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New training and support programme for employment on Formentera

The Formentera Offices of Entrepreneurship and Social Welfare are backing a new programme of training and support for employment. This programme of the Balearic Employment Service (Servei d'Ocupació de les Illes Balears, SOIB) is for local over-30s who are long-term unemployed or members of an at-risk community, such as islanders facing social exclusion. To improve participants' professional profiles, the programme offers at ...

Presenting 'De Formentera amb molt de gust' campaign to promote local products

The Formentera Office of Rural Affairs has launched "De Formentera amb molt de gust", a campaign to elevate and encourage the sale of local products. "The aim is to showcase and celebrate goods from Formentera's fields, sea and livestock farms, as well as other items which are processed on the island like xeixa flour, sobrassada sausage and wine", explained Ana Juan, president and councillor of commerce. Added Josep Marí, c...

Formentera coordinates help for possible victims of needle spiking

The Consell de Formentera has held a coordination meeting to set the protocol for assisting victims of forced injections of date rape drugs or other substances. The meeting was attended by Rafael Ramírez, councillor of social welfare; Josep Marí, councillor of interior, and representatives of Formentera Local Police, Civil Guard and Formentera Hospital. "Drugging women, whether by needle spiking or other gender-based violence...

Promoting Catalan in local commerce, hospitality and services

The Language Advisory Service (Servei d'Assessorament Lingüístic, SAL) of the Consell de Formentera is pleased to announce assistance to promote the use of Catalan in commerce, hospitality, industry and services on Formentera. The assistance is intended to cover the costs of Catalan-language actions –business and vehicle signage, labels, printed material and restaurant menus, merchandising, work clothes and design of web page...

Sala d'Exposicions 'Ajuntament Vell' welcomes 'Aaron Keydar–Anthology: 50 years of research in wood'

The Formentera Office of Culture is pleased to announce that from 17 to 27 August, Sala d'Exposicions "Ajuntament Vell" will host "Aaron Keydar–Anthology: 50 years of research in wood". The exhibition is composed of 15 sculptures made between 1975 and 2021. Keydar presents works crafted from olive, almond, pine and juniper tree wood and black amber. Part of his work has a figurative component. Keydar, who trained as an archi...

Formentera offers visitors 24-hour FAQ service via WhatsApp

The Formentera Office of Tourism is pleased to announce that the WhatsApp-driven information service it offers to visitors in seven languages is now available 24 hours a day. Previously, this service was only available during office hours, but now, thanks to a computerised system of frequently asked questions, information can be provided 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Individuals who wish to be attended by a person may conta...