PIMECO, the small and medium size businesses association had to bear the effects of the credit squeeze. It will now be making an application to the government to request credit on approving terms to reduce the effect. PIMECO has listed a range of ways in which the government can support small commercial units. Yesterday, PIMECO [...]
A countrywide campaign to stage Ibiza as a great holiday destination to the key clients Great Britain, Germany and Italy is being launched. Yesterday, an agreement of 450’000 Euros was signed by Joan Mesquida, the Secretary of State for Tourism and Francesc Buils, Balearic minister for Tourism. Xicu Tarres, the head of Ibiza’s Island Council [...]
Ian Dungey, a popular DJ, was found hanged dead atthe St Woolos Cemetery at Newport whilst his parents were in Majorca on a holiday. One of the members of public at the Cemetery spotted the body on Sunday early in the morning. Tributes were paid to him yesterday. He was 30 years old and was [...]
Yesterday, many stranded holiday makers flew home after XL, Britain’s third largest tour firm filed for administration. At the Palma airport, nearly 500 stranded passengers were sent home safely with Thomas Cook, TUI Group and other British firms accommodating them in their flights. Mike Collins, a holiday maker who was with his family at Alcudia, [...]
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More than 500 British visitors were struck at different places in the Balearic Islands yesterday, after the XL leisure Group, Britain’s 3rd largest holiday company, following TUI Travel at first place and Thomas Cook at the second, went into administration. This move caused more than 80’000 holiday makers being struck at different destinations. XL leisure [...]
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The Mediterranean Shipping Association is going to launch an automated SMS warning system that will alert the captains of various ships on the sea around Majorca regarding any dangerous incidents round the corner. This move is expected to make the sea a safer place. ADN plans to establish this service across Spain by next month. [...]
The north eastern parts of Majorca, particularly Minorca and the Port of Pollensa were hit by torrential rain falls yesterday morning. Minorca suffered the worst and 4 people were injured here. Due to the heavy rains, a wall had crashed injuring a woman. Fire brigades were called within few hours. In Mahon, the rain fall [...]
The release of data, showing Inca as the district with highest rate of growth of unemployment, for the second year in succession, brought about a dissent by the Socialist group which is Opposition. The growth rate of unemployment here is 3.7%. The opposition accused Partido party for not taking correct measures to address this problem [...]