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MERA recipients must advise Treasury of return to work date

Treasury is reminding people in receipt of the Manx Earnings Replacement Allowance (MERA) that they must advise the Department of the date they returned to work or intend to return to work.
Earlier this week it was announced that MERA would be extended…

Minister Allinson’s Statement on COVID-19 – 26 January 2021

Thank you David.
I would like to thank parents and the young people of our island for their patience during the current circuit breaker lockdown.
At the start of this year we were faced with community spread of COVID-19 and concerns that this would rap…

Minister Allinson’s Statement on COVID-19 – 26 January 2021

Thank you David.
I would like to thank parents and the young people of our island for their patience during the current circuit breaker lockdown.
At the start of this year we were faced with community spread of COVID-19 and concerns that this would rap…

Minister Ashford’s statement on COVID-19 – 26 January 2021

Good afternoon everyone,
The Chief Minister is attending to other duties this afternoon so today alongside myself I am joined at the podium by the Minister for the Department of Education Sport and Culture Dr Allinson and also via zoom by the Director …

GPs’ training session means routine appointments unavailable

Island GPs will be attending their latest, virtual training session on the afternoon of Wednesday 27 January, and consequently routine GP appointments will not be available between 1pm and 6pm. 
Anyone who needs to see a doctor urgently should ring the…

Online dashboard gives at-a-glance update on vaccination progress

A summary of statistics offering the public an up-to-date snapshot of the Island’s vaccination programme has gone live online at: https://covid19.gov.im/vacstats 
Information on the dashboard currently spans eight areas headed by an anonymised total nu…

Views sought on woodland planting scheme

The public are asked for their views on a proposed tree planting scheme that has been designed to help the Island meet its climate change goals.
The Woodland Grant Scheme (WGS) is part of Government efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change by…