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TWENTY-THREE percent of Jersey’s territorial waters will receive far-reaching protections from destructive fishing practices after States Members unanimously approved the Island’s first Marine Spatial Plan in a landmark vote yesterday. The plan, which passed with 40 votes in favour and no votes against, sets out how the Island’s “marine estate” should be managed in future […]

THE Manche Iles Express could stop sailing between Jersey and France next year. Jean Morin, who is president of the Manche département, told French media this week that unless post-Brexit border controls in Jersey were changed to make it easier for passengers without passports to travel, local authorities would stop funding the shipping company which […]

A PROPOSAL to remove GST on food has been rejected by the States Assembly. St Saviour Deputy Raluca Kovacs’ proposition was voted down by 27 votes to 17 in the Chamber on Thursday. The Reform Jersey politician urged Members to listen and respond to what she described as ‘a proven need’. If successful, her proposition […]

NEW arrangements for fishing in Jersey waters by EU boats are set to take effect, with ministers hoping that the move will achieve stability in the relationship between the Island and France. Permits which relate to ‘extent and nature’ – the type and amount of fishing activity that an EU fishing vessel undertakes in Jersey […]

THERE could be up to seven new States members taking up ministerial positions next week after the Chief Minister-designate announced her preferred candidates to sit on the Council of Ministers. Deputy Kristina Moore has also selected four members from the previous government to work in roles beside her. However, those spots are not guaranteed and […]

IT IS ‘imperative’ that Jersey immediately reinstates licence conditions for French boats to protect its waters from damaging fishing activity, according to the head of a marine conservation charity. Charles Clover, of the Blue Marine Foundation, spoke after Environment Minister Jonathan Renouf approved a four-month extension for licences issued to European Union fishing vessels post-Brexit […]

JERSEY’s Chief Minister has spoken to the Prince of Wales at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Deputy Kristina Moore, who has travelled to Birmingham alongside External Relations Minister Philip Ozouf and Assistant Economic Development Minister Lucy Stephenson, spoke with Prince Charles while attending a pre-opening ceremony reception yesterday. Chief Minister Kristina Moore has spoken to the […]

EXTERNAL Relations Minister Philip Ozouf has spoken of his devastation following the sudden death of his civil partner, saying: ‘There are simply no words to describe how I feel.’ In an emotional statement posted on social media, the Deputy said that Kevin Rogers is believed to have died from a ‘massive cardiac event’ following a […]

EXTERNAL Relations Minister Philip Ozouf received a pork roll gift during an interview with a US TV reporter in which he explained that people from Jersey were known as ‘Jersey men and Jersey women’. The Deputy is currently touring New Jersey in an effort to build stronger ties with the state. And during his visit […]