Author Archives: Isle of Man Government News

Manx Care invites members of the public to nominate their People’s Champion

Manx Care is inviting members of the public to nominate their ‘People’s Champion’ as part of its first ever annual colleague award ceremony taking place next month.
The Care Awards are designed to recognise and reward the exceptional work that individu…

Treasury to appeal tribunal judgment

After a period of reflection and following legal advice including from specialist Counsel, the Treasury has taken the decision to appeal the recent Employment and Equality Tribunal judgment regarding resettlement payments for two unsuccessful MHK candi…

Visit Isle of Man launches final phase of ‘Isle of Man – The Extraordinary Story’ campaign

Visit Isle of Man has launched the final chapter of its Extraordinary Story tourism campaign aimed at attracting more visitors to experience the Island’s unique UNESCO Biosphere status, by showcasing its extraordinary offering to potential visitors, fr…

Labour market report: December 2022

The latest labour market report, compiled and published by the Statistics Isle of Man team at the Cabinet Office, shows the number of people registered unemployed was 292 for December 2022.
The figure increased by 15 persons from the previous month (No…

Government apologises for historical mistakes that contributed to abuse

The Council of Ministers has apologised for historical mistakes that contributed to children being abused at the Knottfield children’s home in the 1970s and 80s.
The apology is made in the Government’s response to a report on the abuse by Tynwald’s Soc…

Update on the independent COVID review

Work is continuing on the independent review into how the Isle of Man Government handled the COVID pandemic.
A new dedicated website for the independent review has launched at www.covidreview.im.
The independent review team is analysing the large body …

Clinical Navigators to become a core part of the ESJCR team

Isle of Man Ambulance Service (IMAS) will be placing Clinical Navigators within the Emergency Services Joint Control Room (ESJCR) in the future. This will ensure that experienced clinicians will be able to conduct further clinical triage over the phone…

Financial Sanctions: Syria

This news release is issued to publicise the amendment of 1 entry in the Syria sanctions regime.
The Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/792) were made under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (the Sanctions Act) and p…

Financial Sanctions: Russia

This news release is issued to publicise the amendment of 1 entry to the Russian sanctions regime.
The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/855) were made under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (the Sanctions Act) an…

Financial Sanctions: Iran (Human Rights)

This news release is issued to publicise the addition of 1 entry under the Iran (Human Rights) Sanctions Regime.
The Iran (Sanctions) (Human Rights) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/134) were made under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act …