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News around Isle of Man

CyberIsle 2022 takes shape

Learn about human hacking, the threat to our national security, why paying doesn’t pay with ransomware and how to love security at this year’s CyberIsle.
Preparations are well underway for the event on 19 October, as guest speakers and sponsors are add…

£5.7m winter support payments to help the most vulnerable

People at higher risk of fuel and food price rises this winter will receive the first of two further financial assistance payments from the Isle of Man Government totalling £5.7m within the next few weeks.
Energy Support Payments worth £300 each will b…

MiCard replacement programme to begin next week

A scheduled campaign to replace MiCards, which enable people to claim their benefits or pension at branches of the Isle of Man Post Office, will begin next week.
All MiCards currently in use will expire on 31 December 2022.
Letters will be sent to all …

Financial Sanctions: Yemen

This news release is issued to publicise the addition of 1 entry to the Yemen sanctions regime.
The Yemen (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (No.2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1278) were made under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (the Sanctions Act…

Event will look at measuring workplace wellbeing

The Workplace Wellbeing Group has announced a free Networking Session on ‘Measuring Wellbeing: The Return on Investment of Wellbeing at Work’, to take place on 13 October.
The event will be at the Barclays Eagle Lab in Douglas. There will be two sessi…

Sanctions Press Release: Russia

This news release is issued to publicise a UK sanctions press release to implement services sanctions and export ban that target Russian economic vulnerabilities in response to Putin’s illegal annexation of Ukrainian regions.
The Russia (Sanctions) (EU…

Financial Sanctions: Russia

This news release is issued to publicise the addition of 1 entry and removal 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…

Reminder about benefit in kind exemption vouchers option

Employers wishing to support staff with the rising cost of living may consider offering vouchers that can be redeemed for goods.
Benefit in kind legislation means that gifts of this type, in contrast to monetary payments, can be provided to employees w…

Cost of living support website launched

The government have launched ‘Isle of Man Help for Households’ – a new website detailing a range of government support that can help residents and businesses deal with the costs of living.
A single point of advice, the website will also include help an…

Financial Sanctions: Russia

This news release is issued to publicise the addition of 1 entry and correction of 2 entries 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 …