Weather
Good Morning from Majorca
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Entertainment
Adventure holiday for Dr Fernando Simón
The two men landed in Palma on Monday and have already been checking out different areas of the Island.
Health
Anonymity for schools with Covid-19 cases
On Thursday, Primary 1 and 2 classes were cancelled at Santa Gertrudis Public School in Ibiza after a teacher tested positive for Covid-19 and 9 pupils were quarantined.
Education
Parents demand all teachers take PCR tests
Two kindergarten classes and one primary class were forced to close on Monday after one teacher tested positive for coronavirus and 5 others were quarantined.
Entertainment
New play about tourism & corruption
‘Souvenir’ is described as a montage with three thematic lines: Tourism, Corruption and Identity.
News
Boris Nowalski completes gruelling swim
Boris Nowalski is the founder of Mallorca Open Swim and made the journey to raise funds for various projects.
News
Balearic government offers to take refugees
A new temporary camp has been set up close to the Moria camp but many of the migrants are still sleeping in the streets and nearby fields.
Crime
Man jailed for 13 robberies
Around 5,000 euros worth of stolen goods have been returned to their rightful owners.
Education
Lack of preparation for scenario B in schools
PP Deputy, Juan Manuel Lafuente criticised Minister March for starting the new school year under scenario B.
Transport
Car rental activity down by 80%
Multinationals have not moved large fleets of vehicles to the Balearic Islands this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Coronavirus
Parts of another Palma district are to be isolated
Mobility restrictions are to be extended to the Arquitecte Bennàssar health area of Palma.
Spotlight On Soller
Time to Take a Change
Life has got very serious this week in Soller with the news that our Residential Home for the elderly has become infected.
Coronavirus
Health minister defends Balearic government measures
Patricia Gómez referred, among other things, to the smoking ban and the wearing of masks.
Coronavirus
Balearics coronavirus figures for Tuesday
Compared with Tuesday last week, the number of new cases has dropped by almost one hundred.
Viewpoint
The politics of anti-tourism
“Your behaviour saves not only lives but also thousands of jobs.”
Enjoying Majorca
The forgotten conquest of Majorca
Might Majorca have come under Italian influence rather than Catalan?
Focus On Cars
A Pleasing Subject
When most of us think of British sports cars, the first name which springs to mind is MG.
Viewpoint
Leaving
“Surely Brexit can wait for just a little longer. It is very sensible to leave now...”
Jason Moore