Entries by Gazette Life

Lanzarote, 1925

Previously unseen film of Lanzarote in the year 1925 has been released by Lanzarote’s Digital Memory project.

23/08/2021 by
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Lanzarote avoids fifth wave

Lanzarote has mostly avoided the “fifth wave” of coronavirus that has caused 32% of all coronavirus cases and 12 % of Covid deaths on the Canary Islands in the last two months, and which now appears to be diminishing.

22/08/2021 by

Another week on Level 2

Lanzarote will remain in Level 2 for at least another week, the Canarian Government’s health council announced yesterday, after a meeting in which it was decided that none of the Canary Islands would see their levels changed.

20/08/2021 by

Lanzarote hit by Mega-tsunami!

A Spanish/Portuguese research team has discovered evidence of massive prehistoric mega-tsunamis on Lanzarote, Tenerife and Gran Canaria. They believe the gigantic waves were caused by immense landslides when flanks of islands collapsed into the sea.

19/08/2021 by

Covid Certificates

Your Covid certificate will be essential when travelling off-island in the near future, and may also be required for entry to any indoor areas open to the public, if recent plans by the Canarian Government go ahead. Here’s the easiest way for those who’ve been vaccinated or who have recovered from Covid to get it.

17/08/2021 by

Lanzarote: Drone base

Four Reaper military drones owned by the Spanish Air Force will be stationed at Lanzarote’s military aerodrome over the coming months. Lanzarote will act as a secondary base for the drones, which will be under the control of 233 Squadron, whose main base is at Talavera in Badajoz.

17/08/2021 by

Are the levels still useful?

Every Thursday since last December, individuals and businesses throughout the Canaries have watched government announcements closely to see how the Canarian Government applies its semaphore system which places the islands in four different levels depending on infection rates and hospital occupancy.

16/08/2021 by