Bathers at Papagayo were surprised by a large stingray which swam close the shore on a sunny day last month. First published in Gazette Life, July 1st 2020. Although local press identified the fish as a manta ray it was, in fact,…

European health experts and Spain’s health ministry have unanimously concluded that PCR tests on passengers at origin or upon arrival are unreliable and logistically impossible to carry out. The European Centre for Disease Control,…

César, a big, handsome boy with a look of both a Saint Bernard and a Boxer was born in January 2009 and has been in Sara since April 2016. He’s a strong lad but very well-behaved and a pleasure to walk. He walks to heel until he…

As tourism starts again in the Canaries, the islands currently boast the best record of dealing with the virus in Spain. However, the pandemic is far from over, and Canarian reliance on tourism means that the fate of the Canaries is inextricably…

La Graciosa launched “Covid-free” tourism last month, as ferry company Líneas Romero restarted 10 daily routes between Órzola and the island. The Citizens’ Participation department of Teguise Ayuntamiento has been giving training…

The end-of-course concert at Lanzarote’s conservatory (Insular centre of Music Studies) is an event that most tourists and expats miss out on, but the spectacle of students and teachers performing is always a rewarding and heart-warming event. This…

Smoking should be forbidden on outdoor terraces and other communal areas as a measure to stop the spread of coronavirus, a public health commission organised by Spain’s Health Ministry has recommended. The commission contained representatives…

Previous visitors to the Canaries trust the islands as a safe destination, and many of them can't wait to live here full or part-time, according to a survey commissioned by the Canarian Council of Tourism. In June, the council …

For 11 years, Jenny & Martyn of JAM Villa Management have been taking excellent care of holiday rentals. Over the years they have also built strong relationships with owners and guests along the way. For a holiday rental owner, it's…

Yaiza Ayuntamiento has presented plans to build “natural pools” at El Golfo. The two pools will be located on the rocky beach in front of the village of El Golfo and will consist of a deeper, 2-metre pool for adults and sports swimmers,…

Until recently, Sandra Viste was living and working as an entertainer in various hotels on Lanzarote. Aged 31, she was friendly and popular and had made many friends on the island. Then she was diagnosed with a brain tumour. Soon she…

Cabildo president María Dolores Corujo has expressed her gratitude to the 35,000 islanders who took advantage of the free entry to the island's centres of art, culture and tourism (CACT) that finished on Sunday. “We're extremely…

Canarian President Ángel Victor Torres has once again insisted on the importance of testing as a measure to protect tourism and public health on the Canaries. But is widespread testing at airports practical or even possible? Torres…

As we head out of lockdown, freedom to drive has increased, and it’s now almost impossible to be fined for unnecessary travel. First published in Gazette Life, June 1st 2020. On 10th May, at the beginning of Phase 1, Guardia…