Staff shortages in tourism and construction
Tourism and construction federations on Lanzarote have warned that the island lacks qualified workers to cover the island’s necessities, partly as a result of people leaving the island during the pandemic.
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70% fewer tourists compared to 2019
Lanzarote recorded 70% fewer tourists in the first 9 months of this year, compared to figures from 2019.
Tackling gender violence
The Lanzarote Cabildo and Canarian Goverment continue to collaborate efforts towards stopping gender violence.
The Arrecife goverment to spend €4.5 million to clean schools
The €4.5 million will go towards cleaning schools from nurseries to primary schools, and will also increase the number of cleaners in schools.
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The Gazette is Lanzarote’s most popular English-language publication, and we’re never more aware of that when distributing the magazine at the start of the month.
A calm head in a crisis
Fleur Willson, the recently-appointed Consular Regional Director for Europe South made her first visit to the Canaries last month. We took afternoon tea with Fleur and the consular team last month.
41 Canarian cheeses at World Cheese Awards
41 Canarian cheeses recieved awards at the 23rd edition of the World Cheese Awards last week, which was 18 more cheeses compared to last year.
Child vaccines “not necessary yet”
The head of epidemiology at the Canarian Health Service, Amos García, has said that the vaccination of children aged from 5 to 12 “will depend on the seriousness of the pandemic”.
One of the prettiest towns in Spain
The Villa de Teguise has been classified as one of “the prettiest towns in Spain”.
Marathon cancelled
The Lanzarote International Marathon, which was due to take place on the 5th December, has been cancelled because of the “lack of local police”, according to its director.
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