On Thursday March 14 at 8.00pm in la Mola's Casa del Poble, a group of officials including Bartomeu Escandell, Joan Mercant and Toni Garau (the CiF head of the president's office, tax office and rural affairs and the Govern's director and head of fishing) will go over details of the new marine reserve, Punta de sa Creu, as well as how it will function.

The meeting is intended mostly for residents of la Mola and Es Caló, who are the most frequent users of the fishing site. The gathering will also be islanders' chance to learn about management of the reserve and how changes will affect professional and recreational fishermen in the area.

Formentera Council
Àrea de Comunicació
March 11, 2019

Answering a call from the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces that was launched at the behest of the Spanish ministry of the interior and the Association of Victims of Terrorism, the Formentera Council has opted to join the movement to observe a moment of silence at 11.00am today, March 11 (a day abbreviated as “11-M”). The gathering will be held on the steps of the Council in plaça de la Constitució in memory of the victims of the terrorist attacks which took place fifteen years ago today, on March 11, 2004. The day is also recognised in Europe as Day of Remembrance of Victims of Terrorism. CiF president Jaume Ferrer was joined by cabinet and opposition councillors as well as administration staff in taking part in the event.

Formentera Council
Àrea de Comunicació
March 11, 2019

The Formentera Council has issued a presidential decree to establish minimum services on the day of the general strike planned for Friday March 8. In preparing the initiative, the administration considered the importance of keeping specific positions staffed to assure public services vital to the community.

The following services will be maintained: Centre de Dia—three family workers, one driver, one cook and one disabled services staff; Escoletes—three instructors; OAC (Citizen's Information Office)—three administrative assistants; Works brigade—one brigade leader, two deputy officials and one brigade officer; local police—one administrative assistant; ITV (road worthiness test facility)—one mechanic and one administrative assistance; cleaning services—three staff; Secretaria—one administrative assisant; accounting and payroll—one administrative assistant; fire brigade—four firefighting collaborators.

Demonstration
A gathering in Sant Francesc's Constitució square is planned for 12 noon on March 8 as part of the activities programme put together by the local chapter of Espai Dones and supported by the Formentera Council. For those individuals who wish to take part in the demonstration even if they decide not to join the general strike, Council staff other than those on the above list will not be required to be present at their posts from 12 noon to 2.00pm.

Female CiF cabinet councillors, who plan to join the feminist strike, have cleared the public agenda on March 8. The councillors will resume office work after attending the Espai Dones-organised events.

Formentera Council
Àrea de Comunicació
March 6, 2019

The incident took place at roughly five in the afternoon and affected an underground recycling bin near la Mola's primary school.

The fire brigade was notified of the fire by local police. A three-person team took the fire engine to the scene and oversaw the intervention. The flames were declared extinguished at 5.40pm.

The apparent cause of the fire was embers from a barbecue that were not put out before being disposed of.