If lockdown’s driving you crazy just have a little patience (but purlease don’t post that song online) writes NEW Olive Press blogger Terenia Taras

One of the best lines I’ve read throughout the coronavirus crisis is, ‘our grandparents were called to arms, we’ve been asked to just sit on

19 Apr, 2020 @ 12:00

Mallorca·Terenia Taras: Telling it like it is

Man arrested in Spain’s Mallorca for pretending to be army sergeant and making COVID-19 checks on general public

Dressed head-to-toe in military uniform, the man had stopped several people to ask why they were outside

18 Apr, 2020 @ 15:59

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

ON THE ROAD: Olive Press delivery team get newspaper out across Spain’s Mallorca during COVID-19 lockdown

“It was a huge success to get so many papers out for our readers,” said Distribution Coordinator Sabrina Ghilaci

18 Apr, 2020 @ 13:25

Lead·Mallorca

Government REJECTS lifting lockdown restrictions in Balearic Islands before rest of Spain despite decline in COVID-19 infections

The possibility of relaxing the lockdown measures in the Balearic Islands was shut down by the Minister of Finance

17 Apr, 2020 @ 16:12

Lead·Mallorca

WATCH: Police seize HUGE drugs haul at warehouse used as one-stop shop during COVID-19 lockdown in Spain’s Mallorca

Covert surveillance revealed that the warehouse was being used to sell drugs to customers during the nationwide lockdown

17 Apr, 2020 @ 15:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Husband and wife arrested for breaching Spain’s COVID-19 lockdown after being caught skinny-dipping by off-duty policeman in Mallorca

Upon arrival, officers ordered the husband and wife, both reported to be in their 50s, to get out of the water and put their clothes

16 Apr, 2020 @ 11:43

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Two knife-wielding ‘Islamic State jihadists’ threaten to kill roommates with bomb in Spain’s Mallorca

The men claimed to be jihadists working with the Islamic State

16 Apr, 2020 @ 09:26

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

THANK YOU: Nominate a key worker in Spain’s Mallorca who deserves a day cruising the Mediterranean by boat charter

From healthcare professionals to supermarket workers, police officers to postal employees, nominate someone you believe deserves a special gift

15 Apr, 2020 @ 14:21

Lead·Mallorca

Demands grow for discounted €30 flights to Balearic Islands from Spain to attract visitors post-coronavirus

The proposal aims to boost national tourism once the COVID-19 crisis ends

15 Apr, 2020 @ 13:29

Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Mallorcan sporting hero Rafael Nadal auctions winning French Open shirt for €20,000 to fight coronavirus in Spain

The funds will be used to support hospitals and vulnerable groups as part of the Red Cross Responds campaign

14 Apr, 2020 @ 11:32

Lead·Mallorca·Sport

Hiker in Spain’s Mallorca branded ‘irresponsible’ after falling on mountain, sparking rescue operation amid coronavirus crisis

The woman was saved by the Guardia Civil and Fire Brigade after falling and injuring herself on the Sierra de Cavall Bernat in Pollenca

13 Apr, 2020 @ 12:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

WATCH: Mother caught selling drugs with BABY in company car delivering medical supplies to hospitals in Spain’s Mallorca

The vehicle had been pulled over by Policia Nacional agents after they spotted two people and a baby travelling inside

13 Apr, 2020 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Medics reunite elderly couple who spent weeks apart in intensive care battling coronavirus in Spain’s Mallorca

Josefa and Toni were admitted into intensive care at Son Espases Hospital as doctors battled to save their lives

12 Apr, 2020 @ 09:00

Lead·Mallorca

COVID-19: Over 50% of hotels in Spain’s Balearic Islands will NOT open this year as owners accept 2020 will be tourist-free

More than half of hotels in Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera have made the decision to remain closed this year

11 Apr, 2020 @ 20:06

Business & Finance·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

New Olive Press blogger Terenia Taras and her partner made their dream move to Spain’s Mallorca, but COVID-19 left a sting in the tail

No one anticipated how quickly it would spread and how far-reaching it would be

11 Apr, 2020 @ 09:00

Mallorca

Off duty security guards hailed as heroes after citizen’s arrest on ‘extremely violent’ man who beat wife in Spain’s Mallorca

The pair had gone above and beyond to save their neighbour from the clutches of her allegedly abusive husband

10 Apr, 2020 @ 20:12

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

NO NEW COVID-19 deaths in Balearic Islands as Ibiza clinic becomes first in Spain to use pioneering ozone therapy

According to health officials, more than half of those infected with COVID-19 have won the battle against the virus

10 Apr, 2020 @ 09:18

Health·Lead·Mallorca

Spain’s coronavirus lockdown likely to be extended into May as PM Pedro Sanchez says ‘we cannot back down’

THE nationwide lockdown is unlikely to end on April 26 despite Spain beginning to bring its coronavirus epidemic ‘under control’. Pedro Sanchez told congress today

9 Apr, 2020 @ 16:47

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca

Manhunt launched as arsonist burns down library and sets fire to NINE motorbikes in Spain’s Mallorca

The raging fire caused mass panic among sleeping residents who heard a series of explosions as the vehicles' engines set on fire

9 Apr, 2020 @ 13:43

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Spain’s handling of coronavirus pandemic praised as ‘heroic’ and ‘innovative’ by WHO

SPAIN’S handling of the COVID-19 pandemic has been branded ‘heroic’ by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Canadian doctor Bruce Aylward, who led the organisation’s mission

9 Apr, 2020 @ 12:51

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·National News

BREAKING: Spain surpasses 15,000 coronavirus deaths as PM Pedro Sanchez defends lockdown extension and warns the ‘EU is in danger’

SOME 683 people in Spain have died from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. Figures from the Health Ministry released this morning now put the

9 Apr, 2020 @ 12:02

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·National News

Woman saved from ‘violent partner who routinely raped her’ by using COVID-19 safe-word at pharmacy in Spain’s Mallorca

The woman had asked for a mascarilla-19 - the keyword to activate the victim protection protocol against gender violence

8 Apr, 2020 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

WATCH: HUGE marijuana farm uncovered inside armoured bunker in Spain’s Mallorca

A raid uncovered some 2,000 marijuana plants in a bunker safeguarded with armoured doors and reinforced walls

8 Apr, 2020 @ 14:28

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Spain to begin ‘return to normal life’ at end of April but in a ‘very controlled’ process as experts search for signs of ‘herd immunity’ from coronavirus

SPAIN will begin to ‘return to normal life’ from April 26 but in a ‘very controlled’ process. That was the estimate made by government spokeswoman

8 Apr, 2020 @ 13:43

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·National News

IN NUMBERS: Latest coronavirus figures from across Spain as infection and death rates jump for second consecutive day and caseload surpasses 146,000

THE coronavirus death toll has increased for the second consecutive day in Spain. The country registered 757 deaths on Wednesday, up from the 743 recorded

8 Apr, 2020 @ 13:07

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·National News

Spain rolling out nationwide testing programme ahead of lifting coronavirus lockdown restrictions

SPAIN is set to test tens of thousands of households across the country in a bid to better understand the scope of the coronavirus pandemic.

7 Apr, 2020 @ 18:02

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·National News

Balearic Islands- Page 82

If lockdown’s driving you crazy just have a little patience (but purlease don’t post that song online) writes NEW Olive Press blogger Terenia Taras

Man arrested in Spain’s Mallorca for pretending to be army sergeant and making COVID-19 checks on general public

ON THE ROAD: Olive Press delivery team get newspaper out across Spain’s Mallorca during COVID-19 lockdown

Government REJECTS lifting lockdown restrictions in Balearic Islands before rest of Spain despite decline in COVID-19 infections

WATCH: Police seize HUGE drugs haul at warehouse used as one-stop shop during COVID-19 lockdown in Spain’s Mallorca

Husband and wife arrested for breaching Spain’s COVID-19 lockdown after being caught skinny-dipping by off-duty policeman in Mallorca

Two knife-wielding ‘Islamic State jihadists’ threaten to kill roommates with bomb in Spain’s Mallorca

THANK YOU: Nominate a key worker in Spain’s Mallorca who deserves a day cruising the Mediterranean by boat charter

Demands grow for discounted €30 flights to Balearic Islands from Spain to attract visitors post-coronavirus

Mallorcan sporting hero Rafael Nadal auctions winning French Open shirt for €20,000 to fight coronavirus in Spain

Hiker in Spain’s Mallorca branded ‘irresponsible’ after falling on mountain, sparking rescue operation amid coronavirus crisis

WATCH: Mother caught selling drugs with BABY in company car delivering medical supplies to hospitals in Spain’s Mallorca

Medics reunite elderly couple who spent weeks apart in intensive care battling coronavirus in Spain’s Mallorca

COVID-19: Over 50% of hotels in Spain’s Balearic Islands will NOT open this year as owners accept 2020 will be tourist-free

New Olive Press blogger Terenia Taras and her partner made their dream move to Spain’s Mallorca, but COVID-19 left a sting in the tail

Off duty security guards hailed as heroes after citizen’s arrest on ‘extremely violent’ man who beat wife in Spain’s Mallorca

NO NEW COVID-19 deaths in Balearic Islands as Ibiza clinic becomes first in Spain to use pioneering ozone therapy

Spain’s coronavirus lockdown likely to be extended into May as PM Pedro Sanchez says ‘we cannot back down’

Manhunt launched as arsonist burns down library and sets fire to NINE motorbikes in Spain’s Mallorca

Spain’s handling of coronavirus pandemic praised as ‘heroic’ and ‘innovative’ by WHO

BREAKING: Spain surpasses 15,000 coronavirus deaths as PM Pedro Sanchez defends lockdown extension and warns the ‘EU is in danger’

Woman saved from ‘violent partner who routinely raped her’ by using COVID-19 safe-word at pharmacy in Spain’s Mallorca

WATCH: HUGE marijuana farm uncovered inside armoured bunker in Spain’s Mallorca

Spain to begin ‘return to normal life’ at end of April but in a ‘very controlled’ process as experts search for signs of ‘herd immunity’ from coronavirus

IN NUMBERS: Latest coronavirus figures from across Spain as infection and death rates jump for second consecutive day and caseload surpasses 146,000

Spain rolling out nationwide testing programme ahead of lifting coronavirus lockdown restrictions

Blow to Mango murder case as police admit they cannot prove ‘other people’ were involved in billionaire Isak Andic’s fatal mountain fall

Spain passes housing decree extending leases and ban on evicting vulnerable families but rules out indefinite contracts

One in five people living in Spain is now born abroad as the population expects to break 50 million imminently

FROM THE ARCHIVES: How Spain’s far-right extremists are emerging from under the rocks – and growing bolder every day

IN PICS: Gibraltar’s new 2,000-home residential estate to be built on reclaimed land in the harbour

Balearic Islands- Page 82

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