28/10/2011 BBC Channel Islands News


28/10/2011

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Hello and Good evening. Welcome to the programme. Tonight: A man

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accused of six murders is held for another five months to assess his

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medical state. From grimey to gleaming, Cobo bay

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gets its cleanest bill of health for over a decade. And already

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eleven years late, will Jersey's Millennium Park finally be ready

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11 years, �11 million and it will A 31 year old man has appeared

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before Jersey's Royal Court facing six murder charges. Damian

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Rzeszowski has been charged with the deaths of six people, who were

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found with stab wounds at a flat in St Helier in August. Edward Sault

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reports. This is Damian Rzeszowski. He's

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charged with the murders of six people, including his wife, his two

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children, father in law, family friend and the family friend's

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daughter at this property in Jersey in August of this year. Today,

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Damian Rzeszowski appeared in court. In front of the bailiff and the

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media, he appeared via video link from the UK. The case has been

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adjourned until March next year for further medical assessment. And

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also to give more time to the prosecution and defence to examine

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evidence. Former residents of a Jersey's children home have begun

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proceedings against the States in the High Court in London. They want

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compensation for the abuse they say they suffered while in the care of

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the government at Haut de la Garenne from the 1950s to the early

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1980s. They say they've become increasingly frustrated at the slow

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progress of the States compensation scheme and a promised committee of

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inquiry. Well a little earlier I spoke with Alan Collins, the

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solicitor who represents 38 people, and he explained just what they

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were after. My clients want redress. And the

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only way they will get that is by seeking compensation for the harm

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they suffered as a result of the abuse they say they suffered.

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right in thinking we do not yet know if the high court has

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jurisdiction for this case, isn't it a tactical wave you to hurry up

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the States to start a run compensation claims? Not at all.

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Many of the people I represent do not live in Jersey any more. They

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live in England. The English High Court in my opinion does have

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jurisdiction because of the type of case we are dealing with. There is

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no reason whatsoever why the English High Court cannot deal with

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these cases. They have been extremely patient, they have been

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waiting for many months and years now for the States of Jersey to do

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the right thing by them. Victims want justice and they want justice

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to be seen to be done. The states have said the terms of reference

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for a committee of inquiry will be presented to the state next month

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and the final hurdle in setting up a compensation scheme in Jersey has

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been resolved. They have not told me that. I represent 38 victims, at

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no time so far have the States of Jersey said to me we will resolve

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the cases. That is where my clients have had enough. They are fed up

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with the waiting and seeing, they have put up with the meaningless

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warm words as they see it. If the States of Jersey say lets us of the

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cases, great. If they have nothing to say, we have no choice but to

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crack on with court proceedings. For now, thank you. As I mentioned

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to Mr Collins, Jersey's chief minister has issued a statement

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saying that the states "has set up a system for receiving and dealing

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with all the claims and that process is ongoing" He also said

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that the terms of reference for a committee of inquiry would be

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presented to the states next month. Lawyers for the states say the

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final hurdle in setting up the compensation scheme have been

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One of Guernsey's most popular beaches has seen a big improvement

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in bathing water quality. Cobo Bay was rated excellent this year, its

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best water quality in more than a decade. It was one of thirteen

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beaches which passed quality tests as Penny Elderfield reports.

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It may not be the height of summer but that didn't stop Guernsey's

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beaches being put to good use today. Some had their buckets and spades

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out, and others even braved the sea. And those that did can be rest

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assured the Island's bathing water is safe with results out today

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showing nearly a dozen beaches here reached the highest quality

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standards set by the EU. Most notably Cobo an improvement on last

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year, when it failed. I am extremely pleased. There too long

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we have had problems which have blighted the classification for the

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whole year. Finally, I am so pleased. We have two beaches which

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have a slight problem but we will sort those as well. It is the first

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time it has achieved such a high rating since 1998. So it's good

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news for regular beach users but also for the businesses near by

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because customers, such as those at the nearby tea room, tend to notice

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headlines about their favourite bays failing water quality tests.

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It had a bad reputation, E coli, damaging the beaches reputation.

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For it to come back is excellent, it is brilliant. There's no

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disputing the natural beauty of Guernsey's bays and the hope is the

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latest test results will mean in future there will be no disputing

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the quality of the sea water either. Sir Phillip Bailhache has confirmed

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he will be standing for election as Jersey's next Chief Minister. Sir

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Philip topped the senatorial poll last week. The man who came second,

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Senator elect Ian Gorst, has also confirmed today that he'll be

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standing. The other declared candidate is the Home Affairs

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Minister Ian Le Marquand. States members will elect a new

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chief minister in a fortnight. You can now buy your Channel

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Islands Lottery ticket in Jersey electronically. The Economic

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Development Minster bought the first ticket this lunchtime. The

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new terminals will be available in supermarkets, pubs and ports but

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you'll still be able to buy the paper tickets. They aren't

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available in Guernsey. The States of Guernsey has signed

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its biggest ever capital project contract today The Public Services

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Minister Deputy Bernard Flouquet committed his department to the

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fifty-five million pound airport redevelopment with Lagan

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Construction. The airport project is estimated to take two years to

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complete and Lagan's Managing Director says they'll be trying to

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recruit locally for skilled workers. We take our position in the

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community very seriously. We do not see ourselves as a Belfast company,

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we will be operating in Kinsey for the duration of the project. We

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hope to employ as many people as have the skills required to leave a

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legacy. You're watching the BBC in the Channel Islands. Later in

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Spotlight with Justin and Rebecca. What are you doing two weeks

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tomorrow? Find out why the BBC wants your help to make a film

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It's taken 11 years, and cost 11 million pounds, but tomorrow,

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Jersey's Millennium Park will finally open to the public.

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There'll be plenty of activities on offer at the former Gas Place car

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park and they'll all free. But as Emma Chambers has been finding out

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with less than 24 hours to go, it's It was a hot topic for years, cost

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millions of pounds, taken over a decade to complete and only went

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ahead because of a slip on the vote button. I think my papers on my

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bottom must have... Sorry, I think... You appreciate the

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position I find myself in! buttons have lights and members can

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look at the lights. And now Jersey's Millennium Park is opening

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tomorrow. But as you can see - it's not quite ready. Jersey's outgoing

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Transport Minister wanted to open it before the summer is over.

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will be some small jobs but I want to get it open for the public to

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enjoy it to get maximum benefit. Bernie was one of the supporters of

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the park and thinks it's a shame to rush it. I am proud we have the

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park but I wish they would put the opening date back. It will not be

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completed, it is three-quarters of the way there. We would be better

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off opening at the end of November or Christmas.

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You might find this hard to imagine but apparently there won't be a

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hard hat in sight this weekend. To celebrate the opening there will

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be lots of activities taking place including basketball, dance and

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music and Hallowe'en costumes. If you are looking for something free,

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why did you come down to the park? -- why don't you? It does not feel

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particularly summary up there. Here Some mild weather around, quite a

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lot of cloud, it should remain generally drive. Tonight, a weather

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front nearby, a fairly calm, light wind, the weather fronts news in

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tomorrow. A little light rain later in the day be generally remaining

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dry. The wind coming up and the south-west. Sunday, a thorough Matt

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cloud around with the chance of brightness. Tonight, a quiet night,

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a fair enough to cloud keeping temperatures mild. A very light

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south-westerly wind with temperatures no lower than 11. We

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might see some mist developing tomorrow morning, a misty and

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cloudy start. A spot or two of rain. The chance of brightness in the

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middle of the date right but later more cloud and light rain. The wind

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picks up tomorrow, temperatures reaching highs of 15 or 16. Out at

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sea, the weather is mainly cloudy. Moderate and good visibility. The

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For surfers, not looking too great. Two ft waves at best. Some cleaner

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weeks to come. So, similar days on Saturday and Sunday, a spot at two

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of rain overnight and very mild, 17 Celsius is the maximum. Monday and

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