Outbreak of winter vomiting virus
The number of cases of diarrhoea and vomiting has shown an increase in the last two to three weeks, health chiefs are reporting.Most of these seem to be caused by a virus called the Norovirus, or...
View Article£60,000-worth of cannabis seized in port
POLICE have seized £60,000 worth of cannabis bound for the Isle of Man.Officers from Lancashire police’s port unit were carrying out routine checks on vehicles bound for the Isle of Man in Heysham on...
View ArticleBell and Crookall in summit in Wales
THE chief minister today (Monday) led a delegation from the Isle of Man Government attending the 19th British-Irish Council Summit in Wales.Allan Bell and Tim Crookall MHK, the Minister for the...
View ArticleOnchan hits back at rent arrears figure
ONCHAN Commissioners have hit back at a claim made in the House of Keys that housing arrears for the authority were £46,000.Chris Robertshaw, the minister for Social Care, gave the figure in answer to...
View ArticleSick leave action paying dividends
A CRACKDOWN on sick leave in government has seen an 18 per cent drop in the number of days lost in the civil service in just six months – and saved £638,000.Chief Minister Allan Bell MHK said action...
View ArticleAtos appeals will be raised in Keys
QUESTIONS about Atos Healthcare, the consultancy brought in on a six month trial to carry out fitness for work assessments on incapacity benefit claimants, were due to be raised in the House of Keys...
View ArticleFocus on DNA and forensics
AN audience comprising members of the Isle of Man legal profession had the opportunity of an extensive update on DNA Profiling presented by leading forensic biologist Sue Carney at the Regency Hotel,...
View ArticleJurby Transport Museum crisis grows as exhibits removed
A NUMBER of exhibits have been pulled from the Jurby Transport Museum in protest at the ousting of the chairman from the board.And volunteers have expressed fears about the future of the attraction –...
View ArticlePuzzle posed by NEETs conundrum
CONCERN that some children who are ‘not switched on to learning’ and are being let down by the education system was raised at last week’s Tynwald sitting.Ramsey MHK Leonard Singer asked Education...
View ArticleNew building to help more MSPCA dogs find a home
WORK has started on a multi-purpose building at the ManxSPCA, at Ard Jerkyll, which it is hoped will not only improve facilities but will lead to more dogs being rehomed.The indoor training and play...
View ArticleIsle of Man Airport admits passenger numbers are disappointing as they drop...
FEWER passengers flew through the island’s loss-making airport again in October.Last month’s figures showed that 61,781 passengers passed through the terminal, 1,300 fewer than in October 2011, a...
View ArticleProfits up at the film studio partly owned by the Manx taxpayer
THE film studio in which the Manx taxpayer is investing £12m has seen a rise in revenue, operating profits and basic earnings per share, according to figures released this week.The island’s Treasury...
View ArticleeGaming is ‘summit’ special in the Isle of Man
TIMES have changed and the growing eGaming industry is fast becoming one of the island’s most important economic sectors, a top-level summit heard.Roger Withers, a high profile speaker, admitted to...
View ArticleWhy does legal aid cost £3.3m?
A TALK to Tynwald members highlighted inefficiencies in the island’s criminal justice system and suggested ways of improving matters.The presentation by advocates John Wright and Dawn Jones focused on...
View ArticleScepticism over Onchan waste drop claim
MEMBERS of the island’s branch of Friends of the Earth have responded with approval but some scepticism to claims from Onchan Commissioners that the village’s waste production is falling.According to...
View ArticleHeading for Dubai
APPLEBY Aviation will be attending the Middle East Business Aviation (MEBA) Conference from December 11 to 13 in Dubai. Isle of Man office managing partner Sean Dowling and director of operations,...
View ArticleUK clampdown on ‘tax havens’?
ANOTHER dark cloud is looming on the horizon for the island’s finance sector with the UK poised to introduce more regulation aimed at clamping down on tax avoidance.Over the weekend news broke that...
View ArticleInvestment funds moves a step closer
TYNWALD has approved the principle of providing financial assistance to support Manx businesses.But it has held back from setting up a specific investment fund, called for by Middle MHK Howard...
View ArticleChloe Spooner wins Literacy in Manx award
STUDENT Chloe Spooner has won a prestigious Manx literacy award.Each year students from schools across the island are invited to submit a piece of writing in Manx Gaelic to Caarjyn ny Gaelgey (Friends...
View ArticleCRINGLE: At the forefront of technology
WE learned in the news last week that what is believed to be the last typewriter built in Britain has come off the production line of the manufacturer Brother in North Wales.I’m using my Olympia...
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