News

Canaries – safe haven

The Canaries are currently one of the safest areas in Europe, while much of the rest of the continent faces an immediate future of rising infections, lockdowns and uncertainty.

Here comes Bárbara

The storm warning of a couple of weeks ago didn’t amount to much more than a few spots of rain, but tomorrow looks a lot more likely to bring the rain.

Four pateras arrive on Lanzarote

The last couple of days have brought four pateras containing 95 migrants to Lanzarote’s shores, with over 500 reaching the Canary Islands over the weekend.

Cruisers to return

Cruise ships will be permitted to dock at Canarian ports once again from November 5th, after a protocol has been developed by the Canarian Government allowing this important sector of the tourist economy to recommence.

Ocean Sky 2020

The airport zone of Lanzarote has been fairly quiet this year, for obvious reasons. But there will be more activity over the coming fortnight as the island’s military aerodrome hosts part of the Ocean Sky 2020 exercise.

Congratulations, Janet!

If you're interested in the nuts and bolts of life on the Canaries, there's a good chance you've stumbled across Dr. Janet Anscombe's website, www.janetanscombe.com. If you haven't, it's time to bookmark it right now. Janet, a retired…

Carnival under threat as Three Kings parade cancelled

The cultural drought on the Canaries seems likely to last well into next year after the news that Las Palmas de Gran Canaria has suspended its carnival celebrations for next year. The decision came a week after the announcement to suspend the parade in Santa Cruz de Tenerife - Europe’s biggest carnival event.

Masks in Cars

Just in case you’re not sure, here are the rules on the Canaries relating to mask use in cars.

Need to know: Travel Checklist

Many of us panic when organising the documents that are vital for travelling, and the Covid crisis and Brexit aren’t helping with that. At the moment, here are the main documents or procedures any traveller from Lanzarote to the UK or Ireland will need to sort out.

“This is how it needs to be done”

Spain's Health Minister Salvador Illa yesterday congratulated the Canaries on getting their coronavirus figures down to the lowest infection rates in Spain. “This is how it needs to be done,” he said at a national press conference.