Author Archives: Isle of Man Government News

GP Practices to be closed on Thursday 08 December 2022 as GPs and their staff attend essential training sessions

GP Practices will be fully closed from 1pm – 6pm on the afternoon of Thursday 8 December 2022 to allow for the Practice teams (all clinical and administrative staff) to receive the essential training and development they need to deliver the best possib…

Biosphere youth representatives start work

Two volunteer youth representatives have joined the body that steers UNESCO Biosphere Isle of Man.
Georgia Untisz and Ciara Sowerby successfully applied to join the Stakeholder Partnership Group, which has membership from the public, private and third …

Public warned to be aware of rogue traders

Householders are being urged not to employ traders who call at their property to tout for work without an appointment, which is illegal in the Isle of Man.
The advice, issued by the Isle of Man Office of Fair Trading (OFT) and the Isle of Man Constabul…

Christmas Coffee Morning at Cummal Mooar

Manx Care’s Cummal Mooar residential care home in Ramsey has organised a Christmas coffee morning this Saturday (26 November 2022) between 10am and 2pm. There will be a cake stall, raffle, a children’s colouring competition and refreshments will also b…

Proposed Island Infrastructure Scheme aims to stimulate private brownfield development

A new multi-million pound Island Infrastructure Scheme is being proposed to Tynwald at the December sitting, designed to stimulate and accelerate the development of privately owned and unoccupied brownfield sites.
Members will be asked to approve the S…

Targeted Initiatives Launched to Support the Local Economy this Winter

In response to feedback presented by customer facing businesses on current cost of living pressures, the Department for Enterprise, supported by the Economic Strategy Board and Treasury, has announced two targeted initiatives to support local businesse…

Consultation launched into Public Sector Payments Bill

Improving legislation around payments made to people serving the community across a range of public sector roles is the focus of a consultation which is launched today by the Isle of Man Government (Monday 21 November 2022).
The intention is to bring f…

Volunteers sought to act as ‘Appropriate Adults’

The Appropriate Adults scheme hopes to recruit up to 15 volunteers to support vulnerable children and adults through the police and court process.
The scheme was created to support young people, aged between 10 and 17 years, and vulnerable adults inclu…

Business Isle of Man Announces New Non-Executive Board

Business Isle of Man, an Executive Agency within the Department for Enterprise, welcomed the formation of a new Non-Executive Board after the completion of its expressions of interest process in October.
New members joining the Board are:

Alex Fray (C…

Government doing all it can to keep schools open to students during NASUWT strike action

Every effort is being made to keep schools open during six days of strikes planned by teachers who are members of the trade union NASUWT, but asking students not to attend school on strike days cannot be ruled out.
The message from the Minister for Edu…