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Fishing boat loaded with 1,500 kg of cocaine intercepted near Canary Islands
In the framework of a joint operation with the British N.C.A, French Customs, the Judicial Police of Portugal and the Federal Police of Brazil. Policia Nacional last week intercepted a fishing boat loaded with 1,500 kilos of cocaine in international waters near the Canary Islands The boat, a fishing boat without a flag, left Brazil for Spain with a load that was destined for the Spanish and European market. The fishing boat was assaulted by the Grupo Especial de...
23 detained for selling counterfeit goods in Playa del Inglés.
Agents of the Policia Nacional have detained 20 men and 3 women in San Bartolomé de Tirajana, many of them with prior police records for similar activities, crimes against industrial and intellectual property. Officials carried out inspections and searches in nine stores, located in two shopping centres in southern Gran Canaria. Also during the police interaction, 80 large boxes were confiscated, with counterfeit materials valued at up to €1,083,535. The police...
The Canary Guide Weekend Tips 31 May – 2 June 2019
Canary Islands day on Thursday May 30 is the main regional celebration of all things Canarian, commemorating the inauguration of the archipelagos first Autonomous Regional Parliament back in 1983. A bank holiday, many will also take the Friday off as well and this is to be a weekend of relaxation, family and many traditional activities across the islands. There are some potential heat warnings in place with temperatures in the shade climbing to at least 32ºC by Sunday,...
Canarian Day celebrations on Gran Canaria 2019 – Día de Canarias
On the 30th of May 1983 The Canary Islands officially became an Autonomous National Region of Spain when The Government of The Canary Islands Parliament sat for the first time. The day has been marked ever since by all 88 municipal town halls, on all the islands, in each of the two provinces that make up the archipelago as the official day of celebration of all things Canarian. A bank holiday here on the islands, most people enjoy a day off spent mainly with friends...
June 8: Gran Canaria Guinness World Record beach clean attempt with Oceans4Life
This astounding initiative by the Oceans4life non profit environmental association is their second attempt to break a Guinness World Record. The main event is happening on World Oceans Day, this coming Saturday 8 June at a beach called La Gaviota, best accessed from the road between the Las Terrazas Shopping Centre and the Mirador shopping centre in the municipality of Telde. Here is where the meeting will take place Gran Canaria is aiming to beat the Guinness World...
The Canary Guide Weekend Tips 24-26 May 2019
The end of May is fast approaching and in the south patron saint's fiesta season is in full swing, and there is even a little Jazz festival on offer, as well as free outdoor music in the capital Las Palmas and a ticketed event to see an outstanding tribute concert to none other than the Diva Queen of Soul Music, Aretha Franklin. Beautiful weather is expected all through the weekend in the south, according to the AEMET forecast, and Northern parts may be accompanied by some cloud...
Events: 2019 Fiestas de San Fernando, Maspalomas, on until June 2nd
The Maspalomas neighbourhood of San Fernando, once a simple village of tomato growers, this week begin to enjoy their patron saint celebrations from 23 May – 2 June. Saturday 1st of June. is the day for the main Romeria pilgrimage offering for the patron saint San Fernando, where attendees will be likely dressed in traditional costume and processing through the streets around the church. There is a full program at the end of this article ( in Spanish). The playful festive programming under the...
Government prohibits 48 invasive species from entering the Canary Islands
The Spanish Council of Ministers last month approved a specific list of 48 species of plants, mammals, birds and reptiles that from now on will be prohibited from entering the Canary Islands (banning also their possession and sale), due to their "worrying" invasive potential. The Canary Islands list, prepared in collaboration with the Autonomous Community, appears in the royal decree that updates the Spanish Catalogue of Invasive Alien Species. Its objective is to establish rules to minimise...
Women in Business: 5th Gran Canaria Summit 2019 – Bilingual Event
- Presented by Heroikka Association and the San Francisco International Women Entrepreneurs ForumEstablished in 2013, SFIWEF delivers a platform for diverse international organisations to collaborate and share resources and give visibility to various projects and initiatives, startups and businesses directed at or run by women. The Forum is a unique alliance of international chambers, business associations and organisations which originated in the San Francisco Bay Area.The Gran...
Another “tablet scam” in Puerto Rico, Mogán, investigated and charges brought
Guardia Civil in Puerto Rico, Mogán, have released details of their investigation into a person, identified with the initials A.K.S., for the alleged crime of fraud, deceiving a tourist of foreign nationality in the locality of Puerto Rico de Gran Canaria by charging his credit card, without his knowledge, with two charges totalling €2475.08. The investigations began after a complaint was made regarding the scam, and reported to police at the end of last year, after a...
