Fiona Potigny

2 weeks ago | bailiwickexpress.com | Fiona Potigny

A man has been found guilty of stealing nearly £400,000 from a scrap metal company owned by his wife’s family – funding a lavish lifestyle of luxury holidays, new cars and expensive meals – despite being treated with “nothing but kindness”. Following a one-week trial in Jersey’s Royal Court, 46-year-old Benjamin Mitton was convicted of one count of larceny as a servant and two counts of money laundering.

2 weeks ago | bailiwickexpress.com | Fiona Potigny

Jersey’s financial watchdog says it has overhauled its cybersecurity and data protection measures after two significant data breaches emerged last year that drew scrutiny and challenged its reputation. The first of the breaches, revealed in March 2024, involved a flaw that left the confidential data of nearly 67,000 individuals publicly accessible via the Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC) for three years.

3 weeks ago | bailiwickexpress.com | Fiona Potigny

Jersey’s Housing Minister will tonight join a panel of property professionals, housing providers and a political rival at a live event exploring whether the island is still in the midst of a housing crisis – and, if so, what needs to be done to resolve it. Housing… crisis averted? will take place at the Pomme d’Or Hotel at 17:00, offering islanders a chance to hear directly from the Minister shaping housing policies, and those responding to their consequences on the ground.

3 weeks ago | bailiwickexpress.com | Fiona Potigny

Flags are being flown at half-mast and Jersey’s Catholic community has paid tribute to Pope Francis following his death on Easter Monday, remembering him as a spiritual leader who reached out to the excluded and gave hope to the marginalised. The Bishop of Rome passed away at the age of 88 after a period of ill health, including a bout of pneumonia earlier this year.

1 month ago | bailiwickexpress.com | Fiona Potigny

A man convicted of violently assaulting a woman in her flat – including strangling her, slamming her into a doorframe, and holding a knife to her stomach – has lost a bid to challenge his conviction and sentence. The Court of Appeal dismissed all aspects of Andrew Scott Page’s appeal against a unanimous jury verdict and a four-and-a-half-year prison sentence imposed in 2024 for grave and criminal assault.