News of the day 8 March 2018
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Society
Women's Day rally demands an end to inequality
To mark International Women's Day, some 20,000 people took to the streets of Palma yesterday evening.
Demographics
Average human pressure has risen almost 500,000 in 20 years
In 2017 there were on average 1,498,230 people per day on the islands; this average was 486,072 more than in 1997.
Town halls
Calvia drops plan for Santa Ponsa skatepark
The cost to maintain the skatepark appears to be main reason for aborting the project.
Transport
Call for a cap on the number of hire cars in Majorca
Measures on hire cars had at one point been expected but they weren't included in tourism law reform.
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Tourism
The tourist tax will reduce the number of tourists heading to the islands.
Jason Moore