RELIGIOUS leaders in Jersey and the Island’s Chief Minister have called for “a swift end to the violence” in the Middle East in a joint statement – but stopped short of calling for a ceasefire, saying instead that “co-operation may require all sides to adhere to a pause in hostilities”. The statement was signed by […]
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Phased hospital plan risks further delay, panel warns
THE planned phased approach to building Jersey’s new hospital leaves it at risk of being further delayed by future governments, a panel has warned. Forty-two key findings and 16 recommendations have been made by the Future Hospital Review Panel ahead of next month’s Government Plan debate, in which ministers will ask the Assembly for £52 […]
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Renters twice as likely to be in bad health
ISLANDERS living in rented accommodation are twice as likely to report being in poor health than those who own their own home – with a former Housing Minister saying this demonstrates the need for a licensing scheme. Deputy Sam Mézec – who served as Housing Minister from 2018 to 2020 – said the situation outlined […]
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Viability of Les Sablons put at risk by 'broken' Planning
THE viability of approved plans to create over 200 homes and an “aparthotel” in the centre of town has been put a risk because the scheme got stuck in the planning process for two years, the developer behind the project has said. Le Masurier managing director Brian McCarthy said that the cost of the scheme […]
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Jersey politician: 'Prosecuting people for smoking a few joints of cannabis to relax… is a waste of public resources'
REFORM Jersey’s leader has called for the use of cannabis in Jersey to be decriminalised. Deputy Sam Mézec said that ‘prosecuting people for smoking a few joints of cannabis to relax (just as so many of us enjoy a few alcohol drinks) is a waste of public resources’. He said that prosecutions ruined ‘people’s future […]
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Spending watchdog to examine the Chief Minister’s £14K trip to Rwanda
THE States spending watchdog will be “asking questions” after it was revealed the Chief Minister and two officials flew business class to a conference in Rwanda – at a total cost of nearly £14,000 for the trip. Deputy Lyndsay Feltham, who chairs the Public Accounts Committee, has said that her panel, which determines whether public […]
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Private jet hangar at Jersey Airport 'flies in face of carbon agenda’
PROGRESS tackling climate change will be ‘cancelled out’ if plans for a new hangar to house private jets are approved, a Reform Deputy has said. The political party’s leader added that the application ‘flies in the face of our carbon-neutral agenda’. Business jet operator and handling agent Gama Aviation recently announced it has submitted a […]
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Planning delay loses nine affordable homes
THE Environment Minister ‘very much regrets’ a seven-month delay in completing supplementary planning guidance, which has resulted in the loss of nine affordable homes. Deputy Jonathan Renouf’s comments came in response to a question from Deputy Sam Mézec, who was responsible last year for bringing forward Proposal 24 and Policy H6 in the Bridging Island […]
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New tenancy laws could be introduced early next year
CHANGES to the Island’s Residential Tenancy Law, which may give tenants more protection and place a limit on rent rises, could be introduced within a year, the Housing Minister has said. Deputy David Warr recently published a white paper consultation which will ultimately feed into an update of the law. However, he has faced criticism […]
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Assurances over the behaviour of ministers
‘NO formal grievances’ have been raised – or investigations undertaken – into ‘unacceptable behaviour’ by ministers or senior civil servants in the current government, the Chief Minister has said. But Deputy Kristina Moore admitted that she was ‘aware that from time to time relationships can get strained, as they do in any organisation’, but added […]
