Awards for the 6th Serra de Tramuntana World Heritage Photography Competition are presented in Alaró
The seven award-winning photographers took part in the opening ceremony of the travelling exhibition that will showcase the winning entries in different towns in the Serra de Tramuntana. On 22nd November, Alaró was the setting for the inauguration of the large-format...
Marco Táboas, new managing director of the Fundació Mallorca Turisme
He replaces José María Bautista, who is stepping down for personal reasons. The Board of Trustees of the Fundació Mallorca Turisme approved this Friday the appointment of Marco Táboas as the new managing director of the Fundació Mallorca Turisme (FMT). He will begin...
Dido and Aeneas, Teatro Principal’s first international opera co-production
The production by Henry Purcell premiered this November in the Allighieri Theatre in Ràvena and can be seen in Palma on the 12th, 14th and 16th of February. Palma's Teatro Principal has made the leap into international opera production with Henry Purcell's Dido and...
COVID-19 vaccination: key strategy and current recommendations
Spain became one of the leaders in vaccination against COVID-19 after the implementation, at the end of 2020, of a common strategy based on a safe, effective, voluntary and free vaccine. Vaccination is now recommended for population groups at higher risk of...
Health regulates nicotine bags and vapers with and without nicotine, including restrictions on flavourings
The Ministry of Health submits the Draft Royal Decree updating the regulations on tobacco and related products to a public hearing. The Ministry of Health has published a draft Royal Decree updating the regulations on tobacco and related products. This initiative is...
Social Security has registered almost 448,000 new affiliates since the start of 2024
On 15 November, the Social Security registered 21,270,689 new affiliates. Since the first day of the month, the figure has remained close to 21.3 million. This is 174,374 more employed than at the end of October this year. If we discount seasonality and the calendar...
Health and the leisure industry promote the training of the staff of these premises for responsible dispensing of alcohol
CAEB, PIMEM and ACOTUR join the POQIB strategy, led by Health, not to serve alcohol to minors. The first 15 trainers have already been trained and will give training to staff, managers and heads of establishments. The Balearic Islands are taking a new step towards the...
The head of Specialised Healthcare Training in the Balearic Islands receives the 8th Mati Ezquerra award, the highest recognition at the national level
Dr. Ana Isabel Cremades has been awarded for her teaching career and for implementing the ECOE test for all specialities at Son Espases. Ana Isabel Cremades Mestre, coordinator of Continuing Medical Education and head of studies for Specialised Healthcare Training in...
The Consell de Mallorca focuses the second conference of ‘Mental Health in Youth’ on emotional intelligence
The main objective of the session was to provide adults with tools to accompany young people in their emotional management, foster empathy and improve communication in their daily lives. The Consell de Mallorca held the second conference of the ‘Mental Health in...
Inca celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Jornades d’Estudis Locals (Local Studies Conferences)
The event will begin this year with a musical gala to commemorate this landmark event.A total of 20 papers will be presented during the conference, the oldest in the Part Forana.The main themes of the studies are education and culture, archaeology and medieval and...
President Galmés unveils Mallorca’s road plan at the Círculo Financiero de Baleares (Financial Circle of the Balearic Islands)
During the conference, the president of the Consell de Mallorca stated that ‘Mallorca is in the midst of a process of change and transformation in terms of mobility with an unprecedented plan, after years of neglect and paralysis’. The president of the Consell de...
Enterprise, Employment and Energy will invest ten million euros in improving the energy efficiency of lighting in public buildings
Through this action, the IBE will replace conventional lighting with LED lights in secondary schools, hospitals and the Illes Balears Velòdrom. Presence detectors will also be installed where this action is compatible, in order to prevent the lights from operating...