MHKs have voted to make prayers optional at the start of each sitting of the House of Keys.
A bid to replace prayers with a period of reflection or silence was rejected instead it was decided members should be free to participate or not according to their own beliefs.
A committee will now consider how an optional system can be put in place.
No drone zone on Tynwald Day
Flying drones during festivities on Tynwald Day will be banned this year under new regulations from the Department for Enterprise.
Last orders at the bar as ‘Spoons puts counter up for sale
Fancy owning a piece of Douglas nightlife history? The Island’s ‘spoons is selling its actual bar.
Liverpool Ferry Terminal has cost over '£100 million'
The Island's Infrastructure Minister came under pressure to reveal the final cost of the Liverpool Ferry Terminal this week.
Report shows growth in government workforce
The government says the total size of its workforce grew by less than one per cent in the final quarter of last year.
Can you translate Filipino for court?
Could you help translate for court proceedings?
Commissioner worried over Ramsey flood wall design
A Ramsey commissioner says he's worried flood prevention proposals for the town's harbour will halve the amount of parking nearby.
AG's chambers wrongly blocked FOI response, says info commissioner
The Information Commissioner says the Attorney General's Chambers must reconsider its response to a Freedom of Information request after wrongly applying a blanket ban on the answer.
Navy ship off Island's coast
A navy patrol ship has been maneuvering around the south of the Island today.
