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Mogán’s brilliant new plan to spend more than €2m in Puerto Rico de Gran Canaria, by building a second urban park and children’s area, with trees
Mogán Town Council, faced with the largest economic challenge of our time and a 97% drop in tourism, have come up with a brilliant new plan to spend more than €2m of taxpayers money in Puerto Rico de Gran Canaria, with a second urban park, children's area and sports zone, including bleachers for cultural events, a cafeteria, public toilets, picnic areas and bike lanes. The outlandish new park will take up 7,742 square meters of space, close to the main promenade and the beach, an area known...
Yet another macho Gran Canaria Mister Angry blowing everyday situations out of proportion and this time attacking a cyclist
There has been a lot of tension coming up on video recordings on Gran Canaria in recent days and weeks and childish men seem to think it is ok to brutalise others for no good reasons whatsoever. This latest footage sent to us shows yet one more childish tantrum with a ridiculous Mister-Angry suddenly attacking another citizen for no known reason as he has a public meltdown caught on camera. The cyclist who fell prey to the overly macho shouty person driving around in his motor car, was being...
First island to move to Alert Level 4, other islands could follow if the infection rate continues to climb
Lanzarote has become the first island in the Canary Islands Archipelago to be moved to the COVID Alert Level 4 . Epidemiological indicators are at extreme risk and this Friday measures that come into effect from midnight have been published in the BOC Official Gazette of the Canary Islands. With the 14 day rate now topping 732 new infections per 100,000 population, extreme measures will need to be brought in to regain control on the islands of Lanzarote and La Graciosa. You can keep up...
Las Palmas remembers their connection to best selling crime novelist of all time, unveiling Plaza Agatha Christie, with a memorial plaque
Our provincial and island capital, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, this month officially honoured the famous British mystery crime writer, Agatha Christie, by naming a public space after her. The City Council revealed the signage naming Plaza Agatha Christie, near to the La Cícer pedestrian footbridge, to mark the 45th anniversary of her death. 2020 marked the centenary of her first ever published novel. The place chosen recalls the ties that the "first lady" of crime had with the city, and the...
Gran Canaria Public Holidays 2021 – The Canary Guide
The island of Gran Canaria and the Canary Islands shares 11 official holidays with the rest of the Spain in 2021. In addition to these, each of the Canary Island has its own official holiday as does each municipality. This year, many main patron saint festive days fall on a Sunday so they are allowed to designate another day of the week to celebrate, meaning there are few surprise local bank holidays. You can check all the local bank holidays for each municipality in the Canary Islands...
First suspect arrested following investigation into violent attack on Monday afternoon in San Fernando
Policia Nacional have arrested a man thought to have been directly involved in the brutal unprovoked attack that took place on Monday in the little car parking area of the Plaza del Hierro, in San Fernando de Maspalomas, on the south of Gran Canaria, official sources have confirmed. The authorities continue to investigate and attempt to locate and identify participants in the brawl which was caught on video by a concerned local resident, going viral across social media, and in local and...
Government of Spain and Southern Mayor Conchi discuss security fears expressed on the south of Gran Canaria, and agree an increase in resources for the area
San Bartolomé de Tirajana Mayor Conchi Narváez this Tuesday morning met with the Spanish Central Government Delegation, Policia Nacional, Policia Local to discuss the range of security fears being expressed within the municipality, on the south of Gran Canaria, and agree an increase in resources for the area that includes some of the most important tourism zones, Maspalomas, Playa del Inglés and San Agustín, among other areas that form part of the largest local administration on this part of...
Massive drugs bust as social networks falsely used to claim Puerto Rico “riot” on Monday night
A video, from the currently empty tourist resort town of Puerto Rico de Gran Canaria, was widely spread across social networks and Whatsapp groups on Monday night, reporting to show several units of the Guardia Civil's Reserve and Security Group (GRS) rushing to the scene of a "riot". Shared without question repeatedly, and falsely, claiming that there was a massive "fight" between some migrants and the police, and even suggesting that migrants were "destroying" the places where they are...
Lies and hoaxes spread fear encouraging anti-migrant opinions and the rhetoric of hate
On Monday afternoon yet another hoax was spread across various social networks claiming that one of the victims involved in the attack in a San Fernando car park, on the south of Gran Canaria, had died. However, the man who was assaulted, who is thought to be a longterm resident, possibly homeless, and who these fake reports say has died, actually got up on his own and left the scene of the attack caught on video. Those at the scene told Spanish language daily, La Provincia, that the man...
Two (possibly) homeless individuals, who pretend to be car parking attendants, violently attacked in San Fernando
Two men were approached by two others today in a San Fernando car park, in Plaza de El Hierro, and violently attacked after a brief exchange of words. The victims appeared to be two of the homeless individuals who often stand there, wearing hi-vis, to act as unofficial parking attendants, in the hope of earning tips for finding spaces for drivers in the often crowded parking area not far from the San Fernando and La Ronda commercial centres. Police are looking for the perpetrators of the...
