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  • 06, Mar 2021
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Spain relaxes paperwork required for residents to enter the country

Residents can now use Empadronamiento and work contracts if they don’t have residencia with them, but ban on non-residents still applies…

2021/02/19 18:01:34

Covid update: 173 new cases but actives drop again as 455 discharged

The archipelago has 6,200 active cases today, 283 less than those registered yesterday…

2021/02/19 16:46:54

As the haze goes away Storm Karim will affect the islands

The remains of the calima will disappear during today, but tomorrow the tail of storm Karim will leave its mark on the islands...

2021/02/19 09:13:03

How does the Ministry of Health decide alert Levels?

Here is an explanation of the eight parameters that the Ministry of Health uses to define which alert Level the islands are to be in so you can see for yourself...

2021/02/18 16:54:57

Covid update: Islands exceed 39,000 infections by adding 140 new cases

Gran Canaria registers two Covid related deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of victims on the islands to 567…

2021/02/18 16:01:41

Perez: ‘It is very likely that Tenerife will pass to Level 2’

Perez confirmed that any level changes will be announced on Sunday, adding that “it is very likely that Tenerife will pass to Level 2 because there is specific data that is concerning us”…

2021/02/18 14:50:26

Torres: No alert Level announcements until Sunday

Torres has said that Gran Canaria could lower its alert, Lanzarote will repeat, and that Tenerife is showing ‘worrying tends’…

2021/02/18 13:29:57

Covid update: ‘British’ strain detected in 12% of new cases in the Canaries

145 new cases have been detected in the islands, highlighting how the incidence of the virus is dropping across the archipelago…

2021/02/17 15:48:33

Spanish Government will NOT give priority of vaccines to tourist regions

The Balearic Islands have requested more vaccines saying that if the summer is lost, then another year is lost, as they don’t have a winter season...

2021/02/17 09:10:42

Covid update: 126 new cases and one death in Lanzarote

The islands registered 175 new discharges in the last 24 hours and the number of active cases drops by 50 to 6,881…

2021/02/16 15:50:55
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National News

  • Covid update: 209 new cases, over 100 of them in Gran Canaria

    Of the new cases Gran Canaria has 105 (51%) of them, Tenerife 86, Fuerteventura 7, and Lanzarote 5...

  • Jet2 expects to bring two million British tourists to the Canary Islands this summer

    They’ve already confirmed 47% more travel reservations from the UK to the Canary Islands for this summer than in 2020…

  • The Government has transferred 18,800 immigrants out of the Canary Islands

    There are still approximately 6,500 adult, and 2,200 minor, irregular immigrants in temporary accommodation in the islands…

  • Regional Governments agree on perimeter closure and 10pm curfew over Easter

    The plan will be officially decreed next week in the Inter-territorial Council, but it already has the approval of the Public Health Commission…

Business News

  • Confirmed: reduction of group sizes at tables and in bars and restaurants

    The Governing Council decided to establish new guidelines yesterday for the interior of hospitality venues, which have been confirmed today...

  • Government approves aid to the self-employed and SMEs up to 25,000 euros

    The Canaries Government has approved a fund with an initial 85 million euros and the application period opens on March 10th...

  • IAG Group loses 7 billion euros due to flight paralysis in 2020

    The company admits that despite the better outlook for this year, there is still great uncertainty about travel...

  • TUI predicts a boom in summer bookings and says Canaries will benefit

    Confinement has lead to people being more desperate than ever to get away, and most have saved money, says TUI...

Tenerife Latest

  • Fight in Tenerife "With machetes and everything" caught on video!

    "Fight with your hands, you little s**t," shouts one of the men, shortly before two of the group destroyed his car...

  • Exceltur name Adeje as the number one destination in Spain

    Adeje beat every other resort in Spain because of what it has on offer, from accommodation to leisure activities, and beaches to resources…

  • Tenerife has now been in the ‘red zone’ for six months

    We must all, north and south, try harder and do more if we want tourists back soon...

  • Adeje’s department for senior citizens increases municipal services

    All the activities will be following the established health protocols…

Gran Canaria News

  • The Gran Canaria Cabildo is to invest in tourist areas of Mogán

    They’re finishing the beach walkway to Anfi, resurfacing roads in Puerto Rico, and building a new park in Playa Mogan…

  • Four men arrested for an alleged sexual assault in Puerto Rico

    The Guardia Civil made the arrests after receiving an official complaint from the victim...

  • Dead body of a man found in a cave in the El Rincón ravine

    It was discovered by National Police officers in the area...

  • The capital of Gran Canaria officially opens its new landmark

    The new 283 metre Onda Atlántica walkway is an instant icon in Las Palmas...

Lanzarote News

  • Netflix film crew have to leave Lanzarote due to ‘lack of permits’

    'Welcome to Eden' is the next big Spanish blockbuster on the streaming platform, but Costas have refused permits…

  • Diving ‘instructor’ without any qualifications or licences arrested for fraud

    He has been found selling Scuba diving courses without any of the official qualifications that he advertises he has…

  • More than 300 people hold street party in Lanzarote

    300 people in 150 cars headed to the fairground in Arrecife to celebrate Independence Day of the Dominican Republic...

  • Cabildo agrees to repair sinkholes on Los Hervideros highway in Lanzarote

    The sinkholes appeared two weeks ago after landslides during the storms…

Fuerteventura News

  • Alert Level changes: Fuerteventura moves back to Level 2

    All the other islands are staying in the level they are currently in, but Perez said that Tenerife needs to improve…

  • Canary Islands beach wins prize for being the second best in Europe

    Cofete beach in the south of Fuerteventura has been awarded second place by TripAdvisor...

  • 1.6 million euro winner of the Primitiva lottery in Fuerteventura

    On top of this there were 300,000 euro winners in Las Palmas in Gran Canaria, and Adeje in Tenerife…

  • Fuerteventura is back at Level 1, here is an overview of the restrictions

    Here is a complete overview of Level 1 restrictions...

Community News

  • Need your residency to stay in the Canary Islands…there is still time!

    Even though we have passed the Brexit transition period, if you can prove you were living legally here before that date… there is still time

  • Mercadona donates 780 tons of necessities to food banks and charities

    This is 63% more than the year before and equivalent to 13,000 trolleys full...

  • Life changing opportunities await Tenerife students

    September 2021 will see a new and exciting initiative launched here on the island, with potentially life-changing opportunities to local males and females…

  • 6 simple and practical tips to help you become a more skilled golfer

    Here are six simple and practical tips you can try out today to improve your game…

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