Business
Bioplastics, winner of Connect'Up innovation contest
VEnvirotech converts waste into bioplastics.
Holiday rentals
Habtur seeking clampdown on holiday rentals booze tourism
The law does allow owners with rental licences to eject tourists if they cause trouble.
Magalluf
New Magalluf mall opens
The Momentum Plaza mall complements the new Calvià Beach The Plaza Hotel.
Transport
Protests planned over goods transport costs
Transport operators cannot understand why costs of goods are not included in the new economic regime for the Balearics.
Industrial action
More flight cancellations because of industrial action
Today (Sunday), a further 43 Palma flights have been cancelled because of French air-traffic controllers.
Emergencies
Recovery of fire-fighting plane to start Sunday morning
It is too early to draw any conclusions as to what happened to the plane.
Majorca
What's on in Majorca: 18-24 June
It's Sant Joan (John the Baptist) on Sunday. It's also midsummer. Demons will be out on Saturday in Palma and Muro and in Deya on Sunday. Beaches, especially in Calvia and Palma, will be the places to celebrate on Saturday night. Thursday is World Music Day, so there is music in the streets of Pollensa. Inca has a festival of music on Thursday; Palma on Friday. Mallorca Open tennis (women) all week in Santa Ponsa. Puerto Alcudia Sant Pere Fiestas start on Friday.
Comment
The dead sea ...
Migrants are fleeing for their lives while politicians are trying to score points.
Humphrey Carter