Teatre de Barra 2025 brings theatre back to Palma’s bars
Teatre de Barra 2025 returns with its 26th edition under the title 'Barra Lliure', offering the public five short-format plays in different entertainment and dining venues in the Blanquerna area of Palma. From 13 February [...]
Mallorca Carnival 2025: dates and events to enjoy the big party all over the island
Mallorca Carnival 2025 is about to fill the streets of the island with its characteristic festive atmosphere, music, and costumes. Known as "Els Darrers Dies" (The Last Days), as it marks the last major festivity [...]
The Balearic Islands, the third region with the highest real GDP growth in the EU in 2023
In 2023, the Balearic Islands was the third region in the European Union with the highest real GDP growth, increasing by 5.7% compared to the previous year, according to Eurostat data. Only Malta (+6.7%) and [...]
Salut reduces the waiting list for surgery by 22 days
The Balearic Health Service has successfully reduced the average waiting time for a surgical procedure by 22 days over the past year in the Balearic Islands. Thanks to the Waiting List Management Plan, the delay [...]
The 112 emergency service handled 136,154 incidents in 2024, 3% more than the previous year
The 112 emergency service in the Balearic Islands handled a total of 824,999 calls and managed 136,154 incidents during the year 2024, representing a 3% increase compared to 2023. Most cases were related to medical [...]
Cases of bullying in the Balearic Islands continue to rise, but their growth has fallen by 34%.
The number of bullying cases in the Balearic Islands has seen a 34% decrease in the 2023/24 school year compared to the previous year. According to the annual report of the Police Tutor programme, presented [...]
Fira del Fang 2023 in Marratxí: dates and programme
Fira del Fang Marratxí. Foto: Ajuntament de Marratxí. The Fira del Fang 2023 in Marratxí will once again flood the streets of this town with mud on the 4th of March. The 38th [...]
Storm Juliette: Mallorca, catastrophe area
The Govern balear will ask the State to declare the Serra de Tramuntana a disaster area as a result of the consequences of storm Juliette. It also insists that unnecessary journeys to the Serra de [...]
Cultural activist Cristina Macaya dies
Cristina Macaya, cultural activist and ambassador for Mallorca, was awarded by the UN for improving the living conditions of women in prison with their children Cristina Macaya has died in Palma at the age of [...]
Unemployment continues to fall in the Balearic Islands in February 2023
The Balearic Islands continues to reduce unemployment in February, with 35,200 unemployed, 17,304 less than a year earlier. The Community leads the year-on-year decline in unemployment in February in Spain In February, the Balearic Islands [...]
Business and political sector mourn the death of Felipe Moreno, a leader of the School of Tourism
Felipe Moreno, founder and president of the School of Tourism Felipe Moreno, a reference in the tourism sector, has died at the age of 93 in Palma Representatives of the main institutions of the islands, [...]
Borrasca Juliette: The Military Emergency Unit rescues Mallorca
The UME military emergency unit arrived on the island yesterday and remained in the Serra de Tramuntana mountain range all day Wednesday night to assist in the rescue efforts due to the effects of Juliette [...]
Storm Juliette: an eight-metre sinkhole in les Avingudes de Palma
Cort is working to repair the 8-metre sinkhole that has appeared in Avingudes as a result of the heavy rains caused by storm Juliette in Palma. Another, smaller one, has appeared in Passeig Marítim, in [...]
Dia de les Illes Balears 2023: Agustí Villaronga, Medalla d’Or 2023
From 25th February to 27th March the Balearic Government is planning a multitude of activities based on leisure, culture and local gastronomy on each of the islands. The Premis Ramon Llull and the Medalles d'Or [...]
Part of the roof of a building at the UIB in Palma collapse
The University of the Balearic Islands (UIB) has declared today as a non-teaching day to prevent students from travelling to the campus The storm Juliette has also caused major incidents at the University of the [...]
Teatre de Barra 2023: the festival of theatre in Palma’s bars return
The small-format theatre festival Teatre de Barra returns to Palma on Thursdays in March with 'Play it again' with film as the main theme The new edition of Teatre de Barra will take place on [...]
Goodbye to telephone booths in Palma
The process of removing the telephone booths from the streets and squares of Palma has begun. The company contracted by Telefónica to dismantle the booths and lay the pavement of the space will work by [...]
The Paco de Lucía Mallorca 2023 Festival will feature Estrella Morente at its opening gala
The second edition of the Festival Paco de Lucía Mallorca, Palma Flamenca will be held from the 1st to the 5th of March 2023. The artist Estrella Morente will be in charge of inaugurating the [...]
Tourism sector mourns the death of Pedro Pascual
The death of Inca businessman Pedro Pascual, founder of Hotels Viva, at the age of 75, has shocked the tourism sector on the islands The Mallorcan hotelier Pedro Pascual (Inca, 1947) passed away this Sunday. [...]
The Galatzó shelter is looking for a name for its rooms
The Consell de Mallorca is holding a contest to choose the names of the rooms of the new refugi de Galatzó. The list of names to vote for is related to some of the mountains [...]
An exhibition shows peasant women in the 60s tourist Mallorca
The exhibition 'Dones fent paisatge' reflects on the real role of peasant women in contrast to the idyllic image recreated by the tourist promotion of Mallorca in the 1960s "Dones fent paisatge. Territori, turisme, ruralitat [...]
Palma stands in solidarity with the victims of the war in Ukraine
Palma has observed today a minute of silence in solidarity with Ukraine on the anniversary of the beginning of the war. Several citizen rallies have also been held in support of the Ukrainian people The conflict [...]
Works on Paseo Marítimo: Cort opens CLH car park
Cort opens the car park next to the CLH depots with 120 spaces and a direct connection to L1 and L4 of the EMT Palma, as part of the works on the Paseo Marítimo The [...]
The Fira del Ram 2023 is preparing to welcome 200,000 people
If you like thrills or you prefer to have a good time with family and friends, don't miss the return of the long-awaited Fira del Ram 2023: from 24 February to 16 April, at the [...]
The Balearic economy is the fastest growing economy in 2023
The Govern has revised upwards the Balearic Islands' economic growth estimate for 2022 and has put it at 14%. It also forecasts that the Balearic economy will grow by 4% in 2023, which is the [...]
Iberia takes over 100% of Air Europa
Globalia has finally sold the remaining 80% to International Airlines Group (IAG) for 400 million euros International Airlines Group (IAG) has agreed with Globalia to acquire the remaining 80% of the share capital of Air [...]
Mallorca shines at ARCO: International Contemporary Art Fair opens its doors
ARCO is the International Contemporary Art Fair of Spain, one of the main platforms of the contemporary art market. It is held from February 22 to 26 at IFEMA Madrid. Four galleries and different artists [...]
Cort fines up to 3,000 euros for incivility in four new areas of Playa de Palma
The declaration of Special Tourist Intervention Zones includes four new sections to combat incivility and crowds in Playa de Palma. Very serious infractions will be fined up to 3,000 euros. These are proposals from local [...]
BBVA forecasts the Balearic Islands economy growth at twice as fast as the national economy by 2023 thanks to tourism
BBVA forecasts growth of 3.1% for the Balearic economy this year. The bank warns of the possibility of a slowdown in tourism BBVA forecasts growth of 3.1% in the Balearic Islands economy in 2023. A [...]
Rafa Nadal, nominated for best male sportsman of the year
Spanish tennis is in luck: the country's greatest legend Rafa Nadal has received a new nomination for the Laureus World Sports Awards 2023. It is a vote carried out by sports media around the world [...]
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