Channel Islands Live: 13 March

Summary

Boeing 737 Max banned from islands' airspace
Guernsey school chicken 'kicked to death'
Guernsey drone control will not follow UK
Jersey prisoners could work in farms and hotels
Winds of force eight expected across the islands
Updates from Wednesday 13 March 2019

Live Reporting

Police complaint website to be 'running soon'published at 16:58 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2019
BBC Radio Jersey
There could soon be a website where people can make complaints against the police force in Jersey.
The Policy Complaints Authority had hoped to have its dedicated site up and running by now, but its annual report says that hasn't been possible for reasons beyond its control.
It says it's important islanders have a clear understanding of how to raise any complaints about their treatment - and confidence that their concerns will be heard.
The authority says it hopes to have a test version of its website "running soon".
Bike stolen from Guernsey hotelpublished at 16:50 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2019
Hayley Westcott
BBC News Online
A bike was stolen from a Guernsey hotel, police have said.
The Giant Enchant bike was taken from the Forest Park Hotel between 16:00 and 16:30 on Sunday 10 March.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Guernsey Police.
Image source, Guernsey Police
Boeing 737 Max banned from islands' airspacepublished at 13:56 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2019
Rob Byrne
BBC News Online
Image source, EPA
Jersey and Guernsey have banned the Boeing 737 Max from flying over their airspace.
They join a long list of countries in suspending the plane, including the UK, to "ensure passenger safety".
It comes after an Ethiopian Airlines plane crashed on Sunday, killing 157 people on board. It was the second fatal accident involving the 737 Max 8 model in less than five months.
In a letter dated 13 March, the Channel Islands' director of civil aviation said the ban would come in "with immediate effect".
Dominic Lazarus added it would continue until "further evidence" was available from the investigation into the cause of the Ethiopian Airlines crash.
US officials say the aircraft are still safe to fly.
Role of Bailiff 'undemocratic' says senatorpublished at 12:38 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2019
BBC Radio Jersey
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Senator Sam Mezec says the current system is "undemocratic"
States members are set to vote again on the future role of the Bailiff - amid continued calls for an elected speaker to preside over political debates.
With Sir William Bailhache due to retire in October, Senator Sam Mezec has put forward plans aimed at splitting the Bailiff's dual role.
It comes a day after Deputy Russell Labey admitted his Privileges and Procedures Committee colleagues had rejected a plan he had been working on and come to a "compromise".
Senator Mezec says it's "undemocratic" to have an unelected judge make rulings on what elected States members can or cannot do on behalf of their constituents.
Politicians will have their say in the next few months.
School chicken 'kicked to death'published at 11:37 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2019
Head teacher Kim Hutchinson called it a "sad day for the whole school community".
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Deputy calls for more transparency in housing marketpublished at 10:38 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2019
BBC Radio Jersey
A Jersey deputy is set to ask politicians to agree to set up a register showing who owns every property in the island.
Deputy Mike Higgins says States members can see the names of individual people who buy property, when it passes through the Royal Court.
But when it comes to companies or trusts buying property, politicians cannot see who ultimately benefits from them.
He hopes a register, which he insists would not be public, would prove how many outside investors own property in the island.
It's something he believes is "pushing up prices".
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People from outside who come in and buy a property and sell it later pay no capital gains tax, so therefore it's a 'win-win' situation for them. But it has a distorting effect on our housing market.
Mike Higgins, States of Jersey
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States of Jerseypublished at 09:21 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2019
Live coverage of the States of Jersey meeting from BBC Radio Jersey.
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Winds of force eight expected across the islandspublished at 09:18 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2019
Hayley Westcott
BBC News Online
Jersey Met has issued an orange weather warning for wind.
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Windy with showers at timespublished at 09:07 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2019
Alex Osborne
BBC Weather
A mix of sunny spells and scattered showers that may be heavy and thundery through this morning.
Fewer showers this afternoon. Strong west to northwest winds first thing, easing later. Maximum temperature: 6 to 9°C (43 to 48°F).
Prisoners could work in farms and hotelspublished at 08:17 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2019
BBC Radio Jersey
Prisoners at La Moye could be given the opportunity to work in farms and hotels.
The idea is being considered by the Home Affairs minister to help prisoners learn new skills.
Constable Len Norman says it would be a way of preparing them for life outside prison, and that it wasn't just a way to fill staff shortages.
Drone control will not follow UKpublished at 08:04 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2019
BBC Radio Guernsey
Restrictions for flying drones in Guernsey airspace will not change despite new laws in the UK.
It's illegal to fly a drone within three miles of an airport in the UK - rather than the previous restriction of just over half a mile.
Director of Civil Aviation, Dominic Lazarus, said he's more than happy with Guernsey's current two-mile restriction.
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