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Tree license warning after man fined in court

People are being reminded that a license is required before any tree can be felled on the Island after a man was prosecuted in court.
Denis Cunningham, 70 and from Ramsey, was fined £4,200 after admitting six counts of causing or permitting another to…

Environmental issues and opportunities discussed at virtual summit

Environmental issues that affect the Crown Dependencies and UK Overseas Territories, including climate change, will be discussed by ministers and senior officials this week.
Due to the global pandemic the Environment Minister’s Council will meet virtua…

Changes to COVID-19 self-isolation timescales

From today, anyone who tests positive for COVID-19, along with anyone they live with, will only need to self-isolate for 10 instead of 14 days following a negative day nine test.
To benefit from the reduced isolation period a COVID-19 test is required …

One new case of COVID-19 detected – 26 April 2021

One new case of COVID-19 has been detected in the Isle of Man. It cannot currently be linked to other cases.
The individual is self-isolating along with members of their household and further tests will be offered. Contact tracing continues.
The curren…

Chief Minister’s statement on COVID-19 – 26 April 2021

Good afternoon. Thank you for joining us today.
Here with me at the podium is the Minister for Health and Social Care who I will hand over to for an update on the latest COVID figures.
David.
Thank you David.
Despite the emergence of a cluster of cases…

One new case of COVID-19 detected – 25 April 2021

One new case of COVID-19 has been detected in the Isle of Man.
It is an individual who travelled to the Island and who was already in self-isolation.  The isolation period continues and further tests will be offered.
The current number of active cases …

One new case of COVID-19 detected – 23 April 2021

One new case of COVID-19 has been detected in the Isle of Man. The case is linked to the existing cluster.
The individual is self-isolating along with members of their household and further tests will be offered. Contact tracing continues.
The current …

Weekend prison visiting suspended

Visits to Isle of Man prison are to be suspended this weekend (24 & 25 April 2021) as a precautionary measure while enquiries continue into a small number of unexplained cases of coronavirus in the north of the Island.   
The decision was taken fol…

Applications to improve flood defences in Laxey submitted

The Isle of Man Government is planning to undertake a series of flood alleviation works for Laxey River, programmed for construction in 2021/22. The works are to be split into three main sections.
Section 1 – Flood defence walls along Glen Road
Enhanc…

Labour Market Report for March 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 has increased to 938 for March 2021. The number of registered unemployed increased by 88 compa…