:00:11. > :00:13.Maternity misconduct - tribunal hears the death of a baby
:00:14. > :00:16.at Guernsey's hospital may have been prevented.
:00:17. > :00:20.Good evening and welcome to the late news from BBC Channel Islands.
:00:21. > :00:25.Substantial increase - a call for tighter control
:00:26. > :00:40.The numbers we have seen our concern to us and we want to ensure that we
:00:41. > :00:43.are able to support businesses at the right level but also to ensure
:00:44. > :00:46.that we don't have too many immigrants.
:00:47. > :00:52.The death of a baby born on Guernsey's maternity ward "may
:00:53. > :00:54.have been prevented" had a previous incident been properly investigated,
:00:55. > :01:02.Three midwives are facing charges of misconduct
:01:03. > :01:06.Earlier, I spoke to our reporter Mike Wilkins in our Guernsey
:01:07. > :01:12.newsroom who's been following the case.
:01:13. > :01:15.Well, the sad starting point of this story is the death
:01:16. > :01:19.It happened in 2014 at the Princess Elizabeth Hospital.
:01:20. > :01:21.Following the death, all members of the then Health and
:01:22. > :01:27.It was and continues to be a very shocking moment
:01:28. > :01:31.A major review was then carried out by the nursing watchdog, the Nursing
:01:32. > :01:37.This highlighted a series of problems throughout
:01:38. > :01:41.But up until today, we still didn't know why that baby died
:01:42. > :01:44.and the circumstances surrounding its death.
:01:45. > :01:46.So what happened at the hearing today?
:01:47. > :01:51.Three Guernsey midwives are charged with misconduct.
:01:52. > :01:55.Adult nurse Lisa Granville, Antonia Manousaki and Tuija Roussel.
:01:56. > :01:58.They were working on the Loveridge Ward when a child,
:01:59. > :02:03.referred to only as Baby A, was born just after midnight
:02:04. > :02:09.This desperately ill baby required resuscitation and died
:02:10. > :02:15.An internal investigation conducted by Granville,
:02:16. > :02:18.who was then head of risk management, found "no significant
:02:19. > :02:22.difficulties in care delivery' and no further action was taken.
:02:23. > :02:28.But an investigation by the local authority found that the baby's
:02:29. > :02:31.heartbeat hadn't been properly monitored and its condition
:02:32. > :02:33.should've been reported to a consultant.
:02:34. > :02:36.The NMC said the midwives administered medication
:02:37. > :02:41.And there were claims that the baby's death
:02:42. > :02:48.It emerged today that another baby, referred to as Baby B,
:02:49. > :02:57.The NMC says that had the death of Baby B been
:02:58. > :03:00.adequately investigated, then the death of Baby A may
:03:01. > :03:04.I have to stress that all three midwives accept some of the charges
:03:05. > :03:06.against them but also deny some of them.
:03:07. > :03:11.The hearing's expected to last four weeks.
:03:12. > :03:14.New measures are being brought in to cut the number of migrants
:03:15. > :03:19.Big companies with lots of non-local staff could have some
:03:20. > :03:28.Ministers say it's needed to control the island's population,
:03:29. > :03:34.Serving the island economy - migrant workers fill
:03:35. > :03:37.many of the posts in this hotel, as they do in much of Jersey's
:03:38. > :03:44.But now, there's to be a cut-down on work licences.
:03:45. > :03:46.In Jersey, you need a licence to hire a migrant worker.
:03:47. > :03:49.After five years, they can work anywhere, and the licence can be
:03:50. > :03:52.used to bring another worker into the island.
:03:53. > :03:55.But the States are going to review all big businesses to see if some
:03:56. > :04:00.of their licences can be gradually taken away.
:04:01. > :04:02.We've got to work carefully with them to encourage them
:04:03. > :04:05.to employ as many local people as possible and not to automatically
:04:06. > :04:09.think they need a new licence to bring additional people
:04:10. > :04:16.We've got to do something to control the population and we believe this
:04:17. > :04:18.mechanism will do a good job in achieving that.
:04:19. > :04:20.And the population's grown well beyond the States' predictions.
:04:21. > :04:23.Despite plans for 325 new workers a year, in 2015
:04:24. > :04:25.there were around 1,500, with final figures for 2016
:04:26. > :04:32.But the Chamber of Commerce fears the impact on businesses that can't
:04:33. > :04:41.find the skills or staff they need within the island.
:04:42. > :04:43.need will always exist,so government have got to put
:04:44. > :04:46.assurances to businesses that if a company can prove they've
:04:47. > :04:48.absolutely tried to source an employee locally and they can't
:04:49. > :04:51.do that there is flexibility in the system in terms of bringing
:04:52. > :04:55.But will the new restrictions find more favour with the public?
:04:56. > :04:59.Whatever the public appetite for them, the question is,
:05:00. > :05:08.We now need to try to source jobs locally first and if you can't do it
:05:09. > :05:11.bring them in from overseas. We've got to look after people already
:05:12. > :05:14.Whatever the public appetite for them, the question is,
:05:15. > :05:17.will the new measures actually work in controlling the island's
:05:18. > :05:21.New measures to limit population growth in Jersey have been described
:05:22. > :05:24.as the worst message at the worst time by business leaders.
:05:25. > :05:26.Earlier I spoke to John Shenton, the head of
:05:27. > :05:42.I think it is misplaced. I think what you should be looking at is
:05:43. > :05:47.grown-up debate about population. It is a very emotive issue but I think
:05:48. > :05:52.actually, if you look at the economy, businesses, local trade,
:05:53. > :05:55.education, in some ways, the rules education, in some ways, the rules
:05:56. > :06:02.should be relaxed rather than tightened. In what way? Many
:06:03. > :06:06.businesses are hamstrung in their growth potential, the training
:06:07. > :06:10.potential and everything else. Because they can't get the calibre
:06:11. > :06:14.of staff at all levels in order to move the business forward. The
:06:15. > :06:19.island needs economic activity. We need economic growth, we need to
:06:20. > :06:21.grow the amount of money going into government and these further
:06:22. > :06:24.restraints on businesses trying to operate out of Jay-Z is going to
:06:25. > :06:28.give them the message that we're shut.
:06:29. > :06:30.A man has been arrested on suspicion of armed robbery.
:06:31. > :06:33.The arrest follows the incident at Temple Stores in St Helier last
:06:34. > :06:36.week, where a shop owner was held at knifepoint as cash
:06:37. > :06:40.Jersey Police say they have a 31-year-old man in custody.
:06:41. > :06:44.Jersey Airport has reached a 16-year-high in passenger numbers.
:06:45. > :06:48.Just under 1.6 million passengers travelled
:06:49. > :06:52.through the island's gateway last year, an increase
:06:53. > :07:00.It's the highest number recorded since the year 2000.
:07:01. > :07:04.Loss of business and loss of staff - that's the concerns of employers
:07:05. > :07:08.in a Jersey trading estate following a Government
:07:09. > :07:13.The Rue des Pres estate was littered with rusty, abandoned cars
:07:14. > :07:19.Most have been removed but replaced with huge charges
:07:20. > :07:26.Rusty, unloved, and bad for business.
:07:27. > :07:29.The government told the owners of these abandoned vehicles
:07:30. > :07:32.to remove them or they'd be towed from this trading estate.
:07:33. > :07:36.Most of them have now gone, but they've been replaced
:07:37. > :07:38.with a hefty parking charge that business owners say
:07:39. > :07:43.I think going from nothing for our staff who've been here -
:07:44. > :07:46.some of them have been here 20, 30 years, they've never had to pay
:07:47. > :07:50.for the parking and now they'll have to pay or face paying up to ?123
:07:51. > :07:53.a month, it's just not affordable so some of them will consider
:07:54. > :07:54.seeking alternative employment which will be detrimental
:07:55. > :07:59.Richard's also worried he'll have to find staff to replace the ones
:08:00. > :08:06.I'm really happy here, I like my job, I like what I'm doing
:08:07. > :08:09.but I can't afford to pay more than ?100 a month.
:08:10. > :08:15.These concerns have been put to the minister in charge of roads
:08:16. > :08:26.and parking who says the money will pay for upkeep.
:08:27. > :08:34.Is got to be self financing so we said that the maximum would be ?123
:08:35. > :08:36.and if the cost is more, we have to cut profits to fit that of its less,
:08:37. > :08:41.to fit that of its less, will charge lasts.
:08:42. > :08:46.While efforts to clean up the estate are appreciated, they aren't a cheap
:08:47. > :08:55.Now let's take a look at the weather with David Braine.
:08:56. > :09:01.Good evening. Some interesting weather across the islands over the
:09:02. > :09:06.next few days. The definite trend is to turn much colder. By Friday and
:09:07. > :09:10.into the start of the weekend, tomorrow, the wind is a feature,
:09:11. > :09:15.quite a lively breeze developing tonight. The rain should clear. It
:09:16. > :09:18.looks brighter but also called by the afternoon. The reason is this
:09:19. > :09:22.weather front which takes its time getting to us. It will be with us
:09:23. > :09:27.first thing tomorrow morning then after lunch I'm move into North of
:09:28. > :09:32.France. Quite windy days in a new area of pressure turns up on
:09:33. > :09:36.Thursday. On the northern area of this part of central Britain, the
:09:37. > :09:44.worst of that's rain at image to see some snow. For us, mostly rain. It
:09:45. > :09:47.will be windy. After that, it turns very much colder so at night to come
:09:48. > :09:53.tonight with temperatures no lower than 9-10 . Probably that'll be the
:09:54. > :09:57.highest temperature will see through the day tomorrow because gradually,
:09:58. > :10:01.once the cold friend clears, temperatures started back down again
:10:02. > :10:08.and by the end the afternoon, temperatures down to 7-8 . The
:10:09. > :10:12.changes going to come through Thursday. That area of low pressure
:10:13. > :10:16.develops as it moves along the English Channel. Strong to go force
:10:17. > :10:20.winds for us for a time and then what follows, are these northerly
:10:21. > :10:25.winds bringing colder as we are going to see a substantial drop in
:10:26. > :10:29.temperatures. Heading for Spain and Portugal tomorrow, largely financed
:10:30. > :10:33.dry, somewhat weather across mid France. The same weather front
:10:34. > :10:38.giving outbreaks of rain, giving some snow for high ground by the
:10:39. > :10:41.Drops in temperatures come through Friday and Saturday.
:10:42. > :10:43.That's the news this Tuesday evening in the Channel Islands.
:10:44. > :10:45.There will be bulletins from six tomorrow morning
:10:46. > :10:49.Also, Good Morning Jersey with Ashley Tracey will be live
:10:50. > :10:51.at the Jersey Archive, delving into the past and uncovering
:10:52. > :11:06.of the week, and to start the weekend as well. For more on that
:11:07. > :11:07.snow situation, over to Jay Wynne