Don’t miss this week’s Isle of Man Examiner
The Isle of Man Examiner is in the shops this morning.It includes the latest on the Houghton and Hall affair.Eddie Lowey explains why the MEA showrooms are going to shut.Meanwhile, if you saw a tall...
View ArticleLaunch pad for success
DAVID Harris is a strategic sales and marketing consultant who vehemently believes in metaphorically getting his hands dirty when companies in the island ask him to use his 38 years of business nous to...
View ArticleSuccess of MT’s cloud launch sparks second presentation
MANX Telecom is hosting a second presentation about its Intelligent Cloud product afer a ‘fantastic’ response at the launch.The event will be held at Manx Telecom Headquarters, Isle of Man Business...
View ArticleStars
Monday, April 23Aries (March 21 - April 20) Even a few days ago there may have been doubts in your mind as to whether a plan could succeed. As this week begins, however, a breakthrough is possible....
View ArticleCCTV at roadworks could be used to prosecute drivers
MOBILE CCTV cameras are to be placed at roadworks on the main Douglas to Peel road this week to deter motorists from driving through red lights and endangering highways staff working on the site.They...
View ArticleMeet Department of Health’s top team
THE Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) has triumphed in becoming the Department of Health’s top team for 2011-12.HART is specifically designed to maintain patient care in hazardous conditions, such as...
View ArticleHall and Houghton: Karran was badly advised
EDUCATION Minister Peter Karran has been badly advised over controversial cuts.That’s the view of the two members sacked from his department last week after they absented themselves from a crunch vote...
View ArticleNew face on board of directors of ‘company number one’
ISLE of of Man Bank Limited has appointed former Appleby senior partner Paul Morris to its board as a non-executive director.Mr Morris, who was born and educated in the island, has a law degree from...
View ArticleIlluminated address for Lord of Mann
AN illuminated address has been commissioned by Tynwald to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.Tynwald president Clare Christian MLC told the court that well-known Manx artist Colleen Corlett had been...
View ArticleTax practice note ‘flawed’
CONFUSION has arisen over a practice note issued by Treasury led tax professionals warning clients there may be plans to introduce capital gains tax (CGT) in the island.In Tynwald, Treasury Minister...
View ArticleYoung bands will play Mannifest
SOUNDCHECK, the project for up and coming bands run by the Department of Education and Children’s (DEC) Youth Service, will be at Mannifest again this summer and will be joined by visiting musicians...
View ArticleIt was right to fight
THE two MHKs who were sacked from the Department of Education and Children for failing to support their Minister on pre-school education changes in Tynwald have released a joint statement.Following a...
View ArticlePolice investigate assault on woman in Douglas
POLICE are investigating an alleged assault on a young woman in Douglas.The incident took place at about 10.45pm last Friday (April 20) as the alleged victim was walking from the Tuck Inn Takeaway in...
View ArticleNext stage of regeneration starting soon
THE next stage of Douglas town centre regeneration is to begin at the end of this month.Approval has been given by the Chief Minister’s steering committee for work to start on the lower section of...
View ArticleFive viewing stands for this year’s TT festival
A NEW race, a new venue for the launch and new spectating points around the course marked the start of this year’s TT races.As the Manx Independent reported last week, TT stars helped to launch the...
View ArticleHeads rule hearts on MEA closures
THERE was no choice but to close the five Manx Electricity Authority shops because they were ‘haemorrhaging’ money, its chairman Eddie Lowey MLC has admitted.The Castletown and Peel showrooms will...
View ArticleSteam Packet warns of disruption to sailings
THE Steam Packet Company is warning customers due to travel tomorrow (Wednesday) that sailings may be disrupted or cancelled.On the Steam Packet website it says that ‘current weather forecasts indicate...
View ArticlePolice officer cleared of causing Manx student’s death
AN officer who was driving a police car which hit and killed a Manx student has been found not guilty of causing his death.Jamie Haslett, 19, from Onchan, who was studying his second year of a sport...
View ArticleLivestock sales resume
WEEKLY sales of livestock have resumed after a temporary venue was found at the old abattoir in Tromode.The Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture pulled the plug on the old auction site in St...
View ArticleSchedule details for royal visit revealed
THE TIMINGS of Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall Camilla visit to the island on Thursday (April 26) have been confirmed.Their Royal Highnesses are visiting the Isle of Man as part of the...
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