Weather
Good Morning from Majorca
Wet and very windy in Majorca on Thursday. Today it rainned but most of the rainfall was registered in Ibiza and Formentera. Also temperatures did drop.
Tourism
Balearics satisfaction with Brussels plan to reactivate tourism
The regional government and the hoteliers are stressing the safety of the Balearics as a destination.
News
Restaurants fined for breaking the rules
The first terrace extensions into parking spaces appeared in Palma on Wednesday.
Environment
Environmentalists critical of decree to allow hotel expansion
The criticisms of GOB in Minorca will no doubt be echoed in Majorca.
News
No evidence of crime at Nursing Homes
Public Prosecutor's Office says there's no evidence of crime or irregularities at Nursing Homes in the Balearic Islands.
News
Anti-Government demonstrators criticised
Madrid anti-Government protestors criticised for taking unnecessary risks and lack of social distancing.
News
Cybercriminals pretending to be from Netflix
Cybercriminals are scamming people into giving up personal information and bank details by pretending to be from Netflix.
Heritage
Civil War grave exhumations to restart in July
Exhumation of the Civil War grave in Porreres will restart in July.
Entertainment
'White Lines' premieres on Netflix at 0900 on Friday
Some of the scenes in 'White Lines' were shot in Majorca.
Economy
Inca market back to normal soon?
Inca’s traditional weekly market will get back to normal from Thursday 28 May, provided Majorca is allowed to move to Phase 2 of the coronavirus de-escalation plan.
News
A significant improvement in Covid-19 figures
Significant improvement in coronavirus figures on Thursday.
Environment
Scientists study deep waters of western Mediterranean
Scientific study shows that the deep waters of the western Mediterranean are heating up.
Tourism
Armengol proposing tourist "test flights" in June
President Armengol argues that international flights for tourists should start at the same time as national flights.
Tourism
IAG's Walsh says Britain is throttling a travel recovery
Airlines have been brought to their knees by the coronavirus pandemic and are making tens of thousands of job cuts to try to survive.
Education
Kids won't go back to school until September
No face-to-face classes for Balearic students until September.
Viewpoint
No time for cherry picking
Why can the UK and France agree special travel terms and no one else can?
Food
Get cooking with the American chef in Majorca
Learn to make vegetarian tacos, a quick breakfast with left overs and asparagus, mushroom and egg dinner. Three lessons in one video.
Practical Parenting
Simple skills for successful communication
“All feelings are valid. Certain behaviour must be limited.”
Out & About
Fiesta or Folly?
As a Mediterranean culture, which through history has thrived on the habitual custom of outside living and ritual celebration, I suppose it should be expected that a certain mentality will believe that Covid19 will be beaten by holding some form of annual fiesta!
The Blog
The strange story of Maria Forteza
Maria Forteza directed "Mallorca" in the early 1930s. Was she the first Spanish woman film director to use sound?
Food & Wine
Summer—and it’s time for gazpacho
Gazpacho had its origins in the fields of Andalusia hundreds of years ago.
Viewpoint
Grounded
“The British minister for health has grounded the travel industry...”
Jason Moore