:00:12. > :00:16.Hello and welcome to the programme. The headlines: of �40 million
:00:16. > :00:21.lifeline. Jerzy's government raised its
:00:21. > :00:24.savings it took a state recession. From neglected to protected. But
:00:24. > :00:28.just who will place in the animal welfare was?
:00:28. > :00:38.And power potential, as energy prices soar, could wind turbines be
:00:38. > :00:46.
:00:46. > :00:51.Jerzy's government is planning to inject �40 million into the economy
:00:51. > :00:54.next year. It will be spent on capital projects in a bid to boost
:00:54. > :00:58.the economy. The Government has already spent millions of pounds on
:00:58. > :01:02.projects, including renovating the opera house, be servicing Victoria
:01:02. > :01:08.Avenue and the Advance to Work scheme. That did not stop the
:01:08. > :01:12.economy declining by 5% last year. Unemployment rose to record highs
:01:13. > :01:16.and businesses reported a week climate. I spoke to be tested at --
:01:16. > :01:21.the Treasury minister a few moments ago and began by asking him if this
:01:21. > :01:26.investment was too little, too late. The fiscal stimulus that we did
:01:26. > :01:29.last year was incredibly successful at keeping people in work. We have
:01:29. > :01:34.seen a downturn in people's conference. We have seen
:01:34. > :01:38.international pressure in the global economy. Because Jersey has
:01:38. > :01:42.made responsible decisions, we can react. I am not putting your money
:01:42. > :01:47.in, but I am moving existing money and ensuring that it is being spent
:01:47. > :01:50.in the economy, at peak -- keeping people in work. I am ready for
:01:50. > :01:55.capital projects that would have been carried out later. Not
:01:55. > :01:59.breaking any fiscal rules. Tell us about these projects and how you
:01:59. > :02:04.can guarantee they will help. have set money aside for the police
:02:04. > :02:11.station, which obviously did not happen. We can get on and build a
:02:11. > :02:14.new police station. It will be up to �20 million, keeping a large set
:02:14. > :02:19.of construction workers in place. Parcel of the planning that was in
:02:19. > :02:22.place. I think it is important any downturn to invest in
:02:22. > :02:26.infrastructure. Councillors are discussing IT projects which could
:02:26. > :02:29.help Butterley the other a new sector to the economy, but puts
:02:29. > :02:33.jersey and a fantastic place. you promise any business orders
:02:33. > :02:36.watching that we will get the promised high-speed broadband next
:02:36. > :02:40.year? It is that infrastructure that businesses are really looking
:02:40. > :02:44.for, rather than a short-term construction project which may not
:02:44. > :02:47.help in the long term. The stimulus projects which we did last year had
:02:47. > :02:53.a war range of initiatives, employee advance and Advance to
:02:53. > :02:56.Work schemes. Where we can put Jersey in a competitive position,
:02:56. > :03:00.high-speed broadband very well. More on that subject after I have
:03:00. > :03:03.discussed it with the council ministers later on this week.
:03:03. > :03:07.remember earlier on this year, you said that there was no more money
:03:07. > :03:11.coming from the rainy-day fund this year. This has come across like
:03:11. > :03:15.they like a panic measure. Why this should not see this prolonged
:03:15. > :03:19.recession for Jersey coming? have always said, and I take advice
:03:19. > :03:24.from the fiscal policy Powell, that at the economic situation continued
:03:24. > :03:28.to be difficult, will be wooed back. What I am not doing is finding any
:03:28. > :03:33.new money. I am using existing money and directing it and
:03:33. > :03:37.targeting it to help businesses and the economy.
:03:37. > :03:41.Moving on, a significant overhaul of Guernsey's animal welfare laws
:03:41. > :03:44.could be complete by next year. New laws are being put before the
:03:44. > :03:48.States next month to help the authorities crack down on people to
:03:48. > :03:55.mistreat animals. This report contains some images that some
:03:55. > :03:58.viewers may find distressing. Animals in Guernsey are being
:03:58. > :04:01.abused and neglected every day. This is Mocha, who was found
:04:02. > :04:05.abandoned on the street with tumours are growing out of his ear.
:04:06. > :04:09.He has undergone surgery, and it is still unclear whether he will pull
:04:09. > :04:12.through. Although animal welfare legislation came into force in
:04:12. > :04:17.Guernsey in 2008, its introduction was delayed while amendments were
:04:17. > :04:21.made to reflect changes to UK loss. These included criminalising the
:04:21. > :04:27.position of criminal recordings of animal fights, gains on animal
:04:27. > :04:31.transport and licensing. Fairly small changes that need to be made.
:04:31. > :04:36.When the state of Italy agreed in 2003, times have moved on. With
:04:36. > :04:39.these changes, that we are bringing in November, it will mean we can
:04:39. > :04:44.finalise the ordinances and hopefully get them completed and
:04:44. > :04:49.out there as the beginning of next year. With greater legal powers, it
:04:49. > :04:56.should be easy for the authorities and places like EDS PCA to crack
:04:56. > :05:00.down on animal cruelty. -- the the GSPCA. Unfortunately, the island's
:05:00. > :05:03.legislation have not been able to impress on convictions for cruelty
:05:03. > :05:08.after it has happened. The new legislation will mean that we can
:05:08. > :05:13.be more proactive on preventing cruelty. That is something we are
:05:13. > :05:17.looking for a tooth. As the states approve the new laws, then these
:05:17. > :05:20.could is will be much better protected in future. The delay in
:05:20. > :05:28.implementing the legislation has meant that those like Mocha have
:05:28. > :05:31.been made to suffer and endured miserable lives.
:05:32. > :05:37.Jersey fishermen have not ruled that protesting and St Peter Port
:05:37. > :05:40.harbour over proposed timing of fishing regulations in Guernsey.
:05:40. > :05:44.There is currently three male protection at around Danzig, but
:05:44. > :05:48.the islands have negotiated an agreement with the UK to extend it
:05:48. > :05:52.to 12. The fishermen say that the Fisheries Management Agreement does
:05:52. > :05:59.not recognise their rates and terms of access. They want an amicable
:05:59. > :06:02.solution. The fishermen's livelihoods at stake. We're not
:06:02. > :06:06.just talking about their rights, but their livelihood. There are
:06:06. > :06:12.simply saying, we will do what we have to do. If that means sending a
:06:12. > :06:15.fleet across and going across all together on time to Guernsey to the
:06:15. > :06:20.harbour there as a show of solidarity then that is what they
:06:20. > :06:25.will do. What they would actually like is to just be involved and
:06:25. > :06:28.included in talks. A fishing boat had to be rescued in
:06:28. > :06:34.force seven lines of the Jersey coast yesterday. The 33 ft boat
:06:34. > :06:38.which had one person on board broke down in choppy seas. Ace and
:06:38. > :06:41.capstans a lifeboat would it back to its moorings.
:06:41. > :06:46.Guernsey's Chief Minister said there could be scope to increase
:06:46. > :06:53.the number of states members. It is in response to suggestions that the
:06:53. > :06:56.number of deputies can be cut by up to a third. We probably have more
:06:56. > :07:03.representatives than we need. If you look at the parliament in the
:07:03. > :07:11.UK, they have around 650 representatives for a community of
:07:11. > :07:14.50 or 60 million. We have 47 for a community of 62,000. We probably
:07:14. > :07:18.are over-represented. Jersey Best has been David Kirch
:07:18. > :07:22.has had to borrow money to give his annual Christmas present to the or
:07:22. > :07:25.the 70s this year. It is the sixth year that he is given these
:07:25. > :07:29.shopping vouchers to pensioners. This year, he said it has been hard
:07:29. > :07:35.to make the gesture without support from his bankers. The voters will
:07:35. > :07:39.be available from parish halls from the first of December to the 16th.
:07:39. > :07:44.Next, it certainly has been blustery, but could gainsay be
:07:44. > :07:47.doing more to make the most of the once? Research has begun to look at
:07:47. > :07:55.the viability of having a wind farm of the north-west coast, helping to
:07:55. > :07:59.generate electricity for the island. It may not look like much, but this
:07:59. > :08:04.small piece of technology could bring about big changes in Guernsey.
:08:04. > :08:07.It will be recording wind speeds over the coming months. Having
:08:07. > :08:10.identified the north-west coast of Guernsey as the best spot for
:08:10. > :08:17.turbines, scientists now need to work out if we have enough wind to
:08:17. > :08:22.make them work. We have done a feasibility study looking at
:08:22. > :08:26.between three and 10 per brings off the west coast. That would power
:08:26. > :08:29.just over 10% of Guernsey's electricity. This will give us a
:08:29. > :08:33.good opportunity to see whether there is a viable be sauce for wind
:08:33. > :08:38.turbines of the Korsten future. is inevitable having power base of
:08:38. > :08:42.the coast will have an impact on the view. The research will look at
:08:42. > :08:46.whether it is something the public would accept. As well as the impact
:08:46. > :08:49.on wildlife and those who use the area, such as fishermen. There is
:08:49. > :08:53.no shortage of wind in Guernsey today, so how long will it be
:08:53. > :08:57.before we can search using some of its share advantage? It could take
:08:57. > :09:00.five or more years to get wind turbines off the coast. The fastest
:09:00. > :09:05.case, it could not be up within a couple of years. It is not
:09:05. > :09:08.something which will appear overnight. It is too early to say
:09:08. > :09:13.whether this will be the future for don't say, but we could soon be a
:09:13. > :09:22.little closer to knowing whether it will.
:09:22. > :09:27.Some unsettled weather around this week. It is mainly in the form of
:09:27. > :09:32.showers. That does mean some dry and sunny weather in between.
:09:32. > :09:37.Tonight, BCD low-pressure in charge, and there are some fairly heavy
:09:37. > :09:41.showers for a time. Still fairly breezy for tomorrow, and shower has
:09:41. > :09:45.been on and on that piece today. Some of these showers can be fairly
:09:45. > :09:50.heavy later on. Wednesday will be similar. We'll keep an eye on this
:09:50. > :09:54.low-pressure down to the south. We will keep this up -- an eye on the
:09:54. > :09:58.heavy rain down to Thursday. There will be some showers and some
:09:58. > :10:04.people may miss them overnight, but there will also be some dry and
:10:04. > :10:09.clear spells. It will be breezy from the south-east. Senators will
:10:09. > :10:13.be be to 11 degrees Celsius as the minimum -- temperatures will be
:10:13. > :10:18.down to 11 degrees. The when so will become south-westerly tomorrow
:10:18. > :10:23.morning. -- the winds will become south-westerly tomorrow morning.
:10:23. > :10:29.There is also some sunshine to be found through the day tomorrow, 15
:10:29. > :10:36.Celsius the maximum temperature. Marine forecast, the wines will be
:10:36. > :10:44.a 5-7 at worse, and become a 4-5 later on. -- the winds will be a 5-
:10:44. > :10:49.7 at worst. The times of high water tomorrow will be 628 and 1846. The
:10:49. > :10:59.high tide tomorrow at St Hilaire will be 5:40am and eight minutes
:10:59. > :10:59.
:10:59. > :11:03.past six. With the South West wins, it will become choppy in the water.
:11:03. > :11:07.For the week ahead, some the showers around for tomorrow. From
:11:07. > :11:15.Wednesday it is a similar picture with subtly winds. It feels like it
:11:15. > :11:20.could be pretty wet for Thursday, but things settle down by Friday.
:11:20. > :11:23.Finally, at this year's Gorey Fete raised the record amount. The
:11:23. > :11:29.offender 18th August raised �20,000. All the money will be shared among
:11:29. > :11:35.local charities at a presentation at St Maarten's Hall on Friday.
:11:35. > :11:39.Organisers say they are delighted. On video and the morning, we speak
:11:39. > :11:43.to the wealthy to any business -- wealthy Jersey businessman
:11:43. > :11:47.determined to help the airline's pincers until the day he dies. Also