The Mallorca

FIRST A I NEWSPAPER IN MALLORCA (MAJORCA) SPAIN

Month: February 2010

  • Restaurants show economic resilience

    Latest figures show a fall in registered companies, but hospitality sector holds out The Baleraics lost about 2000 companies in 2009, with at least half of them coming from the construction sector. New government figures reveal that in January there were a total of 36,994 companies registered, reflecting the disappearance of 1864 companies – or…

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  • Palma hotels still dearest

    Despite price drop from last year Mallorca’s capital is still the priciest city Spending the night in a hotel in Palma will set you back on average 107 euros, according to price comparison website Trivago, making it the most expensive city in Spain to stay in. Nevertheless, even this represents a 12 percent drop in…

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  • Road fatalities reach record low

    2009 showed further improvement in road traffic fatalities New figures released reveal that the number of people who lost their lives on the roads in Mallorca fell to 48 – a reduction of 75 percent. This represents a considerable improvement on 2008, during which 72 people were killed and a step change from 2001 when…

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  • Autopsy of headless woman inconclusive

    Prosecutors cannot charge suspect with murder unless the head is found An autopsy has been carried out on the body of a Bolivian woman believed murdered and found headless. The torso, legs and arms of Maria Elena Salcedo, 53, were found scattered in a bushy area along a roadside in a case that has gripped…

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