News of the day 17 May 2016
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Tourism
35,000 cruise passengers visiting Palma this week
This summer is heading to be a record one, with the number of cruise ships visiting Palma due to be one of the highest to date, nearly 600.
Palma
Parliament agrees to debate ditching "de Mallorca" from Palma
Palma de Mallorca was invented as a commercial brand which helped to distinguish it from other parts of Spain.
Palma
Palma continues crackdown on bar and restaurant terraces
Flyers have been printed containing all the necessary information bars and restaurants need to know about having a licensed terrace.
Northern News Spotlight
Ex-mayor slams Puerto Pollensa "improvisation"
Cifre says that the ramps should have been paid for by the Council of Majorca.
News / Comment
Comment
Wrong poll
"The opinion polls continue to get the result very wrong indeed."
Jason Moore