The first satellite of the Balearic Islands has been given a name: ‘Posidònia’
Posidònia (Sea Grass) will officially be the name of the first satellite of the Balearic Islands, chosen through a public vote in which children from the archipelago participated. The name honours the Mediterranean marine plant, [...]
IBstartups will connect entrepreneurs and investors to strengthen the Balearic Islands’ technology ecosystem
The Ministry of Business, Employment and Energy, through the Directorate General for Commerce, Self-Employment and Business, has presented the IBstartups 2025 action plan, a key initiative aimed at strengthening the start-up ecosystem in the Balearic [...]
The Magic Line 2025 walk returns to Palma on 6 April with inclusive routes and a big solidarity party
On April 6, Palma will host the Magic Line 2025, the solidarity walk organized by Sant Joan de Déu, now in its ninth edition. The event will also take place in cities like Gran Canaria, [...]
Palma City Council acquires the GESA building for 25.3 million euros
The Palma City Council has finalised the purchase of the emblematic GESA building and the two adjoining plots for a total of €25,365,575, thus consolidating the full municipalisation of the city’s seafront. This strategic operation [...]
The train celebrates its 150th anniversary in Mallorca as a “driving force for progress and cohesion”
Mallorca is celebrating the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the train to the island this year, commemorating the historic first journey between Palma and Inca on 24 February 1875. To mark this milestone, the [...]
The Govern of the Balearic Islands reaffirms its support for Ukraine on the third anniversary of the war with Russia
The Government of the Balearic Islands has reiterated its institutional support for the Ukrainian community residing and seeking refuge on the islands on the occasion of the third anniversary of the start of the war [...]
Llop: “The writer is forged in the crossing of the desert”
“Observing the sea as it is observed in Havana, Palermo or Corfu: as the only border. Observing it and knowing that it is the sea that has made us who we are. For better and [...]
The contagion that devastated Mallorca between 1820 and 1822
The first echoes of the calamity that loomed over the island reached Palma on May 26, 1820. A smugglers ship from the coasts of Africa had arrived in Mallorca, near Son Servera, and one of [...]
COVID-19: Salut launches an online tool to track close contacts
The Conselleria de Salut i Consum has launched an online tool to streamline the follow-up of close contacts of positive COVID-19 cases. The councilor Patricia Gómez and the deputy director of Primary Care and Attention [...]
Hotel Artmadams: the mural of controversy
Between February 2020 and May 2020, the painter José Luis Mesas covered the façade of the Hotel Artmadams, owned by Jaime España, with an artistic mural that tourists and passersby photograph every time they pass [...]
Barrage of cancellations of restaurant reservations for New Year’s Eve and New Year due to the rise in infections
The forecast of reservations for New Year's Eve in the Balearic hospitality industry presents a negative trend, since "there are many, an outrage", the cancellations that the island restaurants are registering for the last night [...]
The TIB modifies the schedules of some lines from January
The interurban bus service modifies the schedules on some of its lines from January in order to favor the connection with the train and the subway and to facilitate the access of workers to their [...]
The Government diagrams a security device to guarantee health compliance at the end of the year
The Balearic Government finalizes a special inspection device for December 31 and January 1 to guarantee security and compliance with the COVID-19 regulations. The objective of this device is that the celebrations of both New [...]
Sound made in Palma
"We have a site that attracts singers and songwriters from all over the world", says Swedish producer Fredrik Thomander, from Palma Music Studios Much is said about the film shoots and the international projection they [...]
Private consumer spending rose 8.5% in the Balearic Islands in the third quarter year-on-year
Final consumption in the Balearic Islands increased by 8.5% in the third quarter of 2021 compared to the same period of 2020. This figure implies that the recovery of consumption is well above that registered [...]
The Superior Court of the Balearic Islands endorsed the expansion of the use of the COVID certificate
The Superior Court of Justice of the Balearic Islands (TSJIB) endorsed the expansion of the use of the COVID certificate in the activities of greater social concentration that the Government had agreed last week. In [...]
Balearic pharmacists warn about the lack of antigen test
The Official College of Pharmacists of the Balearic Islands (Cofib) has pointed out that, at the moment, there is "practically a shortage" of antigen tests in pharmacies in the archipelago. This has been explained, in [...]
The filmmaker Agustí Villaronga, awarded the Gold Medal in Fine Arts
The renowned Mallorcan filmmaker Agustí Villaronga has been awarded the Gold Medal for Merit in Fine Arts along with 30 personalities and cultural institutions by the Council of Ministers, at the proposal of the Minister [...]
The Government will close the nightlife if the breaches persist
The Balearic Government has decided that it will be inflexible with nightlife establishments that fail to comply with health protection measures, announced that it will close the sector if these behaviors continue and announced a [...]
The Balearic Orchestra will welcome 2022 with the New Year’s Eve concert
The Symphony Orchestra of the Balearic Islands will welcome 2022 with the New Year's Eve concert on January 1, 2022 at 8:00 p.m. at the Palacio de Congresos de Palma. Pablo Mielgo will be the [...]
Balearic Islands, between the climatic threat and saturation
Day-to-day issues such as traffic jams and human pressure add to the global threats of climate change and the risk of shortages Text: Raúl Beltrán. Palma 2021 has been the beginning for a recovery that [...]
The typical menu of these Christmas is 10% more expensive than in 2020
Inflation is gradually becoming more and more noticeable in Spain and these festive dates are no exception. The Consumers and Users Organization (OCU) has registered a 10% increase in a basket of 15 products compared [...]
From ancient Egypt to Toy Story: a journey from antiquity to modernity
CaixaForum offers disruptive programming that recovers illusion and stimulates reflection Who are we and how do we relate to the world around us? This question runs through the 2021-2022 season at Caixa Forum, which combines culture with [...]
Marcos Cabotá: “It was ‘Back to the Future’, that made me a fan of the silver screen”
Student Marty Mcfly is friends with a scientist who invented a car-shaped time machine. One day he goes in the car and travels to 1955, when his parents met. This is the story told in [...]
Rossy de Palma, multifaceted and tireless artist
Mallorca Caprice recreates in this photographic report moments from the performance “Brossy”, at the Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró By: J.E. Iglesias. Palma. Rossy de Palma is tireless. Outstanding artist and multifaceted creator or, as she [...]
Felipe VI offers his message today with the pandemic and the hypothetical return of Juan Carlos I in the background
The traditional Christmas Eve speech of King Felipe VI Felipe VI today delivers his traditional Christmas Eve message, his eighth Christmas speech, where he balance the year and say his wishes for the following year. [...]
The winter edition of Mallorca Caprice is already on newsstands
The winter edition 2021-2022 of the Mallorca Caprice magazine, produced by Mallorca Global agency, is already out in the most important newsstands in Mallorca and also in prominent establishments, professional offices, shops, restaurants, hotels, etc. [...]
Technology serving design
The confluence between RCO Group, a benchmark for quality in the high-end residential sector, and Aquaquae, a leading interior design studio in high-end projects, enhances the group's business philosophy with the aim of providing the clients with [...]
COVID-19: the mask is once again mandatory outdoors from this Christmas
The head of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, has announced at the Conference of Presidents that the use of masks outdoors will be mandatory as of December 24 due to the increase in infections in the [...]
Armengol calls for the mandatory use of a mask outdoors to be temporary
The president of the Balearic Government, Francina Armengol, considered that the mandatory use of the mask outdoors should be temporary and asked that the head of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, clearly define in which contexts [...]
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