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FREE bus travel would not help reduce the number of cars on the Island’s roads, the Chief Minister has said.

MORE than 120 people have applied to join the States police as the force looks to expand its numbers, the acting deputy chief officer has said.

A VOTE of no confidence could have been brought against the Infrastructure Minister for his recently lodged Sustainable Transport Policy, the Constable of St Helier has said.

A GOVERNMENT blueprint to encourage Islanders to choose more sustainable transport options is a complete ‘failure’ and a ‘missed opportunity’, according to a backbencher.

JERSEY’s top civil servant – chief executive Charlie Parker – has too much power, according to the Island’s only political party, which said his level of authority is the embodiment of the so-called ‘Jersey way’.

DOUBLING fuel taxes, a £3,500 car scrappage bonus and policies to reduce the use of gas and oil could be introduced over the next decade, it has emerged, as a major report setting out the path to achieve carbon neutrality is released.

MAKING the Island carbon neutral by 2030 could cost up to £600 million, new figures show.

MOVES to make Jersey carbon-neutral by 2030 have been boosted by a rise in the number of electric vehicles and the rapid growth of the Island’s network of charging points.

WHETHER or not Jersey will have an additional bank holiday on 8 May 2020 is due to be decided in this week’s States sitting.