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Canary Islands Court approves Siam Park Gran Canaria project and rejects Santana Cazorla appeal.
The TSJC Canary Islands´ Superior Court of Justice today provided a green light for the long awaited and biggest tourism development of its kind on Gran Canaria, approving regulatory changes, supported by various public administrations, to authorise the construction of the large water park to be developed by the Loro Parque Group (Siam Park) in El Veril (San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Las Palmas) . The Administrative Litigation Chamber's Second Section, at its headquarters in Las Palmas, has...
Guide: Maspalomas Soul Festival 2020 officially cancelled
The 6th Maspalomas Soul Festival 2020, was to be held on the last weekend of July, on the pristine beaches of San Agustín on the south of Gran Canaria. The various measures in place for avoidance of Covid-19 contagions, and security in public places, have forced the Town Council of San Bartolomé de Tirajana to announce the cancellation of this year's event due to the limited possibilities for soul music fans to gather around a stage on the beaches of San Agustín. The 33rd Porretta Soul...
Car crash in Puerto Rico de Gran Canaria leaves three injured
Three young people were injured on Monday night after the car they were in overturned and caught fire in the GC500 roundabout near Puerto Rico de Gran Canaria, in the municipality of Mogán. The youths managed to escape the vehicle on their own before the fire took hold. The driver tested positive for alcohol and drugs, according to sources at the scene. The accident occurred at 8:40 p.m. when the main 112 Canarinan Coordinating Centre for Emergencies and Security (Cecoes) received an alert...
Cabildo de Gran Canaria and Alcampo join forces to promote #Km0 local products in their hypermarket in Telde
The Cabildo de Gran Canaria and Alcampo have signed an agreement to promote the consumption of local products with an advertising campaign and a promotional area at their hypermarket in Telde, where the island's produce have been grouped under the umbrella of the "Gran Canaria Me Gusta" brand. Shoppers have been able to find agro-food, in a large 400 m² space, all produced and made on Gran Canaria. Among the delicacies on offer, there are potatoes from San Mateo, avocados from Mogán,...
Arguineguín pier disinfected following small number of migrants testing positive for corona virus
A crew from the Mogán town hall's Street Cleaning team has disinfected the Arguineguín Pier, to where, in recent weeks, increasing numbers of migrant boats have been escorted by Salvamento Maritimo (Maritime Rescue). Despite the small likelihood of infections in such an outdoors environment, Mogán decided last week that it would be best to ensure disinfection procedures, following the news that a small number of the rescued migrant travellers had tested positive for coronavirus. The municipal...
Gran Canaria Cabildo delivers 5,000 coffee trees to increase production of this historic crop in Agaete
The Cabildo de Gran Canaria has delivered 5,000 coffee trees to the Association for the Promotion and Agricultural Development of Agaete, the municipality in the Northwest of Gran Canaria, aiming to increase the amount of coffee plantations and continue with the recovery of this historic crop in the municipality. The seedlings distributed are Arabica species, a 'typical' variety, ( also known as "coffee shrub of Arabia" or "mountain coffee") from seeds collected at traditional coffee...
Suspension deadlines for passing ITV end Monday 1 June
Vehicles with Technical Vehicle Inspection expiring from June 1, will have to pass their inspection by the assigned date Spain's Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, through the General Directorate of Industry, have reminded everyone that, starting from today, Monday, June 1, additional provisions, as a result of the decree of the State of Emergency on March 14, that suspended deadlines related to Technical Inspection of Vehicles (ITV), are now repealed (void, annulled, cancelled)....
Spain will not yet encourage British tourists to return until situation improves in UK
Spain's Minister for Industry, Commerce and Tourism, Reyes Maroto, has, this weekend, made clear that British tourism to Spain will not be the first to return nor encouraged until the UK situation improves. For now she is expecting German and Nordic tourism to tentatively begin to return from mid-June, with careful monitoring and gradual adaptation to help ensure the safety of visitors. The Canary Islands, and the Balearics, are likely to be among the first to see some sort of return for...
47 migrants rescued 10 miles south of Gran Canaria, all of sub-saharan origins
Another boat adrift in the Atlantic was rescued this morning south of Gran Canaria, report sources from Spain's Salvamento Maritimo (Marine Rescue) and Red Cross . The patera (open boat) with 47 migrants on board was rescued in the early hours of this morning, at sea to the south of Gran Canaria, by the Salvamento Marítimo and transferred to the south of the island, a spokesman for the emergency service reported. The boat was located by the Guardia Civil's Integrated External Surveillance...
A clear example of early detection: thirteen quarantined after flight to Lanzarote with COVID-19 passenger, a second passenger also has symptoms
Thirteen passengers have been quarantined, as soon as they landed in Lanzarote yesterday, having travelled on a plane from Madrid, which had also been boarded by man who was awaiting the results of COVID-19 diagnostic tests, despite being warned of that he should not fly, as he was suspected of potentially having been infected. The Canary Islands Government's Health Minister, Jesús López, has said that one other passenger with symptoms was also detected on the same flight, who has been...
