The beginnings of humanity were marked by the Sun. People worked 'from sunrise to sunset' to earn a living, a word that derives from the Latin adjective 'diurnus' ('daily'). As they became sedentary, various ancient cultures set out to follow the movements of the king of the stars in order to organize themselves better. They did this by measuring their shadows with a stick stuck in the ground. In Greek, this stick would be known as a gnomon, from which comes the term 'gnomonics', the art of building sundials. Thus began the process of domesticating time. For us, that astronomical invention would arrive with the name of clock also from another Greek word, 'horológion' ('hour indicator').

The Inca City Council has reinforced actions to require owners of plots in the municipality to keep the land clean and in compliance with regulations. In case of non-compliance, the Council will impose fines ranging from 300 to 9,000 euros and, if the owner continues to fail to act despite the penalty, it will subsidiarily carry out the cleaning work and subsequently reclaim the cost.

Palma Local Police have reported four siblings between 58 and 66 years old for not maintaining a plot of land they owned in El Arenal in good condition, an act that facilitated the spread of a fire on February 19 and forced the evacuation of a nearby house.

Binissalem gave the green light to the second phase of the industrial estate at the plenary session held this Wednesday at 8:30 a.m., amid strong protests from farmers and residents. "It will have a brutal impact," denounced Andreu Delacio, one of the residents affected by the estate's expansion. The initiative was approved with the support of the governing team, formed by Unió por Binissalem and the PSOE (Spanish Socialist Workers' Party), the abstention of the PP, and the dissent of MÁS for Binissalem. A 30-day period will now open for submission of objections, and the initiative must then be submitted to the Island Territorial Commission.