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…

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…

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…

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…

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, …

Spain's Association of Grandparents has issued an emotional open letter to the country's grandchildren, in an attempt to raise consciousness about the risks of coronavirus. Abuespa, the Spanish Association of Grandfathers and Grandmothers,…

August is usually the busiest month here and whilst it has been lovely to see a few more people in the tourist resorts, we are nowhere near the usual visitor numbers. Those that are lucky enough to arrive this month can expect…

King Juan Carlos I has announced that he will leave Spain to live in exile. In a letter to his son, the ruling monarch King Felipe VI, Juan Carlos said he had made the decision to leave the Zarzuela Palace and move abroad because of the controversy…

The Canarian Government will make a decision on mask use later today, but prior indications seem to show that the islands will not follow the rest of Spain and make mask-wearing compulsory indoors and outdoors. However, the government…

The season for the Rojillos is well and truly over; however, the top four teams in their league battled it out on El Hierro with one side being promoted to Spain's Bronze league, Segunda B. First published in Gazette Life, August 1st…

Spain's health service still restricts Covid-19 tests to sufferers, suspected contacts, health workers and those about to undergo surgery. If you want to find out if you've had the virus, you'll have to go private. Even before lockdown…

The Canary Islands continue to perform well in the battle against coronavirus, while the month of July saw the amount of new cases in Spain increase by four times. Spain ended its state of alarm on June 21st, entering a “new normality”…

Canarian president Ángel Victor Torres has returned once again to the subject of testing at airports, calling for a European airport tax that would cover the costs of testing on all passengers. Torres made the suggestions at a conference…

LANA, a pretty medium-sized Bulldog mix, was born in March 2018 and adopted as a puppy before being returned to Sara. Upset and bewildered, she is a sweet-natured dog, affectionate with people and gets on well with other dogs. She has…