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Financial Sanctions: Syria

This news release is issued to publicise the amendment to the details of 6 existing entries under the Syria sanctions regime.
The Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/792) were made under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2…

Financial Sanctions: Yemen

This news release is issued to publicise amendments to five entries under the Yemen sanctions regime. 
The Yemen (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/733) were made under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (the Sanctions Act)…

Financial Sanctions: Iran (Nuclear Proliferation)

This news release is issued to publicise the amendment to the details of one existing entry under the Iran (Nuclear) sanctions regime. 
The Iran (Sanctions) (Nuclear) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/461) were made under the Sanctions and Anti-Mon…

Financial Sanctions: Afghanistan

This news release is issued to publicise amendments to 140 entries under the Afghanistan sanctions regime. 
The Afghanistan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/948) were made under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (the San…

Financial Sanctions: Zimbabwe

This news release is issued to publicise the addition of four individuals listed under the Zimbabwe sanctions regime.
The Zimbabwe (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/604) were made under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (…

Financial Sanctions: Counter-Terrorism (International) – Correction

This news release is issued to publicise a correction to the information published on 21 January 2021.
The Annex of Names referred to a previous amendment. The correct Annex has now been uploaded to the web site.

Schools, nurseries and child-minders welcome back children

Schools, nurseries and child-minders in the Isle of Man will welcome back pupils this morning after the Island’s circuit break lockdown came to an end.
All schools closed on Thursday 7 January, except for 14 educational hubs maintained for vulnerable c…

Island exits lockdown as circuit break succeeds in stopping spread of COVID-19

The Isle of Man has exited lockdown after a 25 day ‘circuit break’ succeeded in stopping community spread of COVID-19.
The end of the lockdown means that life on the Island can return to near normal. There is no longer any requirement for social distan…

Return to normal across health and social care services

Health and care services Island-wide will return to their pre-lockdown ways of operating when the circuit break restrictions are lifted from 00:01 on Monday 1 February.
Preventing the spread of coronavirus after the Christmas and New Year period led to…