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Publication List 23.10.20

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Finance Isle of Man appoints new Non-Executive Chair

Finance Isle of Man, an Executive Agency within the Department for Enterprise, has appointed a new Non-Executive Chair to its board. Sue Preskey will take up the role as Aidan Doherty steps down after holding the position for the last two years.
Financ…

Improvements made to the Department for Enterprise’s Town and Village Regeneration Scheme

The Department for Enterprise has announced improvements to its Town and Village Regeneration Scheme in a bid to stimulate economic activity in the Island’s towns and villages.
A key part of the ‘Our Island’ work stream, one of the six work streams wit…

Laptop scheme to help digitally disadvantaged pupils

School pupils in exam years will be able to lease laptops and get help accessing the internet as part of a new scheme launched this week.
The E-Learning Pupil Access Subscription Service (E-PASS) will help pupils whose education was affected when schoo…

Lockdown remote learning review published

A review of the remote learning school pupils received during lockdown has been published.
It was commissioned by Dr Alex Allinson MHK, Minister for Department of Education, Sport and Culture (DESC) and carried out by the Education Service between July…

Chief Minister’s Speech – EU negotiations statement Tynwald October 2020

Mr President
When I requested that a statement on European Union negotiations be included on the Tynwald Order Paper it was in the hope – perhaps more than the expectation – that an agreement would have been reached by this point.
However, Honourable M…

External inspections for Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Service

The Minister for Home Affairs has today announced that he will be commissioning inspections of the Isle of Man Constabulary and the Fire and Rescue Service, to gain a comprehensive external view of the operation of both organisations.
The Department in…

Financial Sanctions: Democratic Republic of the Congo

This news release is issued in respect of financial sanctions imposed against the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 1183/2005 has been amended with effect from 20 October 2020, following the publication of Council …

State of the Nation speech: 20 October

Mr President
Thank for you the opportunity to provide a statement at this time. It has become traditional to make a statement on the anniversary of the elections to the House of Keys.
It has been four years since I was given the honour to serve as Chie…

Temporary head appointed for Manor Park

Rob Coole has agreed to take temporary charge of Manor Park Primary School after the current headteacher announced her resignation.
Mr Coole is the headteacher at Anagh Coar and will oversee both schools, with the support of the deputies, until a perma…