Dandara plans new St Helier complex

Major plans for a nine-storey flats and shopping complex to be built as the second phase of Castle Quay have been submitted to Jersey’s planning department. The construction company, Dandara, wants to build 280 flats, with shops and restaurants on the...

Nigerian corruption trial opens in Jersey

One of Jersey biggest-ever money laundering trials has begun in the Royal Court. The case allegedly involves a former Nigerian president, an intricate plan to sell hundreds of military vehicles to Nigeria at hugely inflated prices and corruption and greed on...

Jersey Heritage still in difficulties

Jersey’s Maritime Museum, Occupation Tapestry Gallery and Hamptonne Country Museum could soon close because of a continuing funding crisis, says Jersey Heritage. Last year, the organisation that manages many flagship island historic attractions, including Mont Orgueil, said that it would know...

Jersey car parking charges go up again

Car parking charges are going up in Jersey from Monday 1 February. A single unit card, which lasts for an hour in the majority of parking areas, will now cost 66p, or 14 per cent more than the present price....

Jersey Post cuts jobs

About 80 front-line postal workers are to be made redundant as Jersey’s postal service, Jersey Post, tries to compete in a changing world. Workers at the States-owned utility are to be offered a voluntary redundancy package over a four-year period. The...

Jersey’s new incinerator makes progress

The £110 million incinerator that is now dominating the skyline at Havre des Pas, to the south of Jersey’s harbour, will be finished by the summer of next year. Work on the energy-from-waste plant started a year ago and once...

Jersey States has urgent 2010 programme

Members of the States of Jersey face a tough year with a host of major policies set for debate and difficult decisions looming on tax and spending, according to Chief Minister Terry Le Sueur. In a New Year interview, the senator...

Prayers in the States of Jersey

The role of the Dean of Jersey as a religious representative of the Church of England in Jersey’s parliament, the States, is unusual, a survey of other Commonwealth jurisdictions has shown. Of the 22 jurisdictions that responded, only two had religious...

Foreign minister for Jersey

Jersey needs a foreign minister to represent it abroad, former Chief Minister Frank Walker has told a meeting of business leaders. Speaking at a recent Chamber of Commerce meeting in Guernsey, the former senator said that with Jersey’s economic future hinging...

Jersey gets new bank notes

A complete new set of Jersey banknotes will enter general circulation in February, the treasury minister has revealed. Senator Philip Ozouf has also announced that next year will see the introduction of a £100 note. However, his department is remaining...