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Wildfire prevented after a palm tree fell on to high voltage power lines in the Mogán Valley
Several news outlets are reporting a more than five meter tall Canarian palm tree having fallen on to high voltage power lines, causing a fire, in the Barranco de Mogán ravine, near El Cercado, which prevented residents of agricultural farms from accessing or leaving their properties. The 'phoenix canariensis' fell at around 6:00pm onto power cables causing three separate outbreaks of fire. The area has a lot of dry vegetation, bushes and reed beds, which...
Young man alleges that he was attacked and robbed by Yumbo centre security guards
A 26-year-old resident of Mogán has accused two security guards of brutally beating him last Friday at the Yumbo Shopping Centre, in Playa del Inglés, in an unprovoked attack that he has reported in a denuncia complaint to the Guardia Civil. Image of alleged victim's injuries, courtesy of El Digital Sur GC The complainant says he was having drinks at the well known leisure centre with a friend, before noticing that two of the centre's security officers were...
Innovative new “Fog Water Collectors” installed on north Gran Canaria, to help prevent soil erosion and assist reforestation
👷🏽♂️This week the installation of innovative Fog Water Collectors has begun on the north of Gran Canaria as part of a 4 year project to use this innovative method of water collection in an attempt to prevent further soil degradation or loss of vegetation.🛠️. Deforestation and desertification have long been recognised as two of the principal causes for biodiversity loss and soil degradation. These phenomena are mostly caused by a mixture of ongoing climate...
Head-on collision in Arguineguín leaves two injured and major traffic problems
This Saturday morning, August 13, at around 9am a head on collision on the entry road to Arguineguín, on the south west of Gran Canaria, left a Mapfre tow truck (grua) and a Mercedes very badly damaged. The impact caused significant damage to the driver's side of the tow truck, and appears to have written off the Mercedes which was travelling in the other direction. From the amount of damage it appears that at least one or both vehicles were travelling at some...
Town hall silent this Friday as Playa de Mogán beach again closed due to suspected fecal contamination
Mogán town hall has once again chosen to remain silent this Friday in regard to the closure of Playa de Mogán due to suspected sewage having been detected in the waters of one of the islands favourite tourist-cum-fishing towns, choosing instead to talk about how much money they have spent on sports projects. This is already the 5th time in 4 months, reports news portal El Digital Sur Gran Canaria, that Playa de Mogán beach, one of the most important on Gran Canaria, in the Municipality of...
The Canary Guide #WeekendTips 12-14 August 2022
Mid August and what a gorgeous and hot summer it's already been. This weekend will be a long weekend, known as a 'bridge' or 'puente', as Monday 15th of August is a public holiday throughout Spain, ostensibly to celebrate the religious Asunción de la Virgen, the feast of the Assumption. Bare in mind that governmental offices will be closed on Monday as well as some retail shops; like Carrefour in Vecindario. The weather is looking fine indeed, with more "normal" summer temperatures predicted...
HIV+ activist, Orlando Viera, demands life saving medication be made available in Maspalomas
August 10th is International LGBTQ+ Tourism Day, and Maspalomas is world famous for its large Rainbow Community as well as welcoming an estimated 15% of Canary Islands tourism oriented specifically towards this sector. Maspalomas is also, therefore, a focal point for a large number of foreign residents who work within tourism related businesses, and among whom there are a number of HIV+ patients who, with the right medical assistance, are able to successfully manage their condition and...
Gran Canaria Weather: A little cooler, breezes and bright sunshine after the third hottest July in 61 years
July 2022 saw two consecutive heat waves in The Canary Islands archipelago, and temperatures that reached maximums of 45º Celsius, making it the third warmest in the last 61 years, according to the climate analysis published by the Spanish State Meteorological Agency AEMET. It details the average temperature, during the observed period, was 23.7º Celsius across the islands, a positive anomaly of 1.6º Celsius on what is usually expected, which classifies July as...
Spain requires shops and institutions to turn lights off after 10pm with limits on heating and air conditioning temperatures to be controlled
The countdown has begun to power-saving blackouts, in shops and institutional buildings, set to be in force at least until November 1, 2023. The measures, decreed last week by Spain's central government form part of the package of measures on energy saving and efficiency. The open commercial areas of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria have reportedly reacted with skepticism, waiting to see how it will affect business and consumption; however, the sector recognises that inflation and the rise in...
Sailor rescued thanks to the Maspalomas satellite receiving space station COSPAS-SARSAT search program response
A 62-year-old French man, rescued last Tuesday in a harrowing shipwreck off the Costa da Morte, was, it has emerged as reported in La Provincia, located thanks to a signal from his sailboat's emergency beacon, which reached the COSPAS-SARSAT search program, located at the Maspalomas Space Centre . Operators in Maspalomas quickly notified the National Maritime Rescue Centre in Madrid, which deployed units to begin an intervention that lasted more than 16 hours, in which the survivor had managed...
