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Island pulls veil back on urban beautification push: ‘Formentera, every corner counts’
Consell de Formentera president Alejandra Ferrer was joined today by territory chief Rafael González for the launch of Formentera es cuida a cada racó—an effort to promote the beautification of urban spaces starting this November and set to continue through the month of April whose name roughly translates as “Formentera, every corner counts”. The campaign will see the rollout of simplified, faster permit processing and reduced...
Consell offers on-the-job training course for island’s aspiring youth leisure supervisors
The Formentera Department of Entrepreneurism reports that open enrolment has begun for an on-the-job training course designed to give local 16- to 29-year-olds the foundations to work as leisure supervisors. Participants, referred to as “students/employees” and entering into training and apprenticeship contracts, will work as recreation supervisors at the Consell de Formentera’s assorted leisure centres. The six-month program...
Discussion-debate: ‘Leveraging public policy to depathologise trans* identities’
The Formentera Department of Equality and LGTBI Affairs reports that this Thursday 22 October, the Consell de Formentera invites islanders to a 7.00pm discussion-debate hosted by Lena Castells on the role of public policy in depathologising trans* identities. Castells heads the branch of the Balearic Islands’ Office of Rights and Diversity that is responsible for coordination and support around sexual and gender diversity. Th...
Winter hours in effect at La Mola lighthouse
The Formentera Department of Culture reports that low-season hours will henceforth be observed at El Far de la Mola. The lighthouse will be open for visits 10.00am to 2.00pm, Tuesday to Saturday, with weekly closures Sundays and Mondays. A monument to civil engineering, La Mola’s lighthouse was designed by Emili Pou Bonet and completed in 1861. Today the building houses a space which is devoted to culture and to showcasing th...
Consell offers courses and workshops for adults
The Department of Culture and Education and Department of Commerce of the Consell de Formentera present the autumn and winter catalogue of adult courses and workshops. The covid-19 crisis, new sanitary and safety protocol and capacity restrictions mean a number of offerings —Teresa Matilla’s craft and painting clinic, Aaron Keydar’s woodcutting course and Silvia Jobani’s pottery workshop— will only be able to accommodate previ...
Consell to accept applications for three openings on local police force, create fire department reserve list
The Consell de Formentera human resources office reports that a call has gone out for three career positions with Formentera Local Police. Applicants must be eligible for C1 public service employment and successful candidates will be determined based on the outcome of a public exam. Recruitment has also begun for a new reserve list to meet the urgent need for temporary members of the Consell de Formentera fire brigade. Candid...
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