The Economic Recovery Group (ERG) has announced a series of new and extended measures to support local businesses in light of continuing pressures around COVID-19. A grant will be offered to all businesses that have suffered a 25% downturn in the qualifying period, in the catering, hospitality, retail (non-essential), and […]
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Elective surgery to resume at Noble’s Hospital
A programme of elective surgery is to resume at Noble’s Hospital, following a temporary pause which began in the latter half of October due to staffing shortages. Over the last six weeks, urgent, emergency and trauma surgery has been maintained, alongside the delivery of cancer surgery, diagnostic procedures such as […]
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New code of conduct for government ministers
CoMin will be in charge of the redraft
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Manx Residents can now use NHS to show vaccine status
Isle of Man residents can now view and show their COVID-19 vaccination status through the NHS App. The NHS App is being made available in the Island following development work over several months by DHSC teams in the Isle of Man and UK alongside, NHS Digital and NHS England. The app, […]
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IOM GOV BRIEFING – 12th MARCH
Howard, David, Dr Henny Well good afternoon everyone. Sad news that another member of our community has lost their life to Covid-19 My heart goes out to family and friends. Sincere condolences The unhappy fact is that Covid has taken so many lives around the world We have now tragically […]
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Skelly – Our Brand Remains Strong
Enterprise Minister Laurence Skelly has told Gef we have to keep our economy moving forward, particularly as we emerge from the pandemic. He said that every department has faced its challenges during the pandemic but that thanks to the island having a strong economy prior to the pandemic, we have […]
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Sports Awards Delayed
The Isle of Man Sports Awards have been postponed until the summer due to ongoing Covid-19 restrictions. The celebration of sport was to be staged at the Villa Marina in Douglas this month but has been rescheduled to Wednesday 2 June The annual event sees the achievements of the Island’s […]
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Islander Dies from Covid
A patient at Noble’s Hospital has died of COVID-19. This is the first death from the virus in the Isle of Man since 5 November 2020. It takes the total number of people to have lost their lives to the virus on the island to 26. Chief Minister, Howard Quayle […]
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Amenity Sites Will Reopen As Soon As Possible
A joint statement has been issued on behalf of the operators of the island’s four civic amenity sites in response to questions about whether they should be closed during the latest lockdown. It reads: ‘The four civic amenity sites take very seriously the ongoing pandemic and have collectively worked together […]
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Steam Packet Company Announces Changes To Weekend Schedule
The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company has announced a change to its sailing schedule this weekend due to COVID-19-related matters. All of the Ben-my-Chree’s scheduled crossings for the next 24 hours have been cancelled. This includes today’s (Friday 12th March) 08.45am and 7.45pm to Heysham, and the return […]
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Emergency Bus Timetable Introduced
Bus Vannin has introduced an emergency bus timetable which will be operated throughout the current lockdown. The temporary timetable replaces the usual weekday services with amended Saturday services; Sunday services see very little change. The key points of the new timetable are that: services between Douglas and Peel on routes […]
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Gef’s Daily Roundup
Animal Welfare We love them all, those creatures great and small and now a consultation on a Bill designed to protect animals from harm and mistreatment is open. The proposed Animal Welfare Bill 2021 was drafted following recommendations by a Tynwald Select Committee that in line with the UK regulation […]
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IOM Gov Update – 11 March
Howard, David, Dr Al, Dr Henny Well good afternoon everyone Hope you’ve looked at the Exit framework, a clearer understanding of the road ahead A point on data – I know people are carefully following numbers I know there is a wish to see more, there is a dashboard coming […]
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Steam Packet ‘Debacle’ – a Constitutional Crisis?
A senior advocate has said that the ongoing row over the state owned Steam Packet and isolation rules for its crew raises issues around the separation of powers and possible breaches of the Government Code. Ian Kermode, who is the sole practitioner from his Court View Chambers, has also written […]
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Beach Buddies and PlasticBusters Form Supergroup
Left to Right: Jaime Amoedo and Bill Dale Over the last few weeks, the island has been battered by storms and high tides that washed up large amounts of rubbish, debris, and fishing nets on Manx Beaches. To combat this, a joint event between Beach Buddies and PlasticBusters organised by […]