2022 news

The public inquiry into the planning application to develop the Overdale site for the Our Hospital project will be delayed by one week.

Following advice from the JCVI, children in clinical at-risk groups will be offered a primary course of COVID-19 vaccination.

This afternoon (Friday 28 January), at a press conference announcing the relaxation of COVID-19 measures, the Chief Minister expressed his gratitude to the officers and staff who have worked throughout the pandemic response.

Competent Authority Ministers have announced a phased approach to the de-escalation of Jersey’s COVID-19 measures

The Chief Minister discusses the de-escalation of COVID-19 measures

The Health Minister discusses the de-escalation of COVID-19 measures

The Deputy Chief Minister discusses the de-escalation of COVID-19 measures

Visiting restrictions for visitors on adult wards at the Hospital will be lifted in time to allow visitors to see patients

​The independent planning inspectors reviewing the draft Bridging Island Plan have submitted their report to the Minister for the Environment, following the recent Examination in Public.

Statistics Jersey have today published the latest results from the Business Tendency Survey.

Thomas (Tom) Holvey, a senior executive in the UK Infrastructure Bank, has been appointed Chief Economic Advisor by the Government of Jersey.

Two Jubilee Jersey £5 coins and a set of British Isles coins (from Jersey Guernsey and the Isle of Man) are now available to mark Her Majesty The Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

A report outlining the vaccination status of Islanders admitted to Jersey General Hospital with Clinical COVID between July and December 2021 has been published today.

Kelly Whitehead has been appointed as the government’s Group Director for Regulation.

Statistics Jersey have today published the December 2021 Retail Prices Index report.

A multi-agency neglect strategy has been launched to identify early signs of neglect.

More children have access to hot nutritionally-balanced meals as a school meals pilot is extended to two more primary schools.

​Competent Authority Ministers have agreed to update the isolation policy for positive cases which will allow Islanders to start lateral flow testing earlier in their isolation:

​Emails are being sent to Islanders who filed their tax return online last year to let them know that the online form is ready to use. Paper returns are also being delivered starting from today to those who completed a paper form in 2021.

Standard & Poor's (S&P) credit rating for Jersey is unchanged at AA-/A-1+.

The Island of Jersey has been given land at Millbrook Playing Fields by a benefactor who wishes to remain anonymous

The Social Security Minister is lending her support to a new campaign which encourages people not to delay having their cervical screening (“smear”) test.

More businesses will be able to receive financial support from the Co-Funded Payroll Scheme (CFPS) for December 2021 and January 2022.

​Minister for Health and Social Services, Deputy Richard Renouf, confirms a report on vaccination status of hospital patients will be available next week

A consultation is launched on proposals to establish a new appointments commission which is independent of government

​The Fire Kills campaign and Jersey Fire and Rescue Service (JFRS) are encouraging people in Jersey to have a think about the number and location of smoke alarms in their home.

All Islanders aged 12 and over can walk into Fort Regent to get their COVID-19 vaccines without a booked appointment until the end of January.

Islanders who recovered from a confirmed COVID-19 infection in the past 28 days will be classed as a Recently Recovered Previous Positive (RP).

Hospital visits are being restricted on some wards for at least a week, after visitors came into the hospital with Covid symptoms.

​The Back to Work quarterly report has been released today and shows that unemployment figures in Jersey are at their lowest since 2018 due to various campaigns within the Back to Work strategy.

The registered unemployment report for the fourth quarter of 2021 has been published today by Statistics Jersey.

​A Registered Mental Health Nurse with two decades' leadership experience across a range of healthcare and prison settings has been appointed to lead Jersey's Mental Health and Adult Social Care.

​A report identifying the vaccine status of positive COVID-19 cases in Jersey has been published today.

Parents and carers are now register online for their children to take part in the Lateral Flow Testing home testing progrmame.

Competent Authority Ministers receive COVID-19 update from Government departments, and utility and infrastructure partners.

Two men have been sentenced for drug trafficking and money laundering offences at the Royal Court.

Minister for Children and Education, Deputy Scott Wickenden, has thanked students and staff for their “tremendous efforts” in making the return to school COVID safe in the face of challenging circumstances.

The Children and Education Minister has thanked all education staff for working hard to prepare for students returning back to the classroom today for the new term.

​A series of targeted policies to improve the rental market in Jersey have been published