BBC Local Live: Channel Islands on Tuesday 10 January 2017

Summary

Baby death: Three midwives before tribunal
Man arrested in connection with Temple Stores armed robbery
Jersey firms could have fewer licences for newcomers
Further delays to extending Jersey's FOI law
Guernsey is 'losing tech talent to the UK'
Jersey Airport records highest passenger numbers in 16 years
Dogs should be banned from Guernsey beaches, says birdwatcher
Updates on Tuesday 10 January 2017

Live Reporting

Roofing company says car park use was 'an error'published at 16:00 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017
Chris Quevatre
BBC News Online
The Northern Irish company that was visited by police at the weekend for littering says that the use of a public car park for transferring building materials was "an error".
Geoghegan Supalite - which supplies conservatory roof replacements - says one of its employees decided to use Grandes Rocques car park to transfer materials in between vehicles.
Image source, Neil Inder
The incident reignited the debate on outside contractors taking contracts in the island, something which local tradesman says is harming their business, and not contributing to Guernsey's economy.
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We would like to apologise for what happened. One of our installation teams was in the island working on a Geoghegan Supalite conservatory roof replacement and staying at a hotel near the car park. They decided to use the space to transfer some materials onto another one of our vehicles – this is not normal practice for us and we recognise that it is not acceptable in this public space."
Neil Rainey, Geoghegan Supalite
Calls renewed for Alderney breakwater redevelopmentpublished at 15:47 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017
Guernsey Press
A leading coastal engineering consultant has renewed calls for the States to fund redevelopment of the Alderney breakwater, external.
Investigations closed 'after brief examination'published at 15:34 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017
A midwife who carried out a review into the death of a baby in Guernsey in 2014 is charged with failing to identify or causing to be investigated the inadequate standard of midwifery care at a tribunal in London.
Lisa Granville worked at the Loveridge Ward at Princess Elizabeth Hospital in Guernsey when a baby, known as Baby A, died in January 2014.
Granville admits failing to identify inadequate midwifery care in relation to the administration of syntocinon and management of the CTG trace.
She also admits her investigation into the death of Baby A was inadequate, but denies all other charges.
The tribunal continues and is expected to last four weeks.
States to get stricter on migrant licencespublished at 15:19 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017
Ryan Morrison
BBC News Online
Companies employing more migrant workers than other similar companies will be assessed by the Population Office, according to the States of Jersey.
Assistant Chief Minister, Senator Paul Routier, says over the next year those companies will be "carefully assessed" by the population team and some could be placed in a new "step down" programme.
This would gradually reduce the number of migrant staff they employ. They could also be placed into a work permit scheme where they have to demonstrate the value of every new employ from outside the island before they are allowed to recruit them.
Guernsey baby death 'may have been prevented'published at 14:53 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017
Breaking
Ryan Morrison
BBC News Online
The death of a baby born in Guernsey in 2014 "may have been prevented" had a previous incident been properly investigated, a tribunal heard today.
Lisa Granville, Antonia Manousaki and Tuija Roussel all worked on the Loveridge Ward at Princess Elizabeth Hospital (PEH), Guernsey when a child, referred to only as Baby A, was born just after midnight on 30 January 2014.
An internal investigation conducted by Ms Granville, found "no significant difficulties in care delivery" and no further action was taken.
The tribunal, being held in London, heard it was later found the baby's heartbeat had not been properly monitored and the child's condition should have been reported to a consultant.
The hearing, which is expected to last four weeks, continues.
Pre-school attendance rises under States-funded schemepublished at 14:27 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017
Chris Quevatre
BBC News Online
The percentage of three to four year olds attending pre-school in Guernsey has risen after the first week trialing a States-funded model.
In September 2016, 12% of children entering a States-run primary school did not attend pre-school.
After the States scheme started last week - providing a free 15 hour entitlement per week - that number is now at 5%.
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We understand the concerns of the industry with regards to the implementation of the new pre-school entitlement. We have listened to these concerns and will continue to work with industry representatives to ensure we have the very best scheme we can and that it meets the needs of our children and families."
Deputy Paul Le Pelley, President of the Committee for Education, Sport and Culture
Jersey working with Rwanda to help the dairy industrypublished at 13:57 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017
Ryan Morrison
BBC News Online
Jersey's Overseas Aid Commission is hoping it'll be able to build on the success of a dairy project in Rwanda to help other places in the world.
A million pounds will be used to fund a project to improve the quality of Rwanda's dairy herd by crossing it with Jersey cows.
Media caption,
Carolyn Labey says Jersey cows are great ambassadors.
Guernsey Water not considering restrictionspublished at 13:33 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017
Chris Quevatre
BBC News Online
Guernsey Water says it's not considering putting restrictions in place despite a drop in water reserves during an "exceptionally dry" December.
Islanders have noticed a significant drop in the levels at Guernsey's main reservoir, but the utility says there's plenty of time to make up the shortfall.
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At this stage, with several months of potential recharge ahead, we are not overly concerned and consequently we are not planning to implement any water restrictions. However, we are keeping a close eye on the situation, monitoring water quality very closely and maximising the availability of our current water resources.”
Stephen Langlois, General Manager, Guernsey Water
Image source, Guernsey Water
Big year for Jersey Airport in 2016published at 13:04 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017
Ryan Morrison
BBC News Online
Jersey Airport saw a big rise in the number of passengers in 2016 and is expecting 2017 to be just as good, according to Myra Shacklady from Ports of Jersey.
They are celebrating the 80th anniversary of the airport and starting work on a new arrivals building.
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Not only will Jersey Airport celebrate its 80th year of operations on 10 March but work is also due to commence on the construction of a new arrivals facility as well as an enhanced retail and catering offering in the airside lounge for our departing passengers
Myra Shacklady, Ports of Jersey
Fermain ramblers happy memorial garden stayingpublished at 12:50 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017
Guernsey Press
Granting retrospective permission for a memorial garden that overlooks Fermain is ‘a victory for common sense’, according to ramblers who use the area, external.
Guernsey 'needs grant funding system'published at 12:40 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017
Ryan Morrison
BBC News Online
A former Guernsey politician and managing director of a local technology firm is disappointed more financial help isn't being made available from the States for new companies.
Marc Laine from C5 Alliance claims the islands are losing talent to the UK, where getting investment is easier.
The States say they are exploring an innovation fund to help develop startup businesses.
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I've spent some time with people who have amazing ideas and could be the next Specsavers for Guernsey but are caught in a catch 22 with a great product, great setup but if they were in London would have access to grant funding.
Marc Laine, C5 Alliance
Travel update: Emergency closure at Le Neuf Chemin Roadpublished at 12:23 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017
BBC Travel
There's been an emergency closure of Le Neuf Chemin Road in St Saviours, Guernsey, due to a cable fault.
It's closed to traffic in between the community centre and the reservoir.
Occupation hero 'calls out racism'published at 12:14 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017
Ryan Morrison
BBC News Online
A Jersey Occupation hero will issue a call to action against racism and bigotry when he speaks at a Holocaust memorial later this month.
Bob Le Sueur, 96, whose efforts to protect Russian slave workers in Jersey during the Occupation were recognised with an MBE in 2013, will give the key address on Holocaust Memorial Day.
The event on 27 January marks the date the Nazi extermination camps at Auschwitz in Poland were liberated 71 years ago and Mr Le Sueur will be speaking on abuses of intellectual, political and religious freedoms.
He said these are not merely concerns to reflect upon but evils against which everyone has a duty to act.
Strong wind warning issued by Jersey Metpublished at 12:01 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017
BBC Weather
Jersey Met have issued a yellow warning for strong wind up to F6 for today.
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FOI extension 'unlikely to be in place until later in 2017'published at 11:50 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017
Ryan Morrison
BBC News Online
Plans to extend Jersey's Freedom of Information law to companies part or wholly owned by the States of Jersey are unlikely to be in place until later this year, a Freedom of Information request has revealed.
Companies like the Jersey Development Company, Jersey Post, Jersey Electricity, Andium Homes and JT are among those that would be covered by the law.
Deputy Carolyn Labey, who brought a successful proposition to extend the law, said exemptions could be applied to protect commercial interests.
Image source, Thinkstock
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States departments now comply with the law as do the parishes. It cannot be right that States owned bodies do not, and would indeed be the best argument for not incorporating States owned assets.
Deputy Carolyn Labey
Restricting migrant worker licences 'to help local population'published at 11:40 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017
Ryan Morrison
BBC News Online
Jersey ministers hope that restricting the number of migrant worker licenses for businesses will make them more likely to train local people.
The Council of Ministers has announced plans to cut down on how many people can move to the island, in an attempt to slow the rise in population.
Senator Paul Routier admitted that the increase last year far outstripped the States target again, but by taking migrant licences away from businesses, he hopes they will take action to recruit and train more local people.
Spike in passengers through Jersey Airportpublished at 11:28 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017
Ryan Morrison
BBC News Online
Jersey Airport has seen a spike in the number of people flying through the airport in the past few years, with 2016 the highest in 16 years, according to Ports of Jersey.
The recently released figures found the majority of UK regions saw a spike in Jersey flights with London up 6% on the previous year and Scotland up 14%.
Flights between the Channel Islands were down by 17,000 on the previous year, which was a drop of about 14%.
EasyJet, which relaunched the Luton route in 2016, carried more than 500,000 passengers giving them 32.9% of the market.
Impact of roadworks on commuters 'minimised'published at 11:12 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017
Ryan Morrison
BBC News Online
Jersey's infrastructure department, working on the resurfacing work in Trinity, says they've done all they can to minimise impact on commuters.
Media caption,
Andy Downie from the Deptartment of Infrastructure says resurfacing is needed urgently.
The main road in Trinity will be closed for the next three months.
'Island will be hit if UK financial services weaken'published at 11:00 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017
Guernsey Press
Guernsey has never been in the EU so there is no comparison for us on an in/out scenario, according to PwC partner John Roche, external.
Man arrested after armed robberypublished at 10:43 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017
Breaking
Ryan Morrison
BBC News Online
A 31-year-old man has been arrested by States of Jersey Police on suspicion of an armed robbery at Temple Stores in Stopford Road on Thursday evening.
The man has not been named by police and is currently in custody.