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Appeal to the young

The President of Lanzarote's Cabildo and the island's seven Mayors have asked  the island's residents to show “responsibility” and “not let their guard down” in the fight against coronavirus, as figures show that a large proportion…

Eyes on the Sky!

The Perseids, also known as “St Lawrence's Tears”, are a phenomenon that takes place every summer , and are at their height between the 11th and 13th of August, when up to 60 shooting stars may be seen every hour. This year, the…

Restaurants closed as a precaution

Five restaurants in Playa Honda, Puerto del Carmen and Arrecife have closed temporarily as a precaution, after possible exposure to coronavirus. Three establishments in Playa Honda: the Patagonia Grill, Goliath and Mesona, closed after…

“We are super-prepared in terms of health and tourism”

Yaiza Castilla, the Canarian Councillor for Tourism, has said that there are grounds for “slight optimism” for the winter tourist season if bookings hold up. In an interview with Diario de Lanzarote, she also described the future of tourism…

Green Car Subsidies

Spain's President Pedro Sánchez has revived the PIVE Plans that helped to revive the country's motor industry and update its stock of vehicles six times from 2012 until 2016. First published in Gazette Life, August 1st 2020. The…

First Canarian C-19 deaths in two months

After almost two months without deaths, the Canaries has registered two coronavirus fatalities in the last two days, bringing the total since the start of the crisis to 164. Both victims are described as elderly, and although they were…

August upturn in Canarian C-19 cases

The rate of coronavirus cases on the Canaries has risen during the first week of August,  highlighting the need to follow rules and recommendations on social distancing, mask use and hand washing. The Canarian Health Service’s Covid…

Barbara defies the weather

In the "new normality" on Lanzarote, golf is back in full swing. So much so that our last tournament was played on the 3rd of July in gale force winds during a yellow weather alert on the island! Jean-François Crinquand reports. In…

Three Presidents meet

Spain's President , Pedro Sánchez, will meet with the Canarian President Ángel Victor Torres and the President of Lanzarote's Cabildo. Maria Dolores Corujo, at 11.15 today in the Cabildo building in Arrecife. The meeting is the first…

Canarian insurance for tourists

The Canary Islands have taken out an insurance policy that will cover tourists for costs arising as a result of Covid-19 exposure on the islands. The initiative, which was announced by the islands' Tourism Councillor Yaiza Castilla, …