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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…

Covid update: Incidence rates continue to increase with 212 new cases today
Covid update: Incidence rates continue to increase with 212 new cases today

The pandemic is not over yet, three of the four main tourist islands have incidence rates over 50…

Spain welcomes an EU vaccination passport and wants it as soon as possible
Spain welcomes an EU vaccination passport and wants it as soon as possible

The Spanish hoteliers association are pleased by the announcement of a vaccination passport…

They dismantle a criminal gang dedicated to the trafficking of heroin in El Fraile
They dismantle a criminal gang dedicated to the trafficking of heroin in El Fraile

Seven people of sub-Saharan origin have been arrested in the south of Tenerife and one in Madrid after the police investigation…

Canary Islands will approve aid to SMEs and the self-employed on Monday
Canary Islands will approve aid to SMEs and the self-employed on Monday

The regional Government says that they will begin to arrive in March...

Police fine 32 people playing bingo in Gran Canaria
Police fine 32 people playing bingo in Gran Canaria

The group were breaking several health regulations, and smoking inside the building...

Off-duty policeman saves kite surfers life in La Tejita
Off-duty policeman saves kite surfers life in La Tejita

The officer dived straight into the sea to save the injured man and then took him to hospital...

Parked car rolls down hill and ends up in a fountain in La Orotava
Parked car rolls down hill and ends up in a fountain in La Orotava

The owner of the car didn’t put on the handbrake and it rolled down a hill into the fountain...

All Islands keep same alert level until March 4th, except Tenerife
All Islands keep same alert level until March 4th, except Tenerife

This was announced today due to the increases in incidence rates since last week...

Covid update: Canaries registers 166 new cases and 2 deaths in the last 24 hours
Covid update: Canaries registers 166 new cases and 2 deaths in the last 24 hours

Tenerife registers 61 new infections compared to 71 from Gran Canaria, but Fuerteventura rebounds with 22 new cases…

Canaries extends requirement of a negative to national travellers until after Easter
Canaries extends requirement of a negative to national travellers until after Easter

Between December 18th and February 23rd, 402 positive cases were detected among travellers to the Canary Islands from other regions of Spain…

January's tourism disaster: each hotel received an average of 12 visitors per day
January's tourism disaster: each hotel received an average of 12 visitors per day

Only 47,217 foreign tourists stayed in the Canaries compared to almost 600,000 in 2020…

A new front is bringing rain and strong winds to the Canary Islands
A new front is bringing rain and strong winds to the Canary Islands

AEMET has activated a yellow warning for winds expected to exceed 80 km/h…

The Government is preparing a proposal of restrictions for Easter
The Government is preparing a proposal of restrictions for Easter

It is crucial to avoid a spike in cases or a 4th wave of the virus at Easter if we are going to be on track with other countries to lifting restrictions altogether…

More than 125,000 vaccine doses have been administered in the Canary Islands
More than 125,000 vaccine doses have been administered in the Canary Islands

So far only 3.82% of target population have had two doses...

A year on from hotel lockdown, H10 staff to be honoured by Adeje Council
A year on from hotel lockdown, H10 staff to be honoured by Adeje Council

The Mayor of Adeje proposes Municipal Gold Medal for H10 Costa Adeje Palace Hotel and staff...

14 ‘skippers’ are identified and arrested for organising immigrant trips to Gran Canaria
14 ‘skippers’ are identified and arrested for organising immigrant trips to Gran Canaria

These 14 were in charge of boats that arrived in December and January…

The Canary Islands add 96 new outbreaks with 634 people affected and one dead
The Canary Islands add 96 new outbreaks with 634 people affected and one dead

48 of the new outbreaks were in Gran Canaria, 44 in Tenerife, two in El Hierro, one in Fuerteventura and one in La Palma…

Covid update: Canaries passes 40,000 infections, with 219 new cases, and 4 deaths
Covid update: Canaries passes 40,000 infections, with 219 new cases, and 4 deaths

The good news is that active cases have dropped below 6,000 and hospitalisations have reduced…

First repatriation flight from Tenerife to Senegal since 2018 is cancelled
First repatriation flight from Tenerife to Senegal since 2018 is cancelled

The flight was scheduled to take off from Tenerife North airport at 9:35pm last night to go to Dakar...