Movilab trailer will be on Ibiza this weekend from 24th to the 27th of March. Movilab is a trailer which is a mobile science lab for visitors to interactive with, including small workshops inside. Aimed at both the general public and students of all ages the workshops are designed for all ages from age six [...]
The famous group Prodigy will play at the Ibiza Rocks festival this summer , part of the Ibiza Rocks festival which is the fifth anniversary , the festival will be run from June 8th until September 14th at the Ibiza Rocks Hotel. Prodigy will be playing on the 20th of July. The Prodigy are an [...]
Atari gaming giant has announced that there next release of the popular gaming series Test Drive will feature Ibiza. It was originally told that the new racing game would take place on in Hawaii, but now the destination is Ibiza.
Test Drive Unlimited first came out for the Xbox and PC and was a great concept [...]
The first property auction in Ibiza is to be held on the 14th of May 2010 in the five star hotel Aguas De Ibiza in Santa Eulalia. This gives everyone a perfect chance to pick up a discounted property on the Island of Ibiza. All types of properties will be up for auction to suit [...]
March, the month of mad hares, is influenced somewhat by what immediately precedes it. The last day of February saw the good fortune of Sun conjunct with Jupiter in its own realm of Pisces; this was shortly followed by full Moon in Virgo created by the opposition of Moon and Sun. This suggests that success [...]
The work of the British Consulate in Ibiza rose by 33 per cent last year, a result of the trend of booking holidays via the internet according to Paul Abrey, the British Consul for the Balearics, on his first visit to the island since becoming Consul in October, as part of a Balearic shuffle. Fewer [...]
Paul Abrey, Her Majesty’s Consul to the Balearic Islands took up his position in December 2005.
The Consulate is one of the busiest in the world with 3.5million British tourists annually and a British resident population estimated at 60,000.
Paul was born in London and attended Watford Grammar School where he excelled academically and on the sports [...]
Father English, mother Spanish (Galicia). The Spanish side of her family are from, and most continue to live in and around, the area of Ferrol in Galicia. She spent all of her childhood summer holidays in Ferrol and has continued to spend 2-4 weeks holiday in Spain during her adult life.
Spanish family members have lived [...]
Two more key witnesses gave evidence in the Palma Arena scandal last week, as pressure on the former Balearic President, Jaume Matas, continued to build.
Rosa Estaras, former vice-president under Matas and current PP euro-diplomat, was first to take the stand, during an appearance which lasted more than three hours. During her statement she revealed how [...]
The race to be the PP’s candidate for the presidency of the Island Council looks to be slowly warming up, after a new candidate emerged. Until now only the current mayor of San Antonio, Jose Sala, has put his name forward for the role, and at one point it appeared it could have been a [...]
The Government’s plan to increase the retirement age to 67 will save a total of €4,000 million up to 2040 in the Balearics, according to figures released last week. 2040 was used as the year when, according to the Government, the current pension system will become unsustainable.
According to the latest census a total of 280,000 [...]
On Monday the Island Councillor for Business Development, Joan Serra Mayans, revealed the plan for legalising unlicensed beds was being put on hold for the time being. The former Minister for Tourism, Miquel Nadal, announced the plans in 2008, in an effort to give businesses one final chance to make beds official before clamping down [...]
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