ISSUE NO. 1557
7 - 13 May 2015
MALLORCA
YOUR PAPER, YOUR VOICE, YOUR OPINION
Bar crawl ban
Good news on jobs
‘We can’t change Magaluf overnight’ The mayor of Calvia warns that new measures against drinking in the streets, aimed at turning round the town’s hard-partying reputation, will need time to take effect. Turn to Page 2
By Maria Jose Fernandez THE Balearic Islands finished April with more employed residents than in the same period of 2009, reaching a total 419,843 of people paying Social Security. It’s an increase of 22,829 people, or 5.7 per cent, the highest rise registered since 2006 and highest in the whole of Spain, with the national average growth sitting at 3.5 per cent. Head of the Regional Economy Department, Joaquin Garcia, reported that by this time next year, the islands would reach the number of working people registered before the beginning of the financial crisis. Balearic unemployment rates have decreased by 11.9 per cent during the past year.
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Chimp death protest Activists condemn shooting of escapee ape Animals rights groups are furious that a chimpanzee which escaped from Sa Coma Zoo Safari was shot
Monsters cruise in Largest liners for Palma Full story on Page 5
dead, and have criticised the park’s conditions and security record. Turn to Page 3
Doctor Nadal Rafa receives honour from university As he gears up to play the world’s best at the Madrid Open, Mallorca’s favourite sporting son has been awarded an honorary doctorate from the city’s European University. Turn to Page 9