Doctors in the Balearic Islands, and also in other autonomous communities, are preparing a strike An indefinite strike by doctors is planned for February. "We don't want to continue being mistreated." This was announced Wednesday by the president of the Balearic Islands Doctors' Union (Simebal), Miguel Lázaro, who explained that the strike's methodology will be announced after negotiations with the Madrid unions. He specified that the strike will take place if the Spanish Minister of Health does not contact the unions before February. Lázaro clarified that the strike is not directed against the management of the Balearic Islands' Minister of Health, Manuela García, but rather against the Spanish Minister of Health, Mónica García, and against the government of Pedro Sánchez, which, in Lázaro's opinion, "is responsible for the situation of all doctors." The group is protesting because the updated regulations governing their labor rights "do not address the Achilles' heel of the public healthcare system, which is the shortage of specialist doctors," and therefore "has been met with absolute rejection" by the entire sector, they stated. The doctors denounce that the draft does not recognize the unique nature of the profession nor guarantee decent working conditions. They criticize the excessive workload, the precariousness of on-call shifts, the lack of fair compensation, and the complete absence of career advancement opportunities, in addition to the intention of the Ministry under Mónica García (Sumar) to prevent department heads and first-year residents from working simultaneously in the public and private sectors. Among their main demands, the doctors are calling for their own statute with specific representatives, a professional classification that recognizes the MECES III level, that on-call shifts be considered paid overtime and count towards retirement, the elimination of practices such as forced transfers and "service needs," and a service-based system.

The residents of Son Sardina have made an unusual decision and will celebrate New Year's Eve on December 27th this year to avoid the 2:00 AM curfew in Palma – provided they have the two special permits granted by the Palma City Council. This decision comes after the Local Police arrived last year minutes before 2:00 AM, "without any complaint from any resident," explain the neighborhood's residents. The officers demanded the party stop under threat of fines. Therefore, this year the neighborhood has opted for an afternoon party that will last until the permitted time. On New Year's Eve, family gatherings make it very difficult to arrive at the celebration before 1:00 AM. That's why a celebration ending at 2:00 AM is unfeasible.

The Balearic Parliament on Tuesday rejected, thanks to votes against from the PP and Vox parties, a proposal from the left to prohibit the construction and authorization of housing in risk prevention areas, such as flood zones and areas at risk of fire, landslides, and erosion. The bill, promoted by the PSIB, Más per Mallorca, Más per Menorca, and Unidas Podemos, proposes limitations on construction in flood zones, prohibits the conversion of commercial premises into housing in these areas, and also prohibits new construction in priority traffic zones.

"But is this correct?" is one of the most common questions philologists hear. It's often accompanied by a cautious gesture, as if language were a treacherous terrain where one must move carefully to avoid "committing a barbarism." Behind this uncertainty lies a widespread idea: that there is someone, a kind of invisible authority, who knows exactly what "speaking correctly" means.

The Ministry of Education and Universities has submitted to the Education Sectoral Board the draft order regulating the process of assignment, admission, and enrollment of students in educational centers supported wholly or partially with public funds.

This past Saturday, the BOIB (Balearic and Urban Development Board) published the approval of the modification of the subsidiary regulations in the Sineu Town Hall to include more specific regulations for intensive livestock farming within the municipality. There is now a 30-day period to submit objections.

The Port of Palma doubled this Saturday the cruise passenger limit established in the agreement, which limits the number of cruise ships that can arrive at the port of Palma on the same day to three, and the total number of passengers to 8,000. However, Palma currently accommodates four vessels docked, with a combined capacity of over 14,000 passengers.

The Catalan government has reiterated its "outright" rejection of the Spanish government's authorization of the tourist rental of private recreational boats for three months of the year and is studying "all legal and administrative avenues" to prevent its implementation in the Balearic Islands.