Latest Governmentcommunications Podcast Episodes

Ask The Minister - Population Policy with Deputy Rowland Huelin

Ask The Ministers - December 10, 2021 17:11 - 1 hour
In this special edition, Deputy Rowland Huelin discusses the foundations with the media, which have been lodged and are due to be debated by the States Assembly in February 2022.

EP 3: Ask the Ministers: Live Panel Session

Ask The Ministers - October 20, 2021 12:03 - 1 hour
Hosted by Chief Operating Officer of Jersey Business, Alexia McClure Panel members: Deputy Gregory Guida, Minister for Home Affairs, Deputy Kevin Lewis, Minister for Infrastructure Deputy Rowland Huelin, Assistant Chief Minister

Ask The Ministers - Government Plan Special

Ask The Ministers - October 20, 2021 10:59 - 1 hour
In this special edition of Ask The Ministers, we will focus on: ▶️ Government Finances (0-30mins) ▶️ Healthcare and COVID-19 (30-60mins) ▶️ Putting Children First (60-90mins)

EP 4: Ask the Ministers: Live Panel Session

Ask The Ministers - October 20, 2021 10:54 - 1 hour
Hosted by journalist, Tom Innes Panel members: the Chief Minister, Senator John Le Fondré, the Minister for Environment, Deputy John Young, the Minister for Children and Education, Deputy Scott Wickenden, the Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture, Deputy Hugh Raymond.

EP 2: Ask the Ministers: Live Panel Session

Ask The Ministers - October 20, 2021 10:42 - 1 hour
Hosted by Chair of IoD Jersey, Lisa Springate Panel members: Minister for Housing and Communities, Deputy Russell Labey, Minister for External Relations, Senator Ian Gorst, Minister for Social Security, Deputy Judy Martin, Deputy Chief Minister, Senator Lyndon Farnham.

EP 1: Ask the Ministers: Live Panel Session

Ask The Ministers - October 14, 2021 10:29 - 1 hour
Hosted by journalist, Gary Burgess Panel members: the Chief Minister, Senator John Le Fondré, the Minister for Treasury and Resources, Deputy Susie Pinel, the Minister for Health and Social Services, Deputy Richard Renouf, and the Assistant Chief Minister, Constable Richard Buchanan

(6/6) Can you envisage a time where nobody will need to be contact traced or tested for COVID-19?

GovLife - August 06, 2021 14:36 - 36 minutes
In this episode of GOVLIFE, Director of Covid Testing and Tracing, Rachel Williams, talks about her position right at the centre of the pandemic response as it started to unfold globally and what she’s learned from this unique experience. She also looks back at the work she did across the commun...

(5/6) From Take That to setting up the island’s urgent treatment centre

GovLife - June 30, 2021 11:00 - 34 minutes
In this week’s episode of GovLife, we talk to Dr Adrian Noon, Jersey’s Medical Director for Primary Care, to understand his role in the pandemic response. From setting up Jersey’s urgent treatment centre in only 10 days, to being a founding member of STAC, to the challenges and differences of th...

(4/6) Public Health, the heart of the pandemic response

GovLife - June 22, 2021 12:40 - 40 minutes
In this episode of ‘Voices of the Pandemic’ Public Health podcast, we talk to Martin Knight, Head of Public Health Policy, to find out how the dedicated work of the policy team drove the Island’s pandemic response. Martin discusses how the Public Health team expanded and adapted overnight, how t...

(3/6) Conversations with leaders of one of the fastest global vaccine rollouts

GovLife - June 18, 2021 11:00 - 37 minutes
Both nurses by background, Becky and Aisling have lead the way in the creation of Jersey’s incredibly successful Vaccination Programme. In this episode of GOVLIFE, we talk to Head of the COVID-19 Vaccination Programme, Becky Sherrington, and Vaccination Workforce Lead, Aisling Adams. We hear abo...

(2/6) Advising Governments on counteracting disinformation to responding to a pandemic, an insight into the journey of a Government Comms Director

GovLife - June 17, 2021 08:31 - 41 minutes
In this episode of GOVLIFE, Director of Communications, Dirk Danino-Forsyth, talks about joining as Director just as the pandemic started to unfold globally. He also talks about how he was conscripted into the Israeli army, having a baby during the pandemic and how life won’t quite be the same s...

(1/6) Taking contact tracing to a new level with Caroline Maffia

GovLife - June 16, 2021 14:34 - 27 minutes
GOVLIFE presents the premiere episode of the new Government of Jersey podcast series, to highlight the people and the work across the organisation. We talk to Caroline Maffia, Monitoring and Enforcement Lead, who was part of the genesis of Jersey’s contact tracing team. Caroline discusses everyt...