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News around Isle of Man

Vision to expand range of eye treatments at Noble’s

A new approach to treating people with eye conditions aims to expand services at Noble’s Hospital. 
An initiative to maximise the number of people with retinal and macular conditions who are treated on-Island will reduce the need for Manx patients to t…

Government support to encourage more people to get into sport

A new initiative has launched to encourage adults of all ages and abilities to get involved in sport. 
Called “The Swing of Things”, sessions take place at the National Sports Centre on Mondays from 9:30am – 11:30am along with new additional sessions o…

Consultation on financial support to help people continue living independently

The views of the public are being sought on plans to make financial support available for people living with long-term health conditions to adapt their homes and continue living independently.
A consultation is currently underway asking for people’s vi…

Public asked to be vigilant with threat of Asian hornet to Island

The help and vigilance of the Manx public is vital to tackling the threat posed to the Isle of Man by Asian hornets, set out in a new action plan published by the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture. 
The Asian hornet (Vespa velutina) is a…

Chief Minister in London for talks on beneficial ownership

Chief Minister Howard Quayle MHK is in London today, Monday 30 April 2018, for discussions ahead of a House of Commons debate centred on beneficial ownership arrangements.
An amendment has been lodged to the UK’s Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bil…

Bike 4 Life aims to help improve wellbeing and fitness this summer

Those who are interested in biking are being encouraged to sign-up for a new Bike 4 Life scheme by Manx Sport and Recreation.
Sessions will take place every Friday on the raceway at the National Sports Centre until 31 August 2018 (excluding 1 and 8 Jun…

Live training exercise tests emergency response

A live training exercise took place in Groudle Glen last week to test the response of the Island’s emergency services to a major incident.
More than 70 volunteers acted as casualties in a scenario that required a multi-agency turnout.
The Constabulary,…

Burma/Myanmar Sanctions

This news release is issued to raise awareness of changes to EU sanctions measures in relation to Burma/Myanmar. However, no action is currently required.
On 26 April 2018, the Council of the European Union adopted Council Regulation (EU) 2018/647 (the…

Financial Sanctions: Terrorism and Terrorist Financing

On 24 April 2018, HM Treasury renewed the final designations in respect of the following individual:
RENEWAL OF FINAL DESIGNATION
[Additional information is in italics. Deleted information is in square brackets]
Individual
KHALED, Mohammed Fawaz
DOB: (…