Entries by Gazette Life

Vaccine appointment lines

The Canarian Health Service has informed all residents on Lanzarote who were born between 1952 and 1961 that they can request a vaccination appointment by calling 928 595 266 or 928 595 401.

21/04/2021 by

Animal sentience vote

Spain’s Congress will today vote on a proposed amendment of the Civil Law which will recognise animals as sentient beings, rather than property.

20/04/2021 by

Lanzarote stay up

A nine-man UD Lanzarote managed to get the result they needed to avoid a relegation battle yesterday, as the Ciudad Deportiva Stadium welcomed fans back for the first time in months.

19/04/2021 by

Covid passports “by end of June”

Spain’s Health Department has announced that it hopes to have Green Digital Certificates, or so called Covid Passports, ready by the end of June, in order that they will be fully operational for the summer season.

18/04/2021 by

No fourth wave yet

Arrecife has registered over three quarters of Covid cases on Lanzarote in the past week, and the capital’s seven-day rate has once again risen into Level 2 territory. However, there is as yet no sign of a “fourth wave” on Lanzarote.

17/04/2021 by

The bright side of life

Anna-Lis Gasque’s elegance and positive attitude are well-known to many on the island, so we were overjoyed when she agreed to pose among the flowers for this month’s cover. At 74, she remains as luminously beautiful as ever: “I disappear when I’m next to her” smiles her husband Kenneth.

15/04/2021 by

Janssen jab arrives

The first shipment of 300,000 doses of the Janssen vaccine will arrive in Spain today or tomorrow, and will initially be used to speed up immunisation of the 70 to 79-year old age group.

13/04/2021 by

Diggers denounced

An ecologist and researcher has denounced the excavation of sand from the Jable desert region of Lanzarote. Alberto Ucero, a researcher for Spain’s Upper Council of Scientific Investigation, made a video in January showing footage of diggers loading up lorries with tons of sand for use in construction projects. The video was taken near the […]

12/04/2021 by