A £250,000 policy could be developed to ensure properties are not left empty and abandoned for extended periods of time. The Environment, Housing and Infrastructure Scrutiny Panel has lodged an amendment to the 2026 Budget asking for funds from the Cabinet Office expenditure to be ringfenced specifically to tackle the problem of empty homes. The […]
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New Hospital Review Panel constituted
A NEW Hospital Review Panel has been formed to scrutinise the progress of the government’s New Healthcare Facilities programme. The panel is chaired by former Environment Minister Deputy Jonathan Renouf, with Deputy Steve Ahier as vice-chair, alongside former Health Minister Deputy Karen Wilson and Deputy Alex Curtis. The group will continue the work of the […]
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Electoral reform proposals on States agenda
MULTIPLE proposals for changing the make-up of the States Assembly are set to be debated as politicians gather for this week’s sitting. Starting at 9.30am tomorrow, the agenda will be dominated by electoral reform and the potential return of Senators, but also includes debates on a national day for Jersey and political engagement, plus the […]
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POLL: Who should be Jersey's next Chief Minister?
THREE politicians are in the race to be Jersey’s next Chief Minister. Former Economic Development Minister Lyndon Farnham, Treasury Minister and former Chief Minister Ian Gorst and Reform Jersey leader and ex-Children and Housing Minister Sam Mézec are all in the running. They will replace Chief Minister Kristina Moore, who lost a vote of no […]
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Half of new Waterfront properties to be allocated to Island’s first-time buyers
AT least half of the units in future residential developments at the Waterfront will need to be allocated to first-time buyers, the States Assembly has unanimously decided. Members voted by 44-0 to support a proposition by Deputy Helen Miles that 50% of homes in future projects should be allocated to those buying property for the […]
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Health Minister to stand for Senator
HEALTH Minister Tom Binet has ended speculation about his political future by confirming he will be standing for Senator in June’s election. The announcement means that all sitting ministers will be seeking re-election to the States Assembly in some form. Deputy Binet was a political newcomer when topping the poll in St Saviour in 2022. […]
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Healthcare on agenda for St Helier North and Reform Jersey candidate
YEARS of focus on the hospital saga has left the Island’s healthcare system in need of “urgent improvement”, a Reform Jersey election candidate has said in confirming his bid for a St Helier North Deputy seat. Kevin O’Connell (35) is a former De La Salle and Highlands College student, and is currently studying part-time at […]
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Former policeman to stand in St Clement
A FORMER police officer and union official is to stand in his home parish of St Clement for Reform Jersey. Mick Robbins spent almost three decades in the police force before working as a civil servant in the States Assembly providing support to scrutiny panels. During this time, he also served as a vice-president of […]
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Ministers propose gazumping consultation
A CONSULTATION on whether property transactions should include a legally binding pre-sale agreement will be undertaken by June 2027, if States Members agree. Deputy Max Andrews has lodged a proposition pushing for legislation to prevent Islanders from being left “vulnerable” to gazumping and gazundering when buying or selling property. Gazumping refers to instances in which […]
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Former City of London political lead to stand for Senator
A FINANCE and policy leader in Jersey and the UK is to stand for Senator in the upcoming election. Sir Mark Boleat is a former political leader of the City of London who was knighted in 2017 for services to the financial services industry and local government in London. The former Victoria College student is […]
