Entries by Gazette Life

Made of Iron

After a year’s Covid-enforced absence, the Ironman roared back into town yesterday with the biggest event the island has seen since the carnival parades that took place just before last year’s lockdown.

04/07/2021 by

Delta rising

The Delta (or Indian) variant of the coronavirus is now present on the Canaries, and accounts for over 10% of cases recently detected in Tenerife.

03/07/2021 by

Ceramic Star

At the age of 20, Gabriel Ángel has created the most popular TikTok account on Lanzarote. The young ceramicist from Teguise spoke to us recently, and also agreed to appear on our cover.

02/07/2021 by

Cruiser conflict

The question of whether the new, extended port at Playa Blanca will be used as a stop for cruise ships has caused controversy among the island’s politicians.

29/06/2021 by

50% of islanders fully vaccinated

The vaccination campaign on Lanzarote is moving ever faster, and yesterday it was announced that 50% of the island’s target population of over-16s had been fully vaccinated with both doses.

29/06/2021 by

Brits to require PCR or vaccine

British visitors who wish to enter Spain will have to provide a negative PCR test or proof of complete vaccination, it was announced yesterday. The new law will come into effect within the next three days.

28/06/2021 by

Tenerife level error

The Canarian Public Health department has admitted that It downgraded Tenerife to Level 2 too early, a decision which may have caused the worrying rise in infections on the island.

26/06/2021 by

Masks off outdoors

Today, Spain’s new mask law comes into effect, meaning you can remove your mask outdoors as long as distancing of 1.5 metres can be guaranteed.

26/06/2021 by

Still on Amber

The UK has left the Canaries off its revised green list for safe travel, which it announced yesterday, on which the Balearic Islands and Malta were included.

25/06/2021 by