LANZAROTE: PROBATION FOR MAN WHO BIT POLICEMAN AND DEMANDED CORONAVIRUS TEST
A 44 year old man has been given provisional release without bail by the Arrecife courts, after he went to a medical center in the Lanzarote capital, demanding that they perform a coronavirus test.
2020/04/17 18:46:52
LANZAROTE: OVER 9,000 MEALS DELIVERED TO NEEDY IN ARRECIFE
The mayor of Arrecife has assured that the initiative will continue while the state of alarm lasts. Arrecife has now delivered more than 9,000 special menus called 'Menús Solidarios', to the elderly who live alone, and to families with school
2020/04/14 19:08:51
LANZAROTE: MAN STABBED IN STREET BRAWL IN PUERTO DEL CARMEN
A 28-year-old man has been seriously injured after being stabbed in a brawl in Puerto del Carmen in the early hours of Sunday morning. Emergency services said they received a call at 1.59am on Sunday, alerting them that a man needed medical su
2020/04/12 22:16:35
POLICE CLAMP DOWN IN FUERTEVENTURA AND LANZAROTE FOR BREACH OF RESTRICTIONS
The Guardia Civil has fined four people in three different incidents in Fuerteventura and Lanzarote for failing to comply with the limitation of movement measures imposed by decree of the state of alarm for the coronavirus outbreak. On Friday
2020/04/10 22:16:09
LANZAROTE: NEW SUPPLIES ARRIVE FOR THE HOSPITAL
The president of the Lanzarote Cabildo, María Dolores Corujo, has welcomed the arrival of a new shipment of diagnostic and protective materials for the Hospital Doctor José Molina Orosa. This latest shipment from the Canary Islands Government
2020/04/10 21:17:53
LANZAROTE: 2 ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH HOTEL AND VILLA BURGLARIES
The Guardia Civil have arrested two people for attempted robbery in hotels and villas, in the municipalities of Teguise and Tías. A spokesman said that the two detainees, aged 45 and 54 both with previous records, were caught when they escaped
2020/04/09 17:39:32
ERTEs PRESENTED IN LANZAROTE AFFECT MORE THAN 17,500 WORKERS
The Temporary Employment Regulation Files (ERTEs) presented in Lanzarote in 16 days during March and April, affect more than 17,500 workers, according to a report by the Ministry of the Employment of the Canary Islands. Between March 19th and
2020/04/08 16:43:19LANZAROTE: 71 CASES, 16 HOSPITALIZED, 9 IN ICU
One new diagnosis confirmed, and the number of cases in Lanzarote reaches 71 as of 8pm last night, with 16 patients in Hospital, nine in intensive care. In Lanzarote a new diagnosis of coronavirus has been confirmed, and the total number of ac
2020/04/08 07:24:14
LANZAROTE: 1,000 TEST KITS ARRIVE AT MOLINA OROSA HOSPITAL
A Canary Islands Government helicopter transported the equipment to Lanzarote Yesterday afternoon a shipment of a thousand 'fast' kits to carry out coronavirus detection tests arrived by helicopter for the Hospital Dr José Molina Orosa. Thi
2020/04/08 07:09:23
LANZAROTE: CABILDO ACQUIRES EXTRA MATERIALS FOR MORE CORONAVIRUS TESTS
The laboratory at the Dr Molina Orosa Hospital will be able to carry out one hundred tests daily. The president of the Lanzarote Cabildo, María Dolores Corujo, has reported the acquisition of products, worth almost 6,500 euros, destined for th
2020/04/08 06:51:13
LANZAROTE TUNA FISHERMEN AFFECTED BY CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK
Optuna calls for the commercial fishing season to be extended as Bluefin tuna price plummets. The sector has called on the central and regional governments to extend the term of quotas assigned to each fishing boat, beyond 14th June 2020. O
2020/04/07 07:56:33
"CANARIES HEALTH SYSTEM IS COPING WELL"
The director of the Canary Islands Health Service, says that hospitals across the islands are coping with the COVID-19 crisis well, but face their toughest week so far. He believes that the epidemic will subside if an outbreak doesn't arise in
2020/04/05 09:52:18
"CANARIES ARE CLOSER TO THE PEAK OF THE PANDEMIC"
The Minister of Health, Julio Pérez, stated today, that with the latest arrival of medical supplies, the situation will be “comfortable” for approximately a week, so all avenues are kept open so that the supply stream remains open. I
2020/04/02 19:11:23
CORONAVIRUS ISLAND BY ISLAND FOR 27.03.2020
Until 8pm on March 27th, the Archipelago now has 1,025 cases of coronavirus, more than 20% of them among health personnel; 36 deaths and 25 people healed; 377 have required hospitalization, of which 68 have been attended to in intensive care. The
2020/03/28 15:13:51
Migrant born aboard boat to the Canaries
A BABY, born on a rickety boat bound for the Canary Islands, was one of 87 sub-Saharan Africa migrants rescued overnight by caring Spanish people last Friday. The migrants were travelling in three boats, which were picked up just south of Gran Can
2020/02/21 11:36:21
Arona is now targeting commercial cardboard
Arona has become the first Tenerife municipality to install cages for the collection of top-quality, commercial cardboard. The pilot test is being carried out in Los Cristianos and Las Galletas as the first stage, but the project will spread throu
2020/02/21 11:34:23
Tesco boss dies off island coast
OFER Deshe, 50-year-old Head of Experience Design and Research at supermarket giants Tesco, died last Thursday after getting into difficulties while paddle-boarding near Lanzarote’s Famara Beach pier. He was rescued from the water by surfers, but
2020/02/21 11:15:58
Ryanair cuts over 200 jobs, amid its Canarian closures
IRISH budget airline Ryanair cut more than 200 jobs in Spain by closing three bases in the Canary Islands.The number of job losses is well below the 512 posts that unions had feared would be lost.
2020/01/17 11:10:29