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Isle of Man News, Articles and InformationThe new face of addictionBritain is to get a new Class A drug, it was announced this week. Methylamphetamine, more commonly known as crystal meth, is to join the toughest category of illegal drugs after a recommendation by a government committee. Possessing it could soon land users in jail for seven years. Dealers might get life. Meth might not yet be a household name in the UK, but it has wreaked havoc in America, and senior police officers caution that it may be mainstream here within two years. British newspapers are already describing it as a creeping menace that is more deadly than crack. Beyond the fear and media rhetoric, how worried should we be? A growing band of British users already knows the effects of crystal meth, a powerful stimulant that can be smoked, swallowed, snorted or injected. Richard, a 29-year-old professional from London, has smoked it twice.
Manx Bank Reduces Minimum Deposit,Isle of Man-based Derbyshire Offshore says it has has responded to customer demand by lowering the minimum opening balance on its fixed-rate Manx Bond to GBP2,500.Manx Bonds, which all now have a monthly interest option, pay up to 5.00% Gross/AER for a one-year term, with the medium term 3-year Manx Bond now paying 5.05% Gross/AER and the longer term 5-year Manx Bond now paying 5.10% Gross/AER. Having listened to customer feedback, particularly from the younger generation of expats who are finding it hard to get the savings habit, Derbyshire Offshore have reduced their opening balance to GBP2,500. Fiona Passey, Director of Offshore Banking comments, As specialist providers of expat savings accounts, we regularly track customer needs and respond quickly with solutions.
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.Snow Patrol Cancel US TourSad news for Snow Patrol fans; after some fitful stops and starts, the band have called time on their North American tour. Singer Gary Lightbodys throat condition has not improved, and the band have decided to cancel the current tour in favor of rescheduling the dates to allow his voice to recover fully.Lightbody left the following message via the bands Myspace: I saw the doctor again yesterday afternoon. The news is bad. My vocal chords dont seem to have heeled at all. The polyps are still there and my singing voice is extremely weak. Whats new? I hear from cheap seats. Indeed. Im so sorry about this but Ive been advised by the doctor to not do any shows for a month. I may also need surgery but the initial suggestion from the doc is for me to rest at home for that time and see how I am in a few weeks. Worst holiday ever: week 13The Sunday Times is now into its 13th week in the search for the most disastrous, most wake-up-screaming-in-the-night holiday ever, - and the stories don't stop coming. The 'best' story of the week will be published in the newspaper that weekend - and at the end of 2006, the one adjudged to be the most truly appalling will win the holiday of a lifetime. Post your bleak memories at the end of the article, in 200 words if possible please! .Tehachapi NewsOpening at 2 p.m. in Philip Marx Central Park, located at E and Mojave Streets, on July 9, will be a group of young fiddlers, cellists and guitarists coached by Mountain Music teachers. The students will perform Irish jigs, American rags and Scottish reels, as well as hoedowns and waltzes.From 3 to 4:30 p.m. the international touring and recording group Golden Bough will heat up Tehachapi with Celtic fire. In addition to music from Ireland and Scotland, the group will perform music from the lesser-known Cornwall, Wales, Isle of Man, Brittany and Galicia.Since 1980, Margie Butler and Paul Espinoza have recorded and performed Celtic works, as well as their own compositions. They are now joined by violinist Kathy Sierra, whose vibrant energy and exquisite fiddling complement the singing and playing of Butler and Espinoza.Jailed Tanner's losses: Game, set, match . . . familyWhen Roscoe Tanner's letter arrived earlier this year from a northern Florida prison, there was no apology. The future, Department of Corrections Inmate No. R35415 wrote, is "in God's hands."Daughter Tamara and her mother, Charlotte -- the second of three Mrs. Tanners -- were furious. This, Tamara said, is what she wrote back: "Once again, when it's time to take care of your responsibilities, you put it off on something else. Dad, when are you going to step up to the plate?" In an interview from her home in Aliso Viejo, Calif., an Orange County suburb, Roscoe Tanner's daughter said, "He's a charmer who will say whatever he needs to get what he wants. I don't care to hear anything he has to say." Tamara grew up exceptionally close to her father. |
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