residents , well below the provincial rate of 50.0 per thousand , the autonomous rate of 47 per thousand and the national average of 43 per thousand residents . The statistics were revealed during a meeting between the different security forces in the municipality and the governing board at the Town Hall . Other issues discussed by the board was the effectiveness of the recently-launched ‘ Centro de Coordinación Operativo de Emergencias Municipales ( CE- COPAL )’ - [‘ the Operational Coordination Centre for Municipal Emergencies ’] - and the specific programmes implemented across the municipality to address and prevent gender violence , bullying at school and illegal fishing in the sea . It was agreed to meet again in ten days to address another major security challenge : fire response For full story see : Javeamigos
Bacteria which caused destruction of Olive trees in Italy , now in the Balerics
The Balearic agricultural sector is in a state of alert . The regional government has declared the entire territory of the islands to be affected by Xylella fastidiosa , a dangerous bacterium that kills all kinds of fruit trees such as olive , cherry , almond , oleanders and ornamental plants .
For the moment , the authorities have only detected the disease in some trees , but have taken the precaution of removing trees around them . In total , about 2,000 fruit trees have been destroyed . The export of plant material from species susceptible to carrying this bacterium has been banned . It first weakens and dries the leaves , then attacks the branches and ends with the death of the tree . The activation of the