The National Police arrested a businessman from Mallorca this Friday who tried to bribe the Director General of Coasts and Littoral, María Joaquina Ferrer. The man, who went to the high-ranking official's office to resolve a matter of permits linked to his businesses, gave her a box of chocolates. Ferrer's surprise was immense when, upon opening it to offer them to some workers, it was full of banknotes: in total, there were 20,000 euros.

One of the businessmen vying to manage several beaches in Palma has accumulated unpaid bills from municipalities where he previously held similar concessions, specifically in Calvià and Son Servera. However, Palma City Council maintains that there are no legal grounds to prevent him from obtaining a new concession, as the company that has submitted a bid is different from the one that operated in these municipalities. According to municipal spokesperson Mercedes Celeste, who confirmed the information after the Governing Board meeting, the City Council is aware of the published reports about the businessman and has consulted with the other affected municipalities. According to the information received, the company participating in the Palma tender is not the same one that managed the beaches in Calvià and Son Servera, even though both are reportedly linked to the same individual. The case came to light following a report published this Wednesday by [unclear - possibly "newspaper/newspaper/etc.]" Daily of MallorcaThis indicates that this businessman is vying for the concession to operate four of the five beaches up for tender in the municipality. In the case of Ciutat Jardí, he is the only applicant, which could increase his chances of winning the concession.

Mallorcan businessman Miquel Gual, majority shareholder of Font Mallorca, has acquired the Font Teix bottling plant and assumed control with the aim of strengthening the island's water-related industrial activity. With this acquisition, Gual—who has over four decades of experience in the sector—is committed to maintaining and consolidating the bottling plant, in a strategy focused on preserving a resource he considers strategic for Mallorca. According to a company statement, the move reflects a desire to reinforce the island's productive and food sovereignty and to generate added value beyond the coastal areas. Gual is also president of the Sóller and Camp Mallorquí Agricultural Cooperative and vice president of the Oli de Mallorca Protected Designation of Origin. He also serves on the permanent board of the Serra de Tramuntana Consortium.