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 […]
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Housing: Ministers are still ‘trying to define affordable’
THE Chief Minister has said her government is ‘trying to define’ what ‘affordable’ housing means. Deputy Kristina Moore’s comments came as she was quizzed on the number of affordable homes being delivered at the Waterfront and South Hill developments, where a minimum of 15% of those on offer will be classed as ‘affordable’ for Islanders. […]
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Roman Abramovich: Questions about unlawful raids to be raised in the States Assembly
QUESTIONS about unlawful raids carried out on premises allegedly connected to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich are due to be raised in the States Assembly. Deputy Sam Mézec said he would be seeking information from Attorney General Mark Temple on what he was doing to ensure his department – and those who operate under it – […]
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'Events like this raise the Island’s profile' – insight into Jersey's diplomatic relations revealed
A FREEDOM of information request has given an insight into the way diplomatic relations are carried out between Jersey and Europe. Events such as the European Ambassadors reception held in London last November were described by External Relations Minister Philip Ozouf as important as they helped ‘forge strong relationships within Europe’, especially following the war […]
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Call for a new law as rental income doubles over decade
A DOUBLING in declared rental income over a ten-year period highlights the need for new legislation to help tenants, the Housing Minister has said. Deputy David Warr spoke after a written question from former Housing Minister Deputy Sam Mézec revealed that net rental income declared by taxpayers had risen from £61 million in 2011 to […]
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Jersey States Members asked to reverse plan to take GST off period products
MINISTERS are asking politicians to allow them to scrap a previous commitment to remove GST from period products because they feel they have ‘surpassed’ this aim by providing free products in some locations around the Island. In May 2022, politicians voted to instruct the next Treasury Minister to remove the 5% GST on sanitary products. […]
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Chief Minister accuses Infrastructure Minister of being ‘aggressive’ in newly published documents detailing ‘tense’ government meetings
CHIEF Minister Kristina Moore described Infrastructure Minister Tom Binet’s actions as ‘aggressive’ during a ‘tense’ government meeting, according to newly released documents. Letters, emails and notes published on Thursday – following a request from a Scrutiny panel – show that tensions between the pair had been brewing for at least six months before former chief […]
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Jersey Care Commission inspections found multiple children’s homes not fit for purpose
INSPECTIONS by the Jersey Care Commission earlier this year – following anonymous tip-offs – concluded that three children’s homes were not fit for purpose and were operating outside of the law, it has been revealed. The inspectors discovered that they were being run by inadequately trained staff working excessive hours, and found shortcomings in areas […]
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'The government’s shared-equity housing scheme is welcome – but what about the next step?'
By Robert Surcouf WITH a change in government and a new Housing Minister creating a “Housing Emergency Taskforce” at the outset of his tenure, it was interesting to see what was going to happen with the proposed equity scheme that the previous government were close to launching before the vote of no confidence at the […]
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'One thing you can say about Jersey politics, it’s rarely dull. It’s a soap opera with a Dallas budget'
By Lindsay Ash So we are a few days into 2024 and we have a VoNC. While it sounds like a rather unpleasant sexually transmitted disease (“I’m afraid you seem to have contracted a VoNC”) it is actually a rather routine Jersey political event these days that takes place about two years after an election, […]
