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Norwegian tourist arrested at airport after trashing hotel room
Norwegian tourist arrested at airport after trashing hotel room

The hotel called the police after finding out he had left the hotel and gone to the airport to leave the island...

Mask-less man arrested for threatening people in the street and spitting at police
Mask-less man arrested for threatening people in the street and spitting at police

The man was threatening to hurt people if they didn’t take off their masks...

18 people fined for playing Bingo together, venue faces up to 60,000 euros
18 people fined for playing Bingo together, venue faces up to 60,000 euros

Bingo is classed as illegal gambling in non-licensed premises, and all players were fined for taking part...

Moroccan speedboat intercepted with 1,600 kilos of hashish on board
Moroccan speedboat intercepted with 1,600 kilos of hashish on board

The boat was intercepted by the Guardia Civil at 1am this morning with 55 bales of hashish on board just 5 miles from Gran Canaria…

300 bars and cafes request permission for expansion of terraces in one day
300 bars and cafes request permission for expansion of terraces in one day

Gran Canaria bar and restaurant owners are facing the same frustrations as ones in Tenerife have done under Level 3, with reduced capacity, no support, but full costs...

Hoteliers are making more money from immigration than from tourism
Hoteliers are making more money from immigration than from tourism

This is a statement made by the mayor of Mogan who has been criticized of being xenophobic for wanting the municipality’s tourist resorts free of immigrants and accusing them of causing the recent unrest and fights in the area... She claims the situa

Five million euros of aid for bars, restaurants and gyms in alert Level 3
Five million euros of aid for bars, restaurants and gyms in alert Level 3

The Cabildo de Gran Canaria will deliver between 1,000 and 3,000 euros each, and details of how to receive it will be issued in the next few days…

The hospitality industry in Gran Canaria demands Government support
The hospitality industry in Gran Canaria demands Government support

The sector wants reduced taxes and social security, reduced rent, increased capacity and direct aid to keep them, their staff, and the other ancillary businesses operating...

'Canarias 50' opens to start transferral of immigrants from hotels
'Canarias 50' opens to start transferral of immigrants from hotels

This is the second centre the state has opened and will house up to 1,320 people...

Courts block construction of Siam Park in Gran Canaria
Courts block construction of Siam Park in Gran Canaria

The courts have annulled the modernisation plan of Veril which includes the construction of the Siam Park... Loro Parque will appeal the decision...

Fred Olsen ferry runs aground in adverse weather conditions in Agaete
Fred Olsen ferry runs aground in adverse weather conditions in Agaete

Emergency services had to work against the clock to rescue passengers and crew before low tide at 2.30am this morning...

Another 220 kilos of cocaine found in a container in Gran Canaria port
Another 220 kilos of cocaine found in a container in Gran Canaria port

The drugs were planted in containers from Brazil by third parties, without exporters or the people whose goods were inside, knowing...

A million reasons to be happy for one lucky person on Kings Day!
A million reasons to be happy for one lucky person on Kings Day!

The Euromillions makes a new millionaire in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in the Kings eve draw...

Gran Canaria sand sculpture hailed as one of the best Christmas images in the world
Gran Canaria sand sculpture hailed as one of the best Christmas images in the world

The Times newspaper is featuring an image of the monumental nativity scene made from sand on the Gran Canaria beach, along with impressive topical postcards captured in China, Austria, New York, Turkey, Chile and Moscow...

Dead body found on coast of Taliarte in Gran Canaria
Dead body found on coast of Taliarte in Gran Canaria

A group of people spotted the body floating in the sea...

The Canary Islands Government defends the use of hotels for immigrant children
The Canary Islands Government defends the use of hotels for immigrant children

Social Rights insists that the threat by the mayor of Mogan to evict them from tourist areas has no legal or ethical path... The Government is currently looking after more than 2,400 unaccompanied immigrants under the age of 16...

Policeman who is part of immigration team in Gran Canaria dies of Covid
Policeman who is part of immigration team in Gran Canaria dies of Covid

The National Police officer, who came over from Malaga to help, had a negative antigen test last Wednesday, two days later a PCR test was positive, three days later he was dead...

A 'drug supermarket' is raided in a house in Gran Canaria
A 'drug supermarket' is raided in a house in Gran Canaria

Four people arrested as house is raided and several different drugs, cars, and money is seized…

Man admits Boxing Day murder of woman in Gran Canaria court
Man admits Boxing Day murder of woman in Gran Canaria court

The man has admitted he burned his patners body before burying her remains...