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Vaccination update: SCS teams have now administered 4,271,027 doses of Covid vaccines
Vaccination update: SCS teams have now administered 4,271,027 doses of Covid vaccines

83% of the target population, which now includes 5 to 11 year olds, have been full vaccinated...

Tattoo goes viral in England thanks to Tenerife ‘looky looky’ man
Tattoo goes viral in England thanks to Tenerife ‘looky looky’ man

The phrase "very good, very nice" has been seen in videos, memes, and now a tattoo...

New 4 star hotel gets the green light in Playa Blanca
New 4 star hotel gets the green light in Playa Blanca

The Governing Council of the Canary Islands have approved the project for the 110 bed exclusive resort...

Tenerife drops to Level 3 and the rest of the islands stay the same
Tenerife drops to Level 3 and the rest of the islands stay the same

Gran Canaria remains at level 4 and the rest at Level 3, except Lanzarote, which is at Level 2...

Today marks two years since quarantine of the Costa Adeje Palace hotel
Today marks two years since quarantine of the Costa Adeje Palace hotel

The H-10 hotel was fully locked down for two weeks after the first infection was detected in Tenerife...

The Canary Islands expect 15 million visitors this year
The Canary Islands expect 15 million visitors this year

Turismo believes that this figure is possible due to new issuing markets, as long as new ‘misfortunes’ don’t occur...

New cases have increased sharply as self test results are now included in totals
New cases have increased sharply as self test results are now included in totals

Up until now they haven’t been included meaning that thousands of positives haven’t been reported in the 6th wave...

UK driving licence holders now have until April 30th to change their licence
UK driving licence holders now have until April 30th to change their licence

The Spanish Government has extended the grace period by two months; full information here…

Police negotiator stops a man from attempting suicide in Gran Canaria
Police negotiator stops a man from attempting suicide in Gran Canaria

He had barricaded himself and his sister in his apartment and was threatening to jump from the tower block…

Covid update: New cases rebound to over 2,000 with five deaths
Covid update: New cases rebound to over 2,000 with five deaths

Incidence rates have increased, active cases have increased, and the positivity rate has increased, but hospitalisations are down…

Canaries has the highest hospital occupancy rate from Covid in the whole of Spain
Canaries has the highest hospital occupancy rate from Covid in the whole of Spain

As the sixth wave is declining so is the number of deaths; the islands have the sixth lowest 7-day incidence rate…

110,000 self-employed will have Social Security exemptions in March
110,000 self-employed will have Social Security exemptions in March

The Ministry has stopped financial aid from the end of February but will continue with Social reductions until June…

VIDEO: Controversy as firemen spray cat with water to get it off telegraph pole
VIDEO: Controversy as firemen spray cat with water to get it off telegraph pole

The cat was stuck on a pole that had electricity cables attached to it, which firemen said was too dangerous to climb...

The Canary Islands takes to Instagram to attract teenage British tourists
The Canary Islands takes to Instagram to attract teenage British tourists

A new campaign is launched today now that they can come to the islands again with just a PCR test...

SANCHEZ:  We hope to stop the use of masks indoors ‘soon’
SANCHEZ: We hope to stop the use of masks indoors ‘soon’

The Prime Minister said yesterday that Spain won’t be swayed by what other countries do, but will follow the science...

Covid update: Canaries starts the week with 659 new cases and two deaths
Covid update: Canaries starts the week with 659 new cases and two deaths

Here is the updated data for each of the islands…

The ERTE will be extended until March 31st as a transition period
The ERTE will be extended until March 31st as a transition period

During the next month businesses have to move towards the new terms of the labour reform…

AEMET forecasts that the rains will hit the south of the islands today
AEMET forecasts that the rains will hit the south of the islands today

It is expected to be wet in Tenerife, Gran Canaria, and the western islands, yet dry in Lanzarote and Fuerteventura...

Canarian companies ask for more time to justify the Covid aid they received
Canarian companies ask for more time to justify the Covid aid they received

The deadline is February 28th to prove what they have spent the money on...

Access roads to Teide have been re-opened
Access roads to Teide have been re-opened

The TF-21 and TF-24 were both closed on Sunday due to snow and ice making it dangerous for drivers...