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Isle of Man News, Articles and InformationWe don't do cheap, say aides - as Royal costs reach 37mTHE Royal Family's travel costs jumped 10 per cent to £5.5 million last year, with aides admitting they were not seeking to keep a "low-cost monarchy".Buckingham Palace's accounts revealed yesterday that the overall cost to taxpayers of keeping the monarchy rose by 4.2 per cent to £37.4 million in the last financial year. .Yn Chruinnaght Committee Press Release Pt. 3A pair of groups from Wales will be travelling to the Isle of Man for Yn Chruinnaght 2006. DAWNSWYR SIR CONWY was established especially to compete in the prestigious national Gŵyl Cerdd Dant festival in November 2004. They are an energetic team of Welsh folk dancers/musicians led by Dr Prydwen Elfed-Owens. The majority are teachers in schools within the county of Conwy. The team has spent a very busy year performing at various festivals including functions to welcome visitors to the county from the various countries of Europe and beyond. DAWNSWYR SIR CONWY have resurrected two traditional Welsh celebrations in the county namely the ancient Old Welsh New Year or Hen Galan on the one hand - with the arrival of the Mari Lwyd and company of six merrymen - and on the other hand, the Mayday celebration with a performance of the Welsh morris dance, Cadi Ha, to include a bedecked Summer branch and the colourful characters of Cadi and Bili.The word from the TT on last night's practice sessions;Highlight of Wednesday nights practice session in the Isle of Man TT meeting was not one, but two, unofficial lap records. First of all came news of a lap at 127.81 miles an hour by John McGuinness, breaking unofficially his own outright record of 127.68 set up two years ago. His Superbike Honda stopped the clock at 17 minutes 42.73 seconds on his second circuit of the night.Not to be outdone, the sidecar crew of Dave Molyneux and Craig Hallam also weighed in with an unofficial record lap. Their speed of 116.224 broke Molyneuxs fastest sidecar lap which he set up, in last years race, with Dan Sayle. Earlier, Guy Martin got the solo practice off to a scorching start when he recorded the fastest time of the week, up to that point. His lap of 18 minutes 2.48 seconds represented a speed of 125.477 miles an hour, while Ian Lougher (125.390) and John McGuinness (124.996) were close behind. Brunswick lectures & booksMUSEUM OF COASTAL CAROLINA: Birds and Ancient Maya Mysteries of Mexico's Yucatan Cenotes (fresh water sinkholes) by James A. Rotenberg, biology professor from the University of North Carolina Wilmington, at 7 p.m. June 13 at the Museum, 21 E. Second St., Ocean Isle. Refreshments served. Admission: $5 adults; $3 ages under 12. Details: 575-4962.woodsong: Local authors Jack DeGroot and Miller Pope present The History of Brunswick County at 1 p.m. June 13 at Woodsong, 529 Sylvan St., Shallotte. Free with lunch provided. RSVP at 754-9292. N.C. MARITIME MUSEUM: Hurricane tracker Mark Sudduth, will be guest speaker for the Friends of the Museum at 7 p.m. June 20 in the Community Building. Free for members; $2 nonmembers. Reservations required at 457-0003 or madeline.spencer@ncmail.net. Savings Tax Directive Is One Year Old,It's just a year since the EU Savings Tax Directive swung into action, and IOM-based Derbyshire Offshore says it doesn't seem to have been the disaster for the world of offshore that many predicted.Introducing a new, higher rate on Derbyshire's Interest Accumulator account, Fiona Passey, Director of Offshore Banking says, 'Whilst the overall impact of the new Directive continues to be far less than expected, this new account gives customers a valuable tax planning option as the interest and tax are deferred for a minimum of two years and then only paid at the customer's request." The European Savings Tax Directive was introduced a year ago, with the aim of clarifying the position of the taxation of offshore deposit accounts for EU residents. For offshore financial centres such as the Isle of Man, a withholding tax option was introduced for those customers who wanted to preserve the confidentiality of their banking affairs.
DTI Offer FREE 2 day Internet Security Courses for Small BusinessesA key enabler of e-business is security. However, there is a misunderstanding that security is all about IT security protocols. It's not, it is about people and awareness. Small/ medium size organisations and consumers are the most vulnerable groups. In general, they are the least aware of the threats of cyber crime; they have the least knowledge of the basic steps that can be taken to protect themselves and they have the least assistance available to them. You, as managers/owners need to take responsibility for your companys security policy and to increase awareness and education within your business of the threats posed by the internet and the basic steps that can be taken to protect your on-line business - Last year, 67% of companies suffered a virus attack. - Less than 20% of companies carry out security audits.Hidden Secrets to be Explored at Peel CastleTo coincide with National Archaeology Day, Manx National Heritage is hosting a special event day on 16th July, from 12.00noon to 5.00pm, when visitors will have the opportunity to explore the secret history of Peel Castle. Manx National Heritage staff will take you on a journey through time, where visitors can find out about the archaeological artefacts that have been discovered on St. Patricks Isle and meet the people who left them behind! The aim of this national annual event is to encourage young people and their families to visit sites of archaeological interest, learn about archaeology and take part in activities on site. Manx National Heritage has been involved with National Archaeology Day for the past few years but this will be the first time the event has taken place at Peel Castle. |
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