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Covid update: 214 new cases as total deaths pass 700 in the Canary Islands
Covid update: 214 new cases as total deaths pass 700 in the Canary Islands

Tenerife has added 113 new cases, Gran Canaria 67, Lanzarote 12, and Fuerteventura 12…

VACCINE UPDATE: 438,858 doses of vaccines administered in the Canaries
VACCINE UPDATE: 438,858 doses of vaccines administered in the Canaries

New age groups have started to be vaccinated, see all the figures here for each group so far…

78 kilos of cocaine seized on a boat in the Santa Cruz port
78 kilos of cocaine seized on a boat in the Santa Cruz port

The drugs were found on a ship coming from Santos in Brazil, heading for Antwerp in Belgium…

300 million euro super yacht stops off in Gran Canaria for 24 hours
300 million euro super yacht stops off in Gran Canaria for 24 hours

The luxury yacht 'Kaos' is owned by US billionaire Nancy Walton, one of the heirs to the Walmart empire…

The Health Service expects Tenerife and Gran Canaria to stay at Level 3
The Health Service expects Tenerife and Gran Canaria to stay at Level 3

The director of the SCS said this morning that it is not been possible to ‘bend’ the high rate of infections on the islands...

Tenerife presents new tourist image to be a ‘world benchmark’ for travel
Tenerife presents new tourist image to be a ‘world benchmark’ for travel

The Cabildo president said that UK vaccination campaign offers a ‘halo of hope to the tourism market’...

GOLF: European Tour adds 2nd Tenerife tournament in May
GOLF: European Tour adds 2nd Tenerife tournament in May

They have confirmed an additional tournament will be played in Tenerife to replace the cancelled Open de France...

Government to extend moratorium on evictions and rents for three months
Government to extend moratorium on evictions and rents for three months

These processes were due to finish at the end of the state of alarm on May 9th. Read more here...

Cloudy in the north, sunny in the south with some scattered showers today
Cloudy in the north, sunny in the south with some scattered showers today

Here is Thursday’s weather forecast for all the islands...

Age in Spain offers residency support to UK Armed Forces veterans in Spain
Age in Spain offers residency support to UK Armed Forces veterans in Spain

Age in Spain is reaching out to Armed Forces veterans and their families, to offer free help with the residency process…

Covid update: 196 news cases and 2 deaths in the Canary Islands
Covid update: 196 news cases and 2 deaths in the Canary Islands

Tenerife is the island with most new cases again as it adds 98, Gran Canaria 70, Lanzarote 15, and Fuerteventura 8…

Intersindical Canaria asks that Tenerife goes to alert Level 4 this week
Intersindical Canaria asks that Tenerife goes to alert Level 4 this week

The confederation of trade unions of the Canary Islands have made the request to the regional Government…

Santa Cruz port welcomes back cruise ships to the Canary Islands
Santa Cruz port welcomes back cruise ships to the Canary Islands

Portugese ship the World Voyager is starting it’s island cruise from Tenerife, before the Europa2 comes back on the 22nd...

Tenerife loses 120,000 seats due to the cancellation of Jet2 flights
Tenerife loses 120,000 seats due to the cancellation of Jet2 flights

The airline has cancelled the flights it had scheduled until June 23rd...

Brussels expects the Covid passport to be fully operational in June
Brussels expects the Covid passport to be fully operational in June

The proposal will be ‘fast tracked’ for approval to start pilot testing at the beginning of June...

Occasional showers expected across the Canaries on a humid Wednesday
Occasional showers expected across the Canaries on a humid Wednesday

Here is today’s weather forecast for all the islands...

Government wants to allow inter-island travel for holidays with testing
Government wants to allow inter-island travel for holidays with testing

The Ministry of Tourism wants the same rules as at Easter when travel was allowed between the islands…

BBVA bank prepares to lay off 7,000 staff in Spain and the Canary Islands
BBVA bank prepares to lay off 7,000 staff in Spain and the Canary Islands

The first meeting between the bank and union representatives takes place on Friday…

Covid update: Tenerife has 109 new cases and Gran Canaria 89 as they exceed 200 again
Covid update: Tenerife has 109 new cases and Gran Canaria 89 as they exceed 200 again

According to the Ministry of Health people being admitted to hospital are mostly between 40 and 60…

Fire in a Lanzarote shopping centre leaves three people injured
Fire in a Lanzarote shopping centre leaves three people injured

VIDEO: See a video from inside the commercial centre whilst it was on fire...