News of the day 21 October 2016
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Environmentalists GOB want a cut to the number of Majorca's tourists.

Tourism

Environmentalists demanding tourist quotas

Environmentalists GOB believe that the regional government is incapable of acting decisively in dealing with the negative effects of mass tourism.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

The school in Palma where the incident involving the eight-year-old occurred.

Crime

Lawyers for girl attacked in playground claim it was attempted murder

Legal action is being considered against the education minister, the school and the pupils involved in the assault.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Maria Munar is already serving eleven and a half years for other corruption cases.

Corruption

Munar receives further three-year sentence for corruption

The ex-president of the Council of Majorca has been sentenced to three years, having been found guilty of passive bribery in accepting bribes

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Part of the site where the Son Sardina golf course has been planned.

Golf

Unfavourable environmental report for Palma golf course project

The project for golf courses and a five-star hotel at Son Aversó has been pending for eight years.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Balearic legislation to ban bullfighting will have to take account of the court's ruling.

Animal welfare

Government will respect legality in bullfighting legislation

"It is one thing to talk about animal protection, but quite another to pursue a legal nonsense."

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

News / Comment

Comment

Cost is king

There is a real danger that Majorca could price itself out of the market.

Jason Moore

Edition of 21 October 2016
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