Manx inflation and unemployment both down
INFLATION and unemployment have both fallen in the island, according to the latest official statistics.The total registered unemployed stood at 1014 at the end of November, a fall of 51 and...
View ArticleVote on tuition fees delayed
A VOTE on whether the island should introduce tuition fees for students has been delayed.Tynwald was meant to make a decision next week.The Department of Education and Children has agreed to delay...
View ArticleJoin Amnesty International to show support for human rights
Monday (December 10) is Human Rights Day, but Manx Amnesty International members start their week of action before that. And they want the public to join in.On the next two Saturdays members of the...
View ArticlePost Office facility ready for Christmas
A NEW out-of-town customer services centre offering all postal services opened on Monday in time for Christmas – the Post Office’s busiest time of year. Construction of the suite at Postal...
View ArticleIsle of Man will adopt tax information sharing agreements with the UK
THE Manx Government today announced it would adopt tax information sharing arrangements with the UK.They will follow closely the FATCA intergovernmental agreement currently being negotiated with the...
View ArticleTime to show hand over casino licence, says Mount Murray
DIRECTORS of Mount Murray Hotel and Golf Club, in Santon, have under a year to break the deadlock with the Department of Economic Development over its plans for a second casino before its planning...
View ArticlePark to shut
THE Lady Taverners’ playground in Onchan Park is to close for repairs.In the next few months Onchan Commissioners staff and contractors will carry out their annual programme of repairs and maintenance...
View ArticleHospice party raises £27,000
A Pearl Ball raised more than £27,000 for Hospice.It was was held at the Villa Marina, Douglas, and sponsored by CouttsLieutenant Governor Adam Wood was among the 220 guests.Chief executive for...
View ArticleChildren show racism red card
ISLAND schoolchildren have been ‘showing racism the red card’ for the third year running with the help of two former professional footballers.Former Newcastle United defender Olivier Bernard and...
View ArticleSam hits red carpet for movie premiere
SAMANTHA Barks is pictured taking to the red carpet ahead of the movie premiere of Les Miserables in London on Wednesday evening.The Manx singer and actress, who reprises her Eponine stage role in Sir...
View ArticleManx Museum receives Japanese artwork
Manx National Heritage has received a rare and unusual piece of artwork. The oil painting depicts Mrs Elizabeth Karran, the wife of Captain John Karran, a member of the Castletown family which owned...
View ArticleAward success for Manx youth
THE Duke of Edinburgh’s Award in the Isle of Man has topped regional statistics for the number of participants per head of population.Figures for April 2011 to March 2012 for the North West, just...
View ArticleIsle of Man Bank team on hand to help at The Grove
The winter season has commenced at Manx National Heritage (MNH) – which means now is the time to undertake essential improvement works around the island. MNH recently welcomed a group of volunteers...
View ArticleBurglars’ stash found
Police in Ramsey are asking people who live in the Ballure Road, Stanley Mount and Walpole Drive to check their vehicles, sheds or outbuildings.Officers have discovered items of property that they...
View ArticleNo decision made on 50p booze price
THERE has been no decision yet on introducing a minimum unit price for alcohol in the island.Dr Paul Emerson, consultant in public health medicine, insisted: ‘It’s early days. We’re not even sure it’s...
View ArticleTeachers’ fear for the future
THE National Union of Teachers is looking into the possibility of teachers breaking with the English government pension scheme and coming under the Manx government’s unified pension scheme.It comes as...
View ArticleDon’t overdo drink students warned
STUDENTS were told how to spot the signs of alcohol overdoses and how to avoid them at a special pre-Christmas event.Seven agencies gave information at the Isle of Man College of Further and Higher...
View ArticleAnother award for Michele’s business
MOTHER-of-three Michele Gogan is celebrating after scooping another award linked to going into business on her own. Michele operates as a sole trader in her own right from her home in St Catherine’s...
View ArticleMP backs Manx on wind farms in the Irish Sea
AN English MP has tabled an early day motion in the House of Commons about the proliferation of wind farms in the Irish Sea.The move came after Morecambe and Lunesdale MP David Morris met with House of...
View ArticleArrests after alleged burglaries
POLICE inquiries into allegations of theft and burglary in the Ballure Road area of Ramsey has resulted in three men from the United Kingdom being arrested.Inquires are continuing and police are trying...
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