24/02/2017 Channel Islands News

Good evening, I'm Luxmy Gopal. for the news where you are.

A millionaire businessman living in Guernsey claims the island's

population policy is holding back economic growth.

Writing in a UK national newspaper, Guy Hands says Guernsey's economy

is falling behind Jersey's because of more restrictive

But the States says its policy isn t anti-growth.

He's one of the world's most famous financiers.

Guy Hands lives in Guernsey, where he runs his

In a national newspaper, he's urging British ministers grappling

with Brexit to follow Jersey and not Guernsey's example when it comes

He says Guernsey's population policy is killing the economy.

But what do people in Guernsey think?

Yes, I think we do need some, because the hotels, our locals don't

If it's for work and somebody wants to come over

and fill a space in, you know, tourism or...

And we haven't got anybody to fill it, then, yes, fine.

Look at the problem with the teachers.

If teachers are here for five years and then everybody says

that after three years, they have to think about

The multimillionaire says that Jersey's more relaxed immigration

controls has helped its economy grow more than Guernsey's.

But according to the Chamber of Commerce, it's not that simple.

A new population law comes into force

in April in Guernsey, which the States insists will meet

But according to the Chamber of Commerce, it's not that simple.

The new population law is so complex.

It's very difficult to get the balance of what you can do and

The restrictions on the local market now are

tremendous compared with the open market.

Whatever happens, we must have a population here that can

With an ageing population and with fewer people to pay for it,

Mr Hands is warning that the downward spiral

A Guernsey politician is calling for static fishing equipment

on Vazon reef to be removed, as it it could be dangerous for surfers.

Deputy Neil Inder is working with the Economic Development Committee

and the Fishermen's Association to make the popular

The easy solution is to change the regulation of it,

Those that sit in those bays can only sit in the hours

of darkness, which as I understand it, is when most fish are caught and

that leaves the daytime use of the shoreline

safely for the surfers, body boarders, kayakers,

Next tonight, they can't continue their work in Jersey,

As far as the fish man is concerned, he doesn't want to lose any fishing

rod. With netting, you catch more fish at night so the solution we are

putting forward is to say, no surfing, even at night, and nothing

during the day. Some rugby news now,

and in the past hour, Jersey Reds pulled off one

of the greatest wins They achieved a narrow

24-19 triumph over The win boosts Jersey's chances

of making the championship playoffs, as they're now just one place

and one point outside the top four. Next tonight, they can't

continue their work in Jersey, That's the story of two

Salvation Army Captains who say their large social security

contributions are forcing them It's taken four years for Mel

and Steve to get this cafe and bakery in St Helier

up and running. It's provided nine new jobs

and is a sanctuary for local But the couple are now

leaving their legacy behind, In part, because it's simply too

expensive for them to stay. The Salvation Army have done

everything that they can to try and help us with some of those extra

costs of being here, but there is an ongoing effect

and it does mean that every now and again, you have to dip even

deeper into the small Of course, when that

goes on and on and on, Despite receiving a small wage

from the Salvation Army, Steve and Mel are classed

as self-employed. It means they have to spend 12%

of their income on social security payments and don't share those

contributions with their employer. On top of that - Steve has a pension

from the police, which in Jersey, is also included as part

of his income. The Social Security Minister says

she's tried to help, That is the law, so I'm afraid

that is what people have She has, however, launched a review

of social security payments - the results will be

published next month. But Mel and Steve feel the time

is right to leave island-life behind It will be hard for us

to say goodbye because we have taken It's such a beautiful place to work

and live, to go swimming It is one of the things I really

love at the end of a busy day is to go down to the beach and just

go for a swim for an hour. The couple's replacements

will arrive in the summer. Jessica Banham, BBC

Channel Island News, Jersey. Good even Inc. At the weekend is

typical for the time of year. It is the cloudy, breezy times and there

will be patchy rain around. High pressure has given us the fine

weather today but it is moving out of the way and these were the funds

approach from the West, taking their time to get to us. More persistent

rain later in the afternoon. Between weather systems, bright weather in

the warning, cloudy in the afternoon. Overnight tonight,

temperatures drop into single figures. Overnight temperatures

starting at 506 degrees first thing in the morning. Through the day,

increasing cloud, eventually some patchy rain. The winds freshening

from the South West, top temperature of around 10 degrees. The forecast

for Sunday is for us to seek light and dry weather, it may be that we

have some morning sunshine but on the whole it is cloudy, not quite so

breezy bubble winds pick up on the second half of the day. Turning

colder and a mixture of sunshine and showers on Monday and Tuesday. In a

second, forecast from the United Kingdom but from all of us here,

good night. And good night from me.

few days it is that the stay miles. Outbreaks of rain at times

particularly as we head into Monday. A much calmer day today after the

nasty storm yesterday. Let's look at your pictures, tranquil from

Hampshire, on the edge of the new Forest. Nice cumulus clouds from

Hartlepool. Still a bit stormy, that sea. We are starting to get more

pictures of bass coming