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The Sefton Groups Health and Safety Manager has become the first Isle of Man recipient of a prestigious national award for occupational health and safety.

Julie Joyce was presented this week with her City & Guilds Medal for Excellence for outstanding performance in Level 4 National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) in Occupational Health and Safety Practice.

Having started with The Sefton in 1984, Julie has held a variety of positions during her time with the Group, including several management posts.

Julie explained: I took responsibility for health and safety at The Sefton in 2008 as an integral part of my role as House Manager. Id recently undertaken the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health Managing Safely course and found I enjoyed the subject and, as a natural advancement, I went on to take the National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health National General Certificate, which in turn led to achieving this nationally recognised qualification for occupational safety and health practitioners.

The role of health and safety grew to encompass all of the Groups hotels, cinema and other properties until I took on the role as Group Health and Safety Manager in January 2009.

She added: The programme entailed completion of 13 units, and each unit comprised of required performance criteria suitably endorsed by appropriate knowledge requirements and measured against industry lead body standards.

Julies assessor, Stan Yellop of Safety Management Services (IoM) Limited, said: The combination of sustained committed effort and continuing enthusiasm in generating the evidence required for each of the units has resulted in Julie achieving the City & Guilds Medal of Excellence. Julies portfolio had to undergo rigorous independent assessment, together with third party professional endorsement in order to be considered for the award in the first instance.

Sefton Group Chief Executive Brett Martin said: Were delighted for Julie and very proud of her achievements. For the Sefton Group as a whole, her award demonstrates how strong our commitment to health and safety is throughout the organisation.

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Leading Award For Sefton Group’s Health & Safety Manager

A plane from the airline involved in last years fatal Cork accident has crash landed on the Isle of Man.

The Manx2 aircraft apparently suffered a landing gear failure at Ronaldsway Airport on the island after flying from Leeds on Thursday.

There were 12 passengers and crew aboard the British Aerospace Jetstream 3102 service on Thursday, but no-one was injured.

The aircraft sustained substantial damage after its right undercarriage collapsed, causing it to veer off the runway on to the grass verge.

It was claimed that it took five minutes for emergency services to reach the aircraft as air traffic controllers did not immediately spot the incident.

According to some reports, another aircraft had to alert the control tower that the plane was in trouble.

Six people died when the Manx2 flight NM7100 flying from Belfast to Cork crashed in low visibility as it tried to land at Cork Airport in February last year. Three of the dead lived in Northern Ireland. The two pilots were among those killed.

The Fairchild Metroliner SW4 smashed nose first into the the runway, overturned, careered at speed over the tarmac and ploughed through 70 yards of adjacent grass and mud.

The front of the plane burst into flames but in less than two minutes two fire engines were at its side and had quickly extinguished the blaze.

Questions were later raised about why the pilot, who had only recently been appointed a captain, tried to land in such poor conditions.

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Cork tragedy airline plane crash lands on Isle of Man

by Mariel Norton

The Mount Murray Hotel played host to the much anticipated annual dinner of The Isle of Man Insurance & Financial Services Institute last week, which this year celebrated its 25th anniversary in typically convivial style. The dinner marks a momentous occasion for the Institute and coincided with the centenary celebrations of the CII or Chartered Insurance Institute, a professional organisation also aimed at supporting those working in the insurance and financial services industry.

Over 240 guests, including Lt Governor Mr Adam Wood and his wife, Katie Richardson, attended the event, which was kindly sponsored by Island based corporate financial adviser MAC Group. Guests were entertained by Mrs. Christine Hamilton - famously the wife of the former British Minister for Corporate Affairs, Neil Hamilton whose humorous and stirring speech went some way to explaining why the Institutes annual dinner is the most popular event in the industrys calendar.

Tickets once again sold out several weeks in advance, which is further proof of the Institutes aim to extend its reach and increase industry solidarity and engagement in spite of a challenging international economic climate. This year, the forum again paid close attention to the requirements of its members as they continue to work in challenging times, particularly where issues such as the Retail Distribution Review begin to impact.

Jon McGowan, Managing Director of MAC Group, commented: Not only is the CII one of the most long-standing organisations within the financial services industry, their dedication to the Islands leading industry professionals has helped enhance community engagement and training to help improve working standards on the Isle of Man. Were extremely pleased to be involved with such a major event, and look forward to supporting future events that will help benefit the wider business community.

The Institute has an established history of organising and providing its members with access to CPD or Continuing Personal Development programmes and also provides a forum through which members can get advice on training and qualifications for the insurance and financial services industry. As such, the annual dinner presented guests with the ideal opportunity to both network and get up to speed on the latest industry developments in the company of their friends and colleagues. The Institutes annual raffle also raised a grand sum of 2,700, which will be donated to Wish Upon a Dream; an Island based charity established with the primary aim of granting the greatest wish to sick and terminally ill children on the Isle of Man. A portion of the proceeds will also be donated to the Insurance Charities.

The Institutes President and head-organiser, Mrs. Sharon Sutton wishes to extend her thanks to all companies who donated prizes and all those who attended what was undoubtedly a thoroughly enjoyable evening for all.

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The Isle of Man Insurance & Financial Services Institute Celebrates its 25th Anniversary

by Mike Sunier

The Isle of Man Bank Mobile banking app for the iPhone has been upgraded to include payment functionality.

Isle of Man Bank customers with iPhones can download the app which allows them to view balances, transfer money between their accounts, make payments and locate the nearest Isle of Man Bank cash point and branch. Customers are also able to view mini-statements and set limit alerts.

Since its launch in July 2011, over 9,000 customers have downloaded our iPhone app. Between August and December 2011 more than 100,000 transactions were completed using the app, with customers transferring more than 8 million.

Isle of Man Bank Managing Director Bill Shimmins commented: The Isle of Man Bank Mobile banking app has proved to be a popular service and we are pleased that customers can now make payments from their iPhone. We are committed to investing in Mobile banking and have developments planned for iPhone, Android and Blackberry later this year.

As part of the mobile banking developments, Isle of Man Bank launched a competition in January 2012 for entrants to win an iPhone 4S. Out of more than 1,500 entrants, Mrs Margaret Anne Corkill was the winner.

Customers wishing to download the iPhone app should access the App Store on their phone and search for Isle of Man Bank.

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THE family of missing Jamaican nurse Kerran Baker has been experiencing a whirlwind of emotions since last Tuesday when The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service classified her disappearance last year a homicide.

The Cayman Compass last week reported the updated status of the missing Jamaican nurse, quoting a statement issued by the police there.

According to the Cayman Compass, the police came to the conclusion that Baker was murdered based on the circumstances surrounding her disappearance last July and evidence unearthed by investigators.

Reacting to the news, Bakers stepfather Wilmot Anthony told the Observer, with despair in his voice, that on the one hand the family feels that the status would lead to the arrest of the main suspect.

But on the other hand, he said that the declaration confirmed the familys worst nightmare: That their loved one will not be returning.

More in tomorrows Daily Observer

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Cayman Islands police end search for missing Briton

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Family distraught after J’can nurse’s disappearance ruled homicide