Manx Herald Isle of Man http://www.manxherald.com/ ©2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. Vivvo CMS 4.1 2010-07-30T20:08:15-04:00 Douglas East By-Election: A ‘Positive’ result for IOM democracy http://www.manxherald.com/index.php/comment/642.html 2010-05-28T17:49:00-04:00 2010-05-28T17:49:00-04:00 Herald Editor Against a backdrop of controversy over the use of ‘blind trusts’ to fund election campaigns, and allegations of corrupt or illegal practices, a new MHK Letter to the Editor - Blind Trusts http://www.manxherald.com/index.php/comment/641.html 2010-05-07T16:37:00-04:00 2010-05-07T16:37:00-04:00 Herald Editor Dear Editor   I would be grateful if you would publish this open letter to all MHK’s on the Isle of Man and invite any interested party P A G to hold 4th AGM http://www.manxherald.com/index.php/news/639.html 2010-04-23T16:01:00-04:00 2010-04-23T16:01:00-04:00 Herald Editor The Positive Action Group (P A G) is to hold its fourth Annual General Meeting on Monday 26th April 2010.   The normal AGM formalities will be FSC officials KSF (IOM) Select Committee evidence continued http://www.manxherald.com/index.php/business/637.html 2010-04-12T19:39:00-04:00 2010-04-12T19:39:00-04:00 Herald Editor Committee Chairman, Juan Watterson asked Mr Aspden if the FSC had been “shocked” by the collapse of Lehmanns and did it shape their view of FSC officials give guarded responses to KSF (IOM) Select Committee questions http://www.manxherald.com/index.php/business/636.html 2010-04-06T18:45:00-04:00 2010-04-06T18:45:00-04:00 Herald Editor John Aspden, Chief Executive of the Financial Supervision Commission (FSC) and Michael Weldon, Head of Banking Supervision, were some what guarded in their responses to KSF (IOM) directors remain steadfast in belief they are not at fault for collapse of bank http://www.manxherald.com/index.php/business/635.html 2010-04-01T21:15:00-04:00 2010-04-01T21:15:00-04:00 Herald Editor Appearing for a second time before the Tynwald Select Committee - investigating the collapse of the IOM based subsidiary of Icelandic bank, Kaupthing - managing New Manx Herald website coming soon http://www.manxherald.com/index.php/news/633.html 2010-03-22T18:59:00-04:00 2010-03-22T18:59:00-04:00 Herald Editor After persevering for probably far too long with the current software, the Manx Herald will shortly be switching to Joomla and re-launching the site.   Along with Growing our own energy - farmers remain to be convinced http://www.manxherald.com/index.php/environment/632.html 2010-03-13T14:59:00-05:00 2010-03-13T14:59:00-05:00 Herald Editor Despite some quite convincing arguments being advanced in favour of growing at least a percentage of the Island’s energy, at the recent Positive Action Group KSF holding company non Exec Director was shocked by collapse of bank http://www.manxherald.com/index.php/business/631.html 2010-03-08T02:32:00-05:00 2010-03-08T02:32:00-05:00 Herald Editor Trevor Foster, Former Head of Banking at Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander (UK), and non Executive Director of the IOM Holding Company, has told the Tynwald ‘Amateurish’ and ‘incompetent’ IOM officials allowed KSF (IOM) to become ‘collateral damage’ in UK action http://www.manxherald.com/index.php/business/629.html 2010-02-28T17:41:00-05:00 2010-02-28T17:41:00-05:00 Herald Editor Representatives of the Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander (IOM) Ltd (KSFIOM) depositor action groups were pretty clear in where the blame should lie when they give