11/04/2014 BBC Channel Islands News


11/04/2014

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That is all from us. There is a first look at the papers

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Good evening. There is pressure tonight for a re`think on the future

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of Jersey's Waterfront development. It is after a major bank decided to

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pull out of moving into the planned multi`million`pound International

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Finance Centre. It has come as a huge knock to the government`funded

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company behind the plans. Emma Chambers reports.

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It is costing the Government millions, but it is hoped this

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multistorey International Finance Centre ` planned for Jersey's

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Esplanade ` will transform the islands' leading industry and the

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Waterfront area. The Royal Bank of Canada expressed interest in housing

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20% of this development, but has decided to move into the new Dandara

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block planned just a bit further up the road. They say the 66`72

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Esplanade development was the most suitable. The loss of this major

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bank concretes concerns some politicians had about the finance

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centre. The States have got to decide what we do with the master

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plan. I do not think personally it works any more. It was designed to

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be built in boom times. We have not had boom times for seven years. Do

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we need another two million square feet of offices? I do not think so.

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And even though there is still no confirmed companies lined up, those

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behind the plans say there is still enough interest for the new

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Esplanade quarter to go ahead. There is such a shortage of Grade A space.

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Now is not the time to be reviewing this master plan. We need certainty,

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as to provide the tenants with confidence. Despite these

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reassurances, Deputy Power is holding a meeting about concerns for

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the future of the Esplanade development. In the meantime, the

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hope is that no other finance companies lose interest.

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A fourth person arrested in connection with the murder of Colin

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Chevalier has been released pending further enquiries. Mr Chevalier was

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found dead in his flat in St Helier last Saturday night. Earlier this

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week, 35`year`old Darren Neil McCormack appeared in court charged

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with his murder. Jersey Police have charged two more

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men with dangerous driving, following the death of Vitor

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Fernandes on Victoria Avenue. The twenty`two`year`old was killed in a

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car crash at First Tower last December.

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Talks today between the Union representing baggage handlers at

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Jersey Airport and Servisair have been "disappointing" according to

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the company. Workers unhappy at reduced hours had voted to take some

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form of industrial action, although they won't be going on strike.

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Servisair says today's talks, aimed at bringing the two sides together,

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didn't end in agreement. The number of mothers breasting

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feeding their babies in the Channel Islands falls well behind many

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developed countries. Latest figures show that around three`quarters of

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new parents try it ` above the UK average, but near the bottom of the

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table if you look at the global figures. It is one issue raised in a

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report out today looking at the health of Islanders. Penny

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Elderfield reports. With Easter just around the corner,

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a bit of a treat today for this mother and toddler group. We had

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chocolate eggs. Not necessarily that nutritious, but tasty. But when

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these mums and grandmothers first had their babies, nutrition`wise

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something they would no doubt heard was that breast was best. It gives

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them an start a dozen red. A start in life. `` it gives them a start in

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life. So the message is getting through to some. But breast`feeding

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rates in the Channel Islands are low. 77% of new mums in Guernsey

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give it a go, as do 75% in Jersey. On par with in England, but globally

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the UK is falling behind ` coming 25th out of the 36 developed

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countries. And the States want to improve on those figures. You love

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your baby will stop you want to do the best for your baby. The best

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thing you can do is breast`feed. The stats on breast`feeding are a small

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part of a wider snapshot of the health of the Islands, published

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today. Generally life expectancy here is better than the UK, at

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around 84 years for women and 79 for men in both Islands. One issue where

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there is a difference though is teen pregnancies. In Jersey between 2010

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to 2012 there were on average around 18 a year. But in Guernsey the rate

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was more than double that with 87 teenagers falling pregnant during

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that time. But both Islands are still below the UK average. But a

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problem shared by both Islands is the number of people dying from

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preventable illnesses. ` with 17% of deaths in Guernsey and 15% in Jersey

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caused by smoking. And for health officials the fact they are

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preventable is a key. We still have this big burden of disease. Even

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though globally we are doing well in terms of the average length of life,

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there are still a lot of preventable deaths here. So whilst we may all on

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average be living longer, the report out today gives out a clear message

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about some of the health issues still facing the Islands.

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In Jersey preparations are under way to amend the employment law to

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introduce maternity leave. BBC Channel Islands News spoke to

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Jersey's Medical Officer of Health and asked if the current position

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meant women were missing out on breast`feeding as they return to

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employment. There is a issue about the proportion of women of

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child`bearing age who are also working full time and need to go

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back to work sooner. That is a fact of these islands. People coming here

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to work often have to work full time rather than part`time. I don't think

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we can do much about that, but we can do everything we can to

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encourage women to breast`feed for as long as possible. Make it easier

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for women to express milk if that is what they want to do.

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Well, that is all from the late team here on BBC Channel Islands news.

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Edward Sault will be back with our next full news bulletin here on BBC

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One on Monday evening. In the meantime, BBC Radio Jersey and BBC

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Radio Guernsey will keep you up`to`date. Have a lovely weekend

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and I'll leave you with Dan Downs and the weather. Good evening. We

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have seen some sunshine today and it is looking promising. Fairly light

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winds, and drive. Tonight, temperatures will ball away quite

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quickly. `` will fall away. Loads of seven or eight degrees. Tomorrow,

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some mist initially. Some cloud coming and going throughout the day.

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Temperatures again 12`13d. The rest of the weekend, Sunday is looking to

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be bright and there is little changed at the beginning of next

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week. It will feel quite pleasant. Temperatures around 13`14 degrees.

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Have a good weekend. UK, Alex Deakin has the National

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forecast for you. Good night. Good evening. This weekend should be

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a little brighter than last weekend. Most of us will see spells of

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sunshine. Across northern Britain as well as any sunshine there will be a

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brisk breeze developing some rain. In the south, generally it should

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stay dry with spells of sunshine. In the South at the moment we have

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largely clear skies. Hence another cold night. Further north, the wind

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is increasing and the cloud bringing persistent rain across western

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Scotland. The breeze, rain and cloud keeping it miles. In the south

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again, five - six, in towns and cities. In rural areas, not far off

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freezing. A chilly start to the weekend. Generally sunny across the

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south. It will cloud over through the day but we should hang on to

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sunny spells across East Anglia and the south-east. The sun has got some

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power in it, it will start to lift the temperatures. By 9am the cloud

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is thickening across North Wales and north-west England. Rain

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