THERE is good and bad news about jobs in the island today.
The Isle of Man Examiner today reveals that up to 100 jobs are set to be created in a call centre. The recruitment procedure starts later in the month.
But there’s bad news for workers at the Department of Home Affairs as the minister warns that it has to make £2m of cuts and it will be impossible to do so without cutting jobs.
The Examiner’s front page lead story is about Dr Dirk Hohmann, who has been before a Medical Practioners’ Tribunal. You might remember when we covered {http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/isle-of-man-news/doctor-found-not-guilty-of-deception-charge-1-4001521|stories in the past about him}. Today we report the news that he has been struck off.
Elsewhere in the paper we report a plan to set up a TT camp at Ballakermeen High School in Douglas, a laser attraction at South Barrule and the story of a five-hour rescue operation of a retired midwife who was snowed in during the recent cold snap.
You can also meet Jane Salter inside the paper. The St John’s mum managed to lose seven-and-a-half stone in just nine months. She tells us about it.
Our top sports story is a preview of the TT launch, while the Vikings A hockey team is the main picture on the back page after they secured the Wi-Manx Women’s Premier Division title for the sixth year running.
The Examiner also gives you the chance to win a family ticket to the forthcoming performance of The Sound of Music at the Gaiety Theatre.
The island’s favourite newspaper is in the shops now.