74% increase in accidents involving electric scooters in the Balearic Islands
According to data published by SAMU 016, a third of accidents involving electric scooters cause head injuries. The average age is between 40 and 60 years, the majority are men and the hours when most [...]
Cata Coll, Mariona Caldentey and Joan Toni Moreno, best Balearic sportsmen and women at the Premis Esports IB 2023
Awarded by the Government of the Balearic Islands, the Premis Esports IB 2023 will be presented at a gala event to be held on 18th December at the Palau de Congressos de Palma. The footballers [...]
Biniarrels 2023, sa Fira de Mancor, closes its doors this Sunday
The Associació Arrels and the Ajuntament de Mancor de la Vall are organising the 6th edition of Biniarrels 2023, sa Fira de Mancor. Among other activities, you can enjoy storytelling for children, visual theatre, craft [...]
This is the programme of events for 25N in the Balearics
Workshops, screenings and debates, conferences, artistic spaces and demonstrations make up the programme from 17 November to 16 December for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 25N in the Balearics. On [...]
Sa Pobla celebrates the 8th Fira de l’arròs pobler 2023
The Fira de sa Pobla (Sa Pobla Fair) will be held this weekend, 25th and 26th November, although the event runs until the 30th. A full programme of activities will fill the streets of the [...]
Health vaccinates 8,900 infants in the Balearic Islands today against bronchiolitis
The Balearic Islands begin today the vaccination of 8,900 infants on the islands against the respiratory syncytial virus, RSV, the main cause of bronchiolitis. This will be distributed in health centres and hospitals. Salut immunises [...]
Mallorca comes up
The island faces recovery with hope and a renewed consciousness. Text: Virginia Servera. Anxiety, fear, decay. Irritability and restlessness. Feeling hopeless about the future and loss of pleasure from doing things that once motivated us. [...]
Mallorca’s time (editorial by José E. Iglesias)
José E. Iglesias, journalist and director of Mallorca Global. Tourism or chaos. Tourism or nothing. In short, those are the lessons that remain from the Great Lockdown and the partial closures during the [...]
Great reception and impact of Mallorca Caprice by Mallorca Global magazine
The spring-summer edition of the magazine Mallorca Caprice by Mallorca Global is having a great reception in the streets of the island. Since its recent launch last May, many Mallorcan people have turned to newsstands [...]
Mallorca will be a pioneer in southern Europe in the generation of green hydrogen in 2022
The 'Power to green' project for the creation of a green hydrogen plant in Lloseta is scheduled to start operating in January 2022. The new Lloseta plant is the first major project of the EU's [...]
Mallorca is consolidated as a luxury tourist destination with the Do Not Disturb fair
The Do Not Disturb fair arrives in Mallorca from June 14 to 25 to promote the most exclusive product that the island offers. This year it will be held virtually, while 2022 will be in [...]
Peter Thomson: “The pursuit for happiness through consumption leads us to a morally unacceptable destination”
Mallorca Global exclusive interview with Ambassador Peter Thomson, United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy for the Ocean. Text: R. Beltrán Native from Fiji and the United Nations Special Envoy for the Ocean, Peter Thomson sheds light [...]
Santanyí: vacation paradise that condenses the essence of the island
In the southeast of Mallorca, with approximately 48 kilometers of coastline, Santanyí stands out as one of the island's municipalities with the most landscape wealth. Its spectacular beaches and coves with crystalline waters have become [...]
Mallorca leads the ranking of the best hotels in Spain according to TripAdvisor
Five hotels on the island have been awarded the TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Awards. TripAdvisor has released the list of winners of the Travelers' Choice Awards, which recognizes the best hotels in the world based on [...]
The Supreme Court accelerates the de-escalation in Mallorca by lifting the curfew
The Supreme Court has accelerated the de-escalation in Mallorca by knocking down the measures of the Balearic Government that most restricted freedoms: the curfew and the limit of people in social gatherings. The ruling of [...]
Port Adriano opens the summer season with the V edition of the AfterSun Market
Port Adriano opens the 2021 summer season with the V edition of the AfterSun Market, dedicated to urban art for the second consecutive year. On this occasion, 30 unconventional brands participate in the 20 containers [...]
Drew Aaron: “Mallorca will emerge from COVID much stronger than any area in the world”
Text: Raúl Beltrán. Photos: Pep Caparrós. Enamorado de Mallorca, el empresario estadounidense Drew Aaron confiesa que no habría tenido su tercera hija si no viviera en esta isla que tanto admira. Aaron abre las puertas [...]
Nando Esteva: “You have to work hard abroad to be recognized in your homeland”
Text: Raúl Beltrán. International travel hardly exists when before "I was always away: Santo Domingo, Mexico, Jamaica, Miami...". The pandemic has changed the rules of all sectors, including photography, of which Nando Esteva is well [...]
The new edition of Mallorca Caprice by Mallorca Global lands on newsstands
Palma, May 26, 2021. This year’s first edition of Mallorca Caprice by Mallorca Global is now available on newsstands, consolidating itself as the quarterly magazine of general information of the island. In this edition, Mallorca [...]
Grupo Piñero, awarded in Fitur for its ‘Comprehensive Coastal Management Plan’
Grupo Piñero has been awarded the Tourism Excellence Award - Blue 2020 for its project "Comprehensive Coastal Management Plan". The award, which has been awarded at Fitur, is awarded by the Excelencias Group with the [...]
Atlàntida Film Fest 2021 presents its “most ambitious” and Mallorcan edition
The eleventh edition of Atlàntida Mallorca Film Fest, Filmin's film, music and conference festival, will have a hybrid nature for the sixth consecutive year: from July 26 to August 1, 2021 the contest will be [...]
Second week of the PalmaDansa 2021 Festival
After the shows through the municipal theaters of Palma of renowned figures from the world of dance such as Daniel Abreu, National Dance Prize, or Janet Novàs and Mercedes Peón, among others, the second week [...]
“Non finito. The art of the unfinished” brings together 85 works from more than 40 museums at CaixaForum Palma
CaixaForum Palma presents the exhibition "Non finito. The art of the unfinished", by the National Museum of Sculpture, a centennial reference that disseminates the most significant collection of Spanish sculpture. The exhibition explores works of [...]
Puerto Portals celebrates Farmers’ Market, a local market with 20 exhibitors
A selection of the best Mallorcan products meet at the Farmers' Market in Puerto Portals. The local market that bets on local commerce, one hundred percent from the island. From April 30 to May 2, [...]
The architects present the Mallorca Architecture Awards to the best projects
The seventh edition of the Mallorca Architecture Awards of the Official College of Architects of the Balearic Islands (COAIB) has proclaimed the five best architectural projects on the island. The jury, made up of the [...]
Winners of the Oscars 2021: “Nomadland” triumphs with three statuettes
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of the United States presented the Oscars for 2021. One of the most widely distributed galas in its history, since the winning film of the night, "Nomadland", [...]
The Casal Solleric collects the gaze of 1,400 students in Foto Jove 2021
The Casal Solleric hosts the 26th edition of Foto Jove under the title "Color y vida". Through photography, this activity invites young people to show their most creative outlook on issues related to art and [...]
Plastics, desalination plants and sewages, main threats to the Balearic sea
The main marine research centers, the Government of the Balearic Islands and the Marilles Foundation have published the 2021 version of the Balearic Sea Report (IMB). The IMB basically gathers ecological indicators, such as the [...]
Extended the deadline to participate in the photo and video contest “Mallorca: Reconciliation gazes”
In view of the interest generated by the photo and video contest "Mallorca: Reconciliation gazes", through which it is intended to create a choral portrait of the period of lockdown and de-escalation on the island, [...]
Books are back on the streets to celebrate Sant Jordi 2021 in Palma
The books will go back to the streets of Palma again to celebrate Sant Jordi in 2021. The Gremi de Llibreters de Mallorca has presented this year's edition that will be held on Friday, April [...]