INDEPENDENT members of Scrutiny have an important role to play as ministers seek to implement the recommendations of the Independent Jersey Care Inquiry, the Chief Minister has said.
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Home Affairs to rule on deportation cases
DECISIONS on asylum and deportation cases will in future be made by the Home Affairs Minister after the States agreed to transfer the functions from the Lieutenant-Governor’s remit.
Backbencher rejects invitation to join abuse inquiry advisory panel
A BACKBENCH politician has turned down the opportunity to help advise the Chief Minister on implementing the recommendations of the Independent Jersey Care Inquiry.
Some Islanders denied basic banking facilities
HIGH street banks in Jersey are failing to provide basic banking facilities to people with poor or non-verifiable credit ratings, a lawyer has said.
Insufficient applicants to run mental health nurse training in the Island
MORE needs to be done to encourage Islanders to train as mental health nurses to end an Islandwide shortage, the Health Minister has said.
Gorst vows to give 100% as he survives no confidence vote
CHIEF Minister Ian Gorst vowed to continue to ‘give 100 per cent’ as he survived a vote of no confidence.
Letter to the Editor: Most young people don’t need to go to university
I SEE that Sam Mézec and Reform Jersey are pedalling their usual Labourite agenda and are proposing that income tax should be raised for all to pay for university fees.
Senator Philip Bailhache defends Deputy who lied under oath
THE Independent Jersey Care Inquiry was ‘wrong’ to conclude that former Home Affairs Minister Andrew Lewis lied to it under oath and also to the States, the External Relations Minister has said.
COMMENT: Watch aht for them young’ns
THET’LL teach Mickey Le Gros to neglect ‘is make-up. Half an hour late he was an’ all, AND he forgot the balloons. ‘Worst children’s party clown in livin’ memory,’ was what they wrote on thet Good and Bad Jersey Business Facetube page. ‘Stunk of beer and was abaht as funny as a punctured whoopee cushion.’

