Isle of Man Government News

No new cases of COVID-19 detected – 23 January 2021

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 16:00:12 GMT

No new cases of COVID-19 have been detected in the Isle of Man over the last 24 hours.

The current number of active cases of COVID-19 on the Island is 43.

Publication List 22.01.21

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 09:00:37 GMT

In accordance with the Orders and Regulations listed below, the most recent planning applications received and validated for publication are now available for viewing online including a link on which the site extents can be viewed via an online map.

A PDF version is available if you wish to print off the list

You may also, if a planning application has not yet been determined, use this service to submit an objection or comment in support of the application.

Comments or objections relative to this list must be submitted by 12 February 2021.

A laminated Site Notice has been sent to each applicant for displaying at the site.

Copies of the applications are also available for viewing at the Office of Planning and Building Control or via the appropriate Local Authority.

Any persons wishing to make written representation or submission must direct them to:

Secretary to the Planning Committee

Planning and Building Control Directorate

Department of Environment Food and Agriculture

Murray House

Mount Havelock

Douglas

IM1 2SF

Telephone:+44 1624 685950

Please be aware that all written representations OR SUBMISSIONS will be available for PUBLIC scrutiny and will form part of any proceedings arising in connection with the application.

Whilst criteria for the submission of comment may differ under each instrument of legislation, to give weight to any representation or submission, and enable assessment of parties for interested person status (as defined in the gov.im/interestedperson), persons are encouraged to clearly indicate the relationship between their land or buildings and the land that is the subject of the application. Sufficient interest in the subject matter of the application must be demonstrated if the person making representation should wish to be considered to take part in any subsequent proceedings.

Guidance on how to comment on planning applications is available at www.gov.im/planningcomment

Please also be aware that any anonymous representations or submissions will not be considered as part of any planning determination.

Orders and Regulations

Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019

Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) (No2) Order 2013

Town and Country Planning (Registered Buildings) Regulations 2013

Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) Regulations 2013

Amended by

The Town and Country Planning (Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 2019

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Business Isle of Man and the Isle of Man Chamber of Commerce to host virtual workshops for small businesses

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 09:55:52 GMT

Business Isle of Man, an Executive Agency of the Department for Enterprise, is working in partnership with the Isle of Man Chamber of Commerce to host a series of seven workshops for small businesses on-island. The first two in the series, Facebook for Business and Instagram for Business, will be held virtually next week between 9:30 – 11:30 on Monday 25 January and Wednesday 27^th January, respectively.

The topics of all seven workshops are based upon direct feedback received from small business owners who attended the initial ‘How can we help?’ workshops held last year by Business Isle of Man in Douglas, St Johns and Castletown. Themes include Cyber security, eCommerce, Digital marketing and pitching skills for investment.

Each workshop will be delivered by local experts in their field, all of whom have set up and successfully run their own businesses on-island and are well equipped to share their knowledge and experience.

Kirsty Lawrence of Mann Social will be delivering the first two workshops virtually via Zoom with tickets costing £5+vat each having been heavily subsidised by both Business Isle of Man and the Isle of Man Chamber of Commerce.

The two upcoming workshops aim to upskill attendees on how best to leverage Facebook and Instagram for their small business- educating on how often to post, grow followers and engagement, generate more traffic and recognise what good looks like. Attendees will leave with actionable tips and insight into strategies relevant to their small business in 2021.

A representative from the Department for Enterprise will also be present at both workshops to answer questions about their Business Improvement Scheme which offers on-island based businesses in all sectors a 50% grant (capped at £10,000) towards the cost of website development and digital marketing projects, including social media management.

Lawrie Hooper MHK, Political Member for Business Isle of Man commented:

‘I was delighted by the take-up of the initial ‘How can we help?’ workshops held last year as they allowed us to thoroughly understand first-hand from business owners themselves what barriers are preventing them from developing their businesses. With the insight received, we’ve now been able to tailor and prioritise seven further workshops according to the specific areas of support the majority of our small business owners say they need the most.

Similar to the initial workshops held last year, of which we received fantastic feedback in relation to this, they will also provide an excellent opportunity to network with other small business owners to share and gain useful insight and knowledge and even form new B2B collaborations. All small business owners are welcome to attend, regardless if they are an Isle of Man Chamber of Commerce member or not.’

For more information and to register for either or both of the social media workshops, please visit: www.businessisleofman.com/events

Registration details and dates for the further five workshops will be released in due course.

Weekend clinics to ease waiting list

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 11:02:01 GMT

The Breast Service at Noble’s Hospital is to hold additional clinics over the next few weeks in an important effort to reduce a backlog of patients waiting for a symptomatic appointment.

The initiative begins this weekend, with support from the local Breast team and a locum Consultant Radiologist who has been engaged to provide extra cover. An additional 30 clinic slots will be offered across Saturday and Sunday, and run for the following four or five weekends.

The extra clinics will reduce the waiting time for appointments for those people concerned about breast symptoms and assist efforts to meet the target two week wait between initial referral and the patient being seen in hospital for the first time.

Referrals to the symptomatic clinics have increased significantly since June 2020, and are outstripping the number of slots available. The service offers a one-stop clinic model which involves an assessment by the breast consultant team, diagnosis and potentially a biopsy. While this approach offers the patient a number of investigations and clinical views at a single appointment, the staffing required has at times proved challenging, impacting waiting times.

Health and Social Care Minister David Ashford said:

‘We are acting to address a pressing issue. Our target two week wait aims to provide a timely, high quality service – which patients rightly expect. The extra clinics are an interim measure while we look to find a longer term solution.

He added:

‘A number of unconnected factors have contributed to the problem. During the pandemic last spring we reduced face to face clinics and our breast screening service was suspended for a time. There is a significant amount of work in both areas for our team to address, on top of new referrals. We will require the services of a locum to help with the weekend clinics, and these have taken time to confirm due to the specialist nature and a shortage of these roles in the UK.

Minister Ashford concluded:

‘We are working with a number of the Island’s breast cancer charities and I thank them for their support. We share their passionate concern to provide patients with timely appointments.’

The Patient Information Centre will be in contact with all those who are awaiting an appointment to book them into the earliest available clinic slot. The position will continue to be reviewed to ensure patients are being seen in a timely manner, meanwhile the Department continues to explore options for an expanded, sustainable service for the longer term.

The Breast Screening service is fully operational in a safe environment and screenings are continuing alongside the additional symptomatic clinic capacity being provided. There have been a number of cancellations for the clinic and members of the public are encouraged to attend their breast screening appointment when it is offered.

Applications for Dissolution - 2006 Act Companies

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 14:00:41 GMT

The Companies Act 2006

List of Companies that have applied for a Declaration of Dissolution

Pursuant to Section 190(3)

The Department for Enterprise hereby gives Notice that the Companies referred to in the attached Notice have applied for a Declaration of Dissolution under the provisions of Section 190 of the Companies Act 2006. Unless written objection is made to The Department for Enterprise within one month of the date of publication of this notice, The Department for Enterprise may dissolve the Companies.

Applications for Dissolution - 1931 Act Companies

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 14:09:35 GMT

The Companies Acts 1931 to 2004

List of Companies that have applied for a Declaration of Dissolution

Pursuant to Section 273a(3)(A) of The Companies Act 1931

The Department for Enterprise hereby gives Notice that the attached companies have applied for a Declaration of Dissolution under the provisions of Section 273a(3)(A) Of The Companies Act 1931. Unless written objection is made to The Department for Enterprise within one month of the date of publication of this notice, The Department for Enterprise may dissolve the Companies.

Parents asked to keep children home until schools reopen

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 14:12:43 GMT

Parents are asked to keep their children at home whenever possible next week ahead of the planned reopening of schools, nurseries and child-minders on Monday 1 February.

On Thursday, Chief Minister Howard Quayle MHK, announced the Island will begin easing restrictions this weekend with socially distant outdoor meetings permitted and trades allowed to return to work under certain rules from Saturday.

However, parents are still asked to keep their children at home whenever possible to take pressure off hub schools, many of which are near capacity.

In Thursday’s briefing, Howard Quayle MHK announced that Government is working towards a full exit from restrictions after twenty-one days with no community transmission.

It means - subject to no further community cases – all schools and University College Isle of Man will welcome back students next month.

Dr Alex Allinson MHK, Minister for Education, Sport and Culture said:

‘This is of course a plan and it may change - but we are now working with head teachers to organise how it will work for students and teachers.’

‘When schools and the rest of society return to normal it means social distancing and face coverings are no longer essential but can be worn for personal reasons.’

‘Our teachers have done an amazing job with distance learning during this difficult time and I would like to thank them for their resilience and dedication. I continue to ask parents to support them as we move out of the present lockdown’.

All schools closed on Thursday 7 January, except for 14 educational hubs maintained for vulnerable children and those of essential workers.

Public asked to dispose of single-use face coverings responsibly

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 16:10:01 GMT

The public are being asked to dispose of single use face coverings and gloves responsibly, and wear reusable items when possible and appropriate, to protect the environment.

Around 194 billion disposable face masks and gloves, which are made from a variety of plastics that do not biodegrade, are used each month across the world, according to a recent report by the Environment Science and Technology journal.

The Isle of Man Government strongly recommends wearing a face covering in public places as it can have a real impact on reducing the spread of the virus.

Geoffrey Boot MHK, Minister for Environment, Food and Agriculture, said:

‘Face coverings play an important role and should be used, but all single-use items must be disposed of responsibly in a bin to protect our environment.

‘We must prevent them from littering our countryside, our beautiful beaches, and entering the sea - to keep our Biosphere and the people and wildlife that live within it safe.’

The guidance is in line with the Isle of Man Community Plastics Plan that aims to protect the environment by significantly reducing the amount of plastic entering the sea.

Dr Henrietta Ewart, Director of Public Health, said:

‘Face coverings provide some protection from transmission of the virus as they cover the nose and mouth and reduce droplet spread. Most of the evidence indicates that wearing a face covering will protect those around you from inadvertent spread should you be infected.

‘There is now increasing evidence that wearing a face covering offers some protection to you from infection by others. They do not replace the need to follow social distancing and practice good hand hygiene but they are a useful addition to reducing the risk of infection.’

Jaime Amoedo from PlasticBusters, said:

‘Since the start of the pandemic we have seen a concerning surge of single-use plastic masks and gloves littering glens, rivers and beaches.

‘Fighting the pandemic should not come at the cost of further polluting our environment, and we encourage people to dispose of such items responsibly and wear reusable ones when possible.’

Bill Dale BEM, from Beach Buddies, said:

‘During the current lockdown we have seen small quantities of single-use face coverings, not only on beaches but all around the Island. However, it does appear that the vast majority of people are disposing of masks and gloves responsibly. We sincerely hope this continues.’

No new cases of COVID-19 detected – 22 January 2021

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 16:27:32 GMT

No new cases of COVID-19 have been detected in the Isle of Man over the last 24 hours.

The current number of active cases of COVID-19 on the Island is 47.

No new cases of COVID-19 detected – 21 January 2021

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 16:10:47 GMT

No new cases of COVID-19 have been detected in the Isle of Man over the last 24 hours.

The current number of active cases of COVID-19 on the Island is 48.

Chief Minister's statement on COVID-19 - 21 January 2021

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 16:50:24 GMT

Good afternoon. Thank you for joining us today.

We are now into Day 15 of our circuit break lockdown.

Once again, we have our Director of Public Health joining us on Zoom and the Minister of Health & Social Care here in person.

As I mentioned to you on Monday, the Council of Ministers met today to consider what the emerging situation meant for us and most importantly for you and the measures we have in place. I told you on Monday that if the situation continued to move in the right direction, that we would be able to consider some changes.

I want to take you through that. And also through our view on next steps. But before I do, I will invite the Minister of Health & Social Care to update us on the testing numbers. And I know he has a couple of other important updates.

David.

Thank you, David. This now makes today the ninth consecutive day where we have not seen any unexplained community cases. Every day without cases is of course a cause for optimism but we must not forget this is often an invisible threat. Let me invite our Director of Public Health to set this in context.

Dr Ewart.

Thank you, Dr Ewart.

Dr Ewart, along with senior colleagues from across Government who have been leading the response to this outbreak joined the Council of Ministers this morning to review our current situation.

We wanted the most detailed picture of what the situation might be now that we have passed this milestone of one week with no evidence of community transmission - no unexplained cases.

As the Director of Public Health rightly reminds us, we are not out of the woods yet. While the risk may be receding, it has not gone.

The last thing we want is to step boldly out of lockdown and find ourselves having to go back in because we moved too quickly.

We have to tread carefully. As I indicated on Monday, most of the immediate changes that we considered today are around outside spaces where there is a broad consensus that the risk of transmission is significantly lower. Especially if social distancing, face coverings and good hygiene are also used.

This will be a first step. But we are starting on our path back to normality.

Let me take you through the changes that we are ready to bring in from first thing Saturday morning. I will then come back to the strategic picture – of how we see the rest of the circuit break lifting - and beyond.

From midnight Friday night to Saturday morning – so the first minute of 23 January - we will be easing a number of the measures in place.

We will allow a range of construction and trades to return to work. This includes trades like electricians, telecoms, utilities, roofers, decorators, gardeners, builders, joiners, window cleaners etc.

The next part is important. As they all go back to work, they must still have mitigations in place. What do we mean by this? Outdoors, this means either working alone or maintaining social distancing. Where this is not possible – for example if you really have to share transport - please use face coverings.

Tradespeople may work indoors only if they are working alone on an empty property.

The principle here is for this transition phase to allow only very low risk activities and - importantly - not to have any level of additional household mixing.

So moving on to households. Given the evidence that outdoor settings with social distancing are very low risk, we are also able to lighten some of the restrictions on us all being able to see people from other households.

That means if you wish to meet other people, such as friends or family, or wish to exercise with people from other households, you can do all this again as long as this is outdoors and you maintain social distancing.

But I have to underline that despite these changes coming in Saturday, social distancing will remain with us and continues to be important. And we will be asking you to continue to wear face coverings as much as possible.

So if you are a gardener returning to work. Or if you go for a walk with a friend along the seafront. Or if you deckchair with your aunt. Please keep your distance and if possible wear a face covering.

The removal of social distancing and face coverings we hope will come at some stage soon and I will talk about that shortly. But that moment is not now.

It might be useful for me to go through what we are NOT changing today.

For now, we need you to avoid indoor meetings with people who are not members of your household. Deckchair-ing, sitting in the park or a walk together is OK. But stay two metres apart. And please don’t be tempted to go indoors. We still need to minimise the links between different households a little longer.

We need people to continue to work from home as much as possible.

We are not quite ready to reopen even low-risk indoor venues like non-essential shops.

And we will not be asking our schools to open their doors to all students quite yet.

I have said before – and stand by this – that we will only have measures in place for as long as we judge they are necessary.

So where does this leave us going forward?

To give people as much clarity and certainty as possible, we want to approach this in two simple phases.

During the lockdown last year, from the moment we allowed construction to when we lifted all restrictions was around twelve weeks. This time we hope to be able to move through these phases in around twelve days.

To some this may sound awfully rushed. But you will recall that we entered this circuit break lockdown as a precaution – we did not know what we might be up against.

But from where we are today - and from what we understand from analysing the cases - we have collectively agreed that we should work towards a full exit after twenty-one days of no community transmission.

That means - subject to no further community cases - we would plan to lift all restrictions – on all activities – on or around 1 February.

This of course is only a plan – it may change - but it is the latest position we have and it is what I wanted to share with you all today.

So from tomorrow we move to a new phase. A transition phase before we lift all lockdown measures.

I mentioned that this could be as early as 1 February. I cannot guarantee that will be the precise day when we return to the old normal. We need to keep the position under review. But 1 February would be twenty-one days after the last evidence of community transmission. And this is the date we are working towards.

I hope that it provides you all with a line of sight to the end and a return to the life we enjoyed for over six months at the end of last year.

I know there has been a certain amount of speculation that the Council of Ministers would seek to continue longer term with some of the restrictions we now have in place. But no. If we are confident we have dealt with this recent outbreak then we will lift the measures.

We will be refreshing our guidance as soon as possible.

What does this mean for schools? It is important that students do not miss any more school than is necessary.

Discussions are underway with colleagues in the Department of Education, Sport & Culture. They will be speaking to Headteachers shortly to ensure that if all is well they will be able to open to all students from 1 February.

So if we are able to lift all restrictions on 1 February we will be back to where we were at the end of last year. Where all business are back up and running. Where social distancing is not needed and where face coverings are more a matter of personal and business choice.

BUT. There are of course some risks to all this.

The first risk is that there is in fact some virus still circulating in our community that we have not yet seen. When I say in our community, we know there are cases where people are in self-isolation. What I mean is if we see cases pop up where we struggle to see a clear link to a case we are aware of. This virus can be invisible and can pass from person to person without any signs.

What would happen then? Well we may have to pause while we identify and isolate again.

If a case does spread then we may even have to go backwards in our phases. Let’s hope it doesn’t come to that. But I did want to be 100% honest with you that the risks of course exists – as it has done all the way through this pandemic.

I should stress that we are still likely to have cases occurring – for example from travellers in isolation, but our key concern is of course cases of unknown transmission.

Another risk is that another case of the virus arrives onto our Island as seems to have happened around Christmas. I do not need to go over here how the virus – and particularly its more easily transmissible variants – is sweeping through our neighbours.

As we head into this phased approach to exit our circuit break lockdown, we need to be incredibly careful not to import new risk. We cannot jeopardise what you have achieved.

We will NOT be making any changes to our border controls at this stage. Our borders remain our strongest shields against the virus.

We believe that the three-test regime that we have in place at the moment - focused on the traveller - is fit for purpose. I know it is not easy. And again I have to thank all those who have been doing it. But it is the right thing to do to protect our Island while we roll out the vaccine to protect our most vulnerable.

We of course review our border position regularly.

The Council of Ministers did take a look at whether we were ready to allow applications to resume for compassionate travel, and for those looking to move here and make our Island their home. Some of these cases are heart-breaking.

We decided that as long as we apply exactly the same controls as we do to returning residents – three tests or twenty-one days isolation - then the risks that compassionate and contractual travellers pose are no greater than that of returning residents and the absolute numbers are far more modest.

So we have agreed that from next Tuesday - 26 January - we will accept new applications for compassionate and contractual travellers only.

I would like to repeat again my advice to everyone – please do not travel off Island unless absolutely necessary.

We had a positive debate in Tynwald yesterday about what the future might look like regarding our borders. A real look ahead. The word 'pivot' came up a lot. Members were rightly asking government at what point might border restrictions be a thing of the past.

It is of course an impossible question to answer with a high degree of certainty. But I think some important principles emerged.

First of all, we all accepted that we cannot keep these border restrictions in place for ever. It is not good for the people or the economy of our Island.

The key moments in the future will be when we have vaccinated at least all those at most risk of getting sick from the virus, so that they are protected, and then of course when we have offered the vaccine to everyone on our Island. This means when we know they – and our health service - are safe. On current planning, this first priority group could be by the end of May. This depends on a number of factors, some of which are beyond our control.

It will depend also on how things are going with our neighbours.

The Lord Bishop had a good way of describing it in Tynwald yesterday. He said that while the world may never fully eliminate the virus, it has to try to get to a point where it has eliminated the 'threat of the virus' and the danger it poses.

This feels right to me. For the moment, we need to continue our policy of local elimination while we vaccinate our most vulnerable. Once that is done, then maybe we can pivot. Mapping out what this might look like and what the triggers might be is underway. When I have more news then of course I will share that with you.

You have heard me speak a lot today. Time to go to questions from the media.

Thank you for those questions.

So from first thing Saturday we will be into a transition phase towards our exit from lockdown. I know this will be welcome news for many.

But please let’s not forget that there is still a risk that there is virus in our community. The best thing is to continue to act like it is out there.

The basics are what got us here.

Wash your hands
Keep your distance
Wear a face covering if you can

And of course if you have any symptoms then stay at home and call 111 as soon as you can.

Please keep doing the right thing. This is what will see us through to the end of the month and hopefully out of all measures. We must not drop our guard.

Make the right decisions to keep you, your family and your Island safe. And to protect our vaccination programme.

Vaccination Programme maintains current jab intervals

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 19:58:06 GMT

Vaccinations to protect Island residents from serious illness caused by COVID-19 will continue to be given at 21 and 28 day intervals, in line with the full clinical evidence from the manufacturers.

The Island’s vaccination programme began on 4 January 2021, with health and care workers given their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine at the Newlands hub at Noble’s Hospital, to include the over-80s in subsequent weeks. Vaccination rollout expanded further with the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine on 18 January 2021 administered in the community with care home residents.

The second dose of the Pfizer vaccine is planned after a 21 day interval, and after 28 days for the Oxford jab. These intervals were set out in when the medicines regulator authorised the vaccines’ use – and a significant number of second jab appointments have already been booked for Island residents in the top two priority groups, starting next week.

The interval between doses has since been reviewed in depth by senior clinicians, scientists and regulators in the UK, who agree that the 21 / 28 day interval for the Pfizer and Oxford vaccines respectively, can safely be extended to up to 12 weeks.

The UK Government subsequently changed its approach, extending the timescale for second doses of the vaccine against a backdrop of rising case numbers, severe pressure on hospitals, and deaths. Given the prevalence of the virus in the UK, the UK Government is focusing its resources on providing first dose protection to a greater number of people in the top priority groups more quickly.

The option to extend the intervals between first and second jabs has also been comprehensively reviewed and discussed by the Department of Health and Social Care Executive Leadership Team, taking into account the views of senior Island clinicians and those involved in the vaccination board. A wide range of factors has been considered, with a final recommendation based on the current low prevalence of COVID-19 in the Isle of Man, the current risk of transmission, the continuing debate worldwide about the extent of protection one dose of either vaccine provides and the timing of vaccination supply.

A recommendation to retain the status quo was made by DHSC Executive Leadership Team to Minister David Ashford and his four political departmental members who have unanimously approved the policy position. The decision has since been endorsed by the Council of Ministers.

Minister Ashford said:

‘The recommendation to maintain the 21 and 28 day intervals between jabs is the best solution for the Isle of Man. There is no clinical reason for us to diverge from that position. It is true we could vaccinate a greater number of people in a shorter period of time if we changed tack, but our circumstances are not the same as those in the UK, where the gravity of the situation requires getting vaccine into the arms of as many people as possible, as quickly as possible. The two doses offer fuller protection and our focus is on delivering them.

He added:

‘I acknowledge there are different views on this here as there are in the UK and beyond, and we will continue to keep the matter under close review - and we can of course reconsider our position if the circumstances change and/or further clinical evidence is received. We believe the decision to maintain the current intervals between jabs is the right one for our Island.’

Current rollout plans based on the delivery schedule of vaccine from the UK should see care home residents and staff, the over-80s and health and care staff having been vaccinated with their first dose by end of February, with the remaining vulnerable groups receiving their first vaccination by May. The focus remains on preventing a surge of demand on hospital and health services and protecting the most vulnerable.

Financial Sanctions: Counter-Terrorism (Domestic)

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 14:32:13 GMT

This news release is issued to publicise the amendment to the details of one existing entry under the Counter-Terrorism (Domestic) sanctions regime.

The Counter-Terrorism (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/577) were made under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (the Sanctions Act) and provide for the freezing of funds and economic resources of certain persons, entities or bodies involved in terrorist activity. The Counter-Terrorism (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 have effect in the Isle of Man by the Counter-Terrorism Sanctions (Application) Regulations 2020 [SD 2020/0456].

The following entry has been amended and remains subject to an asset freeze.

Mohammed Fawaz KHALED (Group ID: 12872)

Full details can be found in the attached Annex to this news release.

Financial institutions and other persons are requested to check whether they maintain any accounts or otherwise hold funds or economic resources for, or provide financial services to, the designated entity. If so, they must freeze such accounts or other funds and, unless licensed by the Treasury, refrain from dealing with said funds or economic resources, and suspend the provision of any financial services. They must also report their findings to the FIU.

Failure to comply with financial sanctions legislation or to seek to circumvent its provisions is a criminal offence.

Where a relevant institution has already reported details of accounts, other funds or economic resources held frozen for the designated entity, they are not required to report these details again.

Further details of the sanctions regime related to Counter-Terrorism (International) and links to the UK’s Sanctions List may be found on the Customs and Excise pages of the Isle of Man Government website.

Financial Sanctions: Counter-Terrorism (International)

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 14:32:23 GMT

This news release is issued to publicise the amendment to the details of 5 existing entries under the Counter-Terrorism (International) sanctions regime.

The Counter-Terrorism (International Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/573) were made under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (the Sanctions Act) and provide for the freezing of funds and economic resources of certain persons, entities or bodies involved in terrorist activity. The Counter-Terrorism (International Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 have effect in the Isle of Man by the Counter-Terrorism International(Application) Regulations 2020 [SD 2020/0501].

The following entries have been amended and remain subject to an asset freeze.

Brahim EL-KHAYARI (Group ID: 13769)
Manssor ARBABSIAR (Group ID: 12206)
AL-GAMA’A AL-ISLAMIYYA (Group ID: 6988)
REVOLUTIONARY PEOPLES’ LIBERATION PARTY – FRONT (DEVRIMCI HALK KURTULUS PARTISI-CEPHESI) (DHKP-C) (Group ID: 7120)
THE POPULAR FRONT FOR LIBERATION OF PALESTINE – GENERAL COMMAND (Group ID: 7399)
THE GREAT EASTERN ISLAMIC RAIDERS’ FRONT (Group ID: 7980)

Full details can be found in the attached Annex to this news release.

Failure to comply with financial sanctions legislation or to seek to circumvent its provisions is a criminal offence.

Where a relevant institution has already reported details of accounts, other funds or economic resources held frozen for the designated entity, they are not required to report these details again.

Financial Sanctions: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 14:32:33 GMT

This news release is issued to publicise the deletion of 11 existing entries under the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea sanctions regime.

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/411) were made under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (the Sanctions Act) and provide for the freezing of funds and economic resources of certain persons, entities or bodies involved in the facilitation of any of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea's military programmes . The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 have effect in the Isle of Man by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Sanctions(Application) Regulations 2020 [SD 2020/0502].

Full details can be found in the attached Annex to this news release.

Financial institutions and other persons are requested to check whether they maintain any accounts or otherwise hold funds or economic resources for, or provide financial services to, the designated individuals and entity. If so, they must freeze such accounts or other funds and, unless licensed by the Treasury, refrain from dealing with said funds or economic resources, and suspend the provision of any financial services. They must also report their findings to the FIU.

Failure to comply with financial sanctions legislation or to seek to circumvent its provisions is a criminal offence.

Where a relevant institution has already reported details of accounts, other funds or economic resources held frozen for the designated persons and entity, they are not required to report these details again.

Further details of the sanctions regime related to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and links to the UK’s Consolidated List of Individuals and entities subject to other financial sanctions regimes may be found on the Customs and Excise pages of the Isle of Man Government website.

Financial Sanctions: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 14:29:14 GMT

This news release is issued to publicise amendments to a further 6 entries under the Democratic Republic of the Congo sanctions regime.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/433) were made under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (the Sanctions Act) and provide for the freezing of funds and economic resources of certain persons, entities or bodies which are, or have been, involved in the commission of a serious human rights violation or abuse in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a violation of international humanitarian law in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, or obstructing or undermining respect for democracy, the rule of law and good governance. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (Sanctions) EU Exit) Regulations 2019 have effect in the Isle of Man by the Democratic Republic of the Congo Sanctions(Application) Regulations 2020 [SD 2020/0475].

Details of the amendments can be found in the Annex to this news release.

Financial institutions and other persons are requested to check whether they maintain any accounts or otherwise hold funds or economic resources for, or provide financial services to, the designated individuals. If so, they must freeze such accounts or other funds and, unless licensed by the Treasury, refrain from dealing with said funds or economic resources, and suspend the provision of any financial services. They must also report their findings to the FIU.

Where a relevant institution has already reported details of accounts, other funds or economic resources held frozen for the designated individuals they are not required to report these details again.

Failure to comply with financial sanctions legislation or to seek to circumvent its provisions is a criminal offence

Further details of the sanctions regime related to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and links to the Consolidated List of individuals and entities subject to these and other financial sanctions regimes may be found on the Customs and Excise pages of the Isle of Man Government website.

Financial Sanctions: Libya

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 14:31:36 GMT

This news release is issued to publicise the amendment to the details of 7 existing entries under the Libya sanctions regime.

The Libya (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1665) were made under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (the Sanctions Act) and provide for the freezing of funds and economic resources of certain persons, entities or bodies involved in the commission of a serious human rights violation or abuse in Libya; the commission of a serious breach of international humanitarian law in Libya; activities undermining Libya’s transition to a democratic, peaceful and independent country or any other activity that threatens the peace, stability and security of Libya. The Libya (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 have effect in the Isle of Man by the Libya Sanctions (Application) Regulations 2020 [SD 2020/0584].

The following entries have been amended and remain subject to an asset freeze.

Fitiwi ABDELRAZAK (Group ID: 13672)
Ermias ALEM (Group ID: 13671)
Ahmad Oumar Imhamad AL-FITOURI (Group ID: 13673)
Abd Al-Rahman AL-MILAD (Group ID: 13676)
Mohammed Al Amin Al-Arabi KASHLAF (Group ID: 13675)
Mus’ab Mustafa Abu Al Qassim OMAR (Group ID: 13674)
Mutassim QADHAFI (Group ID: 11639)

Full details can be found in the attached Annex to this news release.

Financial institutions and other persons are requested to check whether they maintain any accounts or otherwise hold funds or economic resources for, or provide financial services to, the designated individual and entities. If so, they must freeze such accounts or other funds and, unless licensed by the Treasury, refrain from dealing with said funds or economic resources, and suspend the provision of any financial services. They must also report their findings to the FIU.

Failure to comply with financial sanctions legislation or to seek to circumvent its provisions is a criminal offence.

Where a relevant institution has already reported details of accounts, other funds or economic resources held frozen for the designated person and entities, they are not required to report these details again.

Further details of the sanctions regime related to Libya and links to the UK’s Consolidated List of Individuals and entities subject to other financial sanctions regimes may be found on the Customs and Excise pages of the Isle of Man Government website.

Financial Sanctions: Central African Republic

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 14:35:41 GMT

This news release is issued to publicise the amendment to the details of four existing entries under the Central African Republic sanctions regime.

The Central African Republic (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/616) were made under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (the Sanctions Act) and provide for the freezing of funds and economic resources of certain persons, entities or bodies engaging in or providing support for acts that undermine the peace, stability or security of the Central African Republic. The Central African Republic (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 have effect in the Isle of Man by the Central African Republic Sanctions (Application) Regulations 2020 [SD 2020/0481].

The following entries have been amended and remain subject to an asset freeze.

Oumar YOUNOUS ABDOULAY (Group ID: 13273)
Nourredine ADAM (Group ID: 12999)
Joseph KONY (Group ID: 13344)
BUREAU D’ACHAT DE DIAMANT EN CENTRAFRIQUE/KARDIAM (Group ID: 13274)

Full details can be found in the attached Annex to this news release.

Financial institutions and other persons are requested to check whether they maintain any accounts or otherwise hold funds or economic resources for, or provide financial services to, the designated individual and entities. If so, they must freeze such accounts or other funds and, unless licensed by the Treasury, refrain from dealing with said funds or economic resources, and suspend the provision of any financial services. They must also report their findings to the FIU.

Failure to comply with financial sanctions legislation or to seek to circumvent its provisions is a criminal offence.

Further details of the sanctions regime related to Central African Republic and links to the UK’s Consolidated List of Individuals and entities subject to other financial sanctions regimes may be found on the Customs and Excise pages of the Isle of Man Government website.

Financial Sanctions: South Sudan

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 14:37:38 GMT

This news release is issued to publicise the amendment to the details of one existing entry under the South Sudan sanctions regime.

The South Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/438) were made under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (the Sanctions Act) and provide for the freezing of funds and economic resources of certain persons, entities or bodies involved in actions, policies or activities which threaten the peace, stability and security of South Sudan or undermine efforts to resolve the political crisis and armed conflicts in South Sudan. The South Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 have effect in the Isle of Man by the South Sudan Sanctions (Application) Regulations 2020 [SD 2020/0476].

The following entry has been amended and remains subject to an asset freeze.

Paul MALONG AWAN ANEI (Group ID: 13699)

Full details can be found in the attached Annex to this news release.

Financial institutions and other persons are requested to check whether they maintain any accounts or otherwise hold funds or economic resources for, or provide financial services to, the designated individual and entities. If so, they must freeze such accounts or other funds and, unless licensed by the Treasury, refrain from dealing with said funds or economic resources, and suspend the provision of any financial services. They must also report their findings to the FIU.

Failure to comply with financial sanctions legislation or to seek to circumvent its provisions is a criminal offence.

Further details of the sanctions regime related to South Suday and links to the UK’s Consolidated List of Individuals and entities subject to other financial sanctions regimes may be found on the Customs and Excise pages of the Isle of Man Government website.

Statement from Dr Alex Allinson MHK – Re: NASUWT

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 10:38:22 GMT

I welcome the news announced on Tuesday 19 January that the National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers has agreed to suspend its Action Short of Strike.

I recognise their concerns and personally thank union members for their trust and support.

The Department and I are dedicated to resolving the ongoing industrial dispute and this announcement demonstrates the commitment of the NASUWT to work with us and the other teacher unions, so we can move forward together and deliver a resilient and student-focused education service that is fit for the future.

We look forward to continuing to work in partnership with all unions and their representatives to overcome any outstanding areas of concern, and continue to build an education service that we are all rightly proud of.

On Tuesday the Department presented its Implementation Plan to Tynwald that includes a new Interim Organisational Framework and programme for change that will provide a solid foundation for the Department in improving culture, policy development and partnerships.

I acknowledge that whilst resetting and rebuilding relationships to create a new culture will take time, considerable progress has already been made, and I firmly believe that with the continued commitment of all those that work within the service, we can improve the culture within which we all work for the benefit of all our young people.

I am extremely proud of the education service on the Island that has so many great qualities and provides an excellent education for our students.

During the pandemic our entire education service has demonstrated dedication, resilience and dynamism and has kept our services functioning, even when our schools and University College Isle of Man have had to close. And for that I would like to say thank you.