News from on and off island.
Cervical Screening Awareness Week
The 15th to 21st June is annual cervical screening awareness week. The important week encourages raising awareness for early prevention of cervical cancer and also the overall ease of the screening process. During the pandemic, naturally it will be common for individuals to place their smear test letter in a […]
Big Screens for Governor Ceremony?
The Queen’s new representative to the island will be sworn in at Castle Rushen later this year.
Meet Port St Mary RNLI’s New Coxswain
Richard Leigh spent his half term break completing his training and assessments.
£400m Loan Plan Approved
Tynwald members have overwhelmingly agreed to allow the gov to borrow up to £400m, to be repaid over 40 years, after a lengthy debate this afternoon. Treasury Minister Alf Cannan asked for permission to borrow the cash, £178m of which will be loaned to the MUA and a further £160m […]
School Covid Tests are Voluntary but ‘Encouraged’
It hasn’t been made clear how the gov will monitor who is testing positive.