Covid vaccinations on the up in the Balearic Islands
Easter's effect on the epidemiological situation in the Balearic Islands won’t be known until 10 days after the school holidays end on Sunday.
Private Clinics run off their feet doing PCR & Antigen tests
At Easter, 13% of the island's hotels were open, which is roughly 100 establishments.
easyJet boss says travel to Mallorca without restrictions by July
"Britain's airlines and travel industry were left disappointed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson's warning..."
Mallorca and Minorca are out of this world!
"Note the snow on the Sierra de Tramuntana...."
No more complaints about Via de Cintura speed limit
“Nobody is working, there are no coaches, no VTCs and barely any rental cars are running, so we have to wait and see what happens when normal activity resumes.."
Spain's COVID rate jumps, vaccine deliveries speed up
"What is clearly decreasing is the number of deaths, which has a lot to do with the immunisation of the elderly and the most vulnerable."
Number of jobless falls in Spain for first time since September
Nearly 750,000 people are being supported by the government's ERTE furlough scheme.
Lobster season is underway in Mallorca
3 years ago trawlers worked an average of 220 days a year; in 2020 that was reduced to 200 days and this year it will be limited to 182-183.
Foreign tourism to Spain slumps 93.6% in February amid COVID curbs
Germans, who have started going back to Mallorca, took second spot.
Magical Mountains in Mallorca
"The greatest satisfaction for me is seeing how much people enjoy the experience..”
Capdepera town hall breaks off relations with the Guardia Civil
The town hall is angry at the way in which the incident in Cala Ratjada on Friday has been handled.
No Covid deaths in Balearics in last 12 days
19 people are still undergoing treatment in ICU.
Spain's PM Sanchez expects 25 million Spaniards vaccinated by late July
The government's aim is not to extend a state of emergency, which expires on May 9...
Police closing in on Doctor who allegedly issued false PCR certificates
“If the facts are confirmed and if the doctor, whose identity we don’t know, is registered, an information file will be opened to disqualify him.."
Mallorca Weather Forecast for Wednesday
It's noticeably cooler in Mallorca today and it's very windy in some places. Check the forecast for the next few days. Looks like we will need the umbrella this weekend! To find out what the weather's like in other parts of Mallorca, click here.
Balearics have reached the unemployment "ceiling"
March unemployment in the Balearics was down compared to February.
UK airlines expect May 17 travel restart despite government caution
The government has advised Britons not to book foreign holidays.
UK PM Johnson says want to make travel testing regime easy as possible
"I do want to see international travel start up again..."
The state of alarm to end; Balearics ponders lifting restrictions
"The Balearic Islands will study what decisions it can take without a state of alarm to control and ensure restrictive measures and a slow de-escalation.”
Incidence rates drop; active cases rise in only ten municipalities in a week
The Mallorca seven-day cumulative incidence is down almost three points to 23.99.
Balearics have 2nd lowest rate of infection in Spain after Easter
“The special measures approved for Easter will expire this Sunday and the rest will be reviewed by the Governing Council on Friday.."
What can go wrong will go wrong
"We have all become used, rather too used I would suggest, to Covid-recovery forecasts."
Here comes the season
Easter is all over now and the visitors begin to return to whence they came.
Vandals, Visigoths and Vikings: Mallorca’s uncertain history
As history goes in Mallorca, there is hardly anything, prior to the conquest of Jaume I in 1229, to which specific dates can be attached.
Klopp jokes that he would like to coach Real Mallorca
Three great teams in Spain; one of them is Real Mallorca.
A Sports Education with Anna Kemp
In the build up to the London Olympics Anna was the performance analyst to the British teams in short track speed skating and canoe slalom.
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King of the road!
“Public transport is excellent but the car is still King of the road...”
Jason Moore