In this week’s Isle of Man Examiner, we reveal more about multi-billionaire Elon Musk’s plan to use the Isle of Man as a base in an ambitious business venture.

The story is on page one.

Also on the front page, the Health Minister explains why contact tracing is being downgraded.

As the Examiner hit deadline, the government issued much stronger advice about mask wearing. The story is inside.

And we discover that some visitors to the Calf of Man must now prove they have had both jabs.

Meanwhile, businesses and self-employed people who have been negatively impacted by the recent rise in Covid-19 cases in the island can apply for financial support from the government.

Still with Covid news, we’re still waiting to piggy back on the UK NHS’s app to travel abroad.

Also this week:

Port Erin Commissioners have submitted an application to de-register the Cosy Nook cafe.

A petition to save Ramsey South Beach and the Marine Nature Reserve from destruction has raised close to 1,500 signatures in just over 48 hours.

Householders are being encouraged to cut carbon in a new government initiative as part of its commitment to reach net zero by 2050.

The secretary of the Peel Gardeners’ Association, Margaret Kennaugh, is celebrating her 60th year with the committee.

Company Hover Kart City has applied for planning permission to use a property in Ramsey for a track and repair shop.

One of the big events of the Manx calendar, the Southern Agricultural Show, took place at the weekend. This week’s Isle of Man Examiner devotes four pages to it.

Tyler Thomas Sebastian Fayle, a 31-year-old man, has been fined for wasting police time.

MHK Jason Moorhouse has brought a motion before Tynwald to build a Covid-19 memorial garden in the south of the island.

It was the hottest July in years, figures from the Met Office have revealed. We crunch the numbers.

Student Owen Morgan Bevan from Ramsey has been punished for drink driving.

Melanie Christian, a successful candidate in the recent local authority elections, wants to see more women enter politics. She talks to us about the issue.

A top policeman tells us of the challenges of cyber crime.

Plastic usage and food waste looks set to be a big problem for the next generation. So what are people in the Isle of Man doing about the issue? It’s the subject for our Word on the Street feature, in which a reporter approaches the public to ask about a pressing issue.

Medieval stone crosses have had new visitor information plaques installed in Lonan.

A costume specialist who looks for clothes to feature in film and television is to return to the island this month.

The Southern Show is one of the highlights on the front page of our paper from the past. We turn the clock back to this week in 1958.

In this fourth instalment of the occasional series on Manx churches and chapels, Frank Cowin of the Isle of Man Natural History and Antiquarian Society continues his look at the evolution of the Manx church and chapels.

Working Week talks to Helen Winter for whom redundancy meant a complete change of lifestyle and a brand new creative business.

We also learn more about the ManxSPCA’s fundraising.

Kevin Moore clinched his third Isle of Man Men’s Golf Championship title at Mount Murray Golf Club on Sunday. That’s the lead story on the back page.

There are 11 pages of sport in total.

But there’s lots more as well.

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

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