In this week’s Isle of Man Examiner, we include the result to our readers’ poll about who should be the next chief minister.

Inside in our Word on the Street feature we ask members of the public what they think.

On the front page, as Covid surges among pupils, there are concerns about whether the mitigation measures in schools are good enough.

Also this week:

Charity collector Natalie Jane Hays Miller has been sentenced in a court after being too aggressive while trying to persuade people to donate in a bar.

The main road from Douglas to the airport will be closed each evening for about a fortnight as Dandara continue its development.

A court has ruled that Daniel Richardson, who built a home in a part of Nut Glen above Ramsey has no right to live there, and must leave.

The Isle of Man has signed up to an international deal designed to curb tax avoidance and politicians say it shouldn’t hit our economy too hard.

Just over two weeks since the election, a new MHK tells us what she has learned.

Some elective surgeries have been cancelled at Noble’s Hospital because of ’bed pressures’ and ’workforce challenges’.

Housing plans for old offices in Onchan.

Girls from Isle of Man Baton Twirling have competed in the British Baton Twirling Association National Championships in London.

It looks as though the Waterfall pub in Glen Maye will be knocked down sooner or later.

Organisations contributing to a more sustainable Isle of Man have been rewarded at the third UNESCO Biosphere Isle of Man Awards.

A picture special at an event to mark the 150th anniversary of Milner’s Tower overlooking Port Erin.

The courts have been busy and we have a lot of coverage of cases.

Among them:

Douglas teenager Callum Murphy has been sentenced after being caught with a police-style baton.

A 41-year-old joiner, Philip Paul Tomkinson, has been punished for his part in a pool room brawl at the Manor pub in Willaston.

Naomi Callister, a 49-year-old woman from Cregneash has admitted driving while more than three times the drink-drive limit.

Another drink-driver, personal trainer Shelley Christian Quirk, who crashed into a wall, has been sentenced and banned from driving.

Offender Juan James Qualtrough refused to leave the Whitehouse in Peel then told police: ’I will drop you like a vegetable.’

Wendy Elizabeth Megson, a 60-year-old woman, appeared charged with causing unnecessary suffering to animals.

In our Working Week section, the results of a quarterly survey aiming at exploring key, topical business issues and measuring business and economic confidence suggests an optimistic outlook for the island’s economy.

Our main feature in the section reveals why, if it hadn’t been for the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and a chance conversation on the West Bank, Phaedra Bird, chief executive officer of accountancy firm Crowe, might have ended up a food scientist.

On the back page, the Isle of Man national cricket team completed an unbeaten Tri Nation T20 tournament against Cyprus and Estonia, winning all four games.

There are 10 action-packed sports pages in total.

In his column, David Cretney reminisces about the gigs he’s attended.

There is also our letters page, the crossword, a television guide and community news.

And David Cretney talks about his school days on his page.

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