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The Canary Islands have administered 84.62% of all received batches of vaccines
The Canary Islands Regional Government Ministry of Health reported this week that up until Wednesday, January 27th, 58,165 doses of COVID-19 vaccine had been administered out of the 68,740 received, which represents 84.62% of the total batches so far. Of these, received doses, 67,440 were those manufactured by Pfizer, of which 84.34% (56,885 doses) have already been administered. And the other 1,300 received were from Moderna, of which 1,280 doses have...
Gran Canaria Covid Alert Level 3 likely to be extended until at least February 8 as infections continue to fall
Next Monday will be 14 days since Gran Canaria moved to Covid Alert Level 3 and the regional Government are expected to announce this afternoon that these restrictions will continue to be extended, as the infection rate has not yet been sufficiently controlled. The cumulative 7-day incidence this morning stood at at just over 107 per 100,000 population indicating that current restrictions will continue for the moment, though things are moving in the right direction.For the latest Canary...
Canary Islands announce support plan for sectors most affected by the COVID crisis with an extra €400 million in aid
The President of the Canary Islands, Ángel Víctor Torres, and the vice president, Román Rodríguez, presented last week the regional support plan of extraordinary measures to help the sub-sectors of restaurants, bars, hospitality, commerce and sports companies most affected due to the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic and the health restrictions applied in response. The new program of measures contemplates a total of €400 million, in addition to the €95.3 million in direct contributions...
Brits wanting to buy a property in the Canary Islands must first get a permit from the Ministry of Defence, after proving they do not have a criminal record
Brits wanting to buy a property in the Canary Islands must now get specific permission from Spain's Ministry of Defence, since January 1, following Brexit, when British subjects officially went from being EU citizens to being considered foreigners. Under Spanish law, Third Country Nationals, like the British, who wish to purchase a house, or any other rustic or urban property, in areas and facilities designated of interest for national defence must get prior military authorisations before any...
Spanish Government Delegation security round table meetings, with the town councils of Gran Canaria tourist municipalities, review migrant situation
The Government Delegation in the Canary Islands indicated on Wednesday that the visible increase in police presence, particularly in Gran Canaria's southern municipalities of Mogán and San Bartolomé de Tirajana, has contributed to reducing feelings of insecurity expressed by residents, based on reports of "isolated" altercations between migrants temporarily accommodated in empty hotels. The preplanned security round table meetings, agreed last week, took place individually with members of each...
Dangerous car chase driver imprisoned on outstanding conviction and denounced for theft and several other crimes
The dangerous car chase driver who was pursued by Guardia Civil for nearly ten minutes last Friday, has been imprisoned for a previous outstanding conviction, having already been prosecuted for violence, causing aggravated injuries and abuse. The woman, who does not have a driving license, is now also facing reckless driving charges for the for trying to evade police, in dramatic scenes caught on camera. She has so far refused to admit responsibility despite the events being recorded on video...
Pruning and burning at the peaks and inland areas of Gran Canaria
You may see occasional columns of smoke at the summits of Gran Canaria around this time of year, as the Cabildo (island government) carry out pruning and 'burning heaps' projects around the the island's peaks, aimed at preventing the spread of forest fires, also using the burnt trunks, of non-native Pinus Radiata, the Monterey pine, which were introduced in the 1950s, they are not resistant to fire like the canary islands pine, so they now use these to create earthwork barriers, called...
European Commission “strongly discourage” non-essential travel, and call for new greatest risk category
The European Commission this Monday has asked the EU27 to take further measures to "strongly discourage" travel both within member states and between them, as well as to and from outside "third countries", to try to contain the new variants of coronavirus found in the UK, South Africa and Brazil, calling for a new category to be created, coloured "dark red", to identify areas of greatest risk that show more than 500 new infections per 100,000 population over a 14 day sample. [fb_plugin...
Norwegian tourist arrested after allegedly wrecking hotel room, breaking televisions and trying to leave on a flight
The Guardia Civil Guard Airport Security Detachment on Gran Canaria, arrested a Norwegian national on suspicion of having caused serious damage to a hotel room where he had been staying on the south of Gran Canaria. The Norwegian tourist arrested was trying to escape without taking any responsibility for breaking several items, but was caught out when his partner tried to find out how much should be paid to pay for the damage. The complaint was filed at the...
Ten minute Gran Canaria car chase caught on camera as maniac driver dangerously attempts to escape Guardia Civil police patrol
A woman has been arrested, following a ten minute Gran Canaria car chase, after attempting a dangerous, life threatening escape through the streets of the municipality of Agüimes, whilst pursued by a Guardia Civil Tráfico patrol, having been discovered talking on her mobile phone while driving. She faces several charges for various crimes caught on camera during the ten minute car chase, including reckless driving. Traffic police, based in Maspalomas, proceeded to arrest the 33-year-old...
