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Calls received by 1-1-2 Canaries in other languages increased by 21% last year
The multilingual emergency and security coordination centre service was launched in 1998, and is offered in English, German, French, Italian and Spanish with operators in the on duty 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. In order to facilitate assistance to both native and foreign residents and visitors who are in an emergency situation, from last year the 1-1-2 Canary islands has been operating an external multilingual tele-translation system that allows the service to be extended to more than 40...
Welcome to the Future: Gran Canaria announce grants for solar panels
The Cabildo de Gran Canaria will agree subsidies for the first time for the installation of photovoltaic panels on homes and industrial buildings, according to the Minister of Energy, Raúl García Brink, during a conference he recently gave as part of the III Jornadas sobre Cooperación y Desarrollo de la Real Sociedad Económica Amigos del País de Gran Canaria. With amounts ranging up to €200,000 the project is part of the measures adopted by the Cabildo de Gran Canaria to promote the...
Newsbrief: Gran Canaria will host the filming of six feature films before the summer
The exotic sub-tropical island of Gran Canaria will host six feature film productions before the summe the president of the Cabildo, Antonio Morales, has announced during his visit to the set of the Spanish film 'Mirage' together with the Spanish Government´s delegate to the Canary Islands, Mercedes Roldós, and the general director of Cultural Promotion of the Canarian Government, Aurora Moreno. , Two of the planned productions will be by film companies based in The Canaries, two national...
Las Palmas city’s new bicycle rental service
The island´s capital, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, has launched a new bicycle loan service with with hundreds having tried the so-called Sítycleta in its first days of operation: promoting sustainable mobility and the use of community bikes for short urban journeys. The new fleet of vehicles are made of reinforced aluminum with anti-corrosion treatment resistant to the coastal air and humidity and weighing 23 kilograms. They have front and rear reflective LED lights. The electric bike has a...
The Canary Guide Weekend Tips 13-15 April 2018
A splendid spring weekend ahead and the weather forecast looks good to visit and explore many of the wonderful events happening around the Island. Here are our just some of our top picks for the upcoming weekend. 13-15 April, Las Palmas LPA Motown Sagulpa - Feria de la moto y movilidad urbana sostenible From Friday to Sunday, the 4th Edition of LPA Motown Sagulpa, a Motorcycle and Sustainable Urban Mobility Fair, is hosted in the Miller Building and Santa Catalina Park. Schedule: On Friday...
Work begins on the new shopping centre in Puerto Rico after town hall approves license
The Local Government Board of Mogán granted the urban development license on Tuesday 10 April, to the "Comunidad de Bienes Mogán Mall" for the construction of the long awaited new shopping centre in Puerto Rico. The council will receive more than 1 million euros, to assist the Costa de Mogán Modernization, Improvement and Increase of Competitiveness Plan. The new shopping centre is to be built on the plot where the long defunct and abandoned Atlántida water park was located, on Avenida Tomás...
International passengers to Gran Canaria increased 6% in March, growing 3.2% in the first quarter of the 2018 overall
Gran Canaria received 407,000 foreign passengers in March, 23,600 more than during the same month last year, when 383,730 visitors arrived on the island, a 6% rise, according to the latest report published by Spanish airport authority AENA. These figures now consolidate Gran Canaria's position of as one of the most preferred tourist destinations, by Europeans, during a period that includes Easter, and once again highlight the Nordic, German and British as primary source markets, leading the...
The Canary Guide Weekend Tips 6-8 April 2018
Another gorgeous Gran Canaria Spring weekend ahead as April gets into full swing with a possibility of a light rain showers inland and in the north. There are a multitude of events around the island to go and visit. 6-15 April, El Pajar, San Bartolome de Tirajana Fiestas de Santa Águeda del Pajar The little coastal population just next to Arguineguin, El Pajar, are celebrating their main patron saint fiestas. Festivities start this Friday and continue until 15th of April. On Friday, at...
7 year old girl electrocuted on arcade ride in Playa del Inglés
A minor has been evacuated to the Maternal and Children's Hospital with second degree burns on one arm and one leg. The 7-year-old German girl received serious injuries this afternoon after suffering electrocution from a gaming attraction in the Annex II Shopping Centre in Playa del Inglés . The child was rusheed to Hospital in the capital of Gran Canaria via ambulance with second degree burns on her arm and leg. The incident occurred at 3:50 pm on Tuesday afternoon when the little girl, who...
Cabildo opens a portal to manage online permits for camping areas
Applications for camping permits on the island of Gran Canaria are now simpler and more efficient than ever with a new virtual reservation portal developed by the Cabildo, a tool designed to reduce procedures and to facilitate the management. The portal, hosted at http://acampadas.grancanaria.com, allows direct booking of places and the ability to obtain authorisation via the internet to avoid the unnecessary travel to Las Palmas that used to be required. The new facility should also...
