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Interior reschedules deportation flight of immigrants to Senegal to March 10th
Interior reschedules deportation flight of immigrants to Senegal to March 10th

The Ministry del Interior hasn’t said why the flight last week was postponed, but it coincided with a Covid outbreak in a holding centre in Tenerife…

Covid update: Only 115 new cases throughout the islands
Covid update: Only 115 new cases throughout the islands

Lanzarote has no new cases today, there were 53 in Gran Canaria, 51 in Tenerife and 10 in Fuerteventura…

EU finalizes 'Covid passport' that allows travel with vaccination or negative test
EU finalizes 'Covid passport' that allows travel with vaccination or negative test

A ‘Digital Green Pass’ is being developed that will allow travel around Europe either with vaccination or testing…

IAG Group loses 7 billion euros due to flight paralysis in 2020
IAG Group loses 7 billion euros due to flight paralysis in 2020

The company admits that despite the better outlook for this year, there is still great uncertainty about travel...

4 arrested and 30 fined at a party on the South of Tenerife
4 arrested and 30 fined at a party on the South of Tenerife

No social distancing, no masks, dancing, groups of more than 6 people...

TUI predicts a boom in summer bookings and says Canaries will benefit
TUI predicts a boom in summer bookings and says Canaries will benefit

Confinement has lead to people being more desperate than ever to get away, and most have saved money, says TUI...

VIDEO: The latest news round up from the Canarian Weekly
VIDEO: The latest news round up from the Canarian Weekly

Here's Sam with the latest news update from the Canary Islands...

Covid update: February finishes with 140 new cases and 3 deaths
Covid update: February finishes with 140 new cases and 3 deaths

Data points to a change for Lanzarote down to Level 3, but an increase for Fuerteventura back to Level 2...

More than 300 people hold street party in Lanzarote
More than 300 people hold street party in Lanzarote

300 people in 150 cars headed to the fairground in Arrecife to celebrate Independence Day of the Dominican Republic...

Torres: Epidemiological figures decide alert levels not politicians
Torres: Epidemiological figures decide alert levels not politicians

The Canaries president says that "The Canary Islands are on the right track in the fight against Covid-19"...

Construction of La Tejita hotel can continue, but with 60 less rooms
Construction of La Tejita hotel can continue, but with 60 less rooms

Costas has rejected demands to move boundaries, although the demarcation will affect the number of rooms built...

Spain aims to coordinate reactivation of tourism with the UK roadmap
Spain aims to coordinate reactivation of tourism with the UK roadmap

Vaccination passports will be seen as an option to PCR tests for travel, not a replacement...

Body of missing Irishman Peter Wilson found in Tenerife
Body of missing Irishman Peter Wilson found in Tenerife

Peter’s family have released an official statement confirming that his remains have been found in Tenerife...

Covid update: 148 new cases today, 47% of them in Tenerife
Covid update: 148 new cases today, 47% of them in Tenerife

One Covid-related death has been reported today, of a crew member of the oceanographic research vessel 'Hespérides'...

The capital of Gran Canaria officially opens its new landmark
The capital of Gran Canaria officially opens its new landmark

The new 283 metre Onda Atlántica walkway is an instant icon in Las Palmas...

Spain updates vaccination groups for people down to the age of 45
Spain updates vaccination groups for people down to the age of 45

The Ministry of Health will start vaccinating people by age group as soon as essential workers are done...

Canary Islands beach wins prize for being the second best in Europe
Canary Islands beach wins prize for being the second best in Europe

Cofete beach in the south of Fuerteventura has been awarded second place by TripAdvisor...

The Canary Islands ask for state regulations to avoid Covid spike at Easter
The Canary Islands ask for state regulations to avoid Covid spike at Easter

Torres voiced his concerns because whenever there is a period of holidays or a celebration we take a step backwards…

1.6 million euro winner of the Primitiva lottery in Fuerteventura
1.6 million euro winner of the Primitiva lottery in Fuerteventura

On top of this there were 300,000 euro winners in Las Palmas in Gran Canaria, and Adeje in Tenerife…

Cabildo agrees to repair sinkholes on Los Hervideros highway in Lanzarote
Cabildo agrees to repair sinkholes on Los Hervideros highway in Lanzarote

The sinkholes appeared two weeks ago after landslides during the storms…