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Isle of Man Newspapers publishes the Isle of Man's newspapers. They are the Isle of Man Examiner, the Isle of Man Courier and the Manx Independent. They are all weekly newspapers. Its website is www.iomtoday.co.im, as well as owning GEF.im. The company was formerly called the Isle of Man Courier Group until its name was changed in 1992.
The Isle of Man (Manx: Mannin, also Ellan Vannin [ˈɛlʲan ˈvanɪnʲ]) or Mann (/ m æ n / man), [11] is a self-governing British Crown Dependency in the Irish Sea, between Great Britain and Ireland. It is one of the Celtic nations and is the homeland of the Manx people, a Celtic ethnic group.
The formal head of the Isle of Man Government is the Lieutenant Governor, the personal representative of the Lord of Mann (currently Charles III). The executive head is the Chief Minister . Douglas , the capital city in the Isle of Man, home to the seat of government , is where most Government offices and the parliament chambers ( Tynwald ) are ...
Ongoing: COVID-19 pandemic in the Isle of Man. The parishes of Arbory and Rushen merged to become the local authority area of Arbory and Rushen. [1] 19 March: The first case of COVID-19 was reported. [2] 26 March: A lockdown began due to rising cases of COVID-19. [3] 1 April: The first COVID-19 related death was reported. [4]
The Isle of Man Examiner is a newspaper in the Isle of Man. The paper is published every Tuesday, and is owned by Isle of Man Newspapers , which is now part of the Tindle Group . Popular features include business news, the Final Whistle sports supplement and Terry Cringle's Times Past column.
This table lists the surnames of the 1881 census which have the highest percentage of appearing on the Isle of Man. [clarification needed] The important column in this table is the Index column. This table shows the most "Manx" surnames in Great Britain. See the previous footnote for the legend to the table.
On 29 May 2012, a memorial featuring the restored anchor and commemorating the losses in 1940 of Mona's Queen, King Orry and Fenella was opened in a ceremony at Kallow Point in Port St Mary, attended by representatives of local and national government, the Lieutenant Governor, the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company and the French Navy.
In addition to the Isle of Man itself, the Isle of Man Government administers three small neighbouring islands: the Calf of Man, St Patrick's Isle and St Michael's Isle. There is one place with official status as a city, three places with official status as towns, four villages, and many other smaller settlements.