Protests and Caceroladas
Over the last two to three months, a large number of protest activities have been staged all across Mallorca, in places such as Manacor, Alcúdia, Sa Pobla, Felanitx and Palma. […]
Of European Shags and Eastern European Thugs
I went back to the scene of our bag-snatching robbery yesterday in Es Molinar on the off-chance of finding a stolen laptop computer or else, a sign of the culprits. […]
The Twilight Zone
I am happy to report that in almost 25 years of living in Mallorca I have never suffered from any lawbreaking. Which is actually not quite true. I had my […]
Crimes and Misdemeanors
Last Monday, the court case against Jaume Matas, former President of the Govern de les Illes Balears, began at the Tribunal Superior in Palma. Yesterday, proceedings went into their fifth […]
Escritura Dealings
The legal system in Spain is based on the Napoleonic Code which makes things quite distinct from countries such as the UK and the USA, where the respective legal systems […]
Sniffer Dogs
You might once have come to Mallorca on a ferry boat. If so you might have noticed a search done by sniffer dogs, or even been subjected to one. There […]
No More Press Kiosks In Palma
The quioscos de prensa in Mallorca’s capital city Palma have disappeared. Actually, the press kiosks are still there, but they have been closed down. There were about fifteen newspaper stalls […]
Spain’s Judiciary Crisis
Tough luck if you are getting divorced in Mallorca and were planning of having the acrimonious dispute settled in court today, once and for ever. Today this will not be […]
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