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The people’s paper Issue No. 1893 14 - 20 October 2021
YET another Mallorcan centenarian, this time it was the turn of Margalida Horrach from Can Fideu to turn 100 and Consell Council arranged for a special presentation of a framed document at Francesca Homar Pascual Municipal Day Centre following a mass.
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Bad idea A DECISION by AENA which manages Palma de Mallorca International Airport has caused controversy and may well be in breach of European Union guidelines concerning blue badge parking spaces as these areas have been handed over to car rental companies.
Helping out MEDICAL personnel from the Juaneda Group of clinics in Mallorca have travelled to Sanyang in the Gambia, one of the poorest countries in West Africa for eight days where they expect to treat around 300 patients daily with emphasis on treating the very young.
Terrace stops ALTHOUGH some councils demanded that extended terraces in roads had to be removed by the beginning of October, Manacor Council has been a little more lenient, but has now advised bars and restaurants they must remove any tables occupying roads no later than October 17.
Flame grilled A FIRE that started in a Burger King outlet in Palma’s Plaza España on October 12 was of such potential ferocity that officers from the fire brigade and Local Police had to instruct residents living nearby to evacuate until it was brought under control.
DISAGREEMENT: Minister Iago Negueruela in Parliament on Wednesday.
THE importance of tourism to Mallorca and the Balearic Islands cannot be over valued in financial terms, but a disagreement on how the hospitality industry was doing split the political parties in Parliament on Wednesday October 13. The Minister of Economic Model, Tourism and Labour, Iago Negueruela, speaking for the Balearic Government was scathing about the intentions of the opposition Partido Popular (P P) who seemed to be bent on issuing negative messages on the situation. He claimed in response to a question from PP member for Menorca Salomé Cabrera that her party had initially said that there would be no tourist visitors to the islands in 2021 and when that turned out to be untrue, they then complained that the season couldn’t be extended as proposed by Government. Whilst it was accepted that a number of businesses had not survived the pandem-
ic, it was still clear, according to the minister that many were now in a process of recovery and that actions taken by the Balearic Government had enabled this. In response to a separate question from a spokesperson for the Ciudadanos party, Negueruela dismissed the suggestion that the summer had not been successful and rather than simply transferring visitors from July and August to the latter part of the year, the reality was that a different type of tourist was now visiting the islands. Promotion of congresses such as those filling the capital from Spanish medical organisations and those interested in sports tourism were actually making up the numbers in the fourth quarter of the year. It was noted that many hotels are closing for the winter, but that was their decision and there are still a significant number open and welcoming new visitors both from the mainland and Europe.
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Easily dazzled A CAMPAIGN is being run to encourage residents to keep an eye open for young seabirds who may get into difficulty as they take their first night flights. According to the authorities involved which in‐ cludes the Association for Conservation of Albatross‐ es and Petrels (ACAP) young shearwaters, in particu‐ lar those of the species calonectris Diomedea, which have bred on the islets and isolated sea cliffs are now making their first night flights in areas where there are bright lights. There is a risk that they may be dazzled and fall out of the sky landing in streets and gardens, where they are vulnerable to cats as well as vehicles. It is recommended that if anyone sees a bird in dif‐ ficulty that they call 112 to report the location and condition of the bird and if it is in a ‘danger zone’ to gently wrap it in a towel and place it in a ventilated box until it can be collected. The Balearic Islands have some of the largest pop‐ ulations of vulnerable seabirds in the western Mediterranean and these birds do need assistance when young and in danger.