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News around Isle of Man

Business Isle of Man recruits for Non-Executive Chair

The Isle of Man Department for Enterprise are recruiting for a Non-Executive Chair to lead the Business Isle of Man Board.
The Department has launched recruitment to fill the leadership position and replace Stephen Bradley MBE, who is stepping down as …

Capacity Bill taken to Tynwald

The draft Capacity Bill 2022 has been approved by the Council of Ministers and will now be considered by the House of Keys and then the Legislative Council, with its first reading scheduled for 3 May.
The Bill will be subject to parliamentary scrutiny …

New head teachers appointed for Ballakermeen and Queen Elizabeth II

Two Isle of Man secondary schools will have new head teachers from September after the successors to their longstanding leaders were appointed.
Graeme Corrin will take over from Adrienne Burnett at Ballakermeen High School in Douglas and Charlotte Clar…

Financial Sanctions: Russia

This news release is issued to publicise the amendment of 195 entries 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…

Closure of Old Nurses Home car park

Manx Care is re-designating the visitor car parking surrounding the Community Health Centre on Westmoreland Road in Douglas. This means that people using the Community Health Centre or Kensington Group Practice may need to change where they would typi…

Response to the front page of today’s Examiner newspaper

The front page of today’s Examiner newspaper reflects the results of a recent survey which 49 Doctors – around one sixth of Manx Care’s medical staffing workforce – responded to. To provide context, the survey was only sent to around 300 colleagues (th…

Applications invited for Tynwald Day stalls

Charities, traders and caterers who wish to be part of the 2022 Tynwald Day celebrations taking place on Tuesday 5 July 2022 are being invited to apply for a plot on the Fair Field at St John’s.
There are approximately 138 plots on the Tynwald Fair Fie…

Department for Enterprise Recruiting for New Chief Executive Officer

The Department for Enterprise is today commencing recruitment for a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) following confirmation that current CEO, Mark Lewin, will be returning to Cabinet Office as Chief Operating Officer (COO).
Dr Alex Allinson MHK, Minis…

Financial Sanctions: Russia General Licence RUS/006 amendment

General licences –   IOM/2022/RUS006
The Treasury has the power to issue General Licences for financial and trade sanctions regimes under a number of Regulations.
On 25 April 2022, the Treasury amended the above General Licence under regulation 64 of t…