Entries by Gazette Life

Spain prepares for December

With a long bank holiday followed by the even longer Christmas break, Spanish authorities are preparing for a December that could potentially undo much of the progress the country has made in recent weeks.

26/11/2020 by

Tragedy at Órzola

At least six people have died and one remains missing after a boat carrying migrants capsized off the rocky coast of Órzola last night.

25/11/2020 by

Weather Warning

Spain’s meteorological agency AEMET has placed a yellow warning for rain on Lanzarote for tomorrow afternoon, Wednesday 25th November, from 3pm to 9pm.

24/11/2020 by

The fight against pollution

This week, Lanzarote hosts the international conference on plastic waste, MICRO 2020, for the third year running. For obvious reasons, this year’s conference is now being conducted virtually from “Lanzarote and beyond” , and will feature contributions from scientists and researchers from five continents.

24/11/2020 by

Happy landings!

From today, the new Spanish law demanding negative PCR test results from all visitors to Spain comes into effect. An area at Lanzarote’s airport had already been set up to check the certificates.

23/11/2020 by

Vaccinations “not obligatory”

A day after Spanish President Pedro Sánchez announced a mass vaccination programme commencing in the New Year, Salvador Illa, the health minister, confirmed that vaccination would not be compulsory

22/11/2020 by

Madrid says no

The Spanish government’s weak response to the problem of migrants on the Canaries has soured relations between Madrid and the regional government led by the same Socialist party. Yesterday, Canarian President Ángel Victor Torres warn that the Canaries would “rebel” if the central government left the Canaries with 100% responsibility for the accommodation of migrants.

21/11/2020 by

Drive Canaries

There are eight Canary islands, and all of them are different. Some are popular international tourist destinations, others are quieter and more traditional, and one of them doesn’t even have any roads. So which is the best for driving? Here are our results in reverse order…

20/11/2020 by

Into the orange zone

Yesterday, the European Centre for Disease Control (ECDC) reclassified the Canary Islands, taking them out of the red “at-risk” zone and placing them in the orange zone.

20/11/2020 by