Tag: States of Jersey
French Ambassador to visit Jersey
The French Ambassador is due to visit Jersey later this week. His Excellency M. Bernard Emié will be meeting the Island’s senior politicians, including Chief Minister, Senator Ian Gorst, Assistant Chief Minister, Senator Sir Philip Bailhache, Treasury Minister, Senator Philip Ozouf and Economic Development Minister, Senator Alan Maclean. He will also meet the Lieutenant Governor, [...]
Library to close for two days for essential maintenance
Jersey’s Town Library is to close on Tuesday 7th and Wednesday 8th May so that essential work can be carried out of the air handling and cooling system in time for the summer. Jersey Property Holdings are in the process of updating the system. During the project it has become apparent that some equipment has [...]
35 new social rented homes in St Brelade
The Housing Department has issued a tender to build 35 two bedroom apartments at Belle Vue in St Brelade. Following a pre-qualification process, five local contractors have been invited to tender for the project. The site will see the construction of four new two and three storey blocks of apartments along with the associated roads, [...]
Fees and exemptions announced for new migration law
People moving to Jersey will have to pay £75 for a registration card before they can start work as part of the new Control of Housing and Work Law. It’s one of a number of fees to be introduced under the new law, which aims to establish a more effective and efficient system of immigration [...]
Presentation about compressed air vehicles
The Minister for Planning and Environment is inviting Islanders to find out more about cars that run using compressed air. Deputy Rob Duhamel has invited Guy Negre, the Chief Executive Officer of Motor Development International (MDI) to give a talk on air vehicles at the Town Hall Assembly Room on Friday 26 April at 7pm. [...]
More fly-tipped asbestos found in Waterworks Valley
A second load of fly tipped asbestos has been found in Waterworks Valley, following an earlier discovery on Sunday 14 April. The latest load was found further up the valley near the Millennium stone. The St. Lawrence Honorary Police received information about the asbestos sheet building materials in the early evening of Wednesday 17th April. [...]
Parents reminded about the importance of childhood vaccines as part of European Immunization Week
Jersey’s Public Health Department are reminding parents about the importance of childhood immunisations at the start of European Immunization Week. The reminder comes as parents in Wales are being asked to ensure their children are protected against measles, following the recent outbreak there. The awareness-raising week (22 – 27 April) is organised by the European [...]
Six vehicles with corroded bodywork at St Peter road check
The vast majority of the 600 vehicles that passed through a St Peter road check were in good condition. However, six vehicles were found to have badly corroded bodywork, one of which was in a dangerous condition and taken off the road. Fourteen drivers were issued with defect notices requiring minor defects with their vehicles [...]
Digital Jersey: not a magic bullet, but a sprat to catch a mackerel
Digital Jersey was only one part of the Economic Growth and Diversification Strategy published by The States in 2012, yet it’s received by far the most attention. Scott Nursten, COO of Greenlight, discusses why digital alone is not the answer to Jersey’s future economic success. It’s been a year since Digital Jersey was launched. The [...]
Islanders to benefit from locally run nursing degree programme
Islanders who want to train as nurses in Jersey could benefit from a new locally-run higher education course delivered with the University of Chester from September, and an open event is being held for interested students on Tuesday 23 April to gauge interest in the programme. The course on offer is called a pre-registration Nursing [...]
