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News around Isle of Man

Haiti Sanctions Guidance

The Treasury advises that the Haiti Sanctions guidance has been created following The Haiti (Sanctions) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1281) having effect in the Isle of Man by the Haiti (Sanctions) (Isle of Man) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/1340).
The Regulatio…

Financial Sanctions: Iran (Human Rights)

This news release is issued to publicise the correction 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 Ac…

Financial Sanctions: ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida

This news release is issued to publicise the addition of 1 entry under the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Regime.
The ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida (United Nations Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/466) were made under the Sanctions a…

Schools closed due to travel difficulties, safety issues and the ongoing forecast

The Department of Education, Sport and Culture has announced that its schools and UCM will be closed today due to travel difficulties, safety issues and the ongoing forecast.
A number of road closures are in place and many bus services aren’t operating…

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 …