At 12:33pm on 28th April, Spain, Portugal and parts of France suffered a massive power cut that lasted for several hours. The outage saw thousands of travellers stranded, hundreds of people trapped in lifts and six deaths caused by the failure of respiratory machines and fumes from emergency generators.
After 12 years as Teguise Mayor, Oswaldo Betancort became the President of Lanzarote’s island government, the Cabildo, in 2023, where his party, the Coalición Canaria, currently rules with the support of the Partido Popular. We recently had the opportunity to interview him and will be publishing his responses over the next two issues. In the first instalment, we address new projects, the water crisis, transport and the environment:
Today is Dia de Canarias, a public holiday on all eight of the Canary Islands.
Tomorrow, May 30th, is Canary Day, a public holiday on the Canary Islands. To celebrate the date, the island will be staging dozens of events that highlight Canarian music, food, sport and culture. Here are some of the main events around the island, starting with the three tourist resorts:
The idea of “standing seats” on flights has gone viral once again, but don’t worry – there’s absolutely no chance you’ll be flying upright to Lanzarote anytime soon.
At least seven people – four women and three girls – drowned yesterday when their boat capsized as it was being escorted to El Restinga on El Hierro.
Madrid has declared a mural created by César Manrique in 1954, as a cultural asset
20 individuals are under investigation for illegal constructions on Lanzarote. The properties in question are located in the municipalities of Haría and Tías.
Cardiologist Carlos Vasquez has carried out the first example of a new type of arterial closure operation at Lanzarote’s Dr Jose Molina Orosa hospital.
IKEA opened its first hotel in the Canary Islands last month in Gran Canaria.
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