quarter […]

JERSEY could follow England’s lead by bringing in a reduced requirement for isolation for those who have tested positive for Covid-19, the deputy chief minister has said. After England yesterday reduced its minimum isolation period from seven to five full days, subject to two negative lateral-flow tests, Senator Lyndon Farnham confirmed that a similar move […]

ISLANDERS are overwhelmingly in favour of creating a marine national park around Jersey, according to the results of an independent poll. The study, which was commissioned by the Blue Marine Foundation and the National Trust for Jersey, asked more than 2,400 people for their views on increasing protection for the Island’s ‘high-value’ marine habitats. Of […]

THE idea that Jersey could introduce a four-day working week is ‘fantasy’ because of the staff shortages and population pressures, according to a business leader. Earlier this month it was announced that 3,000 workers across 60 companies in the UK would be taking part in a trial between June and December during which they would […]

NEW plans for a skate park at South Hill will be submitted ‘as soon as possible’ this year, according to the Deputy Chief Minister. Senator Lyndon Farnham said that the original outline planning application for the project, which was submitted last March, had been withdrawn following concerns over ‘heritage and ecology issues’. Work on the […]

THE vetting process for super-rich immigrants coming to Jersey remains under constant review, the Deputy Chief Minister has said in the wake of global concerns over Russian oligarchs and where their money is held. Senator Lyndon Farnham defended the system for screening high-net-worth individuals after Jersey was thrust into the spotlight for its billion-pound links […]

COVID-testing services are moving to the Hospital – with ‘no impact’ on turnaround times anticipated, according to the Deputy Chief Minister.

THE government has extended financial support to retailers and close-contact businesses, with the vast majority of these reporting a loss in turnover as a result of restrictions imposed in response to the Omicron variant. A recent survey by the Jersey Chamber of Commerce said that 90% of respondents had a lower income this January than […]