News of the day 3 September 2020
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Bellver Castle, Palma

Weather

Good Morning from Majorca

It's a sunny day in Majorca but it will cloud over now and again. To view the weather across the island from our webcams, click here.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Videoconference between Francina Armengol, President of the Government and teachers.

Education

Teachers "confused and bewildered" in Majorca

Teachers say unresolved issues are causing anxiety in the run up to the new school term.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

New Covid-19 Regulations.

News

New Covid-19 measures

Government to sanction interventions in neighbourhoods and Municipalities in the Balearic Islands.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands.

Tourism

Germany extends Covid-19 risk list

The rebound in coronavirus cases in Spain was a deciding factor.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Francina Armengol, President of the Government at meeting.

News

More Covid-19 restrictions likely

President Armengol is expected to announce more measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Car park, Palma.

News

SMAP calls 4 day strike

Union Representatives say there are several reasons for the walkout.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

PPE delivered to schools in Majorca on Wednesday.

Education

PPE being delivered to schools

Deliveries are scheduled to begin in Ibiza and Formentera on Thursday and in Minorca Friday.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Juli Fuster, Health Service Director General, UME Lieutenant Colonel Olaf Clavería with Health & Defence Department Representatives

Health

Troops to help with Covid-19 Tracking in Majorca

The Military trackers will be made available to help with tracking in the Balearic Islands in the next two weeks.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Yolanda Díaz, Labour Minister.

Economy

No expiration date for ERTE

ERTEs will continue for as long as the coronavirus situation in the Balearic Islands is uncertain.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

The cemetery in Bunyola, where the exhumation of a Civil War communal grave started on Monday.

Historical memory

Balearic government to manage Civil War archive

The archive contains some 300,000 documents related to the repression by the Nationalists.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

María Cruz Rivera of CaixaBank.

Tourism

Economic and tourism outlook for 2021 "moderately optimistic"

The regional director of CaixaBank believes that it is possible to reduce the dependence on tourism in the Balearics.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Damage in Esporles.

Emergencies

Appeal for volunteers for storm clean-up in Esporles

Son Cabaspre in Esporles was particularly badly affected by last Saturday's storm.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Palma, Majorca.

Health

Neighbourhood Curfews possible in Majorca

The measures contained in the new Resolution will affect 15 Municipalities in Majorca.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Antonio Garamendi, president of the CEOE business confederation.

Tourism

Comprehensive aid plan needed for Spain's tourism

Spain's business confederation is calling for more than just ERTEs and Spanish government credit guarantees.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Some schools in Palma need more space because of the Covid requirements.

Education

Palma schools to use municipal facilities to give extra space

Parks, squares, community buildings are to be used.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Can Pere Antoni beach in Palma with barely a soul on it.

Employment

Madrid promising specific labour protection plan for the Balearics

The Spanish government's "protection mechanism" will take account of the particular vulnerability of the Balearics.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Coronavirus

Balearics coronavirus figures, 3 September

The health ministry reported four more fatalities on Thursday.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

News / Comment

Viewpoint

Scrap the tax

“I think the local authorities should scrap the tourist tax for now...”

Jason Moore

Viewpoint

The digital nomads

One thing is working from home, the other is from wherever you want.

Humphrey Carter

Holiday / Lifestyle
Palma

The Blog

All the world’s a theme park

Assuming that travel does return to normal, there remains the sheer voracity of tourism, an industry which is unquestionably vital for economies and is estimated to be worth (along with travel) 8.9 trillion US dollars at a global level.

Andrew Ede

restaurant moli des torrent

Food and wine

Llampuga beats lightning this year

The five principal centres for catching and eating llampuga are Majorca, Ibiza, Malta, Sicily and Sardinia.

Andrew Valente

The restaurant review

Better kind of fish and chips

When I saw the dish on the Rambar menu last week it couldn’t have been listed in a more concise way: “fish and chips”, it said and gave a €15 tag.

Andrew Valente

Edition of 3 September 2020
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