In memory of James Foley See Page 20
ISSUE NO. 1521
EWN FRONT EXTRA
‘All inclusive’ under attack THE federation of small and medium businesses on the islands has asked the Govern (regional government) for more regulations and to raise taxes on the ‘all inclusive’ tourism packages. They say that the industry gives Mallorca a bad name.
Wandering jellyfish THE Rhopilema nomadic jellyfish is living up to its name and coming to the islands. It is originally from the Red Sea but, as the name suggests, is prone to moving around a lot.
Concert for cancer MORE than 900 people attended the concert against cancer, which was held in the main square of Ses Salines and raised €8,700.
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Balearic boom in tourist numbers
THE Balearic Islands have received around 6.2 million tourists so far this year up to July. A total of 6,288,847 people from all over the world have visited the Balearic Islands for sun, sea and a good time between January and July. This is a 0.8 per cent increase on the same period last year and puts the islands just behind Cataluña in terms of tourist numbers. According to data released by Frontur (tourist movement survey) this July was 3.9 per cent better than last July. Britain is the biggest provider with 23 per cent of tourism being from those islands – one in three British tourists visit Mallorca. In second place came Germany, with 14 per cent of the total and third place went to France with 12.4 per cent of the total.
‘Shutter Thief’ finally behind bars NATIONAL POLICE in Palma have caught the man known as the ‘Shutter Thief’, dubbed so because his modus operandi (MO) was always the same – he would break through the exterior shutters on the windows of a house in order to gain access to it. Two officers on patrol spotted a suspicious looking individual who was rummaging around in a bag
and when they stopped to speak to him they discovered that the bag contained a camera, watches, jewellery and documentation. They traced the items back to a robbery committed just up the street, in which the thief had entered the house by breaking the exterior shutters on the patio. The officers were also able to ascertain that the thief had sold
several items, from the same robbery, to local pawnshops. All items recovered have been handed back to their rightful owners. The thief is in jail on remand until his case can be heard. Police investigations are ongoing as they are hoping to link the thief to several more break-ins, all with the same MO.