Updates from Monday 11 June until Friday 15 June 2018
Dan Downs
Weather Forecaster
Today will be dry with spells of sunshine and patchy cloud cover and there will be a moderate northerly to north-easterly wind.
Maximum temperature: 16 to 19C (61 to 66F).
Tonight looks set to remain dry with clear spells and variable amounts of cloud.
Winds will be mostly light.
Minimum temperature: 12 to 15C (54 to 59F).
A further risk of a few thundery showers through tonight, but skies will often be clear. Sea mist and fog patches will continue to drift onshore at times.
Minimum temperature: 12 to 15C (54 to 59F).
Good spells of sunshine are again anticipated on Tuesday, but thundery showers will always be nearby, and may occasionally drift in from the southeast. The threat of showers is slightly less though.
Maximum temperature: 15 to 18C (59 to 64F).
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John Fernandez
BBC Radio Guernsey
Guernsey needs fewer new houses per year than previously estimated according to Environment and Infrastructure.
The States current target for housing is 300 new builds a year, but last year's report by KPMG recommends it should be lowered.
Now the States is being asked to drop it by more than half to around 127 a year.
Chris Quevatre
BBC News Online
Guernsey's Committee for Economic Development has taken a step towards an open sky policy.
Historically, the States of Guernsey have limited which airlines can operate on certain routes, to try and maintain "lifeline routes".
However, a new policy letter which will be debated in the States next month is looking to change direction, and make routes more competitive.
"Lifeline routes" have now been formalised to just two specific flights.
Only the Guernsey to London Gatwick and Guernsey to Alderney routes will be classified as "lifeline", meaning operators and charterers will continue to require a Guernsey air transport licence to provide flights.
Not all members of the committee agree with the proposals however.
Deputy Joe Mooney said that while he supports a move towards open skies, he feels there should be full competition on all routes.
Chris Quevatre
BBC News Online
Clamping down on offshore finance centres such as Jersey and Guernsey won't raise UK tax revenue, according to a report by the Institute of Economic Affairs., external
The report - called "Offshore bet: The benefits of capital mobility" - outlines the advantages offshore centres can provide, such as generating better economic outcomes in the countries that surround them.
It said undermining offshore jurisdictions would harm investment and economic growth, while the promised benefits from intervention were "unlikely to materialise".
Image source, IEAThe report claimed that there was "no evidence" that the rise of Offshore Finance Centres (OFCs) had adversely affected the revenue-raising ability of other countries.
It added corporate tax revenue as a share of all taxes collected had grown slightly in the average OECD country since 1980.
Earlier this year, the UK Government attempted to force the Crown Dependencies to make their registers of beneficial ownership public, but later dropped the proposals.
BBC Radio Jersey
The Jersey Lifeboat Association's first all-weather boat is due to arrive in the island on Wednesday.
The new service was set up after a dispute with the RNLI and the former St Helier crew.
A deposit has been put down on the boat, which is coming over from Great Yarmouth.
The charity's chairman, Ben Shenton, said it would be months before it could be used in rescues, as more work was still needed to be done on it.
It's hoped the new boat will be working by the end of the year.
The attack shows a "massive lack of respect" says an island historian.
Read MoreBBC Radio Jersey
Jersey's prison should make improvements to work and recreational activities for female, new and elderly prisoners, a report says.
Overall, the prison board's report for last year said this was likely to become an increasing issue with an apparently ageing prisoner demographic.
However, it added that were no major concerns about the treatment and welfare of prisoners or the state of the building.
But it said the lack of administration support had created extra work-load for the board, which had become "onerous and totally unacceptable".
The home affairs minister told the board that the problem would be "sorted urgently".
Chris Quevatre
BBC News Online
Police officers in Jersey spent 840 hours in first aid training last year - but more than 4,500 hours training with firearms.
In its annual report, the force said officers were called out to about four dangerous situations "every month".
As well as officers trained to carry guns, the States of Jersey Police can respond to a threatening situation using Taser electric stun guns or police dogs.
Image source, Getty ImagesThey can also use canisters of an incapacitating liquid called Pava, which works by affecting suspects' eyes.
That spray was used by officers four times last year, while a Taser was used just once.
Dogs were used far more frequently - more than 300 times.
Jersey Evening Post
The annual cost of keeping a prisoner at La Moye Prison was nearly £80,000 per inmate last year,, external according to a new report.
Chris Quevatre
BBC News Online
Jersey's Employment Forum is looking for people's views on minimum wage.
The island's minimum wage is reviewed every year, with new rates coming into force each April.
In April, the minimum wage was increased by 32p to £7.50.
In a statement, the forum said: "All of the responses that the forum receives are combined with statistical information and data about the economy, as well as other relevant information and evidence. This helps the forum to make its recommendation on the minimum wage."
Image source, States of JerseyHelen Ruelle, Chair of the Employment Forum, said they were particularly looking for input from the hospitality and agriculture industries.
Quote MessageFrom previous experience, we know that the minimum wage is most relevant for employers and employees in the hospitality and agriculture sectors. In order to ensure that our recommendation is appropriate, it is really important that people who are directly affected by minimum wage increases get in touch and tell us how this impacts on them."
Helen Ruelle, The Employment Forum
Chris Quevatre
BBC News Online
The new strategy for sport in Guernsey will aim to make physical activity "more accessible and appealing".
The "Plan for Sport" is a strategy which the Committee for Education, Sport and Culture were directed by the States to complete last year.
The committee has now launched a "wide-ranging public consultation".
Quote MessageSport and general physical activity offer many benefits to people’s lives and our community as a whole. And that’s not just in terms of physical health – but in other areas such as self-confidence and belief, mental health and a sense of well-being and community. We want to make sure that sports and physical activity opportunities in the island give everyone – no matter what their ability is – the chance to take part.
Deputy Matt Fallaize, President, Committee for Education, Sport and Culture
Chris Quevatre
BBC News Online
The States of Jersey have released their accounts, external for 2017.
Here are the headlines:
The Chief Executive of the States of Jersey, Charlie Parker, said the report is an "important step towards the greater transparency and accountability".
Image source, Getty ImagesJersey Evening Post
Viral online videos are helping Jersey attract its highest number of tourists, external for about a decade, a Visit Jersey executive has said.
Chris Quevatre
BBC News Online
Guernsey's Committee for Education, Sport and Culture has launched a consultation regarding "Guernsey sport and physical activity".
The committee was directed last year by the States to work on a new strategy for sport in the island, and this is the first stage in that process.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe committee said it wanted to hear from "people who are involved in sport and activity - but also those who aren’t - specifically on what more can be done to use sport to help improve lives".
Clubs and associations are also being contacted to provide direct feedback from their members.
Bringing you the news, sport, travel and weather for the Channel Islands for Monday 11 to Friday 15 June
Read MoreChris Quevatre
BBC News Online
A crowd-funding page has been set up to raise money for the funeral of a 37-year-old woman who was allegedly murdered last month.
So far £150 has been raised for Zsuzsanna Besenyei, who was from Hungary.
Image source, FacebookThe JustGiving page was set up by her friend and aims to raise £5,000.
Jamie Lee Warn, 54, was charged with her murder and remanded into custody until his next court appearance on 25 June.
BBC Radio Jersey
Jersey's new States assembly will have to start the process of electoral reform again - because the last house didn't manage to sort out the island's system of government, according to a political analyst.
Adrian Lee said there had been many attempts to settle the issues of different voting districts and the role of the Bailiff, but "without any success".
With many new members in the house after last month's general election, Mr Lee said the Privileges and Procedures Committee may have "more of a chance" to achieve something.
Guernsey Press
Officials from two parishes agree that prosecuting fly-tippers, external is the only way to reinforce that it is unacceptable.
Chris Quevatre
BBC News Online
The St John Marine Ambulance was sent to Herm last night to treat a patient with a medical condition.
The ambulance was alerted just after 23:30 following a request from a Herm first aider.
The Flying Christine was dispatched with a crew of three and a paramedic and emergency medical technician.
The female patient was assessed in Herm before being taken back to Guernsey.
St John said it was grateful to the volunteer crew - comprising of a skipper, navigator and engineer - for responding to the call and assisting the technicians.
