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The Canary Guide New Year Weekend Tips 1-3 January 2021
Happy New Year 2021! The Canary Guide Weekend Tips, Gran Canaria this 1-3 January 2021 and the start a more hopeful New Year. Sightings of the first of the Almond Blossom brings Spring a touch closer already. Saturday 2 January, El Tablero de MaspalomasChristmas Market El Tablero There is a Christmas Market happening in El Tablero on Saturday, 2nd of January 2021 The Christmas Market, organised by the town hall of San Bartolomé de Tirajana, will be on Avenida de las Américas from 14:00...
End of Transition Period Q&A for UK Nationals living in Spain
Information correct as at 29 December 2020. What happens if I am not registered as resident by 31 December? If you are unable to complete the registration process before 1 January, you will still be protected by the Withdrawal Agreement, as long as you were legally living in Spain before the end of 2020. That means that you were living here and meeting the EU free movement conditions of working, being self-employed, or having sufficient income and comprehensive...
The Canary Guide Weekend Tips 18-20 December 2020
The Canary Guide Weekend Tips for events and leisure (and more...) on Gran Canaria this 18-20 December 2020. It's the weekend before Christmas and here our highlight picks to explore. 18-20 December, GáldarSemana de Las Flores Right now is simply a magical time to visit the ancient pre-hispanic Gran Canarian Royal Capital, Gáldar. The 22nd "Flower Week" in this historic city centre highlights the colours, beauty, art and magic of this most noble native...
Police say they have stopped a criminal gang that transferred “several hundreds” of migrants by boat from Morocco to the Canary Islands
Spain's National Police say they have stopped a criminal gang that transferred "several hundreds" of migrants by boat from Morocco to the Canary Islands, in particular to the islands of Lanzarote and Gran Canaria. 19 were detained in the operation, 17 of Moroccan nationality and two Spanish. 10 of them were on Lanzarote, but there were also arrests in Murcia (2), Cádiz (2), Almería (1), Granada (1), Huesca (1), Madrid (1) and Málaga (1). Investigators estimate...
Damaged Russian nuclear-powered cargo ship now more than 200 nautical miles northeast of Lanzarote
The Sevmorput, a Russian nuclear-powered cargo ship, the only one of its kind in service, that has been slowly transiting through the Canary Islands waters is now more than 200 nautical miles northeast of Lanzarote, and moving away from the archipelago after its captain had to be evacuated on Wednesday night, suspected to be suffering from meningitis. The ship, heading to its home port of Saint Petersburg, will be repaired after a mechanical problem forced it to abandon its onward journey,...
Cold war era Russian-flagged nuclear-powered freighter out of commission and limping along in Canary Islands coastal waters
A cold war era Russian-flagged nuclear-powered freighter, the Sevmorput, recently described as "floating nuclear scrap", is out of commission and limping along just off the coast of the Canary Islands, this morning some 70 nautical miles south of Gran Canaria, with plans to travel between Gran Canaria and Tenerife. The ship reportedly suffered a rupture in one of the four blades on its sole propeller, and in the shaft, back in October when it was about 500 miles off the coast of Angola, on its...
Spain does not currently recognise or approve antigen tests for foreign travellers, ignoring Canary Islands decree
Spanish State Council have recommended that last week's regional decree from the Canary Islands Government, intending to approve antigen tests for foreign tourists to be used to prove that they do not have coronavirus, be overturned. The non-binding legal opinion, from the supreme advisory body to the Spanish Government, sets guidelines for the central Executive in Madrid. Spain's Health Minister, Salvador Illa, did not approve the regulation, declared by the regional government, meant to...
Detained “social educator” released from custody without further restrictions, while accuser is also under investigation
A "social educator" detained on Saturday by the Guardia Civil, following serious accusations alleging aggression towards a resident of Arguineguín, Kevin L., 28, in the southwestern Gran Canaria municipality of Mogán, on December 9, has been released. The detained man, Rachid, was working, alongside a female colleague, at the time of the alleged altercation, to monitor and chaperone a small group of teenage minors on an outing. He was released from custody without further restrictions of any...
A serious car fire on the GC1 highway near Arguineguín on the south west of Gran Canaria
A serious car fire has been reported and videoed, this afternoon just after 4pm, on the main GC-1 motorway in the south of Gran Canaria. Emergency crews are believed to be en route. No information yet about any casualties, however there are serious concerns for the occupants of the vehicle https://www.facebook.com/TheCanary.TV/posts/2793106664342659 Warning. Caution. Automobile Fire on the GC1 heading south at the heights of Arguineguín. Possible retentions...
Anyone travelling to The Canaries, even from mainland Spain, must now have a negative COVID-19 test result carried out in the 72 hours prior to arrival
All people who, as of this Friday, December 18, travel to the Canary Islands from anywhere in Spain, except those under six years of age, must have had a negative COVID-19 test result within the 72 hours prior to their arrival on the islands, as ordered by the Canary Islands Government. Anyone who does not take the test before arrival will have to isolate themselves, and be tested on the islands within 72 hours, or otherwise remain isolated at their accommodation/residence for 14 days,...
