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Wildlife Park raises £10,000 for conservation

Curraghs Wildlife Park visitors have helped to raise more than £10,000 for its conservation fund this year, despite the park being closed for 10 weeks due to COVID-19 restrictions.
The voluntary donations will boost conservation efforts on the Isle of …

New Accessibility Grant Added to Department for Enterprise’s Financial Assistance Scheme

The Department for Enterprise has announced the addition of a new Accessibility Grant to its Financial Assistance Scheme (‘FAS’) to support businesses wishing to make adjustments in line with the Equality Act 2017.
The scheme amendment has been progres…

Two new cases of COVID-19 detected

Two new cases of COVID-19 have been detected in the Isle of Man. The individuals, who are from the same household, recently travelled to the Island.
The two individuals were already self-isolating following their journey to the Island and this has been…

Isle of Man Housing Market Review 2019 published

A report containing a wealth of information on the Manx housing market has today been published by the Isle of Man Government.
Compiled by the Economic Affairs division in the Cabinet Office, the Isle of Man Housing Market Review 2019 contains a range …

Review of Ageing Population Report provides an update on research project

A report exploring how increased life expectancy is likely to affect the Island’s population, and its associated challenges and opportunities, has today been published by the Isle of Man Government.
Compiled by the Economic Affairs division in the Cabi…

Parents advised against half-term travel

Parents are being advised against all non-essential off-Island travel at half-term so their children do not miss out on their education.
Under current border restrictions residents are required to self-isolate on their return to the Island and children…

Video praises Biosphere partners’ Covid efforts

Biosphere Isle of Man partners have been praised for the role they played in the Island’s response to Covid-19 in a video released today.
UNESCO named the Island as a Biosphere site in 2016, after recognising it as a ‘special place to live, work and vi…

New case of COVID-19 detected

A new case of COVID-19 has been detected in the Isle of Man. It follows an individual who had recently travelled to the United Kingdom testing positive for the virus.
The other members of the household have tested negative for the virus but all are now…

Island to host Britain’s first live graduation of 2020

More than 170 students from the Isle of Man will, this evening, attend the only live graduation ceremony to be held in the British Isles this year.
University College Isle of Man (UCM) will recognise 142 students at its Higher Education Awards Ceremony…

Financial Sanctions: Global Human Rights Regime

This news release is issued to publicise amendments made to 17 entries in the Global Human Sanctions regime to align them with the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020 [SI 680/2020]. The Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020 were ext…