News of the day 10 April 2021
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Tourists at Palma Airport.

Latest headlines

Alarm rips through the Balearics as Jet2 cancels flights

“The current lack of judgment prevents us from resuming flights on May 17, hence our postponement to June..”

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

German tourists arriving in Mallorca.

International

Germany may close its borders on Monday

Berlin's objective is to reach acceptable epidemiological indices by May.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Muslims celebrating Ramadan in Mallorca in 2019.

International

Muslims in Mallorca ask for a relaxed curfew during Ramadan

"The families are anxious, because we have not had an answer to our request.."

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

in Spain, criminals used short-term rental sites to exploit victims in apartments

International

Traffickers seen thriving in Europe as COVID-19 hits victim support

COVID-19 restrictions and the economic fallout have worsened the outlook for victims of trafficking on the continent.

Reuters

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez

Coronavirus news

Spain cuts 2021 growth forecast to 6.5% after first-quarter contraction

The disbursement of the European Union recovery funds will further boost the economy, but the impact will mainly be felt in 2022.

Reuters

Electric Cars

Latest headlines

Spain to subsidise electric car sales with 800 million euros to 2023

The incentives follow announcements earlier this year of government plans to promote the domestic production.

Reuters

Puerto Pollensa waste management

Latest headlines

Cleaning up Puerto Pollensa ... on it goes

Mayor Cifre’s administration is now “committed” to presenting a plan for wastewater within a year and a half.

Andrew Ede

A mass of jellyfish in Cala Rajada, Mallorca.

Latest headlines

Purple seas in Mallorca

"Pelagias in spring is normal, but what’s rare is that they’ve arrived in very large quantities,"

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

No SOS Turismo at Alcudia town hall

Latest headlines

No SOS Turismo at Alcudia town hall

There never seems to be a clear idea about who is responsible for what; not in the minds of residents at any rate.

Andrew Ede

Shops closed in Palma.

Latest headlines

PalmaActiva to pay up for City Council error

15,500 euros from the PalmaActiva 2021 budget will be used to pay those who were refused aid.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Palma.

Latest headlines

Mallorca Weather Forecast for Sunday

It's cloudy, wet and windy in most of Mallorca today with occasional sunshine and a high of 22 degrees. To find out what the weather elsewhere in Mallorca in real time, click here.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

The Govern accelerates the creation of new health centres

Latest headlines

Pollensa’s new health centre - ready by the end of 2023

The ministry has assured him that the new health centre will be ready by the end of 2023.

Andrew Ede

He was closely involved with the shipping company Trasmediterranea

Latest headlines

Antoni Ques, executed in 1937, proposed as a favourite son of Alcudia

The Obra Cultural Balear has registered a proposal with Alcudia town hall to initiate the process for declaring Antoni Ques a favourite son of the city.

Andrew Ede

Holiday rental property in the Balearics

International

Spanish holidaymakers opting for summer staycations

Bookings for holiday homes by Spanish holidaymakers have risen by 278%.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Tourists at Upper Barrakka Gardens admire the view of Grand Harbour in Valletta, Malta

Majorca tourism

Could Mallorca learn from Malta?

Talks taking place to encourage travel between Malta and Britain, whose inhabitants account for a third of tourists in the former British colony.

Reuters

Sant Jordi (Saint George) Book Day in Palma, Mallorca

Latest headlines

Palma preparing for the Sant Jordi book fair

April 23 has been the Day of the Book in Spain since 1923.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Vaccination in Mallorca

Coronavirus news

Balearics coronavirus figures for Saturday

The number of new cases is down. There are, as ever, fluctuations.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Curfew in Ibiza

Latest headlines

All together now: the week in Mallorca

Had an end to the curfew been signalled or not? A great pact was formed, and it was a great week for vaccination.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Imserso holidays for Spanish senior citizens in Mallorca

Majorca tourism

Holidays in Mallorca for Spain's senior citizens unlikely until early 2022

The specifications for the contracts for operating Imserso holidays have yet to be drafted.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Eugenio Peidro Otal, who is undertaking a 100 kilometre run in aid of Mallorca's food bank

Latest headlines

Running Mallorca's mountain peaks in aid of the food bank

Eugenio Peidro Otal will be running 100 kilometres non-stop for around 20 hours in raising money for the food bank.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Employment office Palma, Mallorca

Latest headlines

Almost 5,000 fewer workers on furlough in the Balearics

Getting on for 34,000 workers in the Balearics were on ERTE in March.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Spain's health minister, Carolina Darias

International

First Janssen vaccines to arrive in Spain on Tuesday

Options are being evaluated for people who have had a first AstraZeneca jab.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

News / Comment

Comment

Cruising for a bruising

Will the calls for a return of cruise ships be sunk by shouts to torpedo the move?

Humphrey Carter

Comment

Testing times

“One of the ideas which has been put forward is to use tourist tax cash for PCR tests”

Jason Moore

Prince Philip dies

Comment

Anna Nicholas: My Column

Anna Nicholas’s views on some of the stories of the week.

Anna Nicholas

Holiday / Lifestyle
The 10-rated onglet and chips

Lifestyle

My French ‘onglet’ with Polisha Monika

Our food expert Andrew Valente reviews one of the lasts true French restaurant in Palma.

Andrew Valente

Palma Air Conditioning

Lifestyle

Shop local here on Mallorca

Now is time to get ready for the summer. Check out these local businesses on the island.

Laura Stadler

Sport / Real Mallorca
100 fans in an official squad photo for the season

Real Mallorca

Mallorca host struggling Lugo tomorrow

The automatic top two promotion places are getting closer and closer and my fingernails are getting shorter and shorter.

Monro Bryce

Sport / Other Sports
Hoan Nguyen-Xuan grew up in France

Other Sports

A Shark Rebellion: From Discarded Fishing Nets to Competition Swim Suits

The story this week starts in Mallorca, heads to Lausanne in Switzerland, then returns to Mallorca.

James Parrack

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