The Egyptian party in Sant Antoni de Portmany, including a 170-ton water pool, has turned out to be the news story of August in Ibiza. Rarely has a matter of such little depth—hydrological depth, that is, because it certainly has political depth—caused such a commotion. The Egyptian kitsch for 350 exclusive guests, authorized at the Can Coix quarry, is costing the Portmany City Council, held by the PP, unprecedented wear and tear, and has provided the PSOE with political ammunition they weren't even expecting.

The Minister of the Sea and the Water Cycle, Juan Manuel Lafuente, has confirmed that preliminary proceedings have been opened and that they have requested information from the Sant Antoni City Council regarding the Egyptian-themed party with an artificial lake held at Sa Pedrera in mid-August.

Pacma has filed an administrative complaint and a request for public and environmental information access to clarify the installation of an artificial lake during a private party held at La Pedrera, in Sant Antoni de Portmany, Ibiza.

The authorization of a private electronic music festival on the beach of l'Arenal in Sant Antoni, coinciding with the solar eclipse on August 12, has opened a new controversy in the municipality. The entity Salvem Sa Badia de Portmany denounces that the event, dubbed Feels Like Eclipse Festival, will entail the "privatization" of a public space during one of the most anticipated astronomical phenomena of the year, as the organization is selling tickets for 45 euros that include "front-row seats for an unforgettable experience" on the main beach of the municipality.

The Salvem la badia de Portmany association has criticized the authorization granted to the Ibiza Global Festival to extend its programming from two to three days on the Arenal beach in Sant Antoni, because they consider that it "contaminates and privatizes a public beach". In a statement, the entity also calls on the City Council to stop authorizing and promoting massive events with music on the beaches and other natural spaces in the municipality.

There was a time when you held the cinema in your hands and relied on recommendations from others, because algorithms didn't exist, nor were they expected. Leaving home, going to the video store, and renting a film is a habit that seems to have died out with the 20th century, but there are those who resist, in this case for the love of cinema. In Sant Antoni de Portmany, they have this privilege thanks to the Torres video store, run by five brothers since 1982, next to an electronics shop and the Regio cinema, which their godfather opened in 1931.