Mallorca 27 April – 3 May 2023 Issue 1973

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Ramadan ends HUNDREDS of followers of the Islamic faith in Mallorca gathered in the Germans Es‐ calas sports centre last Friday to take part in a collective prayer to mark the end of Ramadan.

Global tourism MALLORCA Tourism depart‐ ment has joined a global net‐ work of Tourism Museums, transforming its installations into Room 98 of the interna‐ tional project with a wealth of documents and images outlining the development of the island as a holiday des‐ tination since 1905.

Fire alert MALLORCA was placed on extreme forest fire alert this week as temperatures were expected to reach up to 16ºC higher than usual for this time of year, escalating gradually until Saturday due to the entrance of a mass of hot air from Africa.

Love Island BUILDING work is under way on the new Mallorca villa that will host the next instal‐ ment of ITV2 reality TV show Love Island. Filming at the new site is expected to start in early June.

Crime down CRIME in Inca dropped by 2.6 per cent over the first three months of the year, ac‐ cording to figures released by the Guardia Civil. The lat‐ est meeting of the Local Se‐ curity Board highlighted the positive results in prevention work and the coordination between the force and the Local Police.

No-show charge MALLORCA restaurants have begun charging cus‐ tomers who fail to turn up after making a reservation. It was reported the measure, performed by using bank card details submitted by clients to make the reserva‐ tion, is becoming more wide‐ spread to compensate for losses caused by no‐shows.

Emblematic towns THE Mallorca town of Santa Maria del Camí has joined a regional programme to protect and promote traditional com‐ merce. Santa Maria’s entry on the ‘Em‐ blemáticos baleares’ list features 15 es‐ tablishments specialising in a wide range of products and activities including clothes, wine, ceramics, agriculture, live‐ stock farming and furniture. There are now 26 towns from all over the Balearic Islands on the list with a to‐ tal of 295 shops and businesses regis‐ tered. In addition to protecting tradi‐ tional and proximity trade on the islands, ‘Emblemáticos baleares’ also aims to promote the uniqueness of each town through its local businesses activi‐ ties, thus also doubling as tourism pro‐ motion for visitors from the islands and beyond.

Santa Maria del Camí features 15 specialist establishments.

Each town hall identifies the business‐ es eligible to become ‘emblematic’ fol‐ lowing a series of criteria to be classed as ‘rooted’ ‐ offering a unique product or trade, ‘historical’ ‐ more than 75 years of

existence ‐ and/or ‘heritage’, offering significant cultural elements. For the full list of towns and further information visit emblematicsbalears. es.

Taking the pee UIB cashes in DOG owners in Manacor are now obliged by law to clean up their pets’ urine with a mixture of water and vinegar when out walking in the town. Failure to do so could land owners with fines of up to €3,000 under a new modification of the munici‐ pal domestic animal law. The document also makes it obligatory for dog owners to carry plastic bags to clean up after their pets, as until now the law merely

stated that owners had to do so, but did not specify how. “We must make coexis‐ tence compatible between everyone who lives in the town, including children, el‐ derly residents, baby pushchairs and wheel‐ chairs,” declared local Envi‐ ronment councillor Sebastià Llodrà. The law change will also be accompanied by a cam‐ paign to raise awareness among pet owners.

THE various investigation projects carried out at the Balearic Islands University (UIB) in Palma last year net‐ ted the institution a record income of €8.2 million. According to the balance sheet presented at the UIB this week, the funds were raised through four main ac‐ tivities, namely research and development contracts, management contracts, tech‐ nology and knowledge licens‐ ing fees, and funds raised through agreements, chairs

Mallorca Preservation Foundation THE Mallorca Preservation Foundation (MAPF) is proud to announce that they have received the Environmental Award at the #PremiosOCRMallorca 2023 sponsored by Melià. “This recognition means a lot to us, as it ac‐ knowledges our dedication and hard work in protecting and preserving the environment on the beautiful island of Mallorca,” said a spokesperson for the organisation. “We extend our heartfelt thanks to our MAPF family, including our executive com‐ mittee, donors, ambassadors, advisory board, and volunteers, for their unwavering support and contribution. We could not have achieved this without their effort and dedica‐ tion. We will continue to work closely with the community and other organisations to

MAPF is proud to announce the award.

ensure that Mallorca remains a unique and special place in the world. We are proud to be part of a passionate community that is com‐ mitted to environmental protection, and we look forward to continuing our collaboration towards a future where the environment is respected and protected.”

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and donations. The record year for the in‐ stitution comes after the same activities netted just €1.9 million in 2021. A large part of the surge in income was due to the sale of the UIB‐derived biophar‐ maceutical company Sanifit to Swiss pharmaceutical firm Vifor Pharma for €3.75 mil‐ lion. The UIB managed a total of 192 contracts last year, 131 with private companies and 61 with public entities, with the energy and environment sectors accounting for 30 per cent of the total income raised.

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Firefighters to the rescue A 50‐YEAR‐OLD man was rescued this week after spending four days stranded in the moun‐ tains of sa Coma. The fire department recue services located the man, who had sus‐ tained a leg injury while out walking, thanks to the guidance of several walkers who heard the man calling for help. He was taken by am‐ bulance to Son Espases hospital to receive treat‐ ment for his leg injury, but his condition was said to be stable. The day before, the fire department also rescued a young man from Na Clara beach in Betlem (Artà) after he collapsed onto the shore with symptoms of near drowning, hy‐ pothermia and com‐ plete physical exhaus‐ tion after spending a prolonged period swim‐ ming in the sea and swallowing a large amount of water.

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