11/07/2011 BBC Channel Islands News


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Good evening and welcome to BBC Channel Islands. The headlines:

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Free nursery places for all but how will Guernsey pay for it?

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Plus, a global conservation battle lands in Jersey.

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And get used to seeing Bobbies on bikes. The retro weapon in the

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Free nursery education for all three and four-year-olds. That's

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the plan from Guernsey's Education Minister, who says the island is

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falling behind Jersey and the UK when it comes to providing free

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pre-school care. Lack of States funding has been the sticking point

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in the past so will the private sector step in to provide this

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public service? Mike Wilkins reports.

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Giving the next generation the best start in life. That's what many

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parents want for their children and it's what Guernsey's Education

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Department feels they deserve. still in full-time employment as

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well as my partner so we have to find care and a childminder so it

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is not the best thing. I want to spend more time with him but I

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can't just walk to because child care is so expensive. How much does

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it cost a week? He goes two mornings a week but put a child

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minder on top and you are over �1,000 a month. Financially it

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would have been good and for most parents, especially if they are

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working and having to juggle financial commitments with work

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commitments. It's estimated it will cost just over �1.5 million a year

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to provide 15 hours of free nursery care a week, but there's no money

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in the budget to fund it. Jersey provides 20 hours of free nursery

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care per week and Guernsey's Education Minister feels her island

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is lagging behind. We are indeed behind the times. If you look at

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most jurisdictions across Europe, for example, Guernsey is one of the

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few jurisdictions that does not offer some form of pre-school

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education so it is about time that we did it and certainly the

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education department are very keen to progress in this area. Keen to

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progress perhaps. I've spoken to Guernsey's pre-

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school learning alliance who told me that nothing's been confirmed

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and that discussions are still ongoing to see whether a private-

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public partnership can be agreed. So there is help for parents but

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when nothing has yet been agreed in principle and there is no money

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available, there is still some way to go before child care costs

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tumble. Jersey's former Bailiff has

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announced he'll be standing for election to the States in October.

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Sir Philip Bailhache is the first former Bailiff in living memory to

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stand for Senator. He has resigned as one of the islands' judges so he

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can stand as he believes the States need to be reformed. The most

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important constitutional reform is to reduce the number of members of

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the States. When we had committee government, every member of the

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States could say to himself or herself, I am a member of the

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government of Josie, and feel proud of playing a part in that

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government -- of Jersey. Now that has changed and the result is there

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are too many members of the States with not enough to do and the devil

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makes work for idle hands. Guernsey's Home Department is

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refusing to confirm reports that a visitor was left locked in Les

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Nicolles Prison for 23 hours. They have confirmed an incident is being

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investigated but would not be drawn on the exact circumstances. It's

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being suggested a women went to the toilet while visiting an inmate and

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was inadvertently locked in. People trying to get into work are

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being discriminated against because of their age, gender or race.

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That's according to two charities that represent employees and

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employers. They say a new discrimination law is taking too

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long to enact and that businesses actually want the new law. At the

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moment, the employment law works very well. Once people have served

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their 26 weeks. But when people are not employed and looking for

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employment, that stage is not covered and that is often where

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discrimination can take place. You're watching the BBC in the

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Channel Islands. Later in Spotlight with Justin and Victoria. Find out

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what and who got this 150-year-old Demonstrators have been making

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their voices heard at the start of the International Whaling

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Commission's conference in Jersey. The Commission will hear from those

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for and against whaling but it was the protestors outside who were

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making the loudest noise today, as Edward Sault reports.

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Their message was loud. Their message was clear. Whaling should

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be banned. There is no need to kill them at all. There are so many

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other things you can do. There should not be any wailing and his

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commission has a responsibility. are representing people from all

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over the world who do not support the capture and killing of these

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beautiful creatures in the sea. Inside it was a lot quieter. Over

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80 countries, NGOs and charities were represented. They still hunt

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whales commerically. -- Japan was one of the country's here. We know

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that we cannot change countries' positions but both sides need to be

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treated equally. But not everyone agrees. Those in

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charge of this ship sails around the world make it its mission to

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stop whaling. And it's come to Jersey to to make sure people hear

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their message. The most difficult part is finding the fleet but once

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we find it, we can shut them down and that prevents them from loading

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dead whales and if they can't load them then they cannot kill them.

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any progress is likely to be slow. This is the 63rd conference. It is

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unclear what will happen. The main anger has been directed at Japan

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but no one is entirely sure what its plans are at the moment.

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Obviously this tsunami may have affected his future plans regarding

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whaling. Behind the air of peace there are still real issues, how it

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will play out. It is difficult to say. So don't expect this

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conference to make any drastic changes to whaling. It will

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certainly make a lot of noise though.

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Jersey Police has a new weapon in the fight against crime but it's

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not the most modern of technology. It's good, old-fashioned pedal

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bikes. Ten police officers are being trained to patrol the island

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on two wheels. The re-introduction of police bikes has already been

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successfully trialled in the UK. Amy Harris reports.

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Bobbies on bikes. A new scheme to fight crime in Jersey. These are

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among ten police officers who will patrol the island on two wheels.

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is exciting. It will be good fun to get out in amongst the community in

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a more approachable vehicle. It's believed cycling cops will mean

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more flexibility and a higher public profile. It is about being

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approachable as well and cost- efficiency. Hopefully it is an

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opportunity for officers to engage more with younger members of

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society as well, perhaps talk about the bikes. They a good police bikes

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and hopefully they have some street credibility. This week the cycle

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team is getting training from this UK based officer. This is a

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protective cover... Patrolling on push bikes is a tried and tested

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formula in many forces there. a very effective tool in the fact

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you have this development etc but also the fact that it gives the

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public reassurance in the fact that there of police officers doing

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their job. The bikes have been paid for out of Jersey Police's vehicle

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budget. It's believed they will be just as useful as other modes of

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transport to put the brakes on crime.

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Football now. And with just under a month till Guernsey FC plays its

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first match in the English Combined Counties League, their new kit has

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been revealed. The emerald and white home shirt will soon go on

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sale, though it'll set you back �30. The club has a friendly with AFC

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Wimbledon this Saturday ahead of its first league fixture against

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Knaphill on the 6th August. The players and coaching staff have

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told the BBC they hope the public will get behind them. We are all

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still club players but ultimately, we are now Guernsey FC players as

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well, and we had the community will really get behind this project and

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come out in force to support us and help us get the results we need.

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There will be Beanie hats and scarves and flags so it there will

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be other bits and pieces that we will introduce over the course of

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the season but we really would like to see as many people wearing the

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Guernsey sheds as possible. It would be fantastic. Come down and

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watch a football match like you would in the UK, to have a lot of

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people wearing your colours would be absolutely fantastic.

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Former pop-star Gareth Gates will be Jersey's Mister Battle at this

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years Battle of Flowers. The runner-up in TV show Pop Idol,

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Gareth has had a string of hit songs and has recently been

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performing in the West End in Joseph and his Amazing Technicolor

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He'll take his place next to Miss Battle in the parade in a month's

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time. It looks like we have got some wet

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weather heading our way briefly for tomorrow. An area of low pressure

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is developing over France and that will bring a line of rain, possibly

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thundery. Not a lot at the moment as you can see. The area of low

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pressure over the central part of Spain moves into France over the

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next 24 hours. By the time we get to Wednesday, it has moved away

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again. So briefly for tomorrow, rather cloudy and at times quite

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wet, too. Especially for Josie. Overnight, they cloud will increase.

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-- especially for Jersey. By the morning, Jersey has the rain. A few

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light showers further north of the other islands. Some of the patchy

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rain will get towards Guernsey. They will tend to fade away before

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returning more widely at the end of the afternoon. A small risk in some

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of the reign of thunder and lightning. Winds from the North

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East. They will freshen a bit. We continue to see patchy rain into

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Here is the forecast for the rest Thursday and Friday, both days will

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be dry but become increasingly Tomorrow, Roger is serving up a

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