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PLANS to give the Social Security Minister the power to set a new higher minimum wage in Jersey for over-25s have been blocked by the States.

THE impact that cuts to private nursery care could have on working parents has yet to be fully considered, Education Minister Rod Bryans admitted to a Scrutiny Panel on Wednesday.

A PROPOSAL to convert a dilapidated town workshop on the edge of the Millennium Town Park into a new community centre has been backed by St Helier’s Constable.

ALMOST £13,000 of taxpayers’ money has been spent on creating promotional videos for the website on Jersey’s new hospital.

PRIVATE companies given work by the Infrastructure Department as it seeks to cuts costs by outsourcing will have to prove themselves to be responsible employers, the department’s minister has said.

CHIEF Minister Ian Gorst will on Tuesday be asked to outline what disciplinary action is to be taken after two civil servants used £13,000 of taxpayers’ money on flights to South Africa.

THE People’s Park should not be an option for the site of the new hospital – that was the unanimous opinion of scores of Islanders who sent a clear message to the Health Minister at a fiery public meeting on Thursday night.

A PROPOSAL to increase Jersey’s minimum wage on 1 April to £7.20 an hour has been defeated in the States Assembly.