Weather
Good morning from Majorca
Cloudy, wet and windy across Majorca on Saturday. You can view the weather across the island with our webcams, click here.
State of alarm
Council of Minorca planning for the lifting of confinement
The Council wants caution to be applied to the opening of the airport and ports.
Tourism
Holiday rentals at an advantage for Minorca tourism this year
Holiday rentals offer safe accommodation with social distancing.
News
De-escalation plans in the works
Government consults sectoral groups to find a way to de-escalate the coronavirus lockdown.
Retail
Supermarket online sales increase by five times
Supermarkets experienced greatly increased demand, but they will be affected by the absence of tourism.
Global coronavirus fatalites about to top 200,000
The number of coronavirus deaths worldwide about to top 200,000.
Crime
Alleged drug dealer busted
Member of the 'Los Pelúos' gypsy clan arrested for allegedly growing marijuana in a Palma apartment.
Northern Spotlight
Town hall harmony and disharmony
Will gatherings of folk for fiestas be permitted by late June? One might hope so, but it seems pretty unlikely.
Bars and restaurants
Restaurants looking at establishing health quality certificates
A Covid-19 certificate of quality would need to be backed with full guarantees of employee and customer health.
News
Two more coronavirus deaths in the Balearics
29 new Covid-19 infections confirmed in the Balearic Islands on Saturday.
News
Being infected by Covid-19 may not make you immune
The World Health Organisation says there's no evidence to support claims that those infected with Covid-19 cannot be re-infected.
News
More leniency for kids in Palma
Palma City Council allows children to go to the beach, the park and open green areas with their parents.
Majorca
Letters to a president: the week in Majorca
President Armengol was in receipt of a number of letters; "health corridor" was the latest virus buzz term; and parents were frantically calculating one kilometre distances.
Coronavirus
"It was like a war zone": on the Covid front line in Madrid
Interview with Lucía Sesma Ventura, who has been treating Covid-19 patients from the very start in the epicentre of Spain's pandemic
State of alarm
Sánchez: Going out to exercise to be permitted from 2 May
The government's de-escalation plan will be presented on Tuesday.
Food
Get cooking with the American chef in Majorca
The Spaniards normally only eat eggs for lunch or dinner.
The Good Life
After the rain
The bugs and grubs wriggle through the plants and grasses and I resume my war with slugs and snails.
My Column
I’m a celebrity, get me out of here!
I haven’t watched television for many years now so am spared a lot of unctuous mewling from these spoilt, out of touch oafs on popular talk shows and breakfast time programmes.
Wild Majorca
The Conquest of Paradise
Copies of my new book Birdwatching on Majorca are available for sale. Please email wildmajorca@gmail.com for more details.
Majorca Mallorca
Lockdown - Happy Christmas!
One of the things I think I will introduce into the group over the coming weeks are some easy workshops for businesses to learn to market themselves better.
Comment
Hoping for hope
“At this moment there is cause for optimisim, let us hope that we are seeing light at the end of the tunnel...”
Jason Moore