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Jobless total is lowest in Spain - 16.09.2005 |
The Canary Islands bucked the national trend again with an August jobs bonanza. While unemployment rose by 1.4% countrywide when compared to July, 3,101 people came off the dole in the archipelago.
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Give a little whistle - 16.09.2005 |
Speaking at the concluding ceremony of the fiestas of San Sebastian de la Gomera, held to commemorate the passing of Cristobal Colon (Christopher Colombus) on his way to what we now know as America, the president of the commission for Unesco in Spain, Luis Ramallo, announced that his organisation will be supporting the proposal of the Cabildo of La Gomera for the traditional form of communication on the island of La Gomera - the Gomeran Whistle - to be considered as ‘Spoken Heritage’.
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Local News Roundup - 16.09.2005 |
A look at what else made the news this week
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The heat is on - 09.09.2005 |
The unbelievable temperatures of up to 41ºC (106ºF) which have been engulfing the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife since last weekend seem to be giving way to a cooler but certainly not cold air temperature around 27ºC (81ºF).
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Full speed ahead - 09.09.2005 |
A new cruise season offered the prospect of 40 liners docking in the next two months at Tenerife’s Santa Cruz port.
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A soaring success - 09.09.2005 |
Despite the high temperatures and the hot sirocco wind, the fifteenth edition of the La Tejita International Kite Festival which was held last weekend on La Tejita beach near El Medano was a great success.
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Summer activities come to a close - 09.09.2005 |
According to local government sources, around four thousand people took part in the activities organised by the Sports department of Arona Town Hall over the months of July and August this year.
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Petrol prices remain the same - 09.09.2005 |
The Canarian Government refused to pump up petrol prices as an answer to covering the archipelago’s health deficit.
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Extra funding will keep traditions alive - 09.09.2005 |
The Cabildo of Tenerife has informed local fishermen that financial help will be given for the construction of new fishing boats. More than one million euros will be made available to be co-financed by the island government and the EU.
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Making the streets safer - 09.09.2005 |
A cycle path is among the innovations as part of safety improvements to the access road of windsurfing resort El Médano in Granadilla de Abona.
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Farmer’s market exceeds all expectations - 09.09.2005 |
When the borough of Granadilla’s first Farmer’s Market was held in 1996, none of the sixty two associates nor the town hall expected it to become the busy sales point and popular meeting place it is today.
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More promises to protect marine life - 09.09.2005 |
Madrid has promised to seek solutions to avoid the impact of military manoeuvres on the Canary Islands population of zifios.
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It’s a kind of magic - 09.09.2005 |
The hits of UK supergroup Queen are set to rock Tenerife and guitarist Brian May will be on the island to supervise the production of the music spectacular telling the story of the band fronted by the late Freddie Mercury.
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Police recruitment campaign a great success - 09.09.2005 |
Tenerife Cabildo grants introduced as an incentive to boost island recruitment to the National Police force have been hailed as very successful.
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An end to flooding? - 09.09.2005 |
Residents of Arona fishing village Las Galletas, fed up with baling out every time there’s a heavy downpour, were told to expect a start being made on the first phase of a flood prevention scheme.
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Local News Roundup - 09.09.2005 |
A look at what else made the news this week
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Bring on the Brits - 02.09.05 |
The predictions of the Cabildo vice president and island councillor for Tourism and Planning, Jose Manuel Bermudez, for a ten per cent increase in the number of visitors to the island of Tenerife this summer appear to be on the way to being at least partly fulfilled according to the figures recently released by the Cabildo for the month of July.
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Back to school - 02.09.05 |
With the return to school set for around 7 September for Infant and Primary pupils and 12 September for Secondary School pupils, parents will be faced once again with an ever increasing bill for school essentials.
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Connecting continents - 02.09.05 |
Tenerife could become the Internet access point connecting the African continent with North and South America. Island talks with a US multinational will result in a feasibility study being carried out in the next few months.
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Kerbing the cabbies - 02.09.05 |
South Tenerife taxi drivers want to improve their image and ensure that passengers are not being ripped off. One way they may try to clean up their act is to scrap fare supplements and introduce a single tariff across the board for tourists and residents.
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Aquababies take the plunge - 02.09.05 |
More than 60 water babies took a dip in the sea at El Médano beach in what turned out to be a successful bid to gain entry in the Guinness Book of Records.
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‘The cleanest beaches are our beaches’ - 02.09.05 |
A blue flag of quality fluttering proudly at windsurfing resort El Médano is being used to set an example for residents and visitors in the ‘Playas Limpias’ (Clean Beaches) campaign being carried out by the town Hall of Granadilla de Abona.
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Islands are the best ‘fore’ golfing holidays - 02.09.05 |
The Canarian Archipelago was promoted as the ideal destination for a golfing holiday at the XVII International BMW Tournament which was recently held near Munich.
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Change of plan angers local businesses - 02.09.05 |
Leading business federations, trades unions and politicians took a stand together in response to a Canarian Government about-turn on plans to raise taxes on alcohol and tobacco.
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Four new police stations for the island - 02.09.05 |
The Spanish Home Office programme for the distribution of the National Police Force on the island of Tenerife includes plans for four new police stations which would be located in Tejina (La Laguna), La Camella (Arona), Costa del Silencio (San Miguel) and Guia de Isora.
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Local News Roundup - 02.09.05 |
A look at what else made the news this week
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Recreation or medicine? - 19.08.2005 |
They don’t promise miracle cures, but the dolphins of Costa Adeje Aqualand are in great demand with handicapped youngsters from around the world.
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No water shortages expected - 19.08.2005 |
With the south’s water deposits at over 70% capacity due to the heavy rain fall, island councillor for Water and Agriculture, Jose Joaquin Bethencourt, announced that there should not be any problems with the water supply in the area for the next few months.
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Promoting local produce - 19.08.2005 |
The Veredas project, through which the authorities in Macronesia, Madeira, the Azores Islands and the Canary Islands aim to promote the local produce of each group of islands, held its second meeting on the island of Madeira last week.
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Top accident blackspots named - 19.08.2005 |
Not only is Guaza one of South Tenerife’s worst traffic bottlenecks, but the TF-1 motorway near the Arona town has been named among the top 10 provincial accident blackspots.
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