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Crash course in 'urban dance' for kids and teens
The Consell de Formentera Youth Services department announces an intensive course on street dance for local youth will be held on Tuesday the 23rd and Wednesday the 24th . The Casal de Joves-sponsored event is open to 10- to 13-year-olds from 5.00pm to 7.00pm, and for youth 14 and up from 7.00pm to 8.30pm and again from 8.30pm to 10.00pm. From 10.30pm on the 26th, as part of Sant Jaume festival day celebrations and Nit Jove—a...
Two weeks in, Consell takes stock of scheme to regulate vehicles on island
The CiF Mobility department wishes to report that there were 19,183 cars and motor scooters authorised for operation on local roads in July. The figure is an average, and accounts for tourists and island residents both, not to mention vehicles with special exemptions. In July, 7,720 local drivers were given the go-ahead to use their cars. Similar accreditation went to 2,594 rental cars and 6,257 rental scooters. All three rep...
Formenterers Solidaris get Formentera's gold medal
In a special full-house assembly today, cross-party support came from within the Consell de Formentera to honour individuals and businesses in commemoration of the island's patron saint, Sant Jaume, on the Diada de Formentera 2019. Consell president Alejandra Ferrer made the announcement that this year's gold medal —the Medalla d'Or— would go to Formenterers Solidaris. Ferrer spoke of “the charitable, altruistic and humanitar...
Formentera adds voice to awareness push to stop sexual violence
The Social Welfare and Equality departments of the Consell de Formentera have added their names to “No i punt”. With a title translating roughly as “No means no”, the campaign is part of a joint effort by the Palma and Mallorca administrations to assure safety from sexual assault on nights out. “Our priority to promote egalitarian and safe leisure spaces for everyone”, said equality councillor Vanessa Parellada, “spaces that ...
Regional environment chief makes first official visit to Formentera
This morning at 10.30am, three Consell de Formentera officials —President Alejandra Ferrer, territory councillor Rafael González, and environment councillor Antonio Sanz— met in the sala d'Actes with the Govern balear's minister of environment and territory, Miquel Mir. So far this legislative term, this is Mir's first meeting with his opposite numbers on the island, not to mention with the Consell chief. During the meeting, ...
Port authority boss makes first official visit to Formentera
Administration chief Alejandra Ferrer held a meeting today with Joan Gual de Torrella, the head of the Balearic port authority (APB). Meeting at 12.30pm in the sala d'Actes, the two officials were joined by Ana Juan and Susana Labrador, the island's vice president and deputy vice president, respectively, as well as councillors Rafael González, Pep Marí and Bartomeu Escandell, and, on the APB side, Juan Carlos Plaza and Ignacio...
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