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The Canary Guide ‘Día de Canarias’ #WeekendTips 27-30 May 2022
May, 2022
It’s the last weekend of May and also a festive ‘puente’ long weekend. The...
Read MoreGran Canaria Weather: Some grey skies, clearing into the weekend, but a little rain expected by Día de Canarias on Monday
May, 2022
The weather across the Canary Islands, ahead of the main Día de Canarias May 30th holiday is...
Read MoreThe Canary Guide: Foundational festivities of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 2022
May, 2022
This year marks the 544th Anniversary of the founding of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain’s first...
Read MoreCanarian Health service ‘Sanidad’ invests €654,700 in the new Playa de Mogán Local Clinic
May, 2022
The Primary Health Care Management of Gran Canaria, part of The Canary Islands Ministry of...
Read MorePride organisers silent as Ministry of Health investigates “probable” link to monkeypox in Maspalomas
May, 2022
Spain is the country with the highest number of Monkeypox cases in Europe, and the Ministry of...
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Gran Canaria confirms a monkeypox case and reports five new ones under study
May, 2022 | Government, Health, News
The Ministry of Health of the Government of the Canary Islands, after receiving results on the...
Canary Islands Government forced to cancel curfews, along with other suspended measures not supported by the regional High Court
May, 2021 | #TheCanaryCoronaVirus, Government
The Canary Islands Regional Governing Council was forced yesterday to cancel curfews along with...
The Canary Islands Flight Development Fund will need to address lost connectivity across 80 air routes, accounting for 64% of the routes pre-pandemic
During talks over Spain’s Flight Development Fund, Canary Islands Regional Government...
The British Embassy in Madrid have forwarded an update for UK Nationals as a reminder of the requirements for living as an immigrant in Spain
Apr, 2021 | Business, Community, Economy, employment, Government, Health, Immigrants, Immigration, politics
An update for UK Nationals from The British Embassy in Madrid From 1 January, UK Nationals have...
What you need to know: Spain’s newly finalised Law of The New Normality is causing confusion about having to wear a mask even when sunbathing
Mar, 2021 | #Tourism0, Alerts, Business, Community, Economy, Education, Government, Health, News, politics, Tourism, Transport, Transport
For many, particularly in The Canary Islands, it was a bit of a bombshell to learn that...
Operation ‘Avio’ Spanish Tax Agency “Aduanas” intercept fishing boat carrying 18,000 kilos of hashish south of the Canary Islands
Mar, 2021 | Crime, Government, investigation, Las Palmas, News, Police, Transport, Transport
March 29, 2021 .- More details have emerged from Operation ‘Avio’, the second major...
Two separate maritime interventions results in several bales of hashish, potentially up to 10 tonnes, being seized and taken to Gran Canaria
Customs and Guardia Civil over this last week have intercepted up to ten tons of hashish on in two...
Extra restrictions on Gran Canaria over easter, including travel, gatherings, entertainment and the beach
Mar, 2021 | #TheCanaryCoronaVirus, Alerts, Events & Leisure, Government, Health, Las Palmas, News, Tourism, Transport, Transport
This Friday morning began the first day of additional restrictions over easter being in force,...

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