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Guernsey's politicians have endorsed a plan for a two-school model of secondary education.

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The vote was 28-10, with two members absent - deputies Jonathan Le Tocq and Marc Leadbeater.

In the closing speech on the debate the President of the Education Sport and Culture Committee, Paul Le Pelley, offered his resignation and that of his Vice President Andrea Dudley-Owen.

The committee proposed a three-school model for secondary education.

Deputies John Gollop and Neil Inder are also resigning from the committee.

Guernsey's night bus service is being changed in a bid to provide better cover for L’Islet, Vazon, Kings Mills, Pleinmont and L’Eree while the price will rise from £2 to £2.50.

The new timetable, which also included two new daytime routes and increased capacity during commuter travel times, will start from 5 February.

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A States spokesman said the new route 13 and "enhanced ‘peak’ time frequency on the Route 21 will mitigate for the withdrawal of the Route 22".

Changes are being made to routes 12, 21, 31/32 and 41/42 "to improve connectivity between local centres and to better serve retail and residential areas".

The increased commuter capacity will be on routes P2, 41, 51, and 62.

A new timetable for Guernsey's public bus service will start from 5 February.

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Quote Message: With passenger numbers continuing to grow year on year it is more important than ever that the network of bus services strives to meet this additional demand, particularly at 'peak' times, while continuing to maintain a convenient, reliable and affordable service." from Deputy Barry Brehaut Environment and Infrastructure President

With passenger numbers continuing to grow year on year it is more important than ever that the network of bus services strives to meet this additional demand, particularly at 'peak' times, while continuing to maintain a convenient, reliable and affordable service."

The post-mortem examination on the human remains found in the car near Petit Bot carried out yesterday "confirmed the remains are male".

The UK Home Office pathologist successfully retrieved DNA and other samples, which have been sent to the UK for further examination.

Guernsey Police hope this will enable them to confirm whether or not the remains are missing man Mikus Alp, who was last seen on Monday, 8 January.

In a statement the force said it hoped the results would be back early next week.

The letter purporting to be from Mr Alps has also been sent to the UK for analysis from a handwriting expert, with the results of this "likely to take several weeks".

The cost of living in Jersey rose by 3.6% in 2017, according to the latest RPI report.

Food, housing and motoring saw some of the largest price increases. An average trip to the supermarket was almost 4% more expensive at the end of December than it was 12 months earlier.

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On average, bread, milk, cereals, fish and cheese all went up, although items such as fresh fruit, pork and bacon became cheaper.

Expenses that could be deemed as luxuries - including school fees, foreign holidays and entertainment - saw price rises of between 4.6% and 8%.

Artificial intelligence and new technologies could lead to thousands of new jobs in Jersey's finance and digital sectors according to the head of Jersey Finance.

Geoff Cook says automation will lead to some jobs going but new technologies will also lead to more jobs in new areas.

He says it will also allow Jersey to do more business with the same number of people.

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Quote Message: Hundreds and thousands of new job opportunities could be available through harnessing digital and applying and developing new products, services and capabilities." from Geoff Cook CEO Jersey Finance

Hundreds and thousands of new job opportunities could be available through harnessing digital and applying and developing new products, services and capabilities."

Money has been made available from the States to monitor smells coming from the Bellozanne sewage plant in St Helier.

Deputy Andrew Lewis, who represents the area, says this is the first time money has been made available in the budget and will allow for modern technology to be used.

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Quote Message: Up until recently the way the smell was detected and measured was by a smeller having their nose calibrated and they would stand in a location and smell. Technology has now changed." from Deputy Andrew Lewis

Up until recently the way the smell was detected and measured was by a smeller having their nose calibrated and they would stand in a location and smell. Technology has now changed."

Sewage tanks at the planned new treatment works at Bellozanne will be covered to reduce odour while a study of odour emissions will be carried out in the area.

There will "certainly be job losses" in Jersey as a result of technology, according to the head of Jersey Finance.

Geoff Cook says modelling suggests "a few hundred" roles could go in the island's financial services industry, as automation will mean certain jobs no longer need to be done by humans.

But he's confident about Jersey's ability to sustain employment and he thinks artificial intelligence will ultimately benefit the island.

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Quote Message: We will be able to do more business with the same number of people or just a few more people because technology will be able to do the things that people are currently doing which frees up the workforce to do more production and customer-driven things. from Geoff Cook CEO, Jersey Finance

We will be able to do more business with the same number of people or just a few more people because technology will be able to do the things that people are currently doing which frees up the workforce to do more production and customer-driven things.

Condor hopes passengers will only face minimal disruption after the company that provides freight and handling services in St Malo went into administration.

The ferry operator says an administrator appointed by the local government in the Britanny town has taken temporary control of the stevedore company.

Paul Luxon, Condor's CEO, says he hopes this will mean it can "maintain a seamless service to its freight customers and passengers in the coming months".

Jersey Post has looked back to the 1960s with a new series of stamps.

It's the second part of their popular culture series.

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The stamps look at some of the cultural and political changes of the era including mini skirts, the space programme and flower power.

They represent a playful interpretation of Jersey's main shopping area in bright, clashing colours typical of the era.

• 49p – Language illustrated by Oscar Wilson
• 63p – Music illustrated by Malcolm English
• 73p – Fashion illustrated by Bobby Hilson
• 79p – Events illustrated by Bob Venables
• 90p – Food illustrated by Debbie Powell
• £1.07 – Leisure illustrated by Aurélie Guillerey

A radical overhaul of criminal procedures which would prevent rapists and child abusers from cross-examining their victims in court has received the overwhelming support of the States.

The States of Guernsey system has been described as "dysfunctional" by a former education vice president after politicians voted for the alternative two-school model of education reform rather than the three-school model supported by the Education, Sport and Culture Committee.

Deputy Carl Meerveld says a "fantastic job" was done of discrediting his committee's plans, and the "marketing job" has led deputies to make the wrong decision.

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Quote Message: The whole debate on education is another example of how the States is dysfunctional. It will now be a delay. We will find out in a few months time which schools they are going to close. I have a feeling it will hit massive public resistance and it will be overturned again." from Deputy Carl Meerveld

The whole debate on education is another example of how the States is dysfunctional. It will now be a delay. We will find out in a few months time which schools they are going to close. I have a feeling it will hit massive public resistance and it will be overturned again."

The cost of living in Jersey rose by 3.6% last year, official figures have revealed.

The Retail Price Index figures from the Jersey Statistics Unit found the increase in food prices was the highest recorded for almost six years and the cost of housing rose by an average of 3.2%.

The unit says this is due to increases in mortgage interest payments, parish rates and water charges.

Household services such as school fees, postal charges and telephone bills rose by an average of 8%.

Three surfers from Jersey are preparing to represent the Channel Islands at the World Longboard Surfing Championships in China.

Josh Le Marquand, Phoebe Gould and Aaron Rowe are all taking part in the week-long event.

The competition - which begins today - attracts more than 70 athletes from 22 countries.

Voted Pour (for) two-school model (26)

Richard Graham, Chris Green, Mark Dorey, Emilie Yerby, Shane Langlois, Heidi Soulsby, Lindsay de Sausmarez, Peter Roffey, Victoria Oliver, Louis Jean, Graham McKinley, Peter Ferbrache, Jan Kuttelwascher, Dawn Tindall, Barry Brehaut, Rhian Tooley, Michelle Le Clerc, Joe Mooney, Lyndon Trott, Charles Parkinson, Jennifer Merrett, Gavin St Pier, Jane Stephens, Matt Fallaize, Jeremy Smithies, Sarah Hansmann Rouxel.

Contre (against) two-school model (13)

John Gollop, Lester Queripel, Marc Leadbeater, Paul Le Pelley, Carl Meerveld, Neil Inder, Mary Lowe, Laurie Queripel, Barry Paint, Al Brouard, Andrea Dudley-Owen, David de Lisle, Robert Prow

Absent from the chamber: Jonathan Le Tocq

After the vote the States broke for lunch and will resume this afternoon when further amendments will be considered before a final vote on the amended proposals can be taken.