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Isle of Man News, Articles and InformationStobart Motorsport ready to strike on Jim Clark RallyStobart Motorsport are ready to strike on the second round of the Tesco 99 Octane MSA British Rally Championship as the five car strong force looks to the tarmac stages of the Jim Clark Rally with the squad bolstered by stand-in driver Dorian Rees. Rees, BRC Production Champion in 2004, takes the place of Julian Reynolds who has had to step down from his seat in the Stobart VK Subaru Rally Team for this rally only, due to personal reasons. "I'm looking forward to making my debut with the Stobart VK Subaru Rally Team," says Rees. "It's an honour to be asked to compete with the team and to line up next to reigning champion Mark Higgins will be quite some challenge." Rees joins Stobart Motorsports reigning British Rally Champion Mark Higgins who won the Jim Clark Rally last season by 37 seconds on his way to his second BRC title. "It's a good, challenging event that I have won a couple of times," says Higgins.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.
Grand Isle School Grade Eight Graduation Class of 2006 AwardsEach year students are recognized during their graduation ceremony for achievements of excellence, academics, sports, citizenship as well as awards from the Parent Teacher Association and Hanson Awards. Woodman of the World Award is given to one student who shows an active interest and academic achievement in American History. The recipient for this award was Raymond A Perkins. NEA Educators Award was granted to Dacota Pariseau who demonstrated a love of learning, a sincere concern for people and the ability to work well with adults and other students. She is a dependable and caring student who exhibited leadership skills, worked hard and had been involved in school activities and volunteered to help others learn. PTA Awards; The Excellence In The Arts Awards this year relates to the project Dinner with an Artist, which connected the visual arts to research.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.
loads more for BestivalMany more acts are confirmed for Bestival, which takes place at Robin Hill Countryside Adventure Park, Isle of Wight from Friday 8th until Sunday 10th September.New live acts include a rare live appearance by Brian Eno who'll bemaking a guest appearance with the Rachid Taha Band, Lily Allen, Barry Peters Halifax Hospital Radio, Boomclick, Brakes, Crazy P, Envelopes, Fence Collective presents The Pictish Trail, Good Shoes, Grizzly Bear, Guillemots, Hush The Many, iLiKETRAiNS, Jim Noir, Joana And The Wolf, Kelley Polar, Kid Carpet, Kish Mauve, Love Is All, M.Craft, Max Sedgley, Maya, Mi & L'au, Misty's Big Adventure, Motion Pictures, New Young Pony Club, Rumble Strips, Scritti Politti, Semifinalists, Shitdisco, Solid State Revival, The 1990's, The Egg, The Long Blondes, The Noisettes, The Pipettes, Tilly & The Wall, and Yes Boss. GHA at one-day conferenceThe Chief Executive of the GHA, Dr David McCutcheon and the GHA Finance Director, Mr Ernest Lima, together with the Chief Executive Officers of the Health Services for the Isle of Man, Guernsey and Jersey are meeting in Jersey for a one day Conference. Other senior officers from some of the island jurisdictions are attending also. Last years Conference was held in Gibraltar. The event is taking place in the Education Centre at the Jersey General Hospital. The purpose of the Conference is to share matters of concern which affect all of the jurisdictions health care systems. The major focus this year will be on the implications of the General Medical Councils revalidation and licence to practice regulations for doctors. The regulations were originally drafted for the United Kingdom, that is the NHS, but the GMC have now been made aware that because of the short-sightness of the original draft proposals, the proposed regulations would not fit the four jurisdictions which are not part of the NHS.TT 2006; SUPERSTOCK RACE REPORTNew Zealander Bruce Anstey continued his dominance of the TT Superstocks when he won the Scottish Life International-sponsored event in the Isle of Man today after one of the most exciting races in the history of the meeting. It was his fifth TT triumph.Ansteys Suzuki, and the Kawasaki of Ian Hutchinson, had enjoyed a race-long duel with only a few seconds separating them for most of the race until Anstey extended his advantage on the final lap. In fact, Hutchinson who was third in Saturdays Superbike TT - got his nose in front, briefly, on lap three. The final margin of victory was 8.3 seconds with Jason Griffiths, Yamaha, 23 seconds behind Hutchinson in third place. The start had been delayed for an hour as a result of patches of sea mist but when racing got underway it was last years winner, Bruce Anstey, who swept into the lead. We love GermanyIts not just about the football. For the next four weeks, Germany wants desperately to charm the lederhosen off us in every possible way to persuade the world that it can host a lot more than football tournaments, opera marathons and beer festivals: You went out on penalties, now come back on holiday. And, perhaps surprisingly, not everyone needs convincing. Quietly (efficiently?), Germany has become a destination for discerning travellers. Not, admittedly, in the short term, when men with St Georges crosses creosoted into their chest hair will be doing their best to render the entire nation uninhabitable but, once the tear gas clears, what will remain is an unfailingly polite, hospitable country, in quiet possession of a handful of genuinely special destinations. A trickle of Brits are already choosing the Bavarian Alps over the money-grubbier French and Italian sections, sampling the vinicultural peace of Franconia ahead of the Loire, even plumping for the quirky chic of the northern coast in summer, rather than the crowds, costs and, well, Germans tarnishing the Med.
Six-shilling coin auctioned for 460,000A 14TH-CENTURY gold coin found in a field in southern England by a man with a metal detector fetched £460,000 at auction yesterday - a world record price for any British coin.The Edward III "double leopard" - worth six shillings when struck in 1344 - was bought at Spink's in London for the Isle of Man coin fund Avarae Global Coins. . |
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