Lieutenant Governor says IoM survived a tough year

Monday, 7 July 2014 08:45

The Island has weathered the storm, both literally and metaphorically.

Reflecting on the last year in a public address for Tynwald Day the Lieutenant Governor Adam Wood says it has been a tough one for the Island.

Today marks the fourth Tynwald Day ceremony that Mr Wood has attended since taking up the Governor role.

Addressing the public; he targeted the Island's young people too:

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