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“????? ?? ?? ?????́?” Agaete’s Cordial Spa Hotel Roca Negra pioneers live music events where dancing is allowed by performing to the balconies as the sun sets
An innovative event was held for the second time this weekend at a hotel on Gran Canaria's rugged north coast. The Cordial Roca Negra Hotel & Spa in Agaete held a large live weekend ????? ?? ?? ?????́? music concert, with multiple performing artists, which enabled concert goers to reserve a hotel room, from which to watch and dance on their balconies, to the delight of attendees. This tranquil spa hotel transformed into a concert theatre for a few hours to host the event. This pioneering...
Spectacular El Hierro rockslide caught on camera in The Canary Islands on Monday March 15 2021
A spectacular rockslide has been caught on camera in The Canary Islands, this time on the island of El Hierro, when rocks and debris fell from a high cliff in an area known as El Golfo, located in the municipality of Frontera. The exact site of the rockfall is known as the 'Fuga de Tibataje'. It is a very rugged, isolated and uninhabited area on the sweeping western north coast of this western-most island. Fortunately, at the time of the rockslide there were...
Spain announces €11 billion aid package to help self-employed freelancers and companies to overcome the economic crisis
Spain's Council of Ministers this Friday approved an €11 billion aid package to help self-employed freelancers and companies to overcome the economic crisis into which the global pandemic has plunged them. €7 billion euros will be allocated to autonomous communities with €2 billion of that exclusively for the Canary Islands and Balearic Islands, as they are the territories most affected due to their dependence on tourism. Canary Islands President, Ángel...
Two intoxicated tourists in multiple collisions along quiet residential street in Puerto Rico de Gran Canaria
On Saturday night, March 13, two young French tourists, intoxicated with alcohol, were treated by emergency services having caused multiple collisions along the otherwise quiet Calle de Gran Canaria street, on Puerto Rico de Gran Canaria's east side. The spectacular accident caused by drunk driving occurred when the tourists' vehicle collided with several parked cars. One of the occupants of the car in question banged his head against the windscreen, and had...
Enhanced measures for Alert Level 2 to try to contain COVID infections, curfews from 10pm once more, for at least the next fortnight
The Official Gazette of the Canary Islands (BOC) published this Saturday new protection measures set to be in place for at least the next two weeks, to fight the spread of COVID19 on the islands of Tenerife, Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura, aimed at curbing infections, the Regional Health Ministry has reported. [fb_plugin...
Bentago Express ferry repairs on schedule for resumption of service before the summer say Fred. Olsen
The repair work to the stricken Bentago Express ferry that ran aground at the beginning of the year at Gran Canaria's north west port of Agaete, is continuing at the Astilleros Canarios (Astican) facilities in the Puerto La Luz, Port of Las Palmas. Fred Olsen confirmed this Thursday that the ferry repairs are progressing as planned and that the ship will be able to sail through the Archipelago once again before the summer. The company's own freight forwarding operation, Shipping Solutions, has...
On March 10 the deadline period for requesting direct aid for Canary Islands small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) and self-employed (Autonomos) started and will be open until April
The first day of the Canary Islands deadline period for requesting direct aid for small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) and self-employed (Autonomos) saw 1,147 claims processed through the four chambers of commerce throughout the autonomous community "and endless calls" aimed primarily at resolving questions and doubts. The extraordinary financial aid measure, launched by the Canary Islands Government, has an budget of €84 million, aimed at alleviating damages within the sectors most...
Deportation flight to Senegal from Canary Islands cancelled for the second time
The Spanish Ministry of the Interior has for the second time canceled a deportation flight to Senegal, meant to return migrants who arrived by boat to the Canary Islands over recent months. The flight was due to be on Wednesday night, the first such flight since 2018, confirm sources involved in their supervision. The flight, which originated in Madrid, was scheduled to arrive at Tenerife North at 8:35 p.m., to embark a group of Senegalese citizens, who are...
Ryanair ordered to reinstate and fully compensate workers unfairly dismissed from Canary Islands base
The National Court (Audiencia Nacional - AN) has issued an order declaring the dismissals of 174 workers from Ryanair bases in the Canary Islands and Balearic Islands as inadmissible, due to an employment regulation file (ERE) that has already been declared illegal, forcing the Irish low cost airline to compensate these workers. The compensation, according to the USO union, more than doubles Ryanair's attempted proposal of liability. It obliges Ryanair to...
Mogán electoral corruption investigation into serving mayor risks stalling, complain witnesses ready to testify
The current serving mayor of Gran Canaria's tourism hotspot of Mogán, Onalia Bueno (Ciuca, former PP), has been under judicial investigation for electoral corruption more than once. The current and ongoing scrutiny she is being subjected to, along with her right hand man, the lawyer and deputy mayor, Mencey Navarro, is related to repeated accusations of election rigging, vote buying and a string of alleged irregularities with the manner in which contracts, tenders and urban development...
