Humphrey Carter
Deputy Editor
Oxford-born Humphrey Carter joined the Bulletin in 1994 as a photographer, having studied photography, film and psychology in the UK. After having travelled the world and worked in many fields, within months of joining the Bulletin he secured exclusive access to Australia’s most wanted man in Mallorca and ran with the story for the following ten years for the local and international media. He was made Deputy Editor in 1997 and has been sent on numerous overseas assignments - he fronted the multi-media coverage of Real Mallorca’s European football campaign. His work has been featured on the front pages of newspapers and magazines around the world and is a regular commentator for leading international media outlets, in particular television and radio.
Food and drink
Ginbo puts Palma on the map with another award
Cocktail bar Ginbo has done it again. Since the bar opened eight years ago, it has enjoyed its best year yet for national and international recognition.
Head in a golf hole
How can the government ignore the island’s biggest international golf fair ever?
Golf
Majorca's hole in one at golf travel market
The International Golf Travel Market continued at Son Termes today and all of the stands from across the globe were a hive of activity.
Cycling
Team Sky to race in Majorca Challenge at the end of January
Team Sky confirmed today that they will have a team participating in next year’s XXVI Challenge Ciclista a Mallorca, one of the season's opening cycle races in Europe.
Golf
The golfing world gathers in Majorca
This year, a record number of tour operators, travel agencies and carriers are participating in the event which runs until 17 November.
Tourism
Balearic winter bookings up 20% on last year
According to On the Beach, Ibiza is proving to be particularly popular this winter.
Politics
If president, Hillary Clinton will be invited back to Majorca
"If she is elected, and I am 97 per cent sure she will be, despite the dreadful behaviour of the FBI, I shall return the invitation."
Entertainment
The Scotsman who has become Spain's latest TV star
"I guess it’s a guide to alternative Spain, alternative tourism, looking at the local culture, gastronomy, history, places of interest and, of course, the fishing."
Brexit: nothing changes
"It is case of Britain now having to make the best of a terrible situation."
Entertainment
Danny DeVito lights up the Evolution! Film Festival
As the centrepiece of the festival, DeVito received the inaugural "Evolution Honorary Award".
Voting
Previous vote registration to be scrapped for foreign resident voting rights
There is renewed commitment by the Cabinet Office to deliver the necessary legislation on foreign-resident voting rights in time for "the next scheduled General Election".
Emergencies
Drunk driver runs over a pedestrian on Palma's Paseo Maritimo
A 25-year-old Dutch tourist was run over along the Paseo Maritimo in the early hours of this morning by a drunk motorcyclist.
Animal welfare
Andratx riverbed cleaning donkeys being targeted
Donkeys' water and hay are being stolen. "We can’t for the life of us understand who would want to steal such things."
Tourism
UK tour operators warning Spanish hoteliers not to be greedy
"The short term fast buck doesn’t last forever and Majorca should have more foresight by now."
The Spanish experiment
Belgium set a European record with a massive 541 days needed to form a government following a 2010 election. So what’s the rush in Spain?
Tennis
Rafael Nadal's dream comes true in his home town
"It’s where I live, where I’m going to live, and it’s the only chance to really be involved with the project."
Brexit
No Brexit threat to health care for the moment
Jeremy Hunt confirmed that with regard to health care for British residents living abroad, nothing is going to change until Brexit negotiations are concluded.
For tourists, price is king
Greedy hoteliers, a weak pound against the euro are going to make a tough holiday market for Majorca.
- Balearic government plans big increase in tax on cruise ship passengers and even a cash levy on hire cars
- Another body found by a Mallorca beach
- Heavy rains return to Spain putting country on RED alert
- As the town hall announces 21 million euros investment, Playa de Palma residents denounce drugs and homelessness
- Saturday weather in Mallorca
Comment
Spain’s domestic violence problem
Spain really has got to get a grip with the problem of domestic violence.
Humphrey Carter 18/11/2016 00:00