03/09/2012

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:00:12. > :00:18.Ssecretive and confusing - claims a compensation scheme for abuse

:00:19. > :00:21.victims won't help all who need it. Plus, it cost millions of pounds

:00:21. > :00:31.and weighs hundreds of tonnes - Guernsey welcomes its biggest

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:00:33. > :00:43.machine. Festival fever - we need the bans

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:00:44. > :00:49.There are urgent calls for Jersey's historic abuse compensation claim

:00:49. > :00:53.scheme to change. Victims of child abuse at Jersey care homes are to

:00:53. > :00:56.be offered a government payout and the deadline to apply is the end of

:00:56. > :01:03.this month. But politician Deputy Mike Higgins has hit out at the

:01:03. > :01:06.scheme, saying it needs to be more transparent.

:01:06. > :01:10.Time is running out for victims of historic abuse in Jersey to claim

:01:10. > :01:14.compensation. But the deadline, set by the Council of Ministers, is too

:01:15. > :01:19.soon, according to one backbencher. Deputy Mike Higgins wants the

:01:19. > :01:24.scheme extended past the end of September. He also says the levels

:01:24. > :01:27.of compensation need to be more transparent. I believe it is

:01:27. > :01:31.important this is actually in the public arena, there have been too

:01:31. > :01:40.many deals done behind the scenes in the past and not always for the

:01:40. > :01:42.benefit of islanders. The Chief Minister says he is willing to

:01:42. > :01:44.discuss the scheme with Deputy Higgins but believes the

:01:45. > :01:47.compensation levels are already fair. These are very difficult and

:01:47. > :01:50.legal areas where you need to take appropriate legal advice, lawyers

:01:50. > :01:52.talk to lawyers representing the claimants as well so it's very

:01:53. > :02:02.difficult to do that in a parliamentary setting and elsewhere

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:02:06. > :02:09.in the world it would be an executive decision. A fair scheme,

:02:09. > :02:12.according to the Care Leavers Association, set up to help victims

:02:12. > :02:16.of historic abuse, is to extend the deadline. To extend the time limit

:02:16. > :02:20.is a good thing because people are still coming forward and a lot of

:02:20. > :02:23.people are a little unsure as to whether to go ahead or not. That

:02:23. > :02:26.chance to choose is expiring quickly. If Deputy Higgins's

:02:26. > :02:36.proposition fails to be adopted, victims have just weeks left to

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:02:37. > :02:40.make a decision which could last a lifetime.

:02:40. > :02:43.Guernsey's new �14 million electricity generator has arrived.

:02:43. > :02:48.Guernsey Electricity say it should help secure local suppliers once it

:02:48. > :02:53.is up and running next year. But weighing hundreds of tonnes, it was

:02:53. > :02:56.not the easiest of items to get to the island.

:02:56. > :03:06.As the crowds gathered, there was a sense of excitement building about

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:03:08. > :03:15.what was going on behind here. something like this happens, you

:03:15. > :03:20.come down here and wait around. am a big Canwick by trade -- and

:03:20. > :03:22.mechanic by trade. And this is what they were all waiting for. The

:03:22. > :03:25.biggest piece of machinery ever offloaded in Guernsey. Costing �14

:03:25. > :03:29.million and weighing in at 360 tonnes, meaning it's not that easy

:03:29. > :03:38.to get around. Once in place, this should help power the island until

:03:38. > :03:41.2050. A little apprehensive. It is just good to see the thing is done

:03:41. > :03:45.and the job has been completed safely. Another day, another part

:03:45. > :03:52.of the journey. Any moment this will be moving down the north side

:03:52. > :04:01.to its final destination, the power station. But with such an effort

:04:01. > :04:06.made to get it here, you have to ask why we need it. This is part of

:04:06. > :04:09.a programme of replacing our older plants. Her oldest engine is 35

:04:09. > :04:14.years old and this is part of what people pay their electricity bill

:04:14. > :04:17.for. Part is for the energy we import and part is for investing in

:04:17. > :04:20.infrastructure. Whilst seeing the new technology is a crowd pleaser,

:04:20. > :04:27.increasing bills to pay for it are not. Guernsey Electricity is

:04:27. > :04:30.looking at ways round that. One of the things we're looking for is how

:04:30. > :04:33.we can do it to become more affordable for the customers.

:04:33. > :04:36.next challwnge will be getting this into here. Before work starts to

:04:36. > :04:42.install it, and help secure the island's power supply for decades

:04:42. > :04:46.to come. The design of Jersey's new buses

:04:46. > :04:49.have been unveiled. They will have parish names on them in Jerriais

:04:49. > :04:54.and multi-coloured sail shapes. Islanders chose the look in an

:04:54. > :04:57.online poll. It will be used across the fleet when CT Plus takes over

:04:57. > :05:00.from the current operator in the new year.

:05:00. > :05:04.Jersey Rugby Club made history at the weekend as they played their

:05:04. > :05:06.first ever match in the second tier of English rugby. Their opponents,

:05:06. > :05:13.Cornish Pirates, finished very near the top of the championship last

:05:13. > :05:17.season so it was never going to be an easy start.

:05:17. > :05:19.Playing at the highest level of rugby the islands have ever seen.

:05:20. > :05:24.Promotion after promotion has led Jersey to the championship, the

:05:24. > :05:26.second division of English rugby. Their opponents, the Cornish

:05:26. > :05:33.Pirates, experienced, professional and with plenty of travelling

:05:33. > :05:36.supporters. Jersey is new to the league but they dominated the first

:05:36. > :05:42.20 minutes of the match an were the first to put points on the

:05:42. > :05:46.scoreboard with this penalty from Ross Broadfoot. The Pirates though

:05:46. > :05:50.soon equalised. As the minutes passed, tension built, resulting in

:05:50. > :05:59.a telling off from the referee. Then just before half-time, Cornish

:05:59. > :06:02.Pirate Matt Evans scored this try. In the second half, confidence was

:06:02. > :06:05.still high as Jersey were only five points behind. Michael Le Bourgeois

:06:05. > :06:12.soon closed the gap with his penalty kick but it was short lived.

:06:12. > :06:17.A great sprint from Evans secured a second try for the Pirates. Control

:06:17. > :06:21.of the human side of Jersey's hands. With 10 minutes in the sin bin for

:06:21. > :06:29.Stephen Gordon, Jersey were dying to 14. The Pirates took advantage

:06:29. > :06:33.and Evans scored a hat-trick, finishing the match 20 to 6.

:06:33. > :06:40.lost the ball a lot and when you turn the ball over, you cannot do

:06:40. > :06:45.it at this level. You end up giving points away and as a quality side,

:06:45. > :06:50.we gifted to them and of a lot. They just have to live off our

:06:50. > :06:53.mistakes but we will learn. I think Jersey are an impressive outfit.

:06:53. > :07:03.They have definitely have recruited well and I don't think they will

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:07:04. > :07:14.have any problems this season in the lead. We really have impressed.

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:07:21. > :07:24.It seems this season could be a challenging one.

:07:24. > :07:26.The usually quiet parish of Trinity became a hive of activity this

:07:26. > :07:30.weekend as Jersey Live rocked the island. Thousands turned out for

:07:30. > :07:38.the festival which is now in its ninth year. We sent Amy Harris

:07:38. > :07:48.along to join in the fun. Thousands of music fans, dozens of

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:07:57. > :08:03.popstars, one big party. Jersey 2012! The music - that is what we

:08:03. > :08:10.are here for. Just having a good time. Girls, you look amazing! Are

:08:10. > :08:16.you having fun, despite the weather? Yes, of course we are.

:08:16. > :08:26.the Channel Islands get together so it is good. It is great to see some

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:08:28. > :08:31.of the big acts. Jersey Live is now in its ninth year and it seems the

:08:31. > :08:39.appetite for the festival is certainly not diminishing. In fact,

:08:39. > :08:41.organisers believe it is growing. And little wonder, with acts for

:08:41. > :08:51.all ages, ranging from rockers The Stranglers to countryfolk newcomer

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:08:54. > :08:59.Jake Bugg. I have come backstage where I have come across Jake, the

:08:59. > :09:04.UK's up and coming artist. How was it out there? Brilliant, so nice to

:09:04. > :09:09.be playing in Jersey again and the crowd seemed to love it. But many

:09:09. > :09:12.were here to see this man, former Oasis frontman Noel Gallagher. He

:09:12. > :09:20.closed one of the festival's biggest lineups to date. That also

:09:20. > :09:25.included last year's Guernsey Festival headliners Primal Scream.

:09:25. > :09:31.It has been cool. I have never been to these places before apart from

:09:31. > :09:34.these events so it has been a great experience. Jersey Live is one of

:09:34. > :09:36.the highlights of the island's summer calendar, but as the sun

:09:36. > :09:46.sets on this year's festival, organisers are already promising

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:09:49. > :09:59.that number 10 next year will be bigger and better than ever.

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:10:02. > :10:05.Some fine weather to look forward to over the next few days. One

:10:05. > :10:08.weather front coming in tomorrow may introduce some drizzle in the

:10:08. > :10:12.wind but that will be gone by the time we get into Wednesday and then

:10:12. > :10:22.high pressure takes charge all the way through. The story is a good

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:10:22. > :10:25.one. There is the ridge of high pressure coming in from the south-

:10:25. > :10:29.west. The week weather system it moves through central parts of

:10:29. > :10:35.Britain tomorrow. Then it will weaken as it moves into the English

:10:35. > :10:38.Channel and moves away from us into Wednesday and Thursday. Some good

:10:38. > :10:44.weather to enjoy it. Maybe some patchy mist around tonight and

:10:44. > :10:47.temperatures down to 13 or 14 degrees. Light winds and quite a

:10:47. > :10:57.lot of cloud to start tomorrow. Misty in places but the cloud will

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:10:58. > :11:05.break up in the afternoon to allow the sunshine through. The

:11:05. > :11:15.temperatures - 17-19 degrees. More warm weather as we go into

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:11:37. > :11:42.That is the story because the sunshine stays with us all the way

:11:42. > :11:47.to Friday. Temperatures will gradually rise as well. Possibly 21