2022 news

The Student Finance offices will move from Bermuda House to Eagle House from Monday 6 June.This relocation follows Student Finance’s move from the department for Children Young People, Education and Skills (CYPES) to Customer and Local Services.

For World No Tobacco Day 2022, smokers in Jersey are being urged to consider one more reason to quit

Mawdsley confessed in interview that she had imported the Class A drugs into the island.

Islanders who are eligible for the COVID-19 spring booster vaccine have until the end of June to receive their next dose if they have not already done so.

The Government of Jersey is launching a new grant scheme, ‘Connect Me: Connecting Our Communities’, to help fund cultural or physical activities for those whose mental and physical health may have been affected by the pandemic.

The drive aims to attract Islanders to complement their existing teams, and to support the department's vision of making it easy for customers.

Today, in celebration of the United Nation’s World Day for Cultural Diversity and Dialogue (21 May), the Jersey Employer Group network (JEG) launches the Island’s first ever cultural diversity map

Jersey Fire and Rescue Service (JFRS) have expanded their current home fire safety checks to offer further safety advice to islanders in their homes.

The Government, in partnership with an independent survivors’ steering group, is asking children, young people and their families to share their views to help plan the first public event for Jersey Children’s Day this year.

The Attorney General argued the accounts were created to hold and conceal proceeds of corruption received by Lieutenant General Useni while he held political office in the Abacha regime

The Director of Public Health, Professor Peter Bradley, is reassuring Islanders that no cases of monkeypox have been identified in Jersey, after the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) confirmed 9 cases in England.

The house price report for the first quarter 2022 has been published today by Statistics Jersey.

The Environment Minister has decided to grant conditional approval for the Our Hospital planning application

Activities to mark Foster Care Fortnight (9-22 May) are continuing this week

​A 2.9% cost-of-living uplift will be applied to Higher Education maintenance grants, with effect from September 2022.

Les Landes has become the first school in Jersey to launch an official cycle to school initiative.

Digital Covid Status Certificates (CSC) evidencing up to 5 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine will be available for Islanders to generate on the CSC self-service portal or upon request to the Coronavirus Helpline

Foster carers in Jersey will be publicly recognised for the dedication and quality of care that they offer this Saturday (14 May).

Forty young people aged between 12 and 18 are needed for the project which has been spearheaded by the Jersey Youth Service. The application window opened on May 1st and closes on election day (22nd June 2022).

A new headteacher for Jersey College Prep. School has been appointed.

The Government of Jersey is now entering an election period and will be conducting its public affairs differently to maintain an impartial election

​Jersey welcomed a visit by the Ambassador of Thailand to the Court of St James', His Excellency Mr. Pisanu Suvanajata, the weekend of Friday 29 April to Sunday 1 May.

A report on the work of the Children and the Digital World project has been published

A newly formed Strategic Advisory Panel (SAP) made up of young people, parents, carers, and professionals, to offer advice and support on mental health, will be launched during Mental Health Awareness Week 9-15 May.

Invasive Species Week aims to raise awareness of threats to biodiversity

The Government of Jersey has signed the 51 Employers Pledge, launched by the Island’s Diversity Network, as a commitment to being a workplace where employees experiencing the symptoms of menopause receive the understanding and support they need.

A vision for Jersey to become a consistently high-performing, environmentally-sustainable and technologically-advanced small island economy by 2040 has been set out in a strategy which has been published today (Friday 6 May).

The Minister for Housing and Communities, Deputy Russell Labey, has outlined proposals to bring forward a new policy to support local first-time buyers.

Support agreed to improve services and access to General Practices

Statistics Jersey have today published the income distribution analysis from the 2019/2020 Living Costs and Household Income Survey.

Islanders are reminded that they have until Tuesday, 31 May if they intend to file a paper tax return.

4,500 patients in Jersey who were eligible for Jersey's retinal screening programme have now had their appointments

Report from Comptroller and Auditor General recognises pace of response to Covid-19 pandemic

An assessment of Japanese Knotweed in Jersey has confirmed the presence of the invasive, non-native weed in 270 sites across the Island

A report on the first phase of public engagement on assisted dying is published

Jersey’s on-Island greenhouse gas emissions statistics for 2020 have been published as part of the UK’s annual inventory

There is a new process for Islanders who have received a positive COVID-19 PCR test and are unable to work.

Jersey's rent control tribunal is re-appointed by the Minister for Housing and Communities

A vision for Jersey's heritage has been unveiled today

Work has started on the plan for the Technology Accelerator Programme following the States Assembly approval for its creation.

Statistics Jersey have today published two further census bulletins.

The Paris Agreement on climate change has been extended to include Jersey.

The Minister for the Environment’s Jersey Architecture Commission has launched the Jersey Design Awards for 2022.

The new cost of living payment scheme is now up and running, and payments for April have been sent to low income and 'just about managing' households

The first Language Policy for all Government schools and colleges will be launched this week (Thursday 5 May) as part of the major reform of Jersey’s education system.