News of the day 12 January 2021
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Supermarket shoppers in Palma.

Latest headlines

Restrictions delay causes stress & confusion

“We are just asking for just a little bit of coherence so they don't create more problems than we already have.”

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Rubbish container in Llucmajor.

Latest headlines

Sanctioned for dumping construction waste in Llucmajor

"We cannot have a sustainable town if there are people who don’t comply with the rules,"

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Cinema audience in Palma.

Latest headlines

Final curtain for many of Palma's Theatres & Cinemas

Some theatres and cinemas will stay open during the new restrictions, others are shutting their doors until the coronavirus situation improves.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Serra de Tramuntana from Consell, Mallorca.

Latest headlines

Mallorca 3-day Weather Forecast

It's still very cold in Mallorca with strong winds in some parts of the Island. To keep up with the weather all over the island via our webcams click here.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Healthcare Worker with vaccine.

Latest headlines

Balearics amongst the slowest for Covid vaccinations

Spain receives a shipment of 360,000 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine every week.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Gorillas sit after two of their troop tested positive for COVID-19

Coronavirus news

Gorillas at San Diego Zoo Safari Park diagnosed with COVID-19

The positive results were confirmed on Monday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Veterinary Services Laboratories.

Reuters

Fernando Simón

Coronavirus news

Spain's COVID-19 incidence jumps after record weekend surge

The number of new cases measured over the past 14 days spiked to 436 per 100,000 people on Monday.

Reuters

Son Sant Joan Airport, Palma.

International

New food restrictions for travellers to Spain

Any illegal products will be seized and destroyed and those responsible will be penalised.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Palma Mallorca protest against Covid restrictions

Latest headlines

Angry demonstrators call for Armengol's resignation

An estimated 1,500 people - bar and restaurant owners and workers - took part in the protests.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Health personnel in Mallorca

Coronavirus news

Balearics coronavirus figures for Tuesday

640 new cases; increases in twenty of Mallorca's municipalities.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Patricia Gómez, Balearic health minister

Coronavirus news

Health minister suggests that latest measures may have to be extended

Patricia Gómez says that fifteen days are not usually enough to see the effect of measures.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

A health worker receives an injection with a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine

Latest headlines

Spain aims for all care home residents to get first COVID-19 vaccine dose by weekend

Health ministry data showed some 406,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine had been administered, about 55% of total stocks.

Reuters

President Francina Armengol of the Balearics

Latest headlines

Government promising aid to hospitality sector

A meeting on Friday is due to specify financial measures for sectors affected by the latest measures.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Valldemossa, Mallorca.

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Mallorca Weather Forecast for Wednesday

It's a lovely day in Mallorca with lot of sunshine and daytime highs of 15 degrees. Check the forecast for the next few days. To keep up with the weather all over the island via our webcams click here.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

News / Comment

Comment

A nightmare

“The bar and restaurant sector can´t continue living almost day to day...”

Jason Moore

Comment

Just let Trump go

"He has shamed the United States, now just let him go, ignore him."

Humphrey Carter

Comment

Letters to the editor

One reader gives us simple advice that we would all do well to follow.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Holiday / Lifestyle
Penne pasta

Lifestyle

Penne pasta with Soufflé Suissesse

Marc Fosh unveils two delicious French-inspired recipes.

Marc Fosh

Last light in Fornalutx

Lifestyle

Off to a flying start for 2021

The beginning of 2021 in the valley of Sóller is presented with another 15-day lockdown, and a lot of renovation work for this summer.

Shirley Roberts

Work started in February 1978

Lifestyle

Palma to Inca and how tourism “drove” the roads of Mallorca

The old Palma-Inca road was to undergo improvements until it was deemed to be inadequate for the volume of traffic.

Andrew Ede

Edition of 12 January 2021
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