Isle of Man News

The Chief Constable's Annual Report has been welcomed by Home Affairs Minister Adrian Earnshaw MHK.

The Prom at Douglas, the Isle of Man's capital. After a tough 12 months, the future is looking bright for the island, which has escaped the worst of the credit crunch Photo: PA One of the biggest challenges was how to deal with the collapse of Kaupthing, Singer & Friedlander last October.

The Isle of Man has started to play a significant role in the development of the UKa TMs aerospace supply chain.

DOUGLAS Council joined forces with the UK to mark Armed Forces Day with the raising of a flag by Mayor Mike Gelling in support of the men and women of the armed forces community, past and present.

Movingsounds arrives on the Isle of Man today . A collective of artists, musicians and performers who are passionate about environment issues and creativity for all, Movingsounds delivers a hard hitting message through improvisation, contemporary music, dance and drama.

Companies incorporated in jurisdictions outside the Isle of Man may be able to enjoy the many benefits that the Isle of Man has to offer through the process of redomiciliation.

THE government's Isle of Man TT entertainment made a loss of around A 115,000. The Department of Tourism and Leisure organised a series of outdoor concerts in the Villa Marina gardens, which failed to attract capacity crowds.

With all eyes on Lord Carter's Digital Britain report , it is easy to forget how much more advanced the broadband network infrastructure is elsewhere.

TALES of Bodmin's beast and alleged sightings of great white sharks abound at this time of year, but real confirmed sightings have been made of more cuddly critters that are not native to this country.

The UK government has welcomed the announcement by the Isle of Man to make their tax regulations more transparent.

Following the success of the TTXGP race held on the Isle of Man on June 12, the FIM has decided to create a FIM Series for electric bikes in 2010.

Lloyds Banking Group has announced plans to cut 242 jobs in the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, the Unite union says.

A tiny exotic island in the Caribbean has become the latest country to open its tax books to Ireland, it emerged tonight.

The crew of a rudderless yacht and their parrot have been rescued off the coast of Blackpool by lifeboat crews.

Legendary TV weatherman Fred Talbot was out and about in the Island this week to shoot four new films for his popular Granada TV local knowledge quiz.

So after a record breaking week full of drama all that remains for any race fans left on the island is the racing on the 4.25 mile Billown road circuit near Castletown.

The first European Registered Embraer Phenom 100 jet landed at Ronaldsway Airport after flying from Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Sunday 31 May 2009.

In a world where we are constantly being told there are dark, turbulent times ahead, it's nice to see one local company fighting back and bringing a bit of colour back into our lives and, even better for Island businesses, a serious costs saving.

Industrial action in Royal Mail has been announced by the Communication Workers Union .

ACCORDING to the Lloyds TSB Business Barometer 'monthly snapshot' there has been an overall rise in UK business confidence during April 2009.