Options include improving existing road
Further feasibility studies and design work is needed to determine the future of the TT access road.
Infrastructure Minister Tim Crookall has provided an update following a Tynwald query from Onchan MHK Rob Callister.
Subject to […]
MHK says red tape has previously put off investors
Government needs to step in to ensure plans to invest in the Island don’t fall during the planning process, according to one MHK.
Proposals to redevelop three brownfield sites were recently unveiled, with […]
The Isle of Man government is set to ask for Tynwald approval to scrap work permits for three years as part of efforts to remove ‘perceived barriers’ and entice skilled workers to the Island.
The Department of Enterprise says the jobs market is […]
Onchan MHK thinks turning off work permit system could have significant consequences
Switching off the work permit system would come at the detriment to the Island’s infrastructure and public services.
That’s according to Rob Callister who believes the enterprise […]
Average wait of 55 weeks
Around 1,000 people on the Isle of Man are waiting for an Ear, Nose and Throat appointment, with an average wait time of more than a year for a routine referral.
That’s down, however, on the average 76 week […]
With a recent spike in homelessness on the Island, what provision is in place to offer shelter during the winter months?
That’s the question posed by MHK for Onchan, Rob Callister to Minister for Health and Social Care Lawrie Hooper.
Mr Hooper […]
Rob Callister pens proposals to the chief minister
An Onchan MHK wants to see the creation of a new department that will focus on rebuilding the Island’s tourism sector.
Rob Callister has sent his proposals to the Chief Minister […]
Callister ponders general election
Confidence in the current government administration is at an ‘all time low’.
That’s the view of one MHK who’s questioned whether a general election could be called.
It follows the sacking of Infrastructure Minister Chris Thomas and the chief minister’s […]
Members reject calls to remove church’s seat in LegCo
Tynwald members have voted against proposals to remove the Bishop from the court.
Douglas East MHK Joney Faragher put forward a motion to take the role away from within the Legislative Council once Rt Rev […]
“Information is absolutely exempt from disclosure”
Tynwald has refused to release details relating to an investigation triggered by the sacking of the former health minister.
Manx Radio submitted Freedom of Information requests to the Office of the Clerk of Tynwald requesting all evidence submitted […]