Interviews

“Lanzarote’s should be quality, not numbers”

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In Part Two of the interview we carried out with Cabildo President Oswaldo Betancort in May we address the hot topics of tourism and housing.

“We don’t want to grow, we want to improve”

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José Juan Cruz has been the mayor of Tías since 2019 and also served in the same position from 1995 to 2011. “Pepe Juan”, as he’s known to almost everyone in the town, has long experience of governing a council area that includes some of the loveliest rural areas of Lanzarote as well as its biggest and oldest resort, Puerto del Carmen. We chatted to him last month.

Lanzarote’s Special Craft Beers

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Long famous for its wine, Lanzarote is now the most important of the Canary Islands for craft beer production, with three well-established microbreweries producing a tempting range of high-quality beers. We spoke to the island’s three pioneer brewers last month.

Interview with Lanzarote President Oswaldo Betancort

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After 12 years as Teguise Mayor, Oswaldo Betancort became the President of Lanzarote’s island government, the Cabildo, in 2023, where his party, the Coalición Canaria, currently rules with the support of the Partido Popular. We recently had the opportunity to interview him and will be publishing his responses over the next two issues. In the first instalment, we address new projects, the water crisis, transport and the environment:

What is it like to have a baby on Lanzarote?

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What is it like to have a baby on Lanzarote? We spoke to a new mum to find out.

“Tourism has given so much to Lanzarote”

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Rita Hernández is a well-known face in Teguise politics and business, occupying council positions under three separate parties. Appointed Councillor of Tourism, Beaches and Planning in 2023, we spoke to her just four days after April’s floods caused chaos in Costa Teguise.

Gary Shearer’s disappearance on Lanzarote “makes no sense”

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Gary Shearer went missing in the busy tourist resort of Puerto del Carmen in Lanzarote on 16th March 2023. Two years on, there is still no sign of him. We met his devastated mother Ann and his niece Darcie last month as they returned to the island to seek answers and, perhaps, closure.

Putting Lanzarote’s Social Issues First

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María Jesús Tovar qualified as a social worker before entering politics, and has quickly risen to the position of Vice president of Lanzarote’s Cabildo, where she is also the councillor responsible for tax and contractual issues.

Talking to Lanzarote Cabildo’s Sports Councillor

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Sport is an essential part of life on Lanzarote, central to the lives of thousands of islanders and a big attraction for many more tourists. Juan Francisco Monzón is the Cabildo’s Sport Councillor. We caught up with him last month.

10 Years Of Optical Excellence

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The Mióptica optical centre has been a byword for quality and expertise in Playa Blanca. This month they celebrate a very special occasion - their 10th year in business.