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News around Isle of Man

Island’s border restrictions to ease from 11 February

A further easing of the Island’s border restrictions will come into effect at 00:01am on Friday 11 February. 
The changes align the Island’s border rules with the revised rules for those travelling into England announced last month by the UK Government…

Noble’s Hospital training programme ranked top in GMC survey

Noble’s Hospital has finished top – above 170 NHS trusts across the UK – in a survey designed to monitor and report the quality of medical education.
All medical trainees and trainers across the UK and Isle of Man are required to complete an annual ‘tr…

Residents encouraged to come forward for COVID vaccine

Island residents are encouraged to still come forward and take up the opportunity to get the COVID-19 vaccination.
Last week the Government announced plans to move to an endemic approach at the end of March, which is largely due to the Island’s extreme…

Chief Minister congratulates Her Majesty The Queen on historic Accession Day

The Chief Minister Hon Alfred Cannan MHK has sent a letter of congratulations to Her Majesty The Queen on the seventieth anniversary of her accession to the throne.
The Chief Minister said:

“It is a remarkable achievement to reach a Platinum Jubilee a…

Report outlines ways to decarbonise Island homes

A report which outlines three possible pathways to decarbonise heating systems in the Isle of Man’s 43,000 homes and buildings has been published.
Around a quarter of all the Island’s greenhouse gases come from properties, so renewable options, like h…

Financial Sanctions: Venezuela

This news release is issued to publicise the amendment of 1 entry under the Venezuela Sanctions Regime.
The Venezuela (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/135) were made under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (the Sanctions…

Financial Sanctions: Belarus

This news release is issued to publicise the amendments of 8 entries to the Belarus sanctions regime.
The Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/600) were made under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (the S…

Consultation on Border Security (Information Sharing) Bill extended

A public consultation has been extended on a short Bill that would enable the Island’s existing enforcement agencies and public bodies to share information to assist the prevention of unlawful movement of people and goods into and out of the Island. 
T…

NSC leisure pool to close for flume works

The leisure pool at the National Sports Centre in Douglas will be unavailable to the public for two days next week to allow work on the closed flume.
One of the two new slides has been shut since December after some concerns were raised that the exit w…

Manx Care announces plans to reduce its Ophthalmology waiting list

Manx Care has announced its plan to reduce its waiting list for Cataract assessment and treatment on-Island. 
The organisation is working with a specialist healthcare provider, Synaptik, to offer consultations, pre-operative assessments and surgery to …