20/05/2014 BBC Channel Islands News

Good evening. After two years in former

Good evening. After two years in development and three days of debate

Jersey's politicians have voted in favour of changes to the machinery

of government. It means the Chief Minister will have more powdr

including the right to fire his ministers and to set up new

ministries. But many amendmdnts were thrown out as part of the ddbate,

including calls for ministers to be paid more as Sophie Sulehri`

reports. When it comes to wages, the States

of Jersey is unlike any othdr place in the world. The pay for elected

members is exactly the same across the board. And despite a close vote

of 20 for and 23 against, it's been decided that this is how it should

continue. This is Senator I`n Gorst. He is the Chief Minister of the

States of Jersey. He voted to remove the pay restriction.

We are the only parliament hn the world that has one level of pay

irrespective of pay or responsibility, time commitlent and

the independent body that wd've set up to look at this has asked for it

to be removed. This is Deputy John Le Fondre ` he

is the Deputy of St Lawrencd and the Assistant Minister for Transport and

Technical Services. He voted against removing the pay restriction.

The effort involved is not necessarily the volume of work that

someone does. It's got to bd about the quality of the decision making,

not the quantity. Whether you're a backbencher, a

deputy or a minister in Jersey, currently they all earn the same ` a

total of ?42,000. The basic annual salary for an MP in Britain is

?67,000 but can be less, or much more. But if Jersey's polithcians

weren't all paid the same, ht throws up a lot of questions ` likd how do

you decide who gets this pax rise? And how do you measure a

politician's workload, as wdll as their time and commitment to their

job? The States voted today to kdep wages

the same for everyone. A beloved jersey Allegri? The ones who do more

should get more. I just think it is about value for money. The ones that

are doing that extra bit should get paid for it.

I think they should make thd difference from one to the other. It

depends what kind of jobs they do. This afternoon's vote has ddcided

that Jersey will remain the only place in the world where thdir

Assembly gets paid exactly the same, whatever your role, whatever you do.

Hundreds of islanders in Gudrnsey have signed an online petithon to

reverse the States decision to bring in paid parking. Politicians agreed

last week that motorists should pay sixty pence an hour to park in long

term spaces in about a year's time. Guernsey's health department's is to

pay for gender reassignment surgery. In the past it's funded somd

services for individuals wanting to change their sex but surgerx hasn't

been included in this. Somebody would need this trdatment

every three to five years. Ht costs ?11,000. This is a small increase in

budget. But the treatment h`s a positive effect on people involved.

A Jersey policeman is being treated in hospital tonight after hhs police

car flipped over and landed on its roof. The officer wasn't responding

to an emergency call when the accident happened on Jersey's east

coast early this morning. Jtlie Flanagan reports.

The 38`year`old officer's c`r hit a lamp post and landed on its roof on

St Clement's Coast Road near Green Island just before half past five

this morning. No passengers were in the car at the time, and thd

policeman was able to radio his colleagues for help. He was

initially treated in the hospital emergency department before being

admitted. His condition has been described as comfortable. The road

was closed while police acchdent investigators examined the scene of

the crash. Motorists were dhverted along Rue de Pontlietaut during the

rush hour this morning, before the coast road was reopened abott four

hours after the accident. There will now be an investhgation

to establish how and why thd accident happened. Although ultimate

responsibility lies with thd Attorney General to establish if an

offence has been committed. The police said they do not talk about

traffic accident as a matter of course, because an investig`tion is

underway, they said it would be to comment. It's been a good d`y for

Guernsey at the Chelsea Flower Shower.

Clematis grower Raymond Evison has won his 26th gold medal at the

annual flower show in London. Mike Wilkins reports on a blooming

success. There are gardens to dazzle and

delight, others to please or provoke. But amongst the crowds

there is also a piece of Gudrnsey. It went fairly smoothly. Evdrything

was on time. Perhaps a little bit behind time. Then suddenly hn

Guernsey we had a few hot d`ys and the flowers popped open a lhttle bit

too early. Clematis produce lots of flowers. We are still in good shape.

Raymond was just 16 when he first visited the show. Now with 26 gold

medals to his name, he is fhrmly established, We have 20% of the

world market. And so to come here, to get the

world press, to see our new varieties, to get the publicity

Chelsea is very get the publicity, Chelsea is very important and

special. So what does someone with 26 gold

medals do next? Well, Raymond is going for more and has told the BBC

he's already working on an dntry for next year.

Congratulations to Raymond. That's it. Good night. Hello, good evening.

For the shower as saw last night, much quieter denied. We shotld be

dry. `` should be much quieter tonight. Overnight temperattres will

probably dipped as low as tdn or 11 degrees. Like winds and perhaps a

little misty. Through tomorrow, a build`up of Cloud first thing.

Patchy cloud at times. The risk of a shower developing into the

afternoon. Fairly isolated. Most of us getting a dry day. Temperatures

up to 17 or 18 degrees. The wind becoming a study and north`dasterly

to end the day. The outlook stays on settled. Persistent rain on

Thursday. It will turn brighter in the afternoon with some sunny spells

and scattered showers, parthcularly on Friday. The weekend showdrs

continue coming. hdavy showers btt also sqnny spalls.

Maybe some showdrs hdavy showers btt also sqnny spalls.

Maybe some showers for the weekend. Good evening, yet again we are

finishing the