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News around Isle of Man

Beware of Rogue Traders During Bad Weather

The Isle of Man Office of Fair Trading is issuing a timely warning to local people to be on their guard against rogue traders who knock at the door offering roofing or other building repairs.

DEPARTMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND IOM CONSTABULARY launches ‘save up to £1,000 campaign- Don’t get caught using a hand held mobile’

The Department of Infrastructure’s Road Safety Team and the Isle of Man Constabulary have launched a joint mobile phone campaign. The aim is to deter the use of hand held mobile phones whilst driving.

Post Christmas Debt – How to Cope

Each year around this time the Isle of Man Office of Fair Trading (OFT) sees an influx of new clients for its Debt Counselling Service. It’s easy to understand why; many of us get carried away when Christmas spending. But so often the excitement of C…

MEA – Eddie Teare MHK comments on the aid sent to Scotland

Following the news that MEA have sent a team of overhead linesmen to Scotland to aid in restoring supplies to thousands without power, following the severe weather

MEA Respond to Scottish Power Call for Assistance

A group of overhead linesman and their vehicles are scheduled to leave the Island this evening to assist Scottish Power reinstate power to an estimated 17,000 homes in Scotland following the very severe weather that has hit the region

Sanctions Update – Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

The Commission has been notified that the Isle of Man Treasury has, on 3 January 2012, published new and updated information regarding the Sanctions regime for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.