Weather
Good Morning from Majorca
Temperatures are dropping in Majorca and strong winds and showers are forecast in many areas.
Food
Something fishy in Palma
Shrimp prices plummet as customers stay home during the State of Emergency in Majorca.
Food
Rafa Nadal shows off his cooking skills
Rafa Nadal shows off his culinary skills during the coronavirus lockdown.
Employment
Temporary layoffs for some 400,000 employees in the Balearics
Businesses are concerned about a stipulation once employees return to work.
Coronavirus
British Royal tests positive for coronavirus
Prince Charles tests positive for Covid-19.
Coronavirus
Spain overtakes China as coronavirus death toll soars
In the last 24 hours, 738 people have died from Covid-19 in Spain.
Coronavirus
Spain asks NATO for coronavirus testing kits, ventilators, protective gear
Spain made the request to NATO which would pass it on to the member states’ armies.
State of emergency
Fourteen hotels in the Balearics for essential personnel
There are six establishments in Majorca - in Playa de Palma and in Palma itself.
State of emergency
Balearic government directive for construction industry safety
The Spanish government is, for now, not suspending construction activity.
State of emergency
Three arrests for breaking state of emergency restrictions
The public is being thanked for abiding by the measures, but not everyone is.
Tourism
Council of Majorca launches WhatsApp tourism campaign
The island will be ready to welcome tourists back with open arms after the coronavirus crisis is over.
Coronavirus
Spain's Deputy PM Carmen Calvo tests positive for coronavirus
One more test was performed because the last one proved inconclusive.
Viewpoint
Time for some soccer aid
Top flight football is awash with money, I think it's time to share it out.
Confidential
The same disease — Just a different country
It's a given fact I believe, that the less you can do, the less you want to do. It is as if your life suddenly becomes much smaller when you have to stay at home.
Food for thought
Get your veggies with a menestra
There is no single recipe for a menestra and the dishes that go under this name are more than simple variations on a theme. All of them make use of vegetables in season and some include other ingredients for which a particular area is famous.
Education
Crisis Management - Making the best use of the Internet
Are you a good role model or have you been sucked into staring at your phone, facebook or whatsapp instead of giving someone or an activity the gift of your full attention?
Viewpoint
Healthcare workers
"Healthcare workers: never was so much owed by so many to so few..."
Jason Moore