Jersey in numbers
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Farnham puts Voisin in charge of driving Jersey’s economic growth
Jersey has formed a new economic growth group led by Deputy Gerald Voisin, targeting investment, red tape reduction and inflation across all sectors of the econ
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Jersey’s new sport minister on funding gaps and unlocking school grounds
Former England netball captain Serena Kersten on her ambitions for Les Quennevais and FB Fields, the funding constraints she faces, and opening school grounds a
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Water Taxi CI adds bigger boat as founder calls for island-hopping network
Water Taxi CI is expanding its inter-island fleet and its founder says greater government collaboration is needed to build a proper Channel Islands tourism netw
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Jersey told to go electric but has nowhere to put dead batteries
A Jersey vehicle recovery veteran with 40 years of experience warns the Island has no proper infrastructure for disposing of electric vehicle batteries, despite
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Thousands of Jersey couples still to decide on joint tax filing
Jersey has extended two tax deadlines to 31 October. Only 4,000 of 14,000 eligible couples have opted for joint filing, and take-up on frozen 2019 bill repaymen
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Pharmacy supply chain app wins Digital Jersey’s AI Hackathon
A pharmacy supply chain platform predicting medicine shortages has won Digital Jersey’s third AI Hackathon, taking the £10,000 prize from 15 competing teams.
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Jersey surfer pipped by two seconds in European top ten
Aleksander Blampied led the way for 11 Jersey surfers at Eurosurf Junior 2026 in Ireland, finishing ninth in Europe after a dramatic last-second overtake.
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Jersey sweeps Guernsey 7-0 as junior basketball numbers soar
Jersey basketball completed a 7-0 inter-insular sweep against Guernsey, with junior players growing from 30 to over 250, and a new court opening in memory of Gu
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Jersey teen Stan Dunne signs professional deal with Bristol Rovers
Jersey-born midfielder Stan Dunne, 18, has signed a one-year professional contract with League Two side Bristol Rovers and already made his first-team debut.
