Crimestoppers and the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) have confirmed that it has achieved its 50th arrest from its Operation Captura campaign after wanted man Andrew Moran was arrested in Spain for an aggravated robbery that took place eight years ago. Moran, 31, was convicted in his absence for his involvement in an armed cash [...]
That’s the message from Tourism Minister Carlos Alonso about the number of travelers visiting Tenerife this summer. Tenerife showcased its tourist offer during the recent Mutua Madrid Open tennis tournament, held in the capital of Spain. Both the Minister of Tourism of the Cabildo, Carlos Alonso, and the CEO of Turismo de Tenerife, Miguel Angel [...]
The JunglePark in Arona has launched a new show with their four resident Californian Sea Lions; Casper & Pearl, aged 2, and Xana and Cookie aged 4. With refurbished facilities including a new swimming pool with three swimming pools the four animals are trained under the watchful eye of head coach Victor Pablos. At the [...]
Experienced game charter fishing boat Sail Fisher got into major difficulties on Wednesday morning after landed a blue marlin weighing over half a ton. Fishing approximately three miles off Punta Rasca, Palm Mar the Captain and two Russian clients had to be rescued by nearby boat Dotsy Too, after making a distress call. The boat [...]
The President said it is essential that the European Union follows the agreed schedule for banking union, and adopts measures to ensure credit reaches families and SMEs and to tackle the significant youth unemployment problem. The President of the Government, Mariano Rajoy, received Portuguese Prime Minister, Pedro Passos Coelho, at MoncloaPalace for the 26th Spain-Portugal [...]
The Cabildo is developing a project to restore areas affected by the fires last summer on the Island. This project is part of the employment creation plan; it includes trail restoration work, defence against erosion and work in areas affected by fires last summer, 2012, in the south-west of Tenerife. The project is co-financed up [...]
TENERIFE’S Museum of Science and the Cosmos is offering free entrance tomorrow, Saturday, as part of their celebrations for the International Day of Museums. From 10.00 until 19.00 hours, you have the opportunity to enjoy free the facilities of the Planetarium, and a wide range of films. Among these is a brilliant recreation of the [...]
SPAIN’S economic crisis has not been blamed for the enormous exodus of natives to the UK in the past decade. THE number Spaniards emigrating to Britain has actually trebled, according to recent studies. Around 11,000 moved to Britain in 2002, compared with 30,000 in 2011, according to Amparo González, head of the High Council for [...]
It’s fresh, it’s fantastic and it keeps you fit, what more of reason do you need to visit the new premises of Polercise Plus in CC Tropicana, Calle Gran Bretana, San Eugenio. Owner Stefi, told Canarian Weekly, “We’ve moved to a better location, the facilities are far superior, the main room has higher ceilings so [...]
SPAIN’S traffic authorities have delivered a shock announcement for motorists. They intend to reduce the number of older cars on our roads over the next few years. The Direccion General de Trafico (DGT) accepts that vehicles are being kept longer by drivers because of the recession affecting the country so badly. But, with this comes [...]
