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Temporary change to residential home visiting

Following the recent increase in community transmission of Covid-19 in the Isle of Man and the confirmed cases at Reayrt Ny Baie residential home in Douglas, Manx Care is closing its Residential Care Homes for older people to non-essential visitors for…

Move to bring forward vaccination appointments

More than 500 appointments for second dose COVID-19 vaccinations are being brought forward to increase the number of Island residents with fullest protection from coronavirus.
The interval between the two vaccinations is being reduced from 12 to eight …

Artemis Accords to be extended to the Isle of Man

The Isle of Man Government has agreed that the Artemis Accords should be extended to the Isle of Man.
The Isle of Man sees the Artemis Accords as an example of international best practice and extension of the Accords to the Island is in line with the G…

Labour Market Report for June 2021

The latest labour market report, compiled and published by the Economic Affairs team at the Cabinet Office, shows the number of people registered unemployed was 495 in June 2021, a reduction of 112 compared with the previous month. The number of regis…

Large consignment of lateral flow tests arrives on Island.

Well over 100,000 lateral flow devices (LFDs) and have been delivered to the Island and are being made available to the Manx public today. Further deliveries will be made on a regular basis.
Civil Defence volunteers are assisting in the distribution of…

Woodlands Grant Scheme to boost carbon capture

Landowners will be incentivised to plant trees to help the Island meet its climate change goals after Tynwald approved the Woodlands Grant Scheme (WGS) last week.
It is part of Government plans to meet a target of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, and…

Public invited to help shape neighbourhood policing plans

Members of the public are invited to find out about the Constabulary’s priorities for policing in their area – and contribute to future plans – at a series of regional public meetings.
Open forums will be held in the west, south, north and east of the …

Changes made to Island’s COVID-19 regulations

Yesterday, Tynwald approved a number of changes to the Isle of Man’s COVID-19 regulations, representing another step forward in the Island’s journey to gradually remove travel restrictions.  Changes were also made to some of the rules around testing an…

New Support Announced for Businesses Impacted by COVID-19

As well as increasing the amount of incapacity benefit available to individuals who are unable to work due to isolation, the Economic Recovery Group has announced new support for businesses and self-employed persons that have been negatively impacted b…

Government asked to bring changes to COVID-19 rules back to Tynwald for another vote

A vote in Tynwald yesterday meant that a number of changes the Government had proposed to the Island’s COVID-19 regulations were not able to be debated or voted on.
The revisions included a number of proposals to:

Open up travel to the Isle of Man fro…