Guernsey education committee survives vote of no confidence
Jersey fishermen say they are being persecuted by Guernsey, after the island announced a £500 charge to fish in its waters
Armed robbery accused appears in court
A tribunal has heard the death of a newborn baby in Guernsey in 2014 might have been prevented, if a previous incident was properly investigated
It's claimed local nurses are looking to move to Jersey because Guernsey pay rates lag behind
Updates on Wednesday 11 January 2017
Guernsey Press
Guernsey's northern parishes will be underwater, external if global warming levels are not lowered, according to an international researcher.
BBC Radio Guernsey
Commercial fishermen from Guernsey and Jersey should work together to protect their industries, according to a Guernsey fisherman's representative.
The message from Barry Paint, who also sits in the States of Guernsey, comes after Jersey fishermen hit out at a £500 licence fee their Guernsey counterparts don't have to pay to fish in Bailiwick waters.
Jersey fishermen say the charge to renew their Guernsey fishing licences threatens their historic fishing rights.
Guernsey fishing officials say the charge is routine and non-political.
It's the latest chapter in long-running tensions between the islands over commercial fishing.
After a cloudy and windy start to the afternoon, winds will slowly ease through the day with some brighter breaks later.
The maximum temperature will be 12C (54F).
Ben Chapple
BBC News Online
Debate on a vote of no confidence in the States of Guernsey could be cut short.
Deputy Lyndon Trott said if the debate was still continuing at 15:30 after the States resumes from lunch at 14:30 he would put forward a guillotine motion.
If successful only Deputy Emilie Yerby, the proposer of the vote of no confidence, and those who have not yet spoken will be able to speak before the vote is taken.
Listen to the debate online or on 1116MW.
BBC Radio Jersey
People in Jersey are being asked to consider if they could become foster parents.
Fostering and Adoption Jersey Publicity Officer Margarida Lourenco-Olivier said: “We need foster carers from all walks of life - married, single, mixed and same sex couples, as well as from different cultural and religious backgrounds.
"Foster carers leave a lasting positive impression on lives, and without them young people would have limited opportunities to reach their potential."
Jersey Evening Post
Lobbyists are continuing to campaign against the Jersey Development Company’s Esplanade office project, external and are calling on Islanders to submit 500 formal objections to the organisation’s latest planning application.
BBC Radio Guernsey
A deputy for the South East of Guernsey has described a catalogue of ineptitude by the education committee as one of the reasons he's supporting a vote of no confidence in them.
Peter Roffey says it's important the committee members believe in their task of reforming secondary education.
Meanwhile, Deputy Rob Prow has urged States members to vote against the motion of no confidence. He believes the education committee should be given the chance to get on with its job. Debate resumes at 14:30.
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BBC News Online
Deputy Paul Le Pelley, the President of Guernsey's Committee for Education, Sport and Culture says his committee is delivering and doesn't think a motion of no confidence will be successful.
He told the States: "We are delivering what you've asked us to deliver, we've got a few hiccups, we've had a few problems in getting here.
"We have done our very, very best to try to manage those."
Deputy Le Pelley went on to say: "I know I have the support of my committee... I know I have the support of the majority of my electorate because of the number of emails I've had coming in telling me... and I also know, I'm pretty sure when the numbers come out that I've got the majority of people in here."
The States has broken for lunch and will resume at 14:30.
BBC Sport
Jersey Reds chairman Mark Morgan hopes the club will be able to buy back their ground within three years.
Image source, Sue ArmesThe Championship club was forced to sell their assets for £1.5m in November in order to see out the season.
They hope to sell a plot of land that they own for £750,000 within the next few months to halve their fundraising target.
Ben Chapple
BBC News Online
Charges made in the vote of no confidence are "quite insulting", says the president of Guernsey's under fire education committee.
Deputy Paul Le Pelley told the States it was written like an "academic, university debating society" and was "misleading people into thinking certain things happened in a certain order".
He said: "To be honest a lot of what is in here [the letter of no confidence] is a load of tosh and should be thrown out."
The States resume at 14:30.
Ben Chapple
BBC News Online
A lack of slots has stalled a bid by Aurigny to repeat its direct summer service to Barcelona.
The States-owned airline described the direct service - run over four Saturdays in July and August - as a success as it "exceeded expectations for its passenger numbers".
Image source, Getty ImagesHowever, a lack of slots at Barcelona and Girona airports mean the airline is not able to offer the service.
A spokesman said the airline was looking into options for a European summer destination next year.
BBC Travel
Emergency repairs to potholes in the Route des Blanches, St Martin, tomorrow will affect Guernsey bus route 81, external.
The road is due to be closed from 09:00-14:00 and while it is closed the outbound bus service will miss out Route de Jerbourg.
BBC Radio Jersey
A 31-year-old Polish man charged with the armed robbery of Temple Stores in Stopford Road on Thursday has appeared in Jersey's Magistrate's Court.
Pawel Dzielak was not required to enter a plea before Magistrate Bridget Shaw as the matter was sent to the Royal Court to be heard due to its serious nature.
He was remanded in custody until his next court appearance on 8 February.
Johnny O'Shea
BBC News Online
The bird hide at Longis pond on Alderney is being renovated to make it suitable for wheelchair users and those with restricted mobility.
The work will also mean improved facilities for all users and make it more child friendly, those behind the plans have said.
Image source, Alderney Wildlife TrustThe opening was attended by David Bellamy in 2002.
It means it will be closed for about six weeks from 18 January.
Snow warning from the Met Office but looks like we'll have "snow chance" to build a snowman.
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People who keep domestic poultry are being advised to minimise contact with wild birds.
Advice from the Department of the Environment’s Veterinary Officer is that, where possible, domestic chickens, ducks, geese should be kept indoors or in a netted area.
Image source, AFPIn Jersey, no licenses are being given for any sort of poultry gathering.
In addition, all poultry importations now require an individual licence, with certain conditions set out for each one.
These measures will remain in place until at least 28 February.
The Bailiwick Express reports: The battle lines are being drawn for the first big political fight of 2017, external, with business leaders slamming Ministerial plans to tighten some immigration controls.
Deputy Emilie Yerby has set out why she's placing a vote of no confidence in Guernsey's education committee.
A motion signed by the her and six others is being debated in the States this morning.
She says the current members were not elected on a change mandate - and it's no longer appropriate current members work up the plans for the new system of secondary education.
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Jersey Evening Post
A Jersey company that set up one of the world’s first virtual-reality studios has gone into liquidation., external
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A man has been charged with the robbery of a grocery store on Stopford Road in Jersey.
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