03/03/2017

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:00:13. > :00:15.Good evening, I'm Alison Moss. for the news where you are.

:00:16. > :00:17.A 38-year-old woman has admitted causing death by careless driving

:00:18. > :00:19.after a three year-old boy died in Jersey.

:00:20. > :00:22.Clinton Pringle was on his way to Millennium Park when he was hit

:00:23. > :00:28.But the guilty plea did not satisfy the prosecution so Rebekah Le Gal

:00:29. > :00:32.will still stand trial charged with the more serious

:00:33. > :00:36.offence of causing death by dangerous driving.

:00:37. > :00:40.Clinton Pringle was on holiday from Scotland, visiting family

:00:41. > :00:46.As he was walking into Millennium Town Park,

:00:47. > :00:50.he was hit by a Volkswagen transporter van on Tunnell Street.

:00:51. > :00:53.The three-year-old was flown to hospital in Southampton by air

:00:54. > :00:57.ambulance, but died a few days later from his injuries.

:00:58. > :00:59.Scores of tributes were left at the scene.

:01:00. > :01:03.Rebekah Le Gal was released on bail today after pleading not guilty

:01:04. > :01:07.to causing Clinton's death by driving dangerously -

:01:08. > :01:10.a charge that can carry up to ten years in prison.

:01:11. > :01:13.The 38-year-old will return to this court on

:01:14. > :01:16.the 13th June for her trial, although she will

:01:17. > :01:20.have the opportunity to re-enter her plea in May.

:01:21. > :01:23.Today she did admit to the lesser charge of causing death

:01:24. > :01:27.It carries a five-year prison sentence - that's half the amount

:01:28. > :01:31.of time you could spend in prison if found guilty

:01:32. > :01:36.But that count will not be dealt with until after her trial.

:01:37. > :01:40.Jessica Banham, BBC Channel Islands TV, Jersey.

:01:41. > :01:43.We don't believe we've been listened to - that's the message

:01:44. > :01:47.It's calling on the States to change new population laws which come

:01:48. > :01:52.Businesses want the government to reconsider restrictions on staff

:01:53. > :01:56.from outside the island limiting their stay to five years.

:01:57. > :02:03.This freight company provides a critical service, delivering food

:02:04. > :02:09.The business relies on overseas workers, and the manager says

:02:10. > :02:12.the new law will make it much harder to recruit the right people.

:02:13. > :02:16.We won't necessarily find those skills with local people.

:02:17. > :02:21.And it's a job to find the right people to do the job.

:02:22. > :02:26.In exactly a month, Guernsey's new population law comes into force.

:02:27. > :02:29.And businesses are very worried about it.

:02:30. > :02:32.A special meeting was held this morning by the Chamber of Commerce

:02:33. > :02:36.to highlight the new law, which they see as a

:02:37. > :02:42.This has been, you know, it has been too slow in development.

:02:43. > :02:45.We need to be much more responsive and dynamic to the needs

:02:46. > :02:47.of the economy right now, not just how they

:02:48. > :02:53.Let's just wait till the global economy has settled

:02:54. > :02:59.In a statement, the President of the Home Affairs Committee,

:03:00. > :03:04.Deputy Mary Lowe, says she understands the concerns the CGI

:03:05. > :03:07.has raised, but goes on to say the decision to delay now would have

:03:08. > :03:08.far-reaching and wider consequences for Guernsey's

:03:09. > :03:13.This man represents 100 non-finance companies in Guernsey.

:03:14. > :03:15.He says the civil servants and politicians haven't

:03:16. > :03:20.We'd like the law to be delayed whilst these

:03:21. > :03:24.We believe we've been consulted in the past,

:03:25. > :03:26.but we don't believe we've been listened to fully.

:03:27. > :03:30.For people like Martyn, this new law is already

:03:31. > :03:37.The verdict in the attempted murder trial of a man accused

:03:38. > :03:39.of stabbing his friend is expected tomorrow.

:03:40. > :03:43.49-year-old Gerard Eamon Maguire denies trying to stab

:03:44. > :03:46.Shaun Patrick Howard to death in the early hours of October

:03:47. > :03:51.The prosecution and defence closed their submissions late this

:03:52. > :03:55.The judge, Commissioner Sir Michael Birt, will give his

:03:56. > :04:01.A four-month-old puppy has been seized by Jersey Customs

:04:02. > :04:07.This is the second time in just over a year that officers have impounded

:04:08. > :04:15.Guiletta had been at her new home in Jersey for just two days

:04:16. > :04:18.when she was taken away by Jersey Customs for

:04:19. > :04:24.She had been initially let into the island last Sunday,

:04:25. > :04:27.when her family brought her over from Slovakia on a pet passport.

:04:28. > :04:31.Her owners claim they have all the correct documents

:04:32. > :04:34.and that Guiletta is an American Staffordshire Terrier.

:04:35. > :04:40.We have two options - send her back or give her

:04:41. > :04:44.to the animal shelter for four months, and after that, people

:04:45. > :04:51.If you have children and they told you you can't have the children,

:04:52. > :04:54.you have to send them back or we will take from you,

:04:55. > :04:57.It's not just dog, it's part of your family,

:04:58. > :05:01.No-one was available from the Home Affairs Department for an interview,

:05:02. > :05:21.I have documents from her parents, she is American Staffordshire

:05:22. > :05:29.Veronika and her family will have to wait while investigations

:05:30. > :05:35.continue into whether or not Guiletta can return home.

:05:36. > :05:41.There's been a landslide tonight in St Saviour in Guernsey.

:05:42. > :05:45.This was the scene earlier this evening just after it had happened.

:05:46. > :05:48.A large part of the Route A L'Or has been blocked.

:05:49. > :05:50.Radio Guernsey will bring you updates on when

:05:51. > :05:54.That's all the news from the Channel Islands

:05:55. > :05:56.for this Friday evening. Have a lovely weekend.

:05:57. > :06:10.I'll leave you now with the weather from David Braine.

:06:11. > :06:24.Hello, good even Inc. I know it is not to everyone's lightning but the

:06:25. > :06:30.rain this evening is quite welcome. I've settled this weekend, rain

:06:31. > :06:34.showers, it will also stay quite breezy two. The setup is for a lot

:06:35. > :06:40.of cloud as you can see from the satellite picture. Some holes in the

:06:41. > :06:42.cloud. The speckled nature, seeing cloud that can degenerate into

:06:43. > :06:46.showers. The cloud moves north, allowing a window of sunny spells

:06:47. > :06:50.and showers as well stop wet weather first thing on Sunday morning.

:06:51. > :06:56.Staying windy, temperatures into double figures. The showers we have

:06:57. > :07:02.seen today will continue for a time overnight but will gradually fade

:07:03. > :07:07.away and for a while, it becomes dry with clear skies and temperatures as

:07:08. > :07:12.low as six or 7 degrees. Tomorrow, we will see some sunshine, which

:07:13. > :07:15.went showers, sunny spells and the risk of a few showers at some point

:07:16. > :07:21.through the day, although the cloud is moving quite fast with a brisk

:07:22. > :07:24.westerly wind and just 10 degrees, but top temperature. More persistent

:07:25. > :07:44.rain on Sunday. Goodbye. Good evening, mixed fortunes this

:07:45. > :07:50.weekend. Today we saw a fair share of rain. This is the view one of our

:07:51. > :07:54.weather watchers in Doncaster. Not particularly inspiring. This weekend

:07:55. > :07:55.there will be some rain, but some of us