Emergency services warn of a new storm with heavy rain on Saturday in the Balearic Islands
After a Thursday morning marked by torrential rain, the Balearic Islands are preparing for a new episode of instability. The State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) forecasts that a new storm system will arrive on Saturday, bringing [...]
Unemployment hits a historic low in October in the Balearic Islands
Unemployment reached a historic low last October in the Balearic Islands, according to the regional government. The community recorded 27,685 unemployed people, a 6.1% decrease compared with the previous year (−1,804 people). The administrative unemployment [...]
The agricultural sector of Mallorca could reduce its emissions by 16% within five years
The agricultural sector of Mallorca has the potential to cut up to 16% of its greenhouse gas emissions within five years, according to a study promoted by Mallorca Rural. The report, co-financed by FEADER funds, [...]
The Palma budget for 2026 rises by 2.25% to reach €623.9 million
Mayor Jaime Martínez Llabrés has presented the Palma budget for 2026, approved by the Junta de Govern, which amounts to €623.9 million, a 2.25% increase on 2025, representing a rise of €13.7 million compared to [...]
Mountain rescues in Mallorca on the rise: 115 operations between May and September
The mountain rescues in Mallorca have slightly increased this summer. According to data from the Department of Finance, Innovation and Public Service of the Consell, the Firefighters of Mallorca carried out 115 operations between May [...]
The Balearic Islands promote cultural tourism at the World Travel Market in London
Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera are taking part from 4 to 6 November in the World Travel Market (WTM) in London, one of the most important tourism fairs in the world. The main objective is [...]
Palma Aquarium celebrates World Ocean Day 2024 with special activities
In commemoration of World Ocean Day 2024 on June 8, Palma Aquarium has organized a series of special activities from June 6 to 9 to highlight the importance of protecting the oceans. Under the theme [...]
The Cathedral of Mallorca celebrates Corpus Christi this Sunday
On Sunday 2nd June the Cathedral of Mallorca will host one of the most solemn religious celebrations of the liturgical year: Corpus Christi, deeply rooted in Mallorcan religious culture. The ceremony will begin at 5:10 [...]
Sa Pobla Potato Night Fair 2024, a gastronomic feast in the heart of Mallorca
The Sa Pobla Potato Night Fair (Fira Nocturna de la Patata) 2024 is back. On the 7th and 8th of June, Sa Pobla opens its doors wide to pay tribute to the flagship product of [...]
Summer comes to the galleries with Art Palma Summer 2024
Once more, Art Palma Summer 2024 inaugurates the summer in Mallorca's galleries with a ninth edition to be held on Thursday the 6th of June. From 6 pm to 9 pm, art lovers and the [...]
The Fira del Llibre de Palma 2024 arrives with more than a hundred new literary proposals
The traditional Fira del Llibre de Palmaof 2024 will once again fill Passeig del Born with literature, dreams, magic, and hundreds of unique stories. This 42nd edition will be held from May 31st to June [...]
The restaurant that collapsed in Platja de Palma lacked a business licence
The rooftop terrace of the restaurant that collapsed last Thursday, May 23 in Platja de Palma had neither an activity license nor authorization to occupy the terrace, reports the Palma City Council. The causes of [...]
Join the Solidarity Race for the Fight Against Childhood Cancer
Son Espases University Hospital, through its Pediatric Oncology Unit, has announced the organization of the 1st Charity Run for the Fight Against Childhood Cancer. This charity event, aimed at raising funds for pediatric cancer research, [...]
Fira de Puigpunyent 2024 to be held on 1 and 2 June with activities for all ages
Fira de Puigpunyent 2024 will take place on June 1 and 2, an event that celebrates the local tradition with a wide variety of activities for all ages. This celebration is not only an ideal [...]
Mallorcans at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
Around twenty athletes from Mallorca have the chance to see their dream come true of participating in the Paris 2024 Games. It was 1948 when the pentathletes José Luis Riera and Alberto Moreiras, the shooter [...]
Four dead in the collapse of a building in Platja de Palma
Four dead, seven seriously injured and around a dozen seriously injured, is the tragic balance of the collapse of the Medusa Beach Club in Platja de Palma. The event took place at around 8:30 pm [...]
Toni Riera: “We are in time to forge a strategic repositioning of the archipelago”
Toni Riera, Professor of Applied Economics and Director of the Impulsa Foundation, has long been warning about the need for a change in the economic model in the islands. This is one of the main [...]
Prohens promotes a change of direction in the Balearic Islands’ tourism model
The president of the Government of the Balearic Islands, Margalida Prohens, has stated that it is time to lay the foundations for a "change of direction" and the transformation of the tourist and economic model [...]
Manacor will fill its streets with colour with Fires i Festas Primavera 2024
The Fires i Festes de Primavera 2024 in Manacor will begin on May 24 and extend until June 6. Once again, these festivities will fill the streets of the Llevant Mallorcan municipality with colorful and [...]
Palma cemetery offers guided tours to discover its artistic and cultural wealth
Municipal Funeral Company (EFM) has organized, in collaboration with the theater group Teatrix, a series of guided tours at the Son Tril·lo Cemetery in Palma, with the aim of highlighting the artistic and cultural richness [...]
Palma records the best unemployment figures of the last 20 years in April
The unemployment rate in the municipality of Palma stood at 5.21 percent of the active population last April 2024. This figure represents a historic record, with only 13,570 job seekers, the lowest number of unemployed [...]
Demand for TIB buses grows by 42% in one year in Mallorca
The interurban public transport network TIB in Mallorca registered during the first quarter of this year an increase of more than 1.9 million passengers compared to the same period in 2023, thus exceeding 6.5 million [...]
Wine Days Binissalem 2024 is back, a benchmark for wine tourism in Mallorca
The Wine Days Binissalem 2024 will kick off on May 17 with the celebration of the Wine Days Festival at the Sant Francesc Cloister in Palma. This highly anticipated event, which will run until May [...]
Calvià celebrates Friqui Day 2024 this Saturday at Es Generador
Next Saturday 18th May, the Calvià Youth Department is getting ready to celebrate the long-awaited Friqui Day 2024 at Es Generador. This event, which is part of the annual programme of cultural and recreational initiatives [...]
The Fira del Caragol 2024 comes to Sant Jordi this weekend
Next Sunday weekend, from the 17th to the 19th of May, the Fira del Caragol will be held in the Sant Jordi neighbourhood in Palma. This popular event, which has now been held for more [...]
Dozens of activities planned for International Museum Day 2024
International Museum Day 2024 will be celebrated on Saturday 18th May, and more than a dozen exhibition spaces in Mallorca are joining the event with a full and varied programme of activities. Under the slogan [...]
The Mallorca Olympic Triathlon 2024 will once again bring together hundreds of athletes from all over the world
Mallorca Olympic Triathlon. Foto: @mallorcaolympictriathlon (Instagram) On Saturday 25th May, Colònia de Sant Jordi will host the 12th edition of the Mallorca Olympic Triathlon, a challenging event in which athletes from all over [...]
The Popular Race Palmadona 2024 offers 4,000 free registrations
The Parc de la Riera will host the seventh edition of the Popular Race Palmadona on Sunday the 19th of May, an event that has added a thousand more entries this year to encourage participation, [...]
Balearic water reserves fall to 53% in April, 9% less than in 2023
Water reserves in the Balearic Islands stood at 53% in April, a fall of 9% compared to the same period in 2023 and 2% compared to March 2024. Despite the fact that the benefit of [...]
Up to 1,500 euros fine for drinking alcohol in the street
The consumption of alcoholic beverages on public streets in certain tourist areas of Mallorca and Eivissa will be sanctioned with fines ranging from 500 to 1,500 euros, except for terraces or legally authorised areas. It [...]
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