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PLANS to change the composition of a rent control tribunal were rejected by States Members this afternoon. The proposition from Deputy Geoff Southern called for the panel to include a representative for landlords, tenants, the charitable sector relating to homelessness, and a member of Andium Homes – Jersey’s largest social-housing provider. The Rent Control Tribunal […]

JERSEY’S Health Minister has signalled his support for decriminalising cannabis. As countries across the world continue to review, reduce or even abolish penalties for those caught with the drug, Deputy Tom Binet said that a softer stance on possessing cannabis would “make a lot of sense”. And Chief Minister Lyndon Farnham said that although he […]

A FORMER respite care facility where children and young people with complex needs were allegedly abused is due to go on sale next month, with the proceeds going to create a fund ‘dedicated to improving outcomes’ for care-experienced Islanders. Chief Minister Kristina Moore confirmed that the Aviemore specialist accommodation unit – which is now vacant […]

A PROPOSED two-year freeze on rent increases has been rejected by the States Assembly. Deputy Sam Mézec had brought an amendment to the government’s emergency cost-of-living budget which would have prevented landlords from raising their rents. However, Members rejected it by 35 votes to nine. One criticism that has been levelled at the mini-budget is […]

THE government has been challenged to prove its worth after new statistics revealed that more public-sector jobs have been created over the past five years than in the private sector. The annual Labour Market report, produced by Statistics Jersey, reveals that between 2018 and 2023, the total number of private-sector jobs increased by 1,490 – […]

JERSEY should avoid ‘cosying up’ to governments with ‘dodgy human-rights records’, a politician has warned after the External Relations Minister went on a five-day business trip to the Gulf states. Reform Jersey leader Sam Mézec spoke after Deputy Philip Ozouf began a visit to Dubai, to participate in the 10th World Government Summit at the […]

THE Chief Minister has admitted she did not properly consider the ‘appropriateness’ of Deputy Philip Ozouf retaining his financial-services remit when she previously backed him despite his multiple appearances in the Petty Debts Court. Deputy Kristina Moore told the States Assembly yesterday that ‘nothing had changed’ in her belief that ministers should uphold high standards […]

AN influential domestic-abuse campaigner has called on Jersey to bring its legislation designed to tackle violence against women and girls out of the “Dark Ages”. David Challen, who successfully campaigned to free his mother, Sally Challen, from prison in 2019 in a landmark appeal recognising the lifetime of coercive control she suffered, visited Jersey recently […]