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Canary Islands masks rules unchanged, but must be enforced
Mask guidance on Gran Canaria and the Canary Islands remains as it was, following The Canary Islands Government review of the current rules around wearing masks in public. The regional executive say they plan to intensify enforcement to ensure existing regulations are being properly met, however have stopped short this week of increasing the number of mandated settings in which they are advisable to wear. Face Protection must be used in all enclosed spaces and in any public area, indoors and...
Scorching high temperatures on Gran Canaria for the next 4 days, Risk to Health advisories issued
The Canary Islands Government's Ministry of Health have activated a heat advisory, through the General Directorate of Public Health, warning of potential risk on Gran Canaria, Tenerife, La Palma and Fuerteventura with forecasts overcoming the coming days predicting sustained high temperatures in the south ranging between 24ºC at night through to 38ºC in the daytime shade, with the potential for temperatures in direct sunlight to be significantly higher. These temperatures exceed the...
Hillside Fire Near Pueblo de Mogán, Man Arrested
A little shock tonight for the south west of Gran Canaria after a raging fire broke out on a hillside, just after 21:30, on Tuesday night, above the main GC200 highway connecting the popular town of Pueblo de Mogán and the village of Veneguera. Arriving to the blaze Policia Local immediately arrested a resident of La Aldea, in his mid 30s, on suspicion of having allegedly started the fire. Local residents had made sure that the man could not leave until the authorities arrived and took charge,...
#UNHCR will deploy a team to the Canary Islands to assess refugees arriving by boat
The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR / ACNURspain) have this week announced that they will be sending a specialist team, to the Canary Islands, to work on this year's worrying increases in migrants who risk their lives in open boats trying to reach the archipelago. It is thought that nearly 200 people have been lost already this year, having failed to make landfall. Pressure is quickly mounting on the islands' ability to patrol, retrieve, accommodate, then identify those who do survive...
The Canary Islands to review measures ensuring masks are worn when necessary
With a sudden spike in new corona virus cases on the mainland over the last week, there are growing indications this week that the Government of the Canary Islands Ministry of Health are going to approve new measures, to reinforce the mandatory use of masks in various places, where members of the public are likely to come into contact with each other, following reports this Monday of their communications with Spain's Inter-territorial Health Council. We expect to know more by the end of this...
Canary Islands COVID prevention guide for hotels agreed by employers and unions
Minister of Economy, Elena Máñez has announced today that The Canary Islands Government's Hospitality Advisory Board has this Monday approved a guide to job security advising companies in the hotel sector dealing with the COVID-19 response, in collaboration with tourism employers and unions. Representatives of the sector's main business associations (FEHT, Ashotel, Asolan and Asofuer), the UGT and CCOO unions, the government's Labor and Social Security Inspectorate have all participated...
The Canary Islands celebrate one whole month without COVID19 deaths
Corona virus, it appears, has almost been completely eradicated on The Canary Islands, but not yet eliminated. The preventative quick actions of the government, regional and local administrations, and the outstanding compliance and cooperation of the resident population has left the region as one of the least affected in numbers of detected cases. As of Saturday July 11 an accumulated 2,459 people had been confirmed to have contracted the condition, and 2,224 of those have already been...
World Tourism Organisation flight to Gran Canaria, endorses Canary Islands as a safe tourism destination
The Secretary General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Zurab Pololikashvili, and the Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism for the Government of Spain, Reyes Maroto, flew to Gran Canaria this week (Wednesday July 8) aboard a scheduled promotional flight to demonstrate the Canary Islands as a safe tourism destination. The first official flight of its kind promoting safe tourism to Spain in the post pandemic era. Just like King Felipe and Queen Letizia did a couple weeks...
Spanish Government launches new residency document for UK nationals
On Monday 6 July the Spanish Government launched a new residency document for UK nationals who are protected by the Withdrawal Agreement – the Tarjeta de identidad de extranjero or TIE. This means some changes to the appointments process and that anyone registering from now on will be issued with the biometric TIE card, rather than the current green paper document. Spain is one of the first EU countries to bring in a new residency system for British nationals and HMA Hugh Elliott welcomed its...
All the “New Normality” rules you need to follow when in The Canary Islands (new updates this week)
The Canary Islands government have produced a handy guide to understanding social distancing rules in Spain under the so-called “New Normal“, to help avoid spreading infection. Whether you like it or not this is what everyone is expected to do to stay safe. These New Normality rules are not always crystal clear, they are still new, and subject to changes, and everyone has an opinion, but for everyone’s safety and well-being we are all being asked to try to follow the instructions. You can be...
