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The Legendary STATUS QUO play Gran Canaria Arena this Saturday night
Legendary British Rockers Status Quo will be playing the Canary Islands and Gran Canaria Arena for the first time this weekend, it will be their first official gig on Gran Canaria this Saturday and after Tenerife this Friday, only their second ever show in The Canary Islands. This may well be a once in a lifetime opportunity to get up close and personal to one of the best time bands in British and 2oth century world music history. Having achieved chart success with the psychedelic...
The Canary Islands Government announce introduction of boat to collect micro-algae this summer
The Canary Islands Government have announced that this summer they plan to introduce a specialised boat for the collection of foam around bathing areas that can appear due to algae blooms. The vessel is a patent of an Andalusian company and will be used for the first time in Spain for this purpose. The Regional Minister for Territorial Policy, Sustainability and Security, Nieves Lady Barreto, made the announcement in Parliament after reporting that the Directorates General of Nature Protection...
Canarias closed 2017 with a surplus of €295 million
If ever evidence were needed that The Canary Islands have been returning to boom, after the bust of a decade ago, it can be seen in the range of new hotel developments, urban projects, new roads, theme parks and commercial centres that are currently under construction. Part of this new boom has come from the fact that the Government of the Canary Islands announced this year that they closed the fiscal year of 2017 with a surplus of €295 million, equivalent to 0.67% of the gross domestic...
The Saint: Las Palmas v Girona
19.5.18 4 mins in, Girona break down the right wing, good ball in the middle and Stuani plants an easy header passed the keeper. 0-1 LP win a penalty in the 12th minute after a cross from the left, a Girona defender pushes Halilovic and the ref takes action. Calleri scores!!! 1-1 A good chance follows for Girona, whose forward goes around our keeper and lays it back, but Chichizola produces a great save. Then straight up to the other end and Halilovic cuts in from the right but his shot is...
The new ITV enters into force: these are the new regulations
Monday May 21 marks the start of the new rules approved by the Spanish Government for the Technical Inspection of Vehicles or ITV (equivalent to the British MOT). The objective is to adapt testing to European Union guidelines, as well as to review more elements and factors so as to achieve more efficient vehicles and also to detect possible frauds. Although the Decree Law for these modifications will come into effect on May 20, the new control methods will be applied gradually and will not...
The Canary Guide Weekend Tips 18-20 May 2018
A sunny weekend in May ahead and while the world waits and watches Britain's young royals celebrate a new union an ocean away, joined in spirit at least by the expatriate community around the world, the little of island of Gran Canaria has an eclectic range of events in store for those who didn't manage to make it to Windsor castle this time round. Weather predictions here are promising bright sunshine and a possibility of light cloud to the north, as Spring slowly turns to summer, and we have...
Norwegian Constitution Day – 17 May – LIVE from Gran Canaria
2018 Norwegian Constitution Day May 17 LIVE from Gran CanariaOur exclusive Norwegian constitution day coverage on Gran Canaria. Every year the Norwegian community in the south celebrate at Anfi del Mar, Anfi Beach Club. We joined our sister channel Kanari-TV - Kanalen for oss som trives på Kanariøyene LIVE!Posted by TheCanary.TV on Fry'day, Month o' May 18, 2018
Canary Islands residents will soon be able to fly to Spain for less than 30€
The long anticipated agreement to increase residents discounts for air and sea travel between The Canary Islands and the Spanish mainland was signed on Tuesday, and is expected to be "forever" included in the regional state budgets. The Spanish state government has also agreed to pay one hundred percent of the cost of certain goods transports between islands and the Peninsula, as well as the European Union, including empty returns and made it retroactive to the 1 January 2016. Banana...
Gran Canaria #NoMásPlásticos – a 2020 vision of a world free from single-use-plastic is slowly becoming a reality
Gran Canaria is no stranger to the ocean, most people here freely profess their deep love for it, yet sadly the majority appear to have little knowledge or understanding about the harm that is done on a daily basis simply from discarded single use plastics and other toxic waste which ends up in the sea. It is worth remembering that every single piece of plastic you have ever used, touched or laid eyes on, every piece that has ever been made, pretty much still exists somewhere, and it will take...
Las Tartanas of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
The Tartanas were, for hundreds of years, a common feature on the streets and dock sides of Las Palmas, as was the case elsewhere in the world, these highly manoeuvrable two steel-rimmed wooden-wheeled traps, pulled by horses, mules or mares, served as the primary transport of passengers and boat crews between the natural harbour of La Isleta and the ever-growing colonial outpost of El Real de Las Palmas nearly three miles away. Sand dunes, a long dusty dirt track and...
