Interviews

Interview with Cabildo Councillor for Agriculture and the Environment

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Last month, Lanzarote received a major international honour in Rome after being recognised as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). We visited Lanzarote’s Centre of Agricultural Diversity (CBAL) and spoke to the Cabildo’s Minister of Agriculture and the Environment, Samuel Martín to chat about the island’s primary sector and other matters.
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Interview with the President of Lanzarote’s Chamber of Commerce

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Lanzarote’s Chamber of Commerce will celebrate its 20th anniversary next year. In those years the Chamber has offered vital support for start-ups and small- and medium- businesses, and has become an increasingly influential voice on the main issues affecting the island. We spoke to the Chamber’s President, José Valle, last month.
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Interview With The Brit on Yaiza Council

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In March this year Freya Finch became the first ever British citizen to serve as a councillor in Yaiza, and the third ever British councillor on Lanzarote. We met her in Yaiza last month to talk about local politics and the issues that affect British people on the island.
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Striking The Balance With Sustainability

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Jesús Machín is the Cabildo’s Councillor for Tourism Planning. A native of Tinajo with a background in renewables, he’s one of the younger generation of Lanzarote politicians attempting to strike the balance between growth and sustainability. We spoke to him last month.
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Talking Rubbish: Interview At Lanzarote’s Dump

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Almost everything you throw away on Lanzarote ends up in the heart of the island, at the Environmental Complex located in the volcano of Zonzamas. Each month, 4,000 refuse lorries pass through the white gate to deposit rubbish created by 160,000 residents and the 80,000 tourists who are on the island at any given time. We entered the volcano last month to meet the Cabildo’s Solid Waste councillor, Domingo Cejas.
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Behind The Sequins: Paul’s Path To Guapatini’s

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From West End stages and Drag stardom, Paul Burnham’s journey as performer has been anything but ordinary. Now, as the force behind Guapatini’s Showbar Lanzarote, he shares his story of resilience, reinvention, and glittering success.
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