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The people’s paper Issue No. 1895 28 Oct - 3 Nov 2021
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RESTRICTIONS EASED AGAIN
PRIOR to the official celebration of the International Day of Trans Depathologisation (relabelling a supposed medical condition as a matter of gender) on Saturday October 23, Palma Council hung a huge example of the trans pink, blue and white flag from city hall.
Fit to eat IN days gone by, families in Spain and elsewhere used to keep a few pigs for slaughtering and this still happens in Mallorca, but the Santa Margalida Council is enforcing a new health rule to ensure pigs are fit for consumption prior to killing.
Ideal for kids THERE is a home-grown version of Rapunzel the Musical produced by Mallorca’s MAX Teatro Musical which will take place at the Palma Auditorium on Saturday December 4 and Sunday December 5 at 6pm with tickets costing €20 per person.
Not a fox RESIDENTS in Soller thought they had seen foxes running in front of cars at night but the consensus of opinion is that they are more likely to be raccoons as since the 1990s when they arrived on the island as pets many have escaped and bred.
Manacor in Colour MANACOR Council wants to make its street furniture more comfortable for those wanting to sit down so has launched the Manacor in Colour campaign where residents are encouraged to get out their knitting needles and make some cushions or backrests.
FREE • GRATIS
RETURNING TO NORMAL: Minister Iago Negueruela made the announcement.
RESTRICTIONS are eased once again in the Balearic Islands effective October 26 now that infections have dropped and some 81 per cent of the eligible population has been vaccinated. In announcing this decision, Minister Iago Negueruela said that the plan establishes a return to normality in all economic and social activities, always taking into account the general measures of caution and protection and the use of a mask. In general, the use of 100 per cent of the maximum capacity of establishments, premises or services open to the public will be allowed, however nightclub activities will still require the obligatory use of a mask and in spaces delimited and separated from the areas intended for the con-
sumption of drinks and food. One of the few restrictions that remain is the one regarding the consumption of tobacco as smoking is still prohibited on the terraces of public establishments, as well as in open spaces for public use when it is not possible to ensure the maintenance of a minimum distance of two metres from others. The Balearics are at alert level 1. By islands, Mallorca, Ibiza and Formentera are at alert level 1, while Menorca is at alert level 0,
or controlled risk. Wearing of masks will still be required at large outdoor events where a minimum distance of 1.5 metres separation is not possible and indoors there is a requirement for ventilation of enclosed spaces and mandatory presence of CO2 detectors in classified establishments of high risk. The use of a mask is mandatory in gyms although competitions with less than 3,000 participants are allowed without the prior authorisation of the General Directorate of Sports.
Credit: Calvia Council
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PAYING EXPENSES: Signing of the agreement.
Helping taxi drivers CALVIA Council has signed an agreement with Radio Taxi Calvia to help pay for current expenses faced by the cooperative society during 2021. Radio Taxi Calvia, consists of 214 drivers licensed in the municipality and it runs a central reservation line manned 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, to respond to calls from members of the public who need to catch a cab and has supplied this service all of this year. Income for drivers has been badly hit by the pandemic and the Council grant of €100,000 is intended to cover the cost of keeping the booking line open as expenses remain as if in a normal year, so that drivers can continue to work. It is hoped that this will promote the revival of the sector that has been particularly affected by Covid19 as part of general aid to businesses throughout Calvia.