Majorca Daily Bulletin

2 days ago | majorcadailybulletin.com | Humphrey Carter |Guillermo Esteban

Officer shoots at the wheel of suspect’s car Police now hunting down the suspect, | Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter A national police officer shot at the wheel of the car of an alleged abuser who ran over an officer and fled the scene on Monday morning in Palma’s Son Gotleu. The incident took place in Plaza de Miquel Dolç, according to a statement issued by the police. The man assaulted his partner and several patrol cars were immediately dispatched to the address.

2 days ago | majorcadailybulletin.com | Humphrey Carter |Nekane Domblás

Funds will be used for a raft of important projects Permanent seasonal contracts have been an essential tool for providing job security to workers in the tourism sector, especially in the hospitality industry, during the months when there was no tourist activity. | Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter Many questions have been asked about what the tourist tax is being used for lately.

5 days ago | majorcadailybulletin.com | Humphrey Carter

Vaping is now being banned on some beaches in the Balearics. | Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter The beaches of Muro near Alcudia in north east Mallorca and Port de Sant Miquel (Sant Joan de Labritja Ibiza) have joined the smoke-free campaign to prevent smoking, which now has 50 ‘Smoke-free beaches, healthy beaches’ in the Balearics. There are now 50 beaches that form part of the Balearic network of smoke-free beaches.

5 days ago | majorcadailybulletin.com | Humphrey Carter

Passenger did not pay for a journey costing more than 110 euros Local Police at the scene. | Local police The police have reported that at 1:20 a.m. on 4 April, a patrol car from the Preventive Action Group (GAP) carrying out surveillance duties in the Portitxol area of Palma was stopped by a taxi driver with a municipal licence from Soller.

5 days ago | majorcadailybulletin.com | Humphrey Carter

The Guardia Civil has issued an important alert about a new type of fraud that is circulating. Thousands of people are receiving fraudulent text messages and emails that appear to be from the Directorate General of Traffic (DGT). These communications falsely report alleged traffic offences and request immediate payment to resolve them. The National Cybersecurity Institute (Incibe) explains that the attackers use these messages to redirect victims to a fake website.