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Graham Kinrade appointed permanent DESC leader

Graham Kinrade has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the Department of Education, Sport and Culture on a permanent basis.
In the position he will be responsible for more than 2,300 staff and a budget of £115 million.
Mr Kinrade joined…

Financial Support Extended for Duration of Circuit Break Lockdown

Following the Chief Minister’s announcement that the current circuit break lockdown will be extended by seven days (until at least 00.01 on Wednesday 31 March), Isle of Man Government can confirm that Financial Assistance will also be extended, in orde…

COVID-19: Delivery support available during lockdown

People who find themselves unable to shop for food and essential supplies due to coronavirus restrictions are being made aware of support available to them.
Currently more than 3,200 people have been asked to self-isolate due to COVID-19 and many more …

Chief Minister’s statement on COVID-19 – 15 March 2021

Good afternoon. Thank you for joining us today.

Here with me at the podium is the Minister for Health & Social Care, and on Zoom we have the Minister for Education, Sport and Culture and our Director of Public Health.

Thank you for making the rig…

Terms of reference for independent review published

The terms of reference for an independent review into self-isolation requirements for crew of Isle of Man Steam Packet Company vessels have been published today.
Stephen Hind, the Director of Audit Advisory in the Treasury, has been appointed to conduc…

Financial Sanctions: Iran (Nuclear Proliferation)

This news release is issued to publicise an amendment to the details of two existing entries under the Iran (Nuclear) sanctions regime. 
The Iran (Sanctions) (Nuclear) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/461) were made under the Sanctions and Anti-Mo…

Financial Sanctions: Syria

This news release is issued to publicise the addition of six entries under 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)…

66 new cases of COVID-19 detected – 12 March 2021

66 new cases of COVID-19 have been detected in the Isle of Man.
All individuals are self-isolating along with members of their household and further tests will be offered. Contact tracing continues.
The current number of active cases of COVID-19 on the…

44 new cases of COVID-19 detected – 14 March 2021

44 new cases of COVID-19 have been detected in the Isle of Man.
All individuals are self-isolating along with members of their household and further tests will be offered. Contact tracing continues.
The current number of active cases of COVID-19 on the…

Clinically vulnerable group invited to register for COVID-19 vaccine

Letters inviting residents aged between 16 and 64 who are clinically vulnerable to register for their vaccination are now being sent out, as the rollout programme looks towards protecting the next priority group against serious illness caused by COVID-…