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5 days ago
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Online portal for murder investigation information
Police leading a murder investigation have urged people to use an online portal to submit information. The Isle of Man Constabulary has confirmed a person died following "serious incident" in Ramsey on Thursday. The BBC understands the victim was a teenager. Emergency services were called to the Close Drean area shortly after 15:30 BST and the area remains cordoned off. The force has called for information, including imagery, to be sent directly to them via the portal. Chief Minster Alfred Cannan has urged people to follow the request from police "not to speculate or share any distressing material online". Local politicians have also shared their shock following the death in Ramsey Lawrie Hooper MHK said it was "awful news and devastating for our small community", while Alex Allinson MHK said: "Alex Allinson said: "Our close community need time to come to terms with what has happened in our town." Ramsey Town Commissioners released a statement asking people to "show respect by allowing the authorities to do their work and avoid speculating or spreading unconfirmed information". "At times like these, kindness, empathy and sensitivity matter most", the board's chairman Alby Oldham said. Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook and X. Murder investigation launched after fatal incident Isle of Man Constabulary online portal
BBC News
6 days ago
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Online portal for information in Ramsey murder investigation
Police leading a murder investigation have urged people to use an online portal to submit Isle of Man Constabulary has confirmed a person died following "serious incident" in Ramsey on services were called to the Close Drean area shortly after 15:30 BST and the area remains cordoned force has called for information, including imagery, to be sent directly to them via the portal. Chief Minster Alfred Cannan has urged people to follow the request from police "not to speculate or share any distressing material online".Local politicians have also shared their shock following the death in Ramsey Lawrie Hooper MHK said it was "awful news and devastating for our small community", while Alex Allinson MHK said: "Alex Allinson said: "Our close community need time to come to terms with what has happened in our town." Echoing these sentiments, Ramsey Town Commissioners released a statement imploring people to "show respect by allowing the authorities to do their work and avoid speculating or spreading unconfirmed information". "At times like these, kindness, empathy and sensitivity matter most", they said. Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook and X.
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6 days ago
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Murder investigation launched after fatal incident in Ramsey
A murder investigation has been launched after a person died following an incident in the north of the Isle of services were called to the Close Drean area of Ramsey shortly after 15:30 BST on Isle of Man Constabulary said a person had been "arrested in connection with the investigation". It confirmed both people involved were local but no further details have been a statement, the force said it was "believed to be an isolated incident and there is nothing to suggest that the general public are at any further risk". Police have asked for witnesses or those with footage of the incident to come it asked people to "refrain from speculating" and "avoid sharing any imagery, other than with police".In a statement Chief Minister Alfred Cannan said he was "shocked and saddened" by the events and his "deepest condolences" were with the family and friends of the person who had also urged people to follow the request from police "not to speculate or share any distressing material online". Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook and X.
BBC News
28-05-2025
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Isle of man ministers to hold roadshow to gather public views
Government ministers are set to face the public in a series of regional meetings starting next events, featuring members of the Isle of Man Council of Ministers, will be held at state-run secondary schools in Ramsey, Castletown, Douglas and Peel from 30 June to 3 Listening to You roadshow follows a series of similar workshops held in April Minister Alfred Cannan said it was "crucial" for ministers to "meet and engage with the public on issues that impact everyday lives". He said there was "real value in making sure politicians are accessible to the public" and the conversations meant ministers could understand any "concerns and priorities at first hand".The meetings would help government ministers make "informed decisions" that reflect the needs of the population, he said. The meetings are set to include a welcome and speech by the chief minister, followed by time for one-to-one conversations with ministers before politicians answer questions from the said it was "crucial" for politicians to listen to the public but was "equally important for the public to meet ministers to ask questions and receive a reply in the moment, in person". He said the sessions were designed to "foster transparency and trust in government" and would allow government's wider aims to be shared "to ensure that policies are aligned with the interests of people in the Isle of Man". 'Meaningful conversations' Encouraged young people to join the events he said: "By participating, you can be part of meaningful conversations and help to influence the decisions that shape our community."The meetings will be held on consecutive nights starting at Ramsey Grammar School in Ramsey on 30 June, followed by Ballakermeen High School in Douglas, Castle Rushen High School in Castletown and ending at Queen Elizabeth II High School in Peel on 3 July. Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook and X.
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21-05-2025
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Call for 'gaslighting' remark withdrawal rejected by Tynwald
A committee's call for the Manx chief minister to withdraw comments that accused the former health minister of "gaslighting" has been rejected by the Cannan said Lawrie Hooper's resignation speech on 15 October was a "fabrication" of facts and accused him of "gaslighting" the Council of Ministers and the public over Manx Care's funding.A Tynwald Standards and Members' Interests Committee report found Cannan's language to be "unacceptable" and called for the remarks to be that recommendation, and a second that would have seen politicians given training on parliamentary language, were voted down by Tynwald members. When delivering his resignation statement in October, Hooper said he believed Cannan had an "ultimate aim to try and privatise our health service".A day later, when Hooper was not present, Cannan said the statement was a "fabrication" describing it as a "falsehood and a slur on the Council of Ministers".The remarks were reported to the committee by Hooper, which also considered comments from a failed motion of no confidence in the chief minister in the House of Keys on 29 that debate several members criticised Cannan's remarks about Hooper. In its latest report the committee concluded Cannan's language had been "unacceptable" and said it was "not acceptable parliamentary practice for one member to characterise what another member has said as fabrication, falsehood or gaslighting".It also suggested training should be undertaken by all members "in the principles of parliamentary language and debate".During the debate on the findings in the Manx parliament, Rob Callister MHK said he believed the "entire situation should never have escalated to a stage requiring reporting and recommendations".Julie Edge MHK said: "We need to stop pretending that we need training camps and start demanding basic decency." Committee chairman Juan Watterson SHK told members he thought they were "capable of making their point in debate without impugning character or using inappropriate language".He said it would be "right that we do as much as we can to learn from this episode and reduce the risk of any similar difficulties arising in future".However, the motion failed to gain enough voted in after the session, Watterson said, by not supporting the recommendations, they had "passed a motion that will allow acceptable standards of behaviour in our national parliament to be far lower". Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook and X.
