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Final Grace: Outgoing Regional President Torres will not allow the hunting of feral dogs and cats in The Canary Islands, ahead of change in the law
In the Canary Islands, as throughout Spain, there are various hunting seasons every year. It has often been the case that if, while out in rural areas and away from houses, a licensed hunter happened upon any sort of animal living in the wild they were allowed to hunt them, so long as they are not on a list of endangered or protected species. Too often this has also included any dogs or cats that the hunter judged to be feral. Much of the culture around hunters has also been strongly...
Gran Canaria Train Environmental Impact Report Will Allow Work to Begin Once The Initiative is Formerly Declared, on the islands largest ever public infrastructure project
The Gran Canaria Cabildo (island government) has requested that the Environmental Authority of Gran Canaria (Órgano Ambiental de Gran Canaria - OAGC) initiate the ordinary environmental impact assessment of the railway infrastructure project planned to connect the north and the south of the island, travelling along the east coast, between Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Maspalomas, including associated elements, in order to formulate the official declaration necessary to launch the initiative....
Covid Health Crisis Declared Over And Mask Mandate Lifted: Spanish Medical Settings No Longer Require Masks At All Times
1208 Days Later: Masks will no longer be mandatory in healthcare centres, socio-healthcare facilities, and pharmacies, according to the latest agreement approved on Tuesday, July 4, by Spain's Council of Ministers, which declares the official end of the health crisis caused by COVID-19. The agreement, which will come into effect once published in the Official State Gazette (BOE), emphasises "the special...
Gran Canaria Weather: Level 2 Orange Advisory for High Temperatures on South of Gran Canaria This Week
The Ministry of Health of the Canary Islands Government has issued an orange alert as part of the Preventive Action Plan for the Effects of Excess Temperatures on Health. This alert is in effect for Tuesday and Wednesday in the areas of San Bartolomé de Tirajana and Santa Lucía de Tirajana. The Ministry aims to minimise the health impacts associated with extreme temperatures and coordinate the relevant...
Verdict awaited in trial of four irregular migrants accused of rape in a Mogán residential park
A woman who accused a group of homeless migrants of raping her, in a Puerto Rico park, in Mogán, has testified this week that she had felt intimidated by the four young men she had been speaking to, who, she says, acting in concert, violated her, on a Friday night, in her own neighbourhood, at the end of February 2021, after an evening out with friends to celebrate a birthday. She stated that all four defendants penetrated her after she spoke with them in a public park, in an assault that...
Gran Canaria Weather: Temperatures diminish as Saharan Calima dust mingles with remnant Canadian wildfire smoke
Clear skies are expected across the Canary Islands this Friday, although there will be some cloud in low-lying areas of the eastern islands, along with a decrease in temperatures, following a week of heat wave where thermometers touched 40ºC in the shade, we will see particularly maximum daytime temperatures start to return to seasonal norms, according to the forecasts from the Spanish State Meteorological Agency (AEMET). Temperatures of around 31º-34ºC in the shade are expected on the south...
The Canary Guide #WeekendTips 30 June – 2 July 2023
July is here and what a gorgeous first weekend it's going to be. There is the main Fataga Apricot festival weekend, in a picturesque village a short mountain drive inland from the beaches of Maspalomas; or you could experience a traditional Farmers' Feast in San Mateo. There are two concerts to enjoy by the Maspalomas Lighthouse; the historic re-enactment of the Battle of El Batán, in Santa Brigida, will bring its own crowds, as well as the last days of the Foundational festivities of Las...
#J28 Christopher Street Day PRIDE: Gay & Lesbian Associates of Yumbo Gather Local Activists, Businesses & Politicians to the Plaza de La Diversidad Darío Jaén
In Playa del Inglés, on the Maspalomas Costa Canaria, on Wednesday, Yumbo workers and local residents gathered at the Centro Comercial Yumbo's main Plaza de la Diversidad Darío Jaén, under the rainbow flag, to take a moment to remember 3 days of drag queens, "cross dressers", queer men and women fighting the police on the streets of Greenwich Village, New York, New York, following the Stonewall raid on Christopher street, June 28 1969. ...
Red Alert for Maximum Temperatures & Forest Fire Risk on Gran Canaria, and the western islands from Tuesday
◾ The Government of the Canary Islands' General Directorate of Security and Emergencies has declared an alert due to the risk of forest fires on several islands in the archipelago including Gran Canaria, Tenerife, El Hierro, La Palma and La Gomera from 07:00 a.m. on Tuesday June 27th. This decision to issue an alert was made taking into account the most recent information available and by applying the INFOCA Canary Islands' Special Plan for Civil Protection and Emergency Attention to Forest...
Gran Canaria Weather: First Heatwave of Summer with an Orange Advisory Warning for 37°C In The Shade Forecast
The Spanish State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) has issued an orange alert for temperatures of up to 37ºC, in the shade, in the inland areas of the east, south, and west of Gran Canaria for this Tuesday, minimum night time temperatures are not expected to drop below 25ºC. The north of the island and the summits will maintain a yellow alert, which also extends to four other islands. This Monday, June 26th,...
