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Presentation of plan to tackle precarious employment on Formentera
The Balearic Islands' chief of employment, social economy and health in the workplace presented a plan to combat job insecurity on Formentera this summer. As Isabel Castro introduced the Pla contra la Precarietat en el Treball (“plan to combat precariousness in employment”) in the multipurpose room of the Formentera Council, she was joined by the CiF's third vice-chairwoman and land and tourism secretary, Alejandra Ferrer. Ca...
New push to promote public health vocabulary highlights quality distinction for local medical care
In a nod to the gold-medal honour awarded to the island's community of medical care providers, the Formentera Council's language advisory service has teamed up with the chamber of commerce and the Pityusic small and medium-sized business group on a new outreach push. The initiative entailed design and printing of a number of posters unpacking various health-related terms. As in years past, the posters will be handed out at loc...
Formentera introduces patrol of anchoring boats
Formentera Council chief Jaume Ferrer and environment secretary Daisee Aguilera joined Aguilera's opposite number for the Govern balear in introducing the now two-week-old service to monitor anchorage on posidonia meadows. Ferrer welcomed Vicenç Vidal's choice of Formentera to unveil the service, namely, he said, “because Formentera has been a pioneer in posidonia protection. For Formenterencs it's a top priority”. The CiF ch...
Officials visit site of cala Saona's third wildfire this summer
Formentera Council chief Jaume Ferrer and the Govern balear's secretary for environment, Vicenç Vidal, have paid a morning visit to the command centre of yesterday's cala Saona wildfire. The blaze, which by this morning had burned across 5.16 hectares, took hold yesterday at roughly 3.00pm. Within five hours the fire brigade had stabilised the flames and by 11.30pm they declared the wildfire controlled. Officials expect to se...
Michel Mouffe's show “Els pelegrins” opens in municipal gallery
The Formentera Council's culture office has announced the most recent item on the Sant Jaume/Diada de Formentera events calendar: the opening of “Els pelegrins”. Scheduled for today at 8.00pm in the old town council's exhibition gallery, the show is built around locally-crafted work from the acclaimed Belgian artist—and la Mola resident—Michel Mouffe. The show's curator, Manolo de Oya of Espai Frumentària, calls it a compendiu...
Sailing school updates arsenal with new boat designed for disabled
Jaume Ferrer, Jordi Vidal and Josep Verdera—the Formentera Council's chairman, the councillor of sports and the branch director at CaixaBank in Sant Francesc—came together to unveil the latest addition to the Formentera sailing school's arsenal of equipment, a boat specially-designed for individuals with functional diversity. The administration welcomed the support from Obra Social la Caixa, which brought €8,000 to the table ...
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