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'Operación Pólvora' ( Operation Gunpowder) was launched after police became aware of a criminal organisation led by a Cuban living in Spain. He was diverting large amounts of money. This was used to buy properties and vehicles. Two companies in Mallorca are also implicated in the money laundering, as they were drawing up false invoices; the illicit money was supposedly for construction work. The police estimate that the money that was laundered amounts to at least one million euros. Raids and searches have led to the seizure of some 400,000 euros cash, more than three kilos of cocaine, si...

Balearic Islands proving the most popular destination in Spain. Yacht charters proved extremely possible last year and demand has grown again since last May 9. Requests According to the Girona company Top Sailing Charter (TSCH), which specializes in yacht charters, reservation requests have risen from 15 to 60 percent since last Saturday night when the state of alarm was lifted. The Balearics is dominating the market followed by Greece, Croatia and the Costa Brava, all countries in which TSCH operates. The company’s turnover decreased by 72 percent last year compared to 2019 due to period...

The UK's green list for travel is due to be revealed by the end of the week. The date of the announcement for travel from May 17 has been subject to as much speculation as the countries on the list. One suggestion has been that the government wants to leave the decision until May 10, a week before travel can resume, in order to have as much up-to-date data as possible. The list is expected to include Malta and Portugal as well as Gibraltar and Iceland, but speculation regarding islands, e.g. Mallorca, is now said to be wrong, according to official UK government sources. If so, there are con...

moored off Palmanova. superyacht Aquijowas built in 2016 out of collaboration between two Dutch shipyards, Oceanco and Vitters and is owned by billionaire Kjell Inge Røkke, considered one of Norway’s richest businesspeople. When he ordered the yacht, the owners’ brief called for a comfortable performing cruising yacht, suitable for long range world-wide sailing with long-time independence from shore. Three key elements defined the design and build process of the project: safety, comfort and performance. most challenging part of the project. German studio Dölker + Voges was responsib...

infected 22 people with coronavirus, knowing that he was positive. The 22 included family and work contacts. This is the first case of its kind in Mallorca since the pandemic started. It concerns a man who works in a place where food is sold to the public. In March, he tested positive but did not tell anyone. He continued to work as if nothing had happened. Other employees fell ill one by one. This meant that the business suffered financially. The virus was spread among family members, including a baby. The man also went to a gym near to where he lives. Cases of coronavirus were detected th...