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Tynwald to be asked to approve Waste Strategy

The way the Island deals with its waste will be more clearly defined, if a strategy document presented by the Department of Infrastructure is approved by Tynwald Members at this month’s sitting.
The Isle of Man Waste Strategy has been established follo…

Customs and Excise Acts (Export (Penalty) (Amendment) Regulations 2018) (Application) Order 2018 [SD 2018/0200] Customs (Contravention of a Relevant Rule) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 [2018/0203]

The Treasury advises that the above Order and Regulations have been made and come into operation on 9 July 2018, updating references in existing customs penalty laws.
The Customs and Excise (Export (Penalty)(Amendment) Regulations 2018)(Application) Or…

Incentivising redevelopment of brownfield sites

The development of brownfield sites and conversions of existing buildings accounted for two-thirds of all planning approvals for new housing in the Isle of Man during the 10-year period from 2007 to 2017.
Statistics show that of the total of 2,528 pla…

Isle of Man/United Kingdom Double Taxation Agreement

Hon. Howard Quayle MHK, Chief Minister, and the Rt. Hon. Mel Stride MP, Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General, today (Monday 2 July 2018) signed the Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Norther…

Isle of Man Sport Coaching Festival this September

Sport coaches are set to benefit from a series of workshops in September to help them ‘excite, engage and enable’ the Island’s sportsmen and women.
The workshops – two of which are new to the Island – form the Sport Coaching Festival which takes place …

School staff rise to challenge of Parish Walk

Seventy-eight staff from the Island’s schools entered the 2018 Parish Walk in response to a challenge from colleagues in Manx Sport and Recreation (MSR).
MSR – which is part of Department of Education, Sport and Culture – leads much of the work to deli…

Public’s views sought on arts, culture and recreation

The Manx public have the opportunity to help shape the future of arts, culture and recreation in the Isle of Man by taking part in a new survey.
It aims to find out more about which activities the public take part in and their views on the impact they …

Entries invited for UNESCO biosphere Isle of Man Awards

Entries are invited for the first UNESCO Biosphere Isle of Man Awards, with categories for Energy, Economic Sustainability, Environment and Education/public awareness.
Geoffrey Boot MHK, Minister for the Environment, Food and Agriculture, said:

‘The I…

Chefs demonstrate mouth-watering excellence of Manx ingredients

The finalists of the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture’s (DEFA) Chef of the Year and Student Chef of the Year competitions have been announced.
Now in their tenth year, the two competitions were established in 2008 along with the Isle of …

International Audi TT Event in the Isle of Man

The Isle of Man will be hosting the international event to recognise the 20th anniversary of the Audi TT in July with over 70 journalists attending for the exclusive media event, with some of the world’s top influencers from the automotive press.
The D…