THE BEST FINANCE NEWS ON PAGES 18 - 22 Issue No. 1927
9 - 15 June 2022
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NEW DISCOVERY Tamsin Brown THE exploration of the Punic shipwreck in El Sec, Calvia, from the fourth century BC, is being car‐ ried out thanks to a grant of €54,316 from the Con‐ sell de Mallorca’s Direc‐ torate of Heritage. On June 2, the Consell an‐ nounced that newly dis‐ covered materials had been retrieved from the shipwreck. They will be investigated and then handed over to the Muse‐ um of Mallorca. The newly recovered pieces include ceramics, jewellery, metal objects and foodstuffs such as co‐ riander and almonds. “We are amazed,” said Carlos de Juan, one of the co‐directors of the pro‐ ject, speaking of the find‐ ings of part of the ship’s cargo and the state of the naval architecture. The research will provide im‐
Some of the top names in tennis will participate in the Mallorca Championships.
MALLORCA TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2022
Image: Balearic Islands Government
New objects have been discovered from an ancient shipwreck in Calvia.
portant information about trade in the Mediterranean during that historical period. According to de Juan and the other co‐director, Sebastià Munar, the idea
of exploring the ship‐ wreck again after it had not been touched for 50 years arose after the un‐ derwater archaeological survey of 2019 showed that there were still re‐
mains of wood. With more modern means than in the 1970s, it was found that there were still some areas to excavate, which led to the discovery of the materials.
FINLAND ADMIRES LLOSETA ON June 1, the vice‐president of the Balearic Islands Government, Juan Pedro Yllanes, visited the Lloseta plant with the ambassador of Finland to Spain, Sari Rautio, and the honorary consul of Finland in the Balearic Islands, Carlos Panizo. The visit had been ex‐ pressly requested by the Finnish delegation. Yllanes said: “We are aware that we have to take steps to mitigate the effects of climate change. In the Balearic Islands, we have made progress in this pio‐ neering project, which is serving as an example for oth‐ er territories, not only in Spain but also in Europe.”
A Finnish delegation visited the Balearic Islands’ pioneering Lloseta plant.
FROM June 18 to 25, the tennis courts of the Mallor‐ ca Country Club in Santa Ponça will host the best players in the world for the Mallorca Championships in what will be the second year in a row. Some of the world’s top players have already con‐ firmed their presence, including the Russian Daniil Medvedev, the Australian Nick Kyrgios and the Span‐ ish Pablo Carreño, Roberto Bautista and Feliciano López. Toni Nadal, the director of the tournament, an‐ nounced: “Feliciano López has received an invitation to play in the Mallorca tournament. We are happy to receive a line‐up of very good players every year: surely because of the quality of our grass courts, but the island already stands out for its beauty.”