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Isle of Man News, Articles and InformationBiker trapped doing 217km/hA motorcyclist clocked travelling at more than 200km/h was among 12 speeding drivers arrested on East Rand roads at the weekend. Three others were clocked at more than 180km/h. One of two motorcyclists caught speeding at Klip River on the R59 on Sunday was travelling at 217km/h. The other was clocked at 187km/h. They are to appear in court on Monday. Two motorcyclists, one travelling at 182km/h and the other at 181km/h in a 120km/h zone, were arrested at the Elands interchange on the N3 on Sunday. They are also to appear in court on Monday. Eight men were clocked travelling at between 141km/h and 186km/h in an 80km/h zone in Benoni on Friday and Saturday. - SapaThis article was originally published on page 5 of Cape Times on July 03, 2006 . Georgia man wins $12M at Biloxi casinoBILOXI, Miss. A Columbus, Georgia, man has hit a 12-point-three (m) million-dollar jackpot playing a Wheel of Fortune progressive dollar slot machine at the Isle of Capri in Biloxi. Isle marketing director Justin Hill said the man, who declined to sign a press release, won the jackpot on Thursday. Hill said the man told casino officials that he had spent about 40 dollars at the machine. The jackpot follows an eight-point-two (m) million-dollar hit by a Metairie, Louisiana, woman won in March at the Isle playing the Wheel of Fortune quarter slot. The Wheel of Fortune slots are linked to casinos throughout Mississippi. Copyright 2006 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. .The island saviour of lost souls who imported 'slaves' to do up ...GOD chose Pieter Van Rooyen to lead the broken, the depressed, the rejected and the confused and save their souls for Christ. Or so the balding 46-year-old South African, a former financial adviser at Barclays bank, says.But He is unlikely to approve of this self-appointed shepherd who puts himself on a par with Noah, Moses and Abraham importing illegal immigrants from his native country and putting them to work renovating his Isle of Man home for £1.36 an hour. Van Rooyen and his Life Church, the evangelical ministry he founded in Douglas, the islands capital, face ruin after he appeared in a Manx court to admit charges of faking documents that allowed five South African workers to enter the country illegally. He insisted that his intention was to coach them in spiritual matters, but in reality, the court was told, they were set to work as cheap labour doing up his family home in Onchan.
Hard fought ninth for McGuinnessJohn McGuinness was back out in action on Sunday at Snetterton, Norfolk for round 5 of the National Superstock Championship and the Morecambe rider rode a solid race to claim a hard fought ninth place. Fresh from his Isle of Man TT success it was back to the cut and thrust of the short circuits and with less than a second separating the top 20 in practice, it was certainly hectic stuff. The high speed 1.952-mile circuit was always going to produce close racing and John found himself in 13th place after Friday's opening qualifying session with a time of 1m09.315s. With hot and humid conditions over the course of the weekend tyre wear was causing concern and a number of riders fell during final qualifying. The stop-start nature of the session meant that John was unable to improve upon his time and he was relegated to 16th, for the final spot on the fourth row.Honours for Northern Ireland Bike Aces Robert and Joey DunlopFor many years, the Dunlop brothers dominated motorcycle racing in Northern Ireland. For over a quarter of a century they competed regularly at the North-West 200 which includes University corner.They remain two of the most successful riders ever to compete in this road race. Robert holds the record for the course, with Joey second, one race behind. The brothers also rode successfully at courses further afield, most notably at the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy. Joey remains one of the most successful riders ever to compete at the islands races. He also rode extensively in eastern Europe, where he lost his life in a tragic accident in 2000. The Dunlop brothers will each be awarded the degree of Doctor of the University (DUniv), in recognition of their excellence in the field of motorcycle racing and for services to charity.
Review: Into the UnknownAt the dawn of television in England, there was a blank canvas for imaginative young writers and producers to bring to this new and eager audience something utterly fresh. One of these imaginative young men was Nigel Kneale, just off the boat from his home in the Isle of Man, a place he hints had its own share of otherworldiness. Biographer Andy Murray charts us through the birth of Kneale's career with the BBC and the chilling scripts he wrote for them that resulted in television that still resonates with those that first saw the flickering black and white shows in those far off days. Of course I'm talking about Quatermass, the series of television shows and films that horrified the country in an age far more innocent than today. Kneale's science fiction was very much that of John Wyndham and even H.G.Maui Film Festival rolls againThe Maui Film Festival, four days and five nights of panel discussions, culinary delights, tributes and, of course, lots of movies, begins Wednesday at venues around the Valley Isle.Opening-day highlights include the films "Peaceful Warrior" (8 p.m.; $20) and "Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man" (10 p.m.) at the Wailea Resort's Celestial Cinema under the stars; "Wordplay" (5 p.m.) and "Half Nelson" (7:30 p.m.) at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center's Castle Theater; and "Benigno: Farewell to a Revolution" and "Beyond the Call" (5 p.m.) and "A Flock of Dodos: The Evolution-Intelligent Design Circus" (7:30) p.m.) at MACC's McCoy Theatre. Thursday's features include "The Lake House" (8 p.m.; $20) and "Water" (10 p.m.) at Wailea; "The Heart of the Game" (5 p.m.) and "Accepted" (7:30 p.m.) at Castle; and "Rose" and "Black Gold" (5 p.m.) and "Before the Music Dies" (7:30 p.m.) at McCoy.
PAG Issues Charter for Government ReformPositive Action Group (PAG) offers its fullest support to the recent published views of Professor St John Bates former Clerk to Tynwald, and Stuart McCudden, the President of the Isle of Man Chamber of Commerce; both have come out as forceful advocates for some serious changes to the way our Parliament operates in order that it can best serve the electorate in The Isle of Man. PAG has promulgated similar views at its meetings and in the media and has a strong following from members of the public who share the same fundamental concerns. PAG has issued a very informative booklet which includes items such as a brief overview of the current set up of our parliament, up-to-date pay scales for our representatives, other peoples views and the PAG CHARTER. A set of principles and ideals which sets out the changes and improvements we want to see in our Parliament.Bitchiness: It's not just a girl thingPerhaps the tipping point came when Prince William's girlfriend, Kate Middleton, was reported in a gossip column to have made snide comments about the racy clothes and hard-drinking ways of Prince Harry's girlfriend, Chelsy Davy. Or maybe it was when South Africa's safety and security minister, Charles Nqakula, told the fellow countrymen he called 'constant moaners' to 'stop bitching or get out'. What started on Channel Four's Big Brother and spread to the World Cup WAGs (wives and girlfriends) has gained an unstoppable momentum. Bitching, it seems, has become an epidemic, as acceptable among quasi-royals and celebrity wannabes as among academics, politicians and the general public. Not long ago, people preferred to keep their bitching a guilty secret. Now it has become brash and reckless - just look at Grace Adams-Short, 20, who was recently voted out of the Big Brother house where she became known as 'Queen Bitch'.
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