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Let there be light

Drivers won’t find much difference between the rules on headlight use here in Spain and back home, but it’s always a good idea to revise what’s correct and what could get you a fine.

Vaccination back to normal after AstraZeneca panic

Spain’s brief suspension of the AstraZeneca vaccine has disrupted the Canarian vaccination plan, but normal service is expected to return next week, the Canarian Health Minister has announced, adding that a new vaccine will soon be available.

Easter travel freeze

The Canarian Government yesterday announced its special Easter fortnight restrictions that will apply to all the islands from Friday 26th March to Friday 9th April.

Backsliding on Fuerteventura, Tenerife and Gran Canaria

As Lanzarote continues to successfully reduce its Covid figures, the three other largest Canary Islands have been steadily going in the other direction, and are likely to see stricter levels imposed after today's assessment by the Canarian Government.

Teachers next

As Canarian teachers prepare to receive Covid vaccines over the coming weeks, the performance of schools continues to offer hope and encouragement. Currently, of 1,296 classes of all ages on Lanzarote, just four are currently in quarantine because of a suspected contact with an active case.

Keep on swinging!

Paul Kelly reports on how Lanzarote golfers are coping with Covid, and how the greens are greener and the fairways fairer after the rains.

Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine suspended in Spain

Spain’s Health Minister, Carolina Darias, yesterday announced that Spain would follow France, Germany, Italy and several other European countries, and suspend the administration of the Oxford/AstroZeneca (AZ) vaccine until the possibility that it may be linked with a handful of cases of pulmonary thrombosis is discounted.

Simón says…

Fernando Simón, the Director of Emergencies at Spain's Health Ministry, and perhaps the most widely recognised of Spain's Covid experts, told an interviewer yesterday that he did not believe that masks were the key to controlling the virus.

The day it all stopped

It wasn’t the best of days: the sea was unsettled and choppy beneath a cloudy sky, but it wasn’t just the weather that was uncertain. On the morning of Saturday the 14th of March 2020, those who had been reading the news knew something was coming, but no one knew exactly what.

The culture drought

Just over a year ago, the Gazette dedicated at least six pages to cultural and sporting events every month. On an island where there was almost always something going on, whether it was a marathon, a footie match, a jazz concert, an art exhibition or a local fiesta, it was one of our most popular features.