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Will having my passport stamped as a resident affect my rights?
Will having my passport stamped as a resident affect my rights?

Since the beginning of the year there has been confusion over residents getting their passport stamped, and what long term effect it will have on their rights...

VIDEO: This week’s news round up from the Canarian Weekly
VIDEO: This week’s news round up from the Canarian Weekly

The biggest stories this week in the Canary Islands...

Covid update: 332 new cases but La Gomera is Covid free
Covid update: 332 new cases but La Gomera is Covid free

The Ministry of Health of the Canary Islands has informed of three Covid related deaths in the 24 last hours, one in Tenerife and two in Lanzarote...

137 Covid outbreaks this week, the majority among family and friends
137 Covid outbreaks this week, the majority among family and friends

80% of the outbreaks are in Gran Canaria and Lanzarote… over 1,000 people are affected by these outbreaks…

Another sunny Thursday with above average temperatures
Another sunny Thursday with above average temperatures

Today sees a slight increase in temperatures which are above average for this time of year... forecast for all of the Canary Islands here...

Central Government does not back down and refuses to change the curfew time
Central Government does not back down and refuses to change the curfew time

The Ministry of Health insists that the regional Governments and Health Authorities have enough ‘tools’ available under the current state of alarm conditions to stop the third wave of the virus...

Good weather sees the arrival of more boats with 375 people in just three days
Good weather sees the arrival of more boats with 375 people in just three days

Two people from the patera that arrived in El Hierro on Tuesday have died, meaning that ten people who have already lost their lives this year heading to the Canary Islands...

The Government will study making the curfew earlier
The Government will study making the curfew earlier

"There is no problem implementing it if it is agreed by everyone," says the Minister of Transport and Mobility…

Covid update: 297 new cases, 131 in Gran Canaria, 47 in Tenerife, and 5 deaths
Covid update: 297 new cases, 131 in Gran Canaria, 47 in Tenerife, and 5 deaths

The archipelago has passed 32,000 cases today since the start of the pandemic… 20 people admitted to hospitals today… full stats here…

Sanchez: the return of foreign tourists en masse, will be at the end of summer
Sanchez: the return of foreign tourists en masse, will be at the end of summer

The Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, said this in a speech at the meeting of the Executive Council of the World Tourism Organization yesterday…

A clear and sunny Wednesday across the Canary Islands
A clear and sunny Wednesday across the Canary Islands

There will only be light clouds today, with southern resorts being clear and sunny...

Covid update: New cases still on the increase with 312 today and 7 deaths
Covid update: New cases still on the increase with 312 today and 7 deaths

Gran Canaria and Lanzarote will certainly be at Level 3 for longer than two weeks if this trend continues, both islands have well over 100 new cases each today… Tenerife registers just 42 new cases, and Fuerteventura 20…

Government agrees to discuss 8.00pm curfew time
Government agrees to discuss 8.00pm curfew time

This does not mean that an 8pm curfew will be automatically implemented, but that regional Governments will have the facility to use it if they want to... It is regional Governments requesting it...

Covid update: Gran Canaria and Lanzarote continue upward trend
Covid update: Gran Canaria and Lanzarote continue upward trend

Las Palmas has now overtaken Santa Cruz as the most infected municipality... Tenerife’s incidence rate drops below 50... 5 deaths reported today... full stats here...

Canaries vaccinates all emergency services and medical transport staff
Canaries vaccinates all emergency services and medical transport staff

In total, more than 1,500 staff linked to medical transport and CECOES 1-1-2 emergency centres have received their first dose of the vaccine...

Migrants in Tenerife start hunger strike to allow them to travel to Spain
Migrants in Tenerife start hunger strike to allow them to travel to Spain

These 176 Senegalese migrants have been in a hotel in Puerto de La Cruz for almost three months and want answers as to why they can’t travel to the mainland to look for work...

Covid update: 272 new cases and 4 deaths, 164 detected in Gran Canaria
Covid update: 272 new cases and 4 deaths, 164 detected in Gran Canaria

Lanzarote had 56 new cases yesterday and Tenerife only 31, showing the alert Level changes were correct...

CONFIRMED: Tenerife moves to Level 2, Gran Canaria to Level 3
CONFIRMED: Tenerife moves to Level 2, Gran Canaria to Level 3

The Canary Islands Government have confirmed this evening that Tenerife will be in Level 2 restrictions from Monday, and Gran Canaria joins Lanzarote on Level 3... See what restrictions will be implemented here...

Covid update: 261 new cases, 111 in Gran Canaria, 65 in Tenerife
Covid update: 261 new cases, 111 in Gran Canaria, 65 in Tenerife

The Governing Council will use this data from today, to confirm their decision of restriction level changes for Tenerife and Gran Canaria... full data here...

VIDEO: This weeks latest news round up from the Canarian Weekly
VIDEO: This weeks latest news round up from the Canarian Weekly

Here's Sam with this weeks latest news for the Canary Islands from the Canarian Weekly...