MHKs urged to reject ‘dangerous’ changes to Same Sex Marriage Bill
Equality campaigners from the Manx Rainbow Association have written to MHKs urging them to reject some proposed amendments to the Same Sex Marriage Bill.The group says it has serious concerns about the...
View ArticleIsle of Man was not invited to join EU referendum
The Manx government has denied that the Crown Dependencies had been asked to join the EU referendum but turned down the offer.That claim was made by a campaign group which is calling for Manx and...
View ArticleToilet tax rises £42 a year for average Manx household
Householders face rising water and sewage charges.The Manx Utilities Authority announced price changes for electricity and water today.From April 1:· There will be a 2.3 per cent increase in the water...
View ArticleWork permits axed in key areas
Workers in two key areas are to be exempted from requiring work permits from the start of next month.Tynwald has approved a bid from the Department of Economic Development to exempt people from needing...
View ArticleFlood strategy makes good progress
Good progress is being made on a national strategy for flood protection and sea defences, says Environment Minister Richard Ronan.Mr Ronan said he hoped to present the strategy to the July Tynwald.A...
View ArticleDrink-drive dentist is suspended
A dentist who was practising in Douglas has been suspended and could be struck off if he doesn’t appeal.Nidal Abusara-Darwich, who worked at the Cosmetic Medical Centre in Douglas until 2014 and then...
View ArticleCall for referendum on LegCo defeated
A call for an island referendum on how members are elected to Legislative Council in the future has been rejected by Tynwald members.The idea was put forward by Douglas South MHK Bill Malarkey who said...
View ArticleChanges are announced to bus schedules
The island’s nationalised bus service has announced changes to the timetables.They will take effect from March 7.A new Journey Planner and Timetables booklet is being published and will be available...
View ArticleCredit union may be operational by TT
A Manx Credit Union could be up and running as soon as June this year after the proposal received unanimous support in Tynwald last week.Peel MHK Ray Harmer introduced the motion to welcome the...
View ArticleChildren help to raise money for hospice
Staff and children from the Beehive Kindergarten have present Mary Doyle of Hospice Isle of Man with a cheque for £800. The money was raised through a number of events held at the nursery. These...
View ArticlePublic sector pensions an ‘exceptionally difficult balancing act’, admits...
The spiralling cost of public sector pensions is the single largest risk to government finances and may take years to get under control.In last week’s budget, it emerged that the gross pension costs in...
View ArticlePort St Mary marina is back on agenda
Port St Mary marina development is back on the agenda.There is funding allocation of £400,000 in the budget pink book in the 2016 to 2017 financial year for an upgrade to the Albert Pier.This is the...
View ArticleDrink-drive MLC Tony Wild ‘should resign’
Convicted drink-drive MLC Tony Wild should do the honourable thing and resign.That’s the call from the MHK who first nominated Wild for his seat in the Legislative Council.Douglas North MHK John...
View ArticleMeat plant will not become retailer
The island’s meat plant is not about to become a retailer in its own right, the minister in charge of it has announced.The plant, which Environment, Food and Agriculture Minister Richard Ronan said...
View ArticleSenior promotions announced at Thomas Miller Investment
Thomas Miller has announced it has promoted David Thomas to chairman of Thomas Miller Investment (Isle of Man) Limited and Tom Richards to managing director of the business.David, who joined Thomas...
View ArticleFears raised in Tynwald over bookmakers’ gambling machines
The crack cocaine of gambling was how one MHK said gaming machines used in some bookmakers had been described.Douglas West MHK Chris Thomas was responding to a motion to vary the regulations...
View ArticlePubs to be reminded of responsibility to keep premises free of cigarette litter
Licensees in Ramsey are to be reminded of their duty to keep the area around their premises free of litter, after the town’s commissioners discussed the matter at their meeting last weekThe move...
View ArticleTourism industry hears the govt’s plan
One hundred and thirty people involved in the tourism industry have attended a launch of the government’s strategy for the sector.The government highlighted a rising trend in leisure visitors, with a...
View ArticleBudget provides dose of reality
KPMG’s GREG JONES looks at the small print in the 2016 Isle of Man BudgetYou could have forgiven, and may have expected, some electioneering cant in Eddie Teare’s 2016 Manx Budget – the last of the...
View ArticleStarbucks opens for business in capital
The world’s most famous coffee shop chain opened a branch in Douglas today.Starbucks opened its doors at 7am.The cafe, on the corner of Victoria Street and Duke Street, was formerly an estate agent’s...
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