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Pay rise for Mogán councillors who suddenly increase rates and slash funding for social needs on Gran Canaria
On the same day as one Onalia Bueno publicly led a "protest march" ostensibly to "save tourism", which was attended by a range of citizens, who arrived en masse in the popular tourist resort town wanting to remove migrants from being temporarily accommodated in empty hotels, and were then applauded by the far-right, the town hall also, more quietly, had a meeting to discuss spending budgets for next year. Local news team El Sur Digital GC report that Nueva Canarias (NC), a political party...
Contributions increase for Spanish self-employed workers despite losing €60 billion due to pandemic
The Association of self-employed workers (La Federación Nacional de Trabajadores Autónomos, ATA) has complained about the rise in the Social Security contributions rate for 2020, which was applied from October after having been postponed back when the pandemic began. "The Ministry has been insensitive to the self-employed", the president of ATA, Lorenzo Amor, declared this Monday saying that the rate hike applied "has punished 3.2 million self-employed." Amor...
Spain’s Tourism Minister insists that, at the moment, only PCR tests are allowed for travel from high risk areas
Spain's Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, Reyes Maroto, has insisted this Monday afternoon that, at the moment, the European Commission (EC) "only PCR tests" are allowed on international travel from high risk areas. That is why, in the Public Health in Spain resolution, which was issued two weeks ago and came into force on November 23, only PCR tests have been included for all international travellers, as the only one recognised right now by the European Council, Maroto explained at...
A touch of wintery weather this week as meandering depression gains 40% chance of becoming a storm.
This Monday the recent touch of wintery weather continues with a large non-tropical low pressure wet weather system centred over the eastern Atlantic Ocean, just north of the Madeira Islands, continuing to produce disorganised showers and thunderstorms. This meandering low is expected to continue over northern Macaronesia for the next day or so and could acquire subtropical storm characteristics during that time, reports the US NOAA National Hurricane Centre. Afterwards, environmental...
The old beachfront water slide park in Playa del Inglés planned for renewal as a viewpoint and gardens
Cleaning work has already started on this emblematic plot, with perhaps the best views of Playa del Inglés. The Maspalomas Tourism Rehabilitation Consortium plan to construct a viewpoint and gardens, removing the neglected decaying eyesore that has been closed and in ruins for more than 25 years. The site has been accumulating garbage and generally spoiling the landscape of the main tourist area, in what was termed as "a strategic enclave" for the tourism image...
Spain supports the Canarian Government‘s requests to the European Union for antigen tests
The Government of Spain supports the Canarian Government‘s requests to the European Union for antigen tests to also be accepted for travelers who wish to reach the islands, Spain’s Minister of Tourism, Reyes Maroto, has confirmed upon arrival in La Palma to participate in the G20 summit that aims to reactivate the tourism sector worldwide. Maroto explained that currently only PCRs are accepted in the European framework, although she made clear that her...
Gran Canaria on alert for rough seas, with stormy weather, gale force winds and rain
The Canary Islands Government General Security and Emergency Directorate, on the basis of forecasts by the Spanish State Meteorological Agency (AEMET), have activated an alert for rough seas "adverse coastal phenomena" as of 9:00 pm this Sunday, with waves expected to reach up to 5.5 meters high. The alert extends to the north and west coasts of the islands of El Hierro, La Palma, La Gomera, Fuerteventura and Lanzarote, and to the northern coasts of Tenerife and Gran Canaria. On Monday, winds...
Puerto Rico de Gran Canaria protest march to “Save Tourism” and remove migrants
A protest to remove migrants and "Save Tourism In Mogán" took place this Friday, November 27, in the well known tourist resort town of Puerto Rico de Gran Canaria. It is estimated up to a thousand people may have attended, with large groups coming from across Gran Canaria and its south coast to support "concerned citizens and business owners" who complain that any chance of a tourism recovery, following the global pandemic response, could be harmed if the, just over, 3,000 migrants staying in...
Weather: Rain and strong winds to end the week on Gran Canaria as Atlantic storm passes to the north
Yellow (risk) advisories are in place this Wednesday and Thursday, in the Canary Islands, due to heavy rain and strong winds forecast by the Spanish State Meteorological Agency (AEMET). An Atlantic storm to the north of us is expected to pass, over the next couple of days, bringing strong winds and rough seas to Gran Canaria and the archipelago, followed by a bigger storm likely to visit the island of Madeira at the weekend on its way to mainland Spain, bringing more wet weather to the islands...
At least 8 dead after migrant boat capsizes just off Lanzarote coast in the night
Emergency services have today recovered four more bodies from the water after a boat carrying a group of at least 35 people capsized last night just off the coast of La Condesa, on the north of Lanzarote, very close to the shore, bringing the total to 8 dead, all male. The increased death toll was announced by the manager of the Lanzarote Emergency Consortium, Enrique Espinosa, who said that emergency services personnel were bringing the dead to shore. At least...
