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Minister Shimmin MHK responds to the Public Accounts Committee Report on the Information Systems Division

Economic Development Minister John Shimmin MHK has given a preliminary response on behalf of his Department to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report on IT projects and support undertaken by the Government’s Information Systems Division (ISD).

Sea Terminal COSTA wins prestigious National award

The COSTA coffee shop which opened in the Sea Terminal Building in July 2011 recently won the COSTA Individual Franchise New Store of the year award at the COSTA 2012 Annual conference. The Sea Terminal COSTA outlet has already served over 300,000 cust…

Bright Future for the former Port Erin Marine Laboratory site

The Department of Infrastructure is pleased to confirm that it has now exchanged the agreement to lease with the developer Sea Breezes Properties Limited for the redevelopment of the former Port Erin Marine Laboratory site for a mixed use development c…

Next stage of town centre regeneration scheme to begin

The next stage of Douglas Town Centre Regeneration is to begin after the Chief Minister’s Steering Committee gave approval for work to start on the lower section of Nelson Street to link the newly revitalised areas of upper Nelson Street and Wellingt…

CCTV to be piloted at roadworks

The Department of Infrastructure is to pilot mobile CCTV cameras in order to monitor vehicles at sites where temporary traffic signals are in use and deter motorists from driving through red lights and endangering staff working on the site.

J D Collister Bequest to the Manx Nation

Manx National Heritage (Manx Museum and National Trust) is seeking views on the use of a generous bequest from John Donald Collister, a former Colby resident, who left an estate valued in the region of £1million to the Manx nation.