Magic Mar and Joan Antoni Riera win the Gran Premio Nacional de Trote 2025
The Son Pardo racetrack experienced one of its most memorable days this Sunday with the celebration of the Gran Premio Nacional de Trote 2025 (2025 National Trotting Grand Prix), which crowned the duo formed by [...]
Palma Airport surpasses 3 million passengers in April driven by international traffic
Palma de Mallorca-Son Sant Joan Airport experienced a significant increase in April, recording over 3 million passengers (3,010,158), a 7.2% rise compared to the same period in 2024. Growth was clearly driven by international connections, [...]
The Moll de Pescadors is hosting the first edition of the Fira de la Sardina de Palma until 18 May
Moll de Pescadors transforms from 15 to 18 May into the epicentre of local produce and seafaring tradition with the celebration of the first edition of the Fira de la Sardina de Palma (First Sardine [...]
Toni Nadal, awarded the first Sobrassada d’Or for Excellence of Mallorca
Toni Nadal, renowned tennis coach and key figure in promoting Mallorcan sport internationally, has been awarded the 1st Sobrassada d’Or Award for Excellence, a distinction promoted by the Consell de Mallorca and the IGP Sobrassada [...]
The Gran Premio Nacional de Trote celebrates its 92nd edition on 18 May at Son Pardo
This Sunday 18 May, at 6:30 p.m., the Son Pardo racecourse will host the 92nd edition of the Gran Premio Nacional de Trote, the most eagerly awaited event for Mallorcan fans and one of the [...]
Palma accounts for 48.39% of Social Security registrations in the Balearic Islands
The labour market in Palma continues to show positive signs. In April, the number of unemployed people dropped by 6.84% compared to April 2024, which means 928 fewer people out of work. Compared to the [...]
The Sóller Train returns on March 1 after a series of reforms
The Sóller Train, which has had its rail service stopped since December 9 due to renovation and improvement works on its facilities, will resume its activity next Tuesday, March 1. It should be remembered that [...]
Mallorcan writer Maria Antònia Oliver dies at the age of 75
The Majorcan writer and translator Maria Antònia Oliver, awarded the Ramon Llull Prize in 2003 in recognition of her literary career, has died at the age of 75. Born in 1946 in Manacor, Maria Antònia [...]
Meliá estimates to create more than 1,000 jobs in the Balearic Islands for the season
The economic recovery after the break due to COVID-19 encourages Meliá Hotels to create around 1,200 jobs in the Balearic Islands for this season in base and middle management positions. To this end, the company [...]
The reform of the Plaza de España costs more than 3 million euros and will take 16 months
The Governing Board today approved the comprehensive reform project for Plaza de España, which has been budgeted at 3,058,501 euros. The works, which will last approximately 16 months, will replace the 8,100 square meters of [...]
The Government produces and markets sustainable energy for the first time at cost price
The Balearic Government sells the first kW of green public energy to the residents of Santa Eugènia through photovoltaic panels in the Santa Eugènia municipality at cost price, prioritizing vulnerable consumers. Thanks to the shared [...]
The Febrer Negre festival returns with cinema, presentations and murder stories
The Febrer negre festival returns to Palma after being suspended due to COVID-19 in previous years. It will have routes that will cover crime scenes, conferences, meetings with authors of the genre and film noir [...]
Health and the autonomous communities analyze reducing the quarantine period for coronavirus
The Public Health Commission is studying the possibility of further reducing the quarantine and isolation period for positive cases of coronavirus, which is currently seven days, although several communities want it to be lowered to [...]
The Government approves the Royal Decree that eliminates the obligation to wear a mask on the street
The Council of Ministers has today approved the Royal Decree that eliminates the use of masks in outdoor spaces, with the approval of a Royal Decree by which the wording of article 6 of Law [...]
Rafa Nadal’s academy expands with seven semi-covered clay courts
After inaugurating three indoor hard surface courts last December, the Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar has now done the same with another seven semi-covered clay courts, which have already begun to be used by the [...]
The mask is no longer mandatory as of Thursday in the schoolyards of the Balearic Islands
The Ministry of Health and Consum, in coordination with that of Education and Professional Training, has agreed that the mask will not be mandatory in the patios and outdoor areas of educational centers, following the [...]
TUI kicks off the season in Mallorca on Friday with eight flights per week from Germany
TUI returns to the pre-pandemic holiday calendar in the two main foreign markets in the Balearic Islands. The first TUI Fly flights from Germany to Mallorca will arrive this Friday, February 11. According to IB3 [...]
COVID-19: the population of the Balearic Islands can apply the first two doses without an appointment
As of today, the population of the Balearic Islands can receive the first dose of the vaccine against COVID-19 or the booster dose without having to make an appointment. The points to which you can [...]
In almost 40 years, the Bay of Palma has lost 38% of its posidonia meadows
The Bay of Palma has lost 37.8% of its Posidonia oceanica meadows since 1984, a habitat that has suffered "profound deterioration" caused by wastewater discharges from outfalls and spillways, reports EFE. According to the Spanish [...]
Sa Rueta 2022 program in Palma 37 carnival activities and two tours
Palma will celebrate the Sa Rueta 2022 carnival next Sunday, February 27. This is a new edition of the carnival for the boys and girls of the city. Sa Rueta will offer families a day [...]
Palma closes traffic on Sundays for two months in a section of Playa de Palma to promote sport
The City Council of Palma will close the vehicular traffic of a section of the first line of Playa de Palma every Sunday morning, between 9 and 14 hours. The initiative begins this Sunday, February [...]
Elevating beds in hotels reduce 50% occupational accidents of chambermaids
The installation of elevator systems in hotel beds reduces accidents involving chambermaids by more than 50%, according to a study carried out by the Meliá hotel chain together with the Balearic Institute of Occupational Health [...]
The Government eliminates next Tuesday the mandatory use of the mask on the street
Next week the use of the mask on the street in Spain will no longer be mandatory, confirmed the Minister of Health, Carolina Darias, in an interview with Cadena Ser. The measure is expected to [...]
The tourism sector estimates that Spain will receive 62 million foreigners this year
The tourism sector is "moderately optimistic", expecting Spain to receive 62 million tourists this year and anticipating that the recovery will take place from the second half of the year, after two very tough years, [...]
The EU proposes to extend the COVID digital certificate until June 2023
The European Commission has presented the formal proposal to be able to extend for one year, until June 2023, the validity of the Covid Digital Certificate that allows vaccinated Europeans, with antibodies or a negative [...]
Balearic doctors warn about the lack of ICU beds
The Balearic Society of Intensive, Critical Medicine and Coronary Units (SBMICIUC) has warned of the saturation of the Intensive Surveillance Units (ICU) due to a lack of beds and specialist personnel in this area. In [...]
Armengol: “It’s early to remove the mask, but it has to be done as soon as possible”
The President of the Government, Francina Armengol, expressed herself in favor of withdrawing the mandatory use of the mask outdoors as soon as possible and added that this decision must be made by the Interterritorial [...]
Nadal, on the initiative to name the airport after him: “Delighted with life, it’s an honor”
The Majorcan tennis player Rafael Nadal said that he will be "delighted" that Palma de Mallorca Airport bears his name. "It's an honor," added the man from Manaco in reference to the collection of signatures [...]
The Balearic Islands received 20% of foreign tourists who visited Spain in 2021
The Balearic Islands continue to be a privileged and desired destination in Spain. In 2021, it received one out of every five foreign tourists who visited the country, according to what the Minister of the [...]
A collection of signatures begins to put “Rafa Nadal” at Mallorca airport
The consecration of Rafael Nadal as the best tennis player in history after winning his 21st Grand Slam title last Sunday prompted a collection of signatures with the aim of having the Mallorca airport bear [...]
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