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Act to establish Manx Care clears final parliamentary hurdle

A once-in-a-generation shift in the way health and care services are provided to the Island’s population will begin with the launch of Manx Care in just under two weeks’ time.
The new operational body focused on delivering services is clear to go-live …

Extension of deadlines for submitting tax returns

In the forthcoming weeks there are a number of statutory deadlines approaching for the submission of tax returns.
In recognising the difficulties that individuals and businesses may be encountering during the current circuit-break lockdown, the Income …

Curraghs Wildlife Park: Rare penguin chicks successfully moved to new home

Fourteen rare penguins have been successfully moved from the Curraghs Wildlife Park in the Isle of Man to a new home in Northern Ireland.
The waddle of Humboldt penguins included 10 chicks hatched in 2020, and four that hatched the previous year, as pa…

24 new cases of COVID-19 detected – 21 March 2021

24 new cases of COVID-19 have been detected in the Isle of Man.
All individuals are self-isolating along with members of their household and further tests will be offered. Contact tracing continues.
The current number of active cases of COVID-19 on the…

Adults living alone and lone parent families can now ‘team-up’ with one other household

Adults who live alone and lone parents and their children can now “team-up” with one other household when they feel they need support.
The Council of Ministers agreed the change yesterday following the announcement that the current COVID-19 measures wi…

Chief Minister’s statement on COVID-19 – 19 March 2021

Good afternoon. Thank you for joining us today.
I am sorry that we had to postpone our update yesterday. The Council of Ministers met a couple of times yesterday and we also had important parliamentary business. Including about our local elections. But…

Mountain bike accidents lead to countryside appeal

People are being asked to avoid taking unnecessary risks when exercising in the countryside after three cyclists required hospital treatment due to separate accidents recently.
The emergency services were called into action on each occasion with the in…

Contactless only payments on Island buses

Due to the presence of COVID-19 in the Isle of Man, bus vannin has announced that from tomorrow (Saturday 20 March) customers wishing to use the bus service are advised that cash will no longer be accepted and payment must be made by contactless or Go …

21 new cases of COVID-19 detected – 19 March 2021

21 new cases of COVID-19 have been detected in the Isle of Man.
All individuals are self-isolating along with members of their household and further tests will be offered. Contact tracing continues.
The current number of active cases of COVID-19 on the…

28 new cases of COVID-19 detected – 18 March 2021

28 new cases of COVID-19 have been detected in the Isle of Man.
All individuals are self-isolating along with members of their household and further tests will be offered. Contact tracing continues.
The current number of active cases of COVID-19 on the…