A REVIEW of arm’s-length organisations funded by the Economic Development Department has been shelved, its minister has confirmed. Deputy Kirsten Morel said that the review – which was to have been completed by the end of last year – would no longer take place because of a combination of workload pressures and the number of […]
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The Chief Minister debate: what happens in a tie?
STATES Members are due to meet tomorrow morning to vote for the Island’s new Chief Minister… but the race is so close that the JEP has had to ask: what happens in a tie? With 49 votes up for grabs, a candidate needs a majority of 25 votes to secure the role. As neither of […]
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WATCH: 'You stupid woman!' Jersey politician on the receiving end of a rather unparliamentary outburst in the States
THOSE listening to the States this week could be forgiven for thinking Captain Mainwaring’s wife had entered the Assembly… As Deputy Moz Scott was speaking during the debate on introducing a landlord licensing scheme, a female voice in the Chamber was clearly heard to comment ‘well no, you stupid woman’, in what appeared to be […]
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States praised for approach to possible cannabis reform
A PRO-CANNABIS campaign group has praised the States for “setting a direction of travel” on the potential legalisation and decriminalisation of the drug. Although States Members yesterday voted by 23 to 22 to reject the decriminalisation of personal possession and recreational use of the class B drug, a further move – adopted by 26 to […]
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Replacement post offices at Pontac, Beaumont and Georgetown a possibility
REPLACEMENT post offices could be opened at several locations following the Coop’s announcement that it will close four branches. Jersey Post is asking businesses in the areas of Pontac, Beaumont and Georgetown to register their interest in opening and managing a concession. Chief Minister Kristina Moore also confirmed in a response to a written States […]
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"I made a mess of it and I'm very frustrated… but I'm not complaining – it was my own stupidity and I'm happy to live with the consequences"
A CONTENDER for the role of Chief Minister has outlined the “frustrating” sequence of events that led him to miss the deadline for nominations and exiting the race before it had begun. The day after seeing his motion of no confidence in Chief Minister Kristina Moore succeed by a vote of 27 to 22, Deputy […]
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New advisory board to protect and manage Island’s trees and landscapes
TREE planting and protection will be on the agenda for a new advisory board established nine months after Storm Ciarán caused widespread devastation to the Island’s landscape. Environment Minister Steve Luce said the Tree Advisory Board, a group of sector specialists, will advise on how trees should be better protected and managed, as well as […]
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“Enough is enough” – clear-cut vote follows tense suspension debate
ALTHOUGH it never seemed likely to conclude in a knife-edge vote, the suspension debate relating to Deputy Philip Ozouf nevertheless sparked tension among States Members. Ahead of the debate, Deputy Sir Philip Bailhache proposed that it be postponed by a fortnight. He described this as a question of fairness, citing the “fundamental principle of hearing […]
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Jersey's first States sitting of new political year to include censure vote
THE first debate of the first States sitting of the new political year, which begins tomorrow, will include addressing an unedifying spat between two Members which has led to one of them facing a vote of censure – in essence a mechanism to give a Member an official ‘ticking off’. The States Assembly’s own housekeeping […]
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£50,000 investor protection threshold could be increased for first time
THE level of investor protection in Jersey could increase, it was suggested at the latest meeting of the Economic and International Affairs Scrutiny Panel. Investors are protected by the Depositors Compensation Scheme – introduced by the States in 2009 – which guarantees up to £50,000 per Jersey banking group, for local and international depositors. But […]
