The reforestation of s’Alqueria Vella progresses with the planting of 40,000 native trees
The Balearic Government has launched an ambitious reforestation project at the public estate of s’Alqueria Vella, located within the Llevant Peninsula Natural Park (Artà). The initiative includes the planting of 40,000 native trees and shrubs [...]
The first Local Product Voucher campaign in the Balearic Islands is underway to boost domestic consumption
The Local Product Vouchers 2025 campaign is now underway. This initiative, the first of its kind, aims to promote the consumption of local and proximity products and to directly support the primary sector of the [...]
The Govern confirms the future extension of Palma’s metro to Son Espases
The Government of the Balearic Islands has announced the extension of Palma's metro to the University Hospital Son Espases. President Margalida Prohens stated that the Government and Palma City Council are already working on the [...]
Prohens says the Balearic Islands cannot sustain “unlimited” population growth
The President of the Balearic Government, Margalida Prohens, focused the general policy debate, held yesterday in the Balearic Parliament, on what she described as “the main challenge facing the Balearic Islands”: demographic growth. The president [...]
The ‘Cavallets de mar balears’ project releases 70 seahorses along the coasts of Mallorca
A total of 70 seahorses have been released along the coasts of Mallorca thanks to the “Cavallets de mar balears” (Balearic Seahorses) project, led by the Palma Aquarium Foundation and Banca March. The releases took [...]
Lluís Sitjar will host a sports hall, a car park and new healthcare facilities
After years of waiting, Lluís Sitjar is beginning to illuminate its future. The Urban Planning Department of the Ajuntament de Palma has initially approved a specific modification of the General Urban Development Plan (PGOU) affecting [...]
Armengol calls for elections on 28 May in the Balearics
The President of the Government, Francina Armengol, today signs the decree that dissolves the Parliament and calls the elections in the Balearic Islands for 28 May for the Parliament, town councils and councils The President [...]
Fira d’Andratx: gastronomy and tradition in Mallorca
On the 1st and 2nd of April a new edition, the 39th, of the traditional Fira d'Andratx takes place with its popular Tapas Route and Gastronomic Day, as well as a livestock show and equestrian [...]
Mostra de Cuina de Mallorca: Ruta Pla i Raiguer
The Mostra de Cuina de Mallorca brings the Pla i Raiguer Route, which includes 60 restaurants in the area and can be visited until Sunday 2 April La Mostra de Cuina de Mallorca 2023 is [...]
Trump, first former president to be impeached in US history
Donald Trump, impeached for allegedly paying dark money to porn actress Stormy Daniels. The Republican, a candidate for the White House in 2024, will be the first former US president to face criminal charges, yet [...]
Balearic economy to grow by 6% in 2022 according to CAEB
The Balearic economy grew by 6.1% in the last quarter of 2022, but remains 4.2% below the pre-pandemic level. CAEB points to lower forecasts due to financial instability The Balearic economy grew by 6.1% in [...]
Inauguration of the exhibition ‘Cala d’Or, the reality of a dream’ on the 90th anniversary of its birth
The exhibition tells the story of Cala d'Or through carefully chosen photographs and texts on twenty large-format panels, which are also available as a podcast in five languages: English, French, German, Spanish and Catalan [...]
Inflation falls to 3.3% in March in the Balearic Islands
The 3.3% is the lowest monthly rate since the start of the war in Ukraine due to the fall in electricity and fuels Inflation rate fell to 3.3% in March, 2.7 points lower than in [...]
Work on the Caja de Música will be completed by the end of the year
The new headquarters of the Symphony Orchestra, the Caja de Música, is located in Nou Llevant and will allow to offer music all year round The works of the new headquarters of the Symphony Orchestra [...]
70% occupancy in 78% of hotels open in Mallorca for Easter week
78% of Mallorca's hotels will be open next week for Easter with an expected occupancy rate of 70% The Hotel Federation of Mallorca (FEHM) has confirmed these figures as well as a longer season and [...]
The schooling process from the second cycle of kindergarten onwards will be telematic
The whole process of schooling from the second cycle of kindergarten education for the 2023/24 school year will be done telematically as of May 8 On March 28th, the process of assignment has started for [...]
Tribute to Villaronga with the preview of ‘Loli Tormenta’
The posthumous film by Agustí Villaronga, who died on 22 January, opens in cinemas on Friday 31 March. The screening at the Sala Augusta brought together family, friends and colleagues in tribute to the recently [...]
The Palau Municipal d’Esports de Son Moix, a smoke-free area
The Palau Municipal d'Esports de Son Moix joins the Spanish Association Against Cancer's 'Smoke-Free Spaces' prevention campaign The sports facilities of the Palau Municipal d'Esports are now displaying the informative elements that remind people that [...]
Tribute to the journalist Pere Comas
The Rotary Club Mallorca has organised a tribute to Pere Comas, who was director of Última Hora until his death, with the placing of a plaque dedicated to him on the Palma's Paseo Marítimo. The [...]
Works to improve the roads of Montuïri, Costitx, Palma and Santa Eugènia
The Consell de Mallorca invests 700,000 euros in different actions in the municipalities of Montuïri, Costitx, Palma and Santa Eugènia The Department of Mobility and Infrastructures has invested a total of 700,000 euros in various [...]
Héctor Gómez and José Manuel Miñones, new ministers in the Spanish government
Héctor Gómez and José Manuel Miñones, recently appointed ministers of Tourism and Health respectively, replace Reyes Maroto and Carolina Darias, candidates in the municipal elections in May The new ministers of Health and Industry, Trade [...]
Photographs by Josep Planas dialogue with the permanent collection of the Museum of Mallorca
The temporary exhibition, organised jointly with Casa Planas, can be seen free of charge until 15 December The Museum of Mallorca has inaugurated the temporary exhibition "Postales y Pigmentos. Espejismos de Mallorca" ("Postcards and Pigments. [...]
Fira de Son Ferriol: local industry, tradition and commerce
The Fira de Son Ferriol, which will celebrate its 29th edition this Sunday, will feature a hundred exhibitors and a display of farm animals and agricultural machinery The traditional Fira de Son Ferriol offers a [...]
Art Palma Brunch brings contemporary art to Mallorca
Art Palma Brunch is now in its 18th edition, with an ambitious programme that allows visitors to discover different trends in contemporary art, both local and international, in Mallorca The 18th edition of Art Palma [...]
Graves plan: Govern begins excavation work on the beach of sa Coma
Excavation work began this Thursday on Sa Coma beach with the aim of confirming or ruling out the survival of one or more graves. The first intervention will last approximately ten days and will be [...]
Work begins at Parc Sanitari Nou Son Dureta
Parc Sanitari Nou Son Dureta are two new buildings that will be used for medium and long stay patients These buildings will house the medium-stay (Area A) and long-stay (Area B) hospitals. The converted hospital [...]
TUI to use hydrogen-powered tour buses
The Government and TUI have agreed to collaborate on sustainable tourism applied to terrestrial mobility TUI visits the green hydrogen plant in Lloseta. TUI and the Government of the Balearic Islands have agreed [...]
Possible remains of three female militiamen from Bayo’s expedition exhumed in Manacor
The Government is working on the hypothesis that the women may have formed part of the group of five female militiamen from the Bayo expedition murdered by the pro-coup troops in September 1936. Govern balear's [...]
EU to consider fining platforms with illegal tourist rentals
The European Commission will study the incorporation of the Government's demands into the regulation on digital tourist rental platforms The Government's spokesperson and Minister of Economic Model, Tourism and Employment, Iago Negueruela, has met with [...]
Javier Vich, new president of the Hotel Association of Palma and Cala Mayor
The Hotel Association of Palma and Cala Mayor renews its Board of Directors with the presidency of Javier Vich The Hotel Association of Palma and Cala Mayor has held the Extraordinary General and Electoral Assembly [...]
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