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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.

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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

The search for a British man who went missing in the Cayman Islands more than two weeks ago has been called off.

Nathan Clarke, 30, from Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, was last seen on February 25 on Grand Cayman.

The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service said that only Mr Clarke's phone, which was recovered at sea, has been found since he went missing.

Chief Inspector Richard Barrow, who was leading the inquiry, said: "We have completely exhausted the search areas at land and at sea, but unfortunately we have not been able to find Nathan."

Police said that although the land and sea searches have been called off, investigations into his disappearance were still "very active".

Hundreds of volunteers worked alongside police officers in the hunt for Mr Clarke - with more than 500 helping on one day.

Mr Clarke, who was working on the Caribbean holiday island as a teaching assistant, was last seen walking towards the water's edge near Calico Jack's beach bar on West Bay Road on the Caribbean island wearing swimming shorts.

Mr Barrow said: "I would like to thank all of the volunteers who came out day after day and tirelessly assisted our officers during the searches.

"I know that Nathan's parents, his brother and sister, his fiancee Lisa and her parents are also very grateful to all those who have helped and shown support during this difficult time.

"Although the land and sea searches have been called off, officers stress that the investigation into what happened to Nathan is still very active and appeal for people on the island to remain vigilant and to report immediately any information that may assist police with their inquiries.

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Posted: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 5:09 pm | Updated: 7:50 pm, Tue Mar 13, 2012.

NEW SEWICKLEY TWP. Superintendent Ronald Sofo whose administration provided individual computers for high school students, Beaver Countys first Chinese language teacher and one of the countys lowest tax rates has submitted a letter of resignation to the Freedom Area School Board.

In a copy of the letter dated March 8 and forwarded to The Times, Sofo said his resignation is effective June 15, three days before he begins another position in public education. He would not reveal his new employer, but said his new employer will probably announce the appointment in early April.

Sofo has been at Freedom for more than 19 years, serving first as assistant superintendent to Robert Cercone. He is completing his 10th year as superintendent.

A diligent advocate for change in charter school funding and other issues at the state level, Sofo said that from his new position he may be able to have more impact on the things I see askew in public school policy.

From his new desk, he said he can get peoples attention in ways I couldnt as an administrator at Freedom Area.

Sofo submitted his resignation in an executive session after a school board meeting March 8 and then revealed his plan to administrators and staff March 9.

A resident of Pittsburghs Highland Park area, he said the 70-mile round trip to school each day was also a consideration.

If I lived 10 blocks away from Freedom, I would have never looked for anything else. Im older now, and the drive was a significant part of it.

Leaving will be difficult, he said.

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A number of councils said they did not know whether all of their permanent staff were paid through PAYE but acknowledged that some were employed via limited companies.

Hammersmith and Fulham council said 11 posts were filled in this way while Craven in North Yorkshire had eight and St Edmundsbury in Suffolk and Ashfield in Nottinghamshire each had five.

Some of the officials employed in this way may be paying PAYE through their limited companies but have the option to pay themselves via dividends, which attract a lower tax rate. They can also pay national insurance contributions at a lower rate.

Margaret Hodge said she would pursue the matter.

"This is a tax avoidance scheme which is totally wrong," she told the BBC. "Where you are a public servant it's not right you should be paid in a way that avoids tax."

The investigation found that Nick Johnson became chief executive of Hammersmith and Fulham Homes Ltd in early 2008, with his 900-a-day fee paid into his company Davies Johnson Ltd - having taken up the post after retiring as chief executive of Bexley council in south London.

When opposition councillors raised concerns, accountancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers was asked to report on whether he the council risked facing a bill for unpaid tax.

In a confidential report seen by the BBC, it found that Mr Johnson's position meant he would normally be considered an "office holder" meaning that there was a "medium-to-high risk that there was a PAYE obligation" on the council.

Hammersmith and Fulham Council said in a statement that it did not believe Mr Johnson was required to be on its payroll and that the "procurement and deployment" of a total of 11 individuals through "personal service companies" was "effectively controlled and monitored" with the risk of tax and national insurance non-compliance "minimised".

Sir Merrick Cockell, chairman of the Local Government Association, said councils adhered to strict tax legislation and were obliged to employ skilled staff in a way to provide good value to residents.

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Council officials use 'tax avoidance schemes'