Fraser spreads inspiration
SUPERJAM founder Fraser Doherty was the keynote speaker at Junior Achievement’s 30th anniversary celebrations at the Palace Hotel, sponsored by the Capital International Group.The 23-year-old from...
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Monday, November 26Aries (March 21 - April 20) Plans at work seem to be driving you in a certain direction this week. It certainly stops any indecision on your part as things move quite quickly. Making...
View ArticleMHK questions 999 emergency ‘best practice’
SHOULD heart attack patients from the north be treated in the first instance at Ramsey Cottage Hospital?That was the question raised in Tynwald by Michael MHK Alfred Cannan who raised concerns that...
View ArticleBus drivers to be balloted for strike
THE island’s bus drivers will be balloted for strike action on Wednesday (November 28), the Unite union has confirmed.Some 100 Bus Vannin drivers will vote on whether to strike over increased driving...
View ArticleBook review: More Stuff Irish People Love by Colin Murphy and Donal O’Dea
Do you love the taste of Red Lemonade, launch into ‘The Fields of Athenry’ at the drop of a hat or find yourself admiring ‘the grand stretch in the evenings’? If you do, then this book, jammed with...
View ArticleIsle of Man is looking for an acting Attorney General
THE government is advertising for applications for the temporary position of acting Attorney General.The £159,797-a-year post is available because the current Attorney General, Stephen Harding, has...
View ArticleChristmas has come to capital
CHRISTMAS has come to Douglas as the capital’s lights were switched on for the festive period on Thursday night.Among the attractions is a continental market, which is taking place along the length of...
View ArticleNew bendy-bus trial plan
A SECOND trial of bendy-buses will be held before any plans go to Tynwald – to see if any changes would be needed to accommodate them on Isle of Man roads.An Arriva bendy-bus from London was first...
View ArticleExpert analysis on UK’s potential clampdown on tax avoidance
THE UK is poised to target the Isle of Man in a clampdown on tax avoidance.Today’s Isle of Man Examiner has expert analysis on what the move could mean for us.The front page lead story is about the...
View ArticleSt John’s clinch Railway Cup spot
ST John’s qualified for the Railway Cup for the first time in the club’s history thanks to a 6-1 victory over bottom-of-the-table Marown in the Canada Life Premier League on Saturday afternoon.The...
View ArticleGarrett wins Syd Quirk
MIKE Garrett (Manx Harriers) repeated his Syd Quirk Half-Marathon success of 2011 to win the latest edition in a slower time of 1hr 18min 31sec on Sunday morning.Ben Scott (Western AC) won a close...
View ArticleHomestay launched for TT 2013
THE ‘Homestay’ scheme registration for the TT Festival and the Isle of Man Festival of Motorcycling 2013 (Manx Grand Prix) has been launched. The government’s Department of Economic Development has...
View ArticleSoaked highway worker complains to the police
PEEL police are dealing with a complaint after a Department of Infrastructure worker was soaked to the skin by two vehicles while he was clearing drains.Due to the recent adverse weather conditions the...
View ArticleOutbreak of winter vomiting virus
The number of cases of diarrhoea and vomiting has shown an increase in the last two to three weeks, health chiefs are reporting.Most of these seem to be caused by a virus called the Norovirus, or...
View Article£60,000-worth of cannabis seized in port
POLICE have seized £60,000 worth of cannabis bound for the Isle of Man.Officers from Lancashire police’s port unit were carrying out routine checks on vehicles bound for the Isle of Man in Heysham on...
View ArticleBell and Crookall in summit in Wales
THE chief minister today (Monday) led a delegation from the Isle of Man Government attending the 19th British-Irish Council Summit in Wales.Allan Bell and Tim Crookall MHK, the Minister for the...
View ArticleOnchan hits back at rent arrears figure
ONCHAN Commissioners have hit back at a claim made in the House of Keys that housing arrears for the authority were £46,000.Chris Robertshaw, the minister for Social Care, gave the figure in answer to...
View ArticleSick leave action paying dividends
A CRACKDOWN on sick leave in government has seen an 18 per cent drop in the number of days lost in the civil service in just six months – and saved £638,000.Chief Minister Allan Bell MHK said action...
View ArticleAtos appeals will be raised in Keys
QUESTIONS about Atos Healthcare, the consultancy brought in on a six month trial to carry out fitness for work assessments on incapacity benefit claimants, were due to be raised in the House of Keys...
View ArticleGeordies hammer Peel
PEEL missed out on a place in the Railway Cup for the second year in a row after suffering an 8-1 demolition at the hands of Grand Slam winners St George’s at Glencrutchery Road in the Canada Life...
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