News of the day 3 February 2018
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Tourism minister Bel Busquets with Calvia mayor Alfonso Rodríguez and other town hall representatives.

Tourism

Calvia restates the need for all-inclusive regulation

Calvia's mayor would like alcohol to only be offered at meal times at all-inclusives.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Employment minister Iago Negueruela (right) with Llorenç Pou, the director-general for employment and economic affairs.

Economy

January unemployment down in the Balearics

The Balearics was one of only two regions where there was a drop in unemployment in January.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

The Son Mas development in Alaro has been taken to the anti-corruption office.

Corruption

Alaro development taken to the anti-corruption office

Residents have denounced alleged cronyism involving the town hall and the developer.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Harry Mount, author of "Summer Madness: How Brexit Split the Tories, Destroyed Labour and Divided the Country".

Politics

"Tories are playing Monty Python politics over Brexit"

Harry Mount, a frequent contributor to the Daily Mail and the Daily Telegraph, is the youngest ever editor of The Oldie magazine.

Humphrey Carter

Teachers at the Miquel Porcel school demanding no more threats against teachers.

Education

Teachers protest against parent threats

A parent threatened to "dismember" a teacher.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Snow in the mountains yesterday.

Weather

Snow closes roads in Majorca

Yesterday, snow settled above 800 metres and the snow line is going to gradually drop over the weekend.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Playa de Palma hoteliers, who met to discuss tourist behaviour.

Tourism

Playa de Palma hoteliers worried about worsening tourist behaviour

Middle-aged German tourists caused significant damage in Playa de Palma last weekend.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

The Sunday of the Angel is celebrated at Bellver Castle.

Environment

Clampdown on illegal children's parties in Bellver forest

There is an "invasion" of areas that are supposed to be off-limits and a lot of noise that drives away the forest wildlife.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Finance minister Catalina Cladera: tourist revenue is "treasure".

Tourist tax

Tourist tax revenue for 2017 was 64.3 million euros

Almost three-quarters of the revenue (47.7 million euros) was raised in Majorca.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Work on the "irregular" extra floor at the old school of the nuns of charity was stopped by Manacor town hall.

Majorca

Disaster and division: the week in Majorca

Disaster came in the form of the rentals zoning, for which there was division, as there also was over Catalan. It snowed, and some nuns were in a spot of building bother in Manacor.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

News / Comment

Comment

Post-Brexit rights

The British government should be careful about what it says.

Jason Moore

Edition of 3 February 2018
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