Ara Balears in English - estate

Two of those arrested for kidnapping, beating, and throwing a man out of a moving van in Palma are in prison

ARA Balears — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 08:05:54 +0000

A Palma court has ordered the imprisonment of two of the three men arrested this week for their alleged participation in the kidnapping, assault, and threatening of a man, who was allegedly tied up, beaten, and thrown from a moving van. The third detainee has been released.

A waterspout devastates the Son Sardina estate: "As if a bomb had been dropped there"

Héctor Rubio — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 09:37:26 +0000

A waterspout caused severe damage this Wednesday at the Son Sardina estate, located on the Valldemossa road, during the episode of heavy rain and strong wind, which left one fatality and numerous incidents across the Balearic Islands. The phenomenon occurred around 2:30 PM and completely destroyed an agricultural warehouse, in addition to causing significant material damage and the death of several animals on the farm.

Balearic Islands as a 'positional asset'

Miquel Àngel Maria — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 06:45:13 +0000

The Austrian economist Fred Hirsch, a key figure and fundamental precursor of ecological economics, in his best-known work, The social limits to growth (1976), coined the concept of positional goods –positional goods, or status goods– as opposed to material goods: while the latter are those that allow us to satisfy our needs, positional goods are those that, due to their scarcity and high price, are consumed exclusively by the richest individuals, who buy them to signify themselves and position themselves socially.