ISSUE NO. 1442
21 - 27 FEBRUARY 2013
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53 families homeless TOURISM HOPE: Palma to be a year-round hub for all kinds of visitors.
€6m project set to boost Palma’s trade PALMA City Council officials have announced the creation of a new €6 million project which aims to turn Mallorca’s capital into a year-round hub for all kinds of travellers. Another proposal within the plan is to super-charge
commerce by keeping shops open on Sundays all year round, taking advantage of short-term tourists coming over for city breaks as well as cruise-ship passengers. The council recognises that tourism is the
preferred path towards job creation and economic revitalisation. The project entitled ‘Palma de Mallorca Tourism Foundation 365’ was presented at the recent FITUR tourism fair in Madrid.
SINCE January, 53 homeowners have been evicted in Palma along with 38 tenants, according to figures from the Balearic Justice Department.
Palma pot A COMBINED effort by the drug enforcement agency and police resulted in the seizure of 300 marijuana plants at a farmhouse outside Palma.