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Covid restrictions in the Balearics were unconstitutional
The Constitutional Court in Madrid has unanimously ruled that various measures established by Balearic decree law during the pandemic were unconstitutional. As with a similar ruling in respect of Covid measures adopted by the regional government in Galicia, the Constitutional Court's opinion is that these were measures that could only have been regulated by Spanish organic law, which relates to... Read More
20 Nov 2024 05:17:00
Mallorca, the set for Disney's Christmas short film directed by Taika Waititi
Disney has released its heartwarming Christmas short film, The Boy & The Octopus. With a title that translates to El niño y el pulpo, the renowned film company sends holiday greetings to millions of viewers through this short directed by none other than Taika Waititi. The acclaimed New Zealand filmmaker, known for movies like What We Do in the Shadows and Jojo Rabbit, brings his signature... Read More
20 Nov 2024 04:30:00
360 'limited price' homes for rent in Palma
Palma Town Hall is to make available six plots of land for the building of 363 homes at 'limited price'. On Wednesday, the mayor, Jaime MartÃnez, and the councillor for urban planning, Óscar Fidalgo, presented the tender for construction by companies that will manage the homes with a maximum 75-year concession; they will become municipal property once the concessions end. The plots are in Coll... Read More
20 Nov 2024 01:19:00
VAT will not be charged on Mallorca holiday lets ... for now
The Habtur holiday rentals association in the Balearics has expressed its satisfaction that the Congress finance committee did not approve the charging of 21% IVA (VAT) on holiday let accommodation when it met on Monday evening. A proposal of the PSOE-Sumar coalition government, it did not receive sufficient support from smaller parties, such as the PNV Basque nationalists and Junts per... Read More
20 Nov 2024 07:21:00
Welcome to Mallorca former President Obama
Former US President Barack Obama is on holiday on the island and on Tuesday he spent the day playing golf at the Son Gual course with a group of friends. He arrived in Mallorca on Monday by private jet and he is believed to be staying at the home of his close friend James Costos, whom he appointed ambassador to Spain in 2013. His wife, Michelle, also stayed at the home of the former ambassador... Read More
19 Nov 2024 09:45:00
Spain plans to legalise 900,000 illegal immigrants in three years
Spain will legalise about 300,000 undocumented immigrants per year over the next three years as it seeks to expand its labour force in the face of an ageing population, Migration Minister Elma Saiz told reporters today. Her announcement came as more than 100 illegal immigrants arrived in Mallorca from North Africa this week in small boats. Spain, led by a leftist minority coalition government,... Read More
19 Nov 2024 02:29:00
What a sight! Billionaire's superyacht leaves Bay of Palma under sail
It was a sight many people were waiting to see! Infact, when we published the story yesterday about the arrival of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos´ superyacht, Koru in the Bay of Palma on Sunday, someone asked on social media whether anyone had ever seen it under sail. They didn´t have to wait very long. On Monday afternoon, Koru, left the Bay of Palma under sail as her crew carried out trials on her... Read More
19 Nov 2024 09:35:00
Mallorca's vulnerable underwater archaeological treasures
The recent news about a German woman under investigation for having gathered a vast hoard of archaeological items has highlighted the lack of control of underwater sites in the sea around Mallorca and the Balearics. It is estimated that there has been theft at 90% of the region's underwater sites, and it is said that Mallorca is the territory of Spain with the greatest quantity and quality of... Read More
19 Nov 2024 07:27:00
Mallorca restaurants: "People prefer to live rather than work"
Until recently the president of the CAEB Restaurants Association, Alfonso Robledo says that restaurants are struggling to find staff because there are "people who prefer to live rather than work" in Mallorca. The staff shortages that have been experienced since the pandemic have led in some cases to a reduction in the number of tables. Restaurants are having to come up with ways of balancing... Read More
19 Nov 2024 04:35:00
100 illegal immigrants arrive by boat in a morning as Balearic government accepts tough action
More than 100 illegal immigrants crossed the short distance from North Africa to arrive in Mallorca this morning in five boats. It was one of the biggest "single day arrivals" in many months. It comes after the Balearic government announced that the teeth of young immigrants, who had been granted asylum in Spain, would be tested to check their age. A government spokesperson said that they... Read More
18 Nov 2024 01:53:00
End to campus cancel culture?
Strange things have been happening since the landslide victory of Donald Trump in the US. For example, Qatar has announced that it is expelling Hamas leaders residing there, and in the UK a raft of eminent authors have signed a letter urging Bridget Phillipson, the Education Secretary, not to oppose the new law regarding Freedom of Speech in higher education. Cancel culture has gobbled up most... Read More
18 Nov 2024 11:54:00
