Interviews

Life Is A Fiesta: Interview Tías’s Councillor for Fiestas and Commerce

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Carnival and St. Patrick’s Day will fill the streets this spring, but on Lanzarote, smaller celebrations take place all year round. We met Miriam Hernández at Tías Ayuntamiento to chat about this important aspect of the island’s cultural life.
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Genesis Center: Innovation In Health & Regenerative Medicine

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For over three decades, Dr. Javier Ramones, an orthopedic surgeon and traumatologist, has dedicated his life to public and private medicine with a clear purpose: to offer hope and regeneration beyond conventional treatment.
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Interview Bruno M, author of The Templar Chronovisor

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The Templar Chronovisor is the first novel by Bruno M., an Italian writer who has lived on Lanzarote for 11 years. A fascinating journey through space and time, in the tradition of bestsellers by Dan Brown and Ken Follett, the novel is the first part of a trilogy and is partly set on Lanzarote. We chatted to Bruno last month.
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Interview with a Lanzarote Taxi Driver

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Taxis are a vital part of Lanzarote’s tourist industry, and while the island’s cabbies generally enjoy an excellent reputation, there are growing concerns about queues, lack of coverage in certain areas and the complicated relationship between the island’s municipal taxi services. We interviewed Tías taxi driver Nabil Zdah, who has been driving taxis on Lanzarote for 16 years, about his work and the issues affecting the sector.
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“The Beginning Of The End” for Venezuela

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The US’s military action in Venezuela on 3rd January, which resulted in the abduction of Nicolas Maduro, was received with joy on the Canary Islands, which have always had close links with the South American country, and where many thousands of Venezuelans have chosen to make their home.
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Waveriding Brothers: Dylan and Conor

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The Donegan Dos Santos brothers, from Famara, are two of Lanzarote’s brightest young surfing hopes, with Dylan winning the World Under-18 championship in Peru at the end of last year and Conor also picking up important titles. We spoke to the Irish-Brazilian brothers last month
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