Spain has a strong journalistic tradition, and the Canaries is no exception. The recent improvement in online translation means it's easy to access the local papers. Here's a brief guide! Lanzarote Lanzarote newspapers are almost…

The President of Lanzarote's Cabildo and the island's seven Mayors have asked  the island's residents to show “responsibility” and “not let their guard down” in the fight against coronavirus, as figures show that a large proportion…

The Perseids, also known as “St Lawrence's Tears”, are a phenomenon that takes place every summer , and are at their height between the 11th and 13th of August, when up to 60 shooting stars may be seen every hour. This year, the…

Five restaurants in Playa Honda, Puerto del Carmen and Arrecife have closed temporarily as a precaution, after possible exposure to coronavirus. Three establishments in Playa Honda: the Patagonia Grill, Goliath and Mesona, closed after…

Yaiza Castilla, the Canarian Councillor for Tourism, has said that there are grounds for “slight optimism” for the winter tourist season if bookings hold up. In an interview with Diario de Lanzarote, she also described the future of tourism…

Spain's President Pedro Sánchez has revived the PIVE Plans that helped to revive the country's motor industry and update its stock of vehicles six times from 2012 until 2016. First published in Gazette Life, August 1st 2020. The…

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…