CREATING a subsidised rent scheme to tackle Jersey’s “bean drain” may inadvertently benefit landlords and investors instead of young Islanders, the Housing Minister has said. Deputy Sam Mézec was responding to research by student Jonathan Marett, whose dissertation argued that targeted housing support – including subsidised rents – could help persuade graduates to stay or return […]
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Love with Labour’s lost: Reform Jersey leader cancels Labour Party membership
Reform Jersey leader Sam Mézec has severed his long-standing membership of the UK Labour Party – denouncing it as “deeply ugly”, “nasty” and incompetent. As an 18-year-old living in London, Deputy Mézec joined Labour because he believed “Tory austerity was proving to be a disaster”. He saw Labour as offering the “transformational change to get […]
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Deputy opts not to seek re-election
BARELY a week after resigning her Assistant Minister roles in protest at a lack of transparency in government and insufficiently strong leadership, Deputy Moz Scott has announced she will step away from the States Assembly entirely when the current political term ends in June. The former lawyer confirmed that she would not be seeking re-election […]
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Number of homeless Islanders drops
THE number of homeless people in Jersey dropped during the last three months of 2025. New figures showed that there were a total of 267 homeless Islanders between October and December, down from 333 from the previous quarter. Around 70% of those classed as homeless were men, with substance use cited as the highest reason […]
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First-time buyer policies to be reviewed to help families move up property ladder
FIRST-TIME buyer policies will be evaluated and adapted to make it easier for growing families to move up the property ladder, the Housing Minister has said. Speaking during States question time, Deputy Sam Mézec said that he had already implemented changes which make it easier for families to “regain their first-time buyer status” while adding […]
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Reform Jersey Deputy to seek re-election in St Saviour
A REFORM Jersey Deputy has confirmed she will seek a second term as St Saviour Deputy at June’s election. Deputy Raluca Kovacs became the first Romanian national to be elected to the States Assembly, when she secured one of the five seats on offer in St Saviour four years ago. Since then, she has served […]
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Budget plans described as best option by Treasury Minister
PLANS to reduce the government’s annual grant to the Social Security Fund in order to tackle the Island’s financial deficit have been defended by the Treasury Minister. Appearing at a Scrutiny hearing about the proposed Budget for the next four years, Deputy Elaine Millar was adamant that cutting the contribution to the fund was the […]
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Sixth-form student seeks to move from classroom to States Assembly
A TEENAGER is set to combine electioneering with A-Level revision as part of his ambition to become the youngest-ever Member of the States Assembly. Gabriel Raimondo, a pupil at Victoria College, has confirmed his intention to stand in the election scheduled for 7 June. The would-be politician, who will attain the minimum qualifying age for […]
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Environment Minister to seek Senatorial seat
ENVIRONMENT Minister Steve Luce has become the latest senior politician to confirm they will be seeking one of the Islandwide Senator seats at this summer’s election. Deputy Luce was first elected to the States Assembly in 2011, serving as St Martin Deputy for 11 years, before securing one of the three seats available in the […]
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Politicians move to end the Bailiff’s dual role
RENEWED moves to have an elected Speaker preside over the States Assembly, ending the historic but controversial presiding role fulfilled by the Bailiff, will be debated next month. More than a third of the 49 States Members have already signed up to support a proposition by Infrastructure Minister Andy Jehan which would see the election […]
