Archive for December, 2009

The Isle of Man Junior Chamber of Commerce

Isle of Man News, 23 December 2009 – Active on the Isle of Man for nearly twenty years, the Isle of Man Junior Chamber of Commerce (JCC) is not, as its title perhaps misleadingly suggests, an offshoot of the more widely recognised Chamber of Commerce. The JCC is in fact an entirely independent organisation with [...]

Heysham Port Temporary Freight Closure

Isle of Man News, 23 December 2009 – The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company has been advised by the Port of Heysham that normal service for its freight shipments is expected to resume for this afternoon’s (Tuesday) 14.15 Ben-my-Chree sailing from Heysham.
The Ben maintained its scheduled services but was not permitted by Heysham Port [...]

20,000 PEOPLE VISIT SURE SKATE

Isle of Man News, 23 December 2009 – The twenty thousandth visitor to Sure Skate took to the ice on Monday 21 December.
In just four weeks 20,000 people – more than a quarter of the island’s population – have visited the winter attraction. To mark the milestone, the twenty thousandth person, 19 year old Alison [...]

Irish Nationwide (IOM) unveils a string of innovative advances to their IT systems

Isle of Man News, 22 December 2009 – With the onset of a new decade, Irish Nationwide (IOM) unveils a string of new and innovative advances to their internal IT systems. Due to come on line during the first quarter of 2010, the new systems will help to streamline back office procedures, providing greatly improved [...]

FPI helps serve up a Christmas cracker for Santa’s Train Passengers

Isle of Man News, 22 December 2009 – What better way to get into the festive spirit than by taking a journey on Santa’s Train to meet Father Christmas?
And that’s exactly how nearly 2400 people spent the 5th, 6th and 12th of December when the Department of Tourism and Leisure and leading financial services company [...]

FURTHER GROWTH CONFIRMED AT MANX TELECOM DATA CENTRE

Isle of Man News, 22 December 2009 – Manx Telecom has announced the appointment of Mark Mead to a senior role within the fast expanding technical team at the Company’s world class Data Centre at Douglas North.
After gaining extensive industry experience across a broad range of blue chip organisations, including most recently working in the [...]

LEADING BUSINESS FIGURES APPOINTED CHILDREN’S CENTRE TRUSTEES

Isle of Man News, 22 December 2009 – The Children’s Centre has announced the appointment of two prominent local businessmen to its Board of Trustees.
Findlay Macleod, Managing Director of Isle of Man Creamery and Mark Humphrey, Partner at leading firm of advocates Long and Humphrey, have joined the charity’s Board with immediate effect.
As one of [...]

SURE SPREADS CHRISTMAS CHEER WITH DOUBLE CREDIT FOR PAYG CUSTOMERS!

Isle of Man News, 21 December 2009 – Sure is giving its Pay As You Go customers an extra Christmas present today.
For one day only, all top up credits worth £10 or over which are purchased by Sure customers will attract the same amount of extra bonus credit thus doubling their value.
“We know that Christmas [...]

Isle of Man Ship Registry Director to launch ICSA Isle of Man 2010 series

Isle of Man News, 22 December 2009 – Director of the Isle of Man Ship Registry, Dick Welsh, is to be the first speaker in the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA) IOM 2010 series of regular events.
The talk, ‘The Isle of Man’s Ship Registry – 25 years of growth and what it means [...]

Understand and take control, message of World Diabetes Day

Isle of Man News, 22 December 2009 – This is the message put out on World Diabetes Day, 14 November 2009.  On that day Jackie Reid, a type 1 diabetic, organised a traditional Manx Caribbean Night at the Falcon’s Nest, Port Erin, Isle of Man.
The purpose was simple… raise money for the Manx Diabetic Group.