Majorca
Tourist tax week in Majorca
Condemnation was heaped on the government for doubling the tourist tax; Thomas Cook weren't worried about prices; there were some questionable stats regarding hotel occupancy; and the rentals legislation was "an insult to the citizens' intelligence".
Cursach affair
BCM will remain closed despite legal advice to the town hall
The opinion of the highest legal consultative authority in the Balearics regarding BCM differs to that of the town hall.
Cursach affair
Court turns down BCM reopening request
Lawyers for Grupo Cursach asked if the jobs of more than one hundred people are "easily reparable".
Cursach affair
Cursach is transferred to Valencia prison
Lawyers for Cursach argue that the transfer represents a violation of his constitutional rights.
Majorca
Cursach, rentals, drugs: the week in Majorca
The Cursach affair was constantly in the news, the government was seeking a solution to illegal selling, the holiday rentals' legislation was debated in parliament, and there was yet another drugs operation.
Cursach affair
BCM demanding six million euros from Calvia town hall
The Cursach case is taking all sorts of twists and turns. A nephew of Tolo Cursach is to go to trial, BCM wants compensation, Palma's prison director is involved and so is the one-time anti-corruption prosecutor Pedro Horrach.
Cursach affair
University professor challenges BCM closure legality
"Clearly wrong and erroneous", Avel·lí Blasco's description of the legal argumentation behind the closure.
Cursach affair
Horrach files a suit against Calvia mayor
The mayor is said to have acted in a "capricious and arbitrary fashion" against Jaime Nadal.
Cursach affair
Two more arrests related to Cursach affair
Tolo Cursach faces being transferred to a prison on the mainland. Meanwhile, the closure of BCM may affect "study trips" to Magalluf.
Majorca
Magalluf, BCM and horror in Llucmajor: the week in Majorca
A remodelling of Magalluf was announced, BCM was closed, holiday rentals' legislation moved a step closer, and there was a shocking incident in Llucmajor.
Health and safety
Town hall accused of "opportunism" in closing BCM
Tito's in Palma, which like BCM belongs to the Cursach Group, is also currently closed because of a town hall order.
Health and safety
Calvia council orders the closure of BCM nightclub
BCM nightclub in Magalluf has been closed due to irregularities detected by town hall inspectors.
Crime
Cursach ordered to prison on fifteen charges
Homicide is included among the charges; no details of this have been given.
Corruption
Cursach in court on Friday morning
An aspect of the prosecution's investigation, it is understood, is supposed collusion by the former deputy mayor of Palma, Álvaro Gijón, with Cursach.
Crime
Cursach investigation - BCM raided by the National Police
Yesterday's raid on Calvia town hall was in order to search for evidence in respect of any alleged irregularities for the granting of a licence to BCM.