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THE lack of regulation of Jersey’s emerging medical cannabis industry is ‘extremely concerning’ and risks ‘tarnishing’ the Island’s reputation, a Scrutiny panel has said. A review by the Economic and International Affairs Scrutiny Panel also found that there were ‘blurred lines of accountability’ for the the industry, including a lack of clarity on which minister […]

A new freight service between France and Jersey could lower building costs for Islanders and resolve supply issues in the construction industry, according to a company leader. Harvey Mitchell, managing director of Mitchell Construction, said supply-chain disruption caused by the pandemic and Brexit had resulted in raw materials costing more and that a shorter supply […]

PROPOSALS lodged by the Environment Minister to restrict the conversion of hotels and guesthouses to other business uses would hamper investment in the tourism sector, critics have said.

CALLS to stop work and spending on the planned new hospital at Overdale until it receives planning consent have been rejected by the Deputy Chief Minister.

JERSEY’S medicinal-cannabis industry is still on track to produce meaningful returns for the Island within five years, the Deputy Chief Minister has said.

BEING able to stop Covid border testing ‘might be a sign’ the Island is moving towards treating coronavirus as an endemic disease, according to the Health Minister.

ISOLATION requirements for Covid-positive Islanders have been cut, while work-from-home guidance and mask-wearing in indoor spaces could be axed next week. Ministers have agreed that Islanders who test positive for Covid can leave isolation after five full days – provided they are fully vaccinated, or under the age of 11, and have registered two negative […]

JERSEY’S housing shortage has been described as a ‘crisis’ by the Deputy Chief Minister, who said it will soon be time to declare the problem a ‘state of emergency’.

THE former headquarters of the States of Jersey Police at Rouge Bouillon will be used to extend the neighbouring primary school, if proposals are passed in tomorrow’s States sitting.