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La Palma will have the world’s biggest robotic telescope after UK gives £4m
La Palma will have the world’s biggest robotic telescope after UK gives £4m

The UK has agreed to contribute four million pounds to the project in Roque de los Muchachos…

Don’t be misled or confused, nightlife isn’t back just yet
Don’t be misled or confused, nightlife isn’t back just yet

The opening of nightlife is in the decree approved yesterday, but doesn’t apply until passed by parliament as a bill…

ALERT LEVELS ARE STAYING: Government approves the decree of measures against Covid
ALERT LEVELS ARE STAYING: Government approves the decree of measures against Covid

There will not be a curfew, but Covid certificate may be requested for certain work activities and situations…

Tenerife moves to Level 3 from midnight tonight
Tenerife moves to Level 3 from midnight tonight

Tenerife moves to Level 3 with Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura, the rest of the islands are at Level 1…

The TSJC confirms the limit of number of people allowed to meet in a group
The TSJC confirms the limit of number of people allowed to meet in a group

Regardless of whether the group consists of cohabitants or non-cohabitants, the maximum number is not to be exceeded…

Covid update: 175 new cases and one death in the Canary Islands today
Covid update: 175 new cases and one death in the Canary Islands today

The SCS have now administered over 3 million doses of Covid vaccines in the Canary Islands…

The new cruise season starts October with more stops than before Covid
The new cruise season starts October with more stops than before Covid

The main cruise companies have scheduled more ships and similar stopovers than in 2019 expecting 600,000 passengers…

Ryanair predicts a fast rebound in European airline travel
Ryanair predicts a fast rebound in European airline travel

They estimate they will fly a total of 10.5 million passengers a month over the next three months…

GOOD SIGN: Capacity allowed at football stadiums in Spain is increased
GOOD SIGN: Capacity allowed at football stadiums in Spain is increased

The measure will be reviewed again on September 30th…

Covid update: Canaries has passed the fifth wave as levels return to the same as June
Covid update: Canaries has passed the fifth wave as levels return to the same as June

159 new cases today with 67 in Gran Canaria and 57 in Tenerife, 14 in Lanzarote, and 9 in Fuerteventura…

The Canary Islands had 414,244 foreign tourists in July, 92% more than in 2020
The Canary Islands had 414,244 foreign tourists in July, 92% more than in 2020

The main country of origin of visitors was from Germany, who sent 115,842 people…

Tax deadline is looming for non-resident property owners
Tax deadline is looming for non-resident property owners

If you own a property is Spain, including the Canary Islands, you are liable to file a modelo 210 tax form.

The end of the summer threatens to return 4,000 people to the ERTE
The end of the summer threatens to return 4,000 people to the ERTE

The uncertainty of tourism for the rest of the winter is forcing employers to dispense with staff…

The DGT has started fining drivers for misuse of the outside lane on motorways
The DGT has started fining drivers for misuse of the outside lane on motorways

The General Traffic Regulations are very clear about this; we must use the right hand lane as much as possible…

September starts with a clammy cloudy day in the Canary Islands
September starts with a clammy cloudy day in the Canary Islands

Here is today’s forecast for all of the islands…

Three things to know about the long-term side effects of COVID vaccines
Three things to know about the long-term side effects of COVID vaccines

The long term effects of ‘long Covid’ are more worrying than the vaccines…

Covid update: August ends with 159 cases of Covid and 3 more deaths
Covid update: August ends with 159 cases of Covid and 3 more deaths

The Canary Islands 7-day incidence rate is now below 60…

The Script are back in concert in Spain in March 2022
The Script are back in concert in Spain in March 2022

The band led by Danny O'Donoghue last performed in Spain in Barcelona in 2018…

Why have the self employed been charged almost double Social Security this month?
Why have the self employed been charged almost double Social Security this month?

They are reclaiming the 90% under payment from June when they only charged 10%...

7 young girls die at sea in the latest tragedy of the ‘Canarian route’
7 young girls die at sea in the latest tragedy of the ‘Canarian route’

In total 29 of the 55 occupants died after 12 days of a hellish journey travelling in the boat rescued 500km from El Hierro…