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Salvamento Marítimo Should Remain Based in Arguineguín: Spanish State Responds to La Alcaldesa Bueno’s Demands
Mogán Mayor Bueno's recent demands to relocate the Salvamento Marítimo's base from Arguineguín port on the south of Gran Canaria has prompted a thoughtful response from Madrid, taking time to explain to her the rationale behind maintaining the current base location and addressing the concerns raised by Mayor Bueno. The Central Government's response underscores how decisions regarding the Salvamento Marítimo's...
Missing Woman Found Safe in Arucas After Being Recognised by Concerned Residents
Inga Nuke, a 51-year-old woman who went missing on July 29th in the capital, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, has been located in the town of Arucas. She is reported to be in good health and is currently in the custody of the Civil Guard of Arucas. Inga Nuke's disappearance had been a cause of concern for her family and her local community, with her case having been reported and shared widely by SOS Desaparecidos...
Gran Canaria experienced one of the warmest months of July recorded in the past sixty years
Gran Canaria has experienced one of the warmest months of July in the past sixty years with the average temperature, in the shade, across the Canary Islands during the month standing at 23.5ºC, which marked an anomaly of +1.2ºC above the reference average. This indicates a warmer than usual month ranking it as the sixth warmest July since 1961. Throughout July, prolonged periods of high temperatures were...
Gran Canaria Weather: Sustained high temperatures to hit 42ºC in the shade
Forecast (August 9 - August 13, 2023) Gran Canaria is expecting an intense heatwave starting from Wednesday, August 9th, and predicted to last until at least Monday, August 13th. The episode of hot weather will not be the first heatwave of the year, but may be the first this summer to meet all the necessary criteria to be officially classified as such by Spanish State meteorological Agency, AEMET, as it will last for more several days with sustained high temperatures. ...
Mogán Mayor Demands Removal Of Spanish Maritime Rescue Operations From Arguineguin Port
Mogán's Mayor Bueno has sparked controversy, once again, having taken a stance against the use of the public port of Arguineguín as a base for Spanish maritime rescue operations. In an apparent effort to reclaim the port for commercial and tourism purposes, Bueno has unexpectedly proposed relocating the two Salvamento Marítimo (maritime rescue) vessels currently stationed there. This led to a heated debate in the July town council plenary session held on Friday, with the Mayor emphasising the...
Mogán mayoress says its “not fair” that the health department did not seek her permission on plan to accommodate elderly and social care patients in amadores
Mogán's Mayoress, La Alcaldesa O. Bueno, opposes a plan proposed by the Consejería de Sanidad del Gobierno de Canarias (health ministry) to convert a tourist complex in Amadores into a social care facility, aimed at providing temporary accommodation for patients who are medically fit for discharge from hospitals but await redirection to socio-sanitary complexes. The mayor expressed her discontent, at this Friday's town council plenary, with the lack of prior consultation and raised concerns...
Gang dedicated to irregular migration of unaccompanied youths stand accused on the south of Gran Canaria
In a recent operation, agents from the Guardia Civil successfully dismantled a criminal organisation, based on the south of Gran Canaria, involved in facilitating irregular immigration, encouraging the abandonment of shelters provided to minors, and engaging in small-scale drug trafficking. During the investigation, the Guardia Civil agents were able to verify that the criminal group had a close-knit...
The Canary Guide #WeekendTips 4-6 August 2023
After a hot July, the long hot Gran Canaria August is here. It's going to be a busy summer weekend with some amazing and popular Patronal festivities, including the Fiestas de Las Nieves in Agaete with their main day of festivities the "Fiesta de La Rama" this Friday. There are also Patron Saints' Festivities taking place around the island, like in San Lorenzo in Las Palmas de G.C. and Santa Brigída just to name a few.Summer days are absolutely gorgeous on Gran Canaria, the evenings are warm...
Tourist bus blaze closes the GC1 highway, fortunately no casualties reported
A tourist coach carrying passengers on the GC-1 caught fire this Thursday afternoon, while travelling along the southern highway. In the vehicle, besides the driver, there were 53 other people, according to reports from the Guardia Civil. 53 passengers were evacuated from the MAN Elite Touring vehicle, and firefighters from San Bartolomé de Tirajana and the Emergency Consortium managed to extinguish the...
GranCanariaWeather: A warm week ahead, some Calima, cooling a little towards the weekend
Good Morning Gran Canaria! This Monday, Calima is expected to bring some high altitude dust from the Sahara, and maximum daytime temperatures are expected reach 37ºC in the shade across the south of Gran Canaria and at the summits, according to Spanish State Meteorological Agency (AEMET). At sea, northeast winds of 3 to 6 knots. Rough seas, strong rough seas and background sea swell from the north or...
