Isha Sesay, Author at Olive Press News Spain

HELLO SUMMER: Ferias and fairs given green light across Spain’s Balearic Islands as summer season reinforced with 300 more police officers

An agreement was reached this week that these local festivities and fairs can now be held under certain measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus

10 Jun, 2021 @ 17:45

Lead·Mallorca

Drunk and drugged up driver causes carnage after crashing into lamppost and THREE houses in Spain’s Mallorca

Despite the enormous damage caused, the woman was left without any injuries in the crash

9 Jun, 2021 @ 16:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Nightclubs WILL open across Spain’s Balearic Islands this summer as Ibiza’s Hard Rock Hotel set to host first pilot rave

Last week, the Balearic government announced that Hard Rock Hotel would invite 2,000 essential workers to their infamous Children of the 80's party on June

8 Jun, 2021 @ 16:15

Lead·Mallorca

Police smash THREE criminal gangs that smuggled large quantities of cocaine into Spain’s Mallorca

According to investigators, the three gangs worked together to import high purity cocaine through a well known courier company which was then distributed to multiple

26 May, 2021 @ 13:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Michael Schumacher’s family buy land in Spain’s Mallorca to raise horses

The plot is only a stone's throw away from the mansion the Formula One legend's wife purchased in 2017

24 May, 2021 @ 15:00

Celebrity·Mallorca·Sport

Lost and severely malnourished Pacific whale spotted on Spain’s Mallorca coast

The whale, named Wally by environmentalists, usually lives on the coast of Korea or the United States, but has been lost for weeks in the

21 May, 2021 @ 15:00

Environment·Lead·Mallorca

Interior areas of bars and restaurants across Spain’s Balearic Islands can reopen from this Sunday BUT only until 6pm

Although a very small victory for a sector in crisis, business unions are hoping that the government will allow bars and restaurants to stay open

21 May, 2021 @ 12:30

Lead·Mallorca

Small victory on the cards for bars and restaurants across Spain’s Balearic Islands as government considers 11pm closing time

This week, key ministers met with local business unions to discuss easing the restrictions currently enforced on the sector

19 May, 2021 @ 18:30

Business & Finance·Lead·Mallorca

WANTED: Manhunt launched after man shot twice in back in Spain’s Mallorca

The initial hypothesis is that the shooting was a result of an ongoing conflict between two rival gypsy clans

19 May, 2021 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Pregnant woman and her seven-year-old son murdered by ex-husband in Spain’s Mallorca

The 28-year-old woman, named locally as Warda Ouchene, and her son Mohamed were found dead inside of their apartment in Sa Pobla yesterday evening

18 May, 2021 @ 13:02

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

NO jail time for two Neo-Nazis found guilty of paralysing black man in racist attack in Spain’s Mallorca

At the time of the attack, the defendants were wearing t-shirts adorned with Nazi slogans with witnesses attesting to the men shouting racial profanities during

17 May, 2021 @ 21:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Curfew pushed back to midnight in Spain’s Balearic Islands and interior areas of bars and restaurants can open under one condition

Announcing the measures at a press conference today, government spokesman and tourism minister, Iago Negueruela, said that the Balearics Islands were approaching the 'final stages

17 May, 2021 @ 19:15

Lead·Mallorca

Flight bookings to Spain’s Mallorca soar after Germans told they will NOT have to quarantine or take PCR test if vaccinated

On Wednesday, the German government eased entry restrictions for its travellers, allowing people who have been fully vaccinated or have recovered from COVID-19 to enter

15 May, 2021 @ 16:15

Lead·Mallorca

Teacher faces 20 years in jail after ‘sexually abusing eight schoolgirls’ in Spain’s Mallorca

Standing trial at Palma Court this week, it is alleged that the man groped eight schoolgirls aged between 12 and 17 years old at the

13 May, 2021 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Viral video of driver snorting line of cocaine behind wheel leads to arrest of expat in Spain’s Mallorca

In the video, a man is seen in a BMW speeding down the Llucmajor motorway and taking both of his hands off the wheel to

12 May, 2021 @ 17:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Mother and 7-year-old child seriously injured after being run over by elderly driver in Spain’s Mallorca

Both suffered blows to the head and were rushed to Son Espases hospital where their condition has been described as 'serious'

12 May, 2021 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Latin sensation Maluma to perform in Spain’s Mallorca this summer in Balearics’ FIRST ‘COVID-19’ free concert

The Columbian born star will headline Palma's iconic Plaza de Toros on July 11 where all ticket holders must undergo a PCR test to be

11 May, 2021 @ 15:00

Celebrity·Lead·Mallorca

EXPLAINED: What happens if I test positive for COVID-19 while on holiday in Spain’s Balearic Islands?

Aptly named the 'Safety Pack', the campaign aims to attract holidaymakers to the archipelago this summer, driving home the message that the Balearics are a

10 May, 2021 @ 18:45

Lead·Mallorca

MUST READ: New coronavirus restrictions for Spain’s Balearic Islands

The measures were finally approved by the Supreme Court of Justice after initially being rejected on the grounds that president Francina Armengol had to first

10 May, 2021 @ 15:00

Lead·Mallorca

Setback for Balearic Islands as Supreme Court rejects COVID-19 restrictions proposed after Spain’s state of alarm ends

This has come as a major setback for president Francina Armengol, who last week made it clear that she was determined to keep most of

5 May, 2021 @ 19:00

Lead·Mallorca

Residents of Spain’s Balearic Islands will be given €100 holiday vouchers to spend on inter-island escapes this summer

In a bid to boost domestic tourism, the Balearic government announced that all residents of Formentera, Ibiza, Mallorca and Menorca will be able to benefit

4 May, 2021 @ 18:30

Lead·Mallorca