13% of vehicles in the Balearic Islands do not have mandatory insurance

13% of vehicles in the Balearic Islands do not have mandatory insurance

The 13% of the vehicle fleet in the Balearic Islands does not have compulsory insurance, a percentage that is above the 9% state average, according to the data that the Government has provided in a parliamentary response to the PP deputies Óscar Gamazo and Jaime Mateo Istúriz. They are data that correspond to January 31 … Read more

Palma will decorate the streets with urban art

Palma will decorate the streets with urban art

The Deputy Mayor for Infrastructure and Accessibility, Angélica Pastor, together with the urban art artist Alfredo Durban, and the Llevant District councilor, Daniel Oliveira, presented this Thursday in Pere Garau the set of interventions in the neighborhoods with whom you want to contribute to beautify spaces that on many occasions are the object of recurring … Read more

Mallorca defends being a safe and sustainable destination

Mallorca defends being a safe and sustainable destination

A delegation from Consell de Mallorca and its tourism sector have defended this Monday in the German city of Frankfurt the island’s fortress as safe tourist destination and sustainable During the first day of the trip to Germany, which consisted of a press conference and a working session with representatives of the tourism sector as … Read more

Mallorca says goodbye to Jackie Waldren

Mallorca says goodbye to Jackie Waldren

She was a deep connoisseur of the island, probably wrote that best book about coexistence between foreigners and locals in Mallorca, ran a tiny archaeological museum in “her” Deià and was involved in many cultural initiatives with her lively, very US-American nature: Now Jacqueline “Jackie” Waldren, the widow of the US archaeologist William “Bill, who … Read more

Three years in jail for two businessmen for faking their bankruptcy

Three years in jail for two businessmen for faking their bankruptcy

The two responsible for a well-known Irish pub in Palma, located next to the Passeig Marítim, have been sentenced to three years in prison for feigning a situation of insolvency to prevent returning 102,000 euros that a woman had left them to start the establishment. The sentence would force both of them to be imprisoned … Read more

A Mallorca lamb with its own Instagram profile

A Mallorca lamb with its own Instagram profile

At some point the screaming and mowing that Steffi heard over and over again for two days through her bathroom window in Mallorca was so penetrating and persistent that she could no longer ignore it. The 35-year-old was taken aback. “At first I thought it came from a big sheep,” says the Mallorca resident. It … Read more

Corona live: Interior Minister Seehofer for simpler rules

Corona live: Interior Minister Seehofer for simpler rules

“Opening with security” in Tübingen: Green light for model project Despite high corona numbers nationwide, the state of Baden-Württemberg and the city of Tübingen want to test opening steps there from this Tuesday. According to information from Monday, the model project “Opening with Safety” is intended to gather experience of the possibilities that exist through … Read more

How about those Spanish podcasts?

How about those Spanish podcasts?

While islanders and Mallorca lovers are sitting at home because of the curfew, there is no need to be bored. If you want to stay in touch with the Spanish language and at the same time learn something or just want to be entertained, you can choose from a wide range of Spanish podcasts. Whether … Read more

Little hope for cheap new apartments in the local market on Mallorca

Little hope for cheap new apartments in the local market on Mallorca

It was already indicated in 2020: Little is happening this year Real estate market in Mallorca. And especially for them local population it looks bleak when it comes to affordable housing. The president of the island’s developers Luis Martin, pointed out. Because the financial situation of many families in Mallorca is affected by the Coronakrise … Read more