This year, 42 people died so far in road accidents in the Balearics. This number is 16 less than that of last year. In 2007, the number was 58, which means that the death rate in road accidents has gone down by 27.5 percent. According to the information released by General Traffic Directorate, Palma yesterday, [...]
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More than 145 passengers were killed yesterday when a Spanish plane taking tourists and visitors to Canary Islands crashed. This incident occurred at Madrid airport near Terminal Four. Huge amount of smoke was noticed from the debris of JK5022 which was a MD-82 jet and its destination was Las Palmas, Canary Islands. Police had blocked [...]
“Ecologists in Action” which is an environmental organisation currently on a tour inform people throughout the country about the ill effects of climate change, shall take their message to Cala Millor and Sant Llorenç in Mallorca this weekend. In collaboration with a similar organization in Balearics, the “GOB,” they staged a presentation to the press [...]
Yesterday, during a Press conference, Vicens Thomas, The Minister for Health and Consumer Affairs, confirmed that from January to June, over one million people (1’045’207) possessing national health cards were treated at the hospitals in the Balearics. He also maintained that this figure is rising each year because of the increasing population in the Islands. [...]
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This week, Palma, Mallorca will be host to one of the world’s most spectacular yacht races. The Regatta of 24th Conde De Barcelona, being conducted by Hispania Foundation, starts from Monday but the classic yachts from all over the world have started coming to Palma and the fleet of ships will be anchored near the [...]
The amount of garbage collected from the beaches of Balearic Islands has reduced drastically. This July, the amount of waste material collected turned out to be 78.68% less than that in July 2007. Yesterday, an Environmental Ministry report confirmed that 55’925 kilos of litter was collected in July this year, while in July last year [...]
Yesterday, in Artà, The Mallorca Green Party and Verds Esquerra’s United Left coalition raised a protest against the high levels of damage inflicted upon Es Canons, which is a protected area of natural interest, by a lot of vehicles visiting this area. The Greens said that they had sent repeated complaints regarding this issue to [...]
Check-in and baggage handling staff at the Gatwick airport and the Stansted airport might be going on a 24-hour strike on Monday, a bank holiday. This staff handles many charter flights and low cost flights to the airports of Balearic. Due to this, nearly 400’000 British holidaymakers, most of them flying out to the Balearics [...]
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Business Information — S’Illot There are a selection of businesses normally for sale in the resort of S’Illot. These can range from British owned bars to Spanish restaurants and the occasional shop. S’Illot itself is a quieter resort although has grown in recent years to meet its neighbour Cala Bona. This has created additional business [...]
Business Information — Porto Colom The resort of Porto Colom in the South East of Mallorca normally has a selection of bars and restaurants for sale. These are to be found in the central square or in the adjoining beach area of Cala Marsal. The trade in this area is mainly UK and German with [...]
