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Covid update: Tenerife and Lanzarote are ‘holding back the Canary Islands’
Covid update: Tenerife and Lanzarote are ‘holding back the Canary Islands’

There were 143 new cases today, 75 in Tenerife, 36 in Gran Canaria, 31 in Lanzarote, and 0 in Fuerteventura…

The Adeje job centre will manage all vacancies at new Leroy Merlin
The Adeje job centre will manage all vacancies at new Leroy Merlin

The new Leroy Merlin, due to open in September, has signed a deal to benefit the residents of Adeje looking for work…

MAROTO: ‘The priority of the Canary Islands is to reactivate tourism as soon as possible’
MAROTO: ‘The priority of the Canary Islands is to reactivate tourism as soon as possible’

She insists that British tourists will be able to come on holiday without a PCR test when the UK gives the green light…

The SCS requests for the over 50’s to be patient for their vaccination appointment
The SCS requests for the over 50’s to be patient for their vaccination appointment

They deny that a message has been sent out for them to call 012 and requests for patience...

Large police deployment for festivities and crowds in Gran Canaria
Large police deployment for festivities and crowds in Gran Canaria

They had to check capacities and licences of many businesses as certain categories are still not allowed to open...

Cabildo say that Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands is “the start of things to come”
Cabildo say that Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands is “the start of things to come”

Tenerife has more than half a million air seats scheduled from these three countries after they lifted travel restrictions...

Covid update: Only 94 new cases and 1 death in the Canary Islands today
Covid update: Only 94 new cases and 1 death in the Canary Islands today

There are always less medical discharges at the weekend, and today only 37 people have been signed off...

Tenerife circuit awaiting homologation for F1 testing to start construction
Tenerife circuit awaiting homologation for F1 testing to start construction

The access roads to the complex are already being built and construction of the track itself will start early next year...

Covid update: 115 new cases and no deaths as incidence rates still fall
Covid update: 115 new cases and no deaths as incidence rates still fall

The SCS have now administered over 823,000 vaccine doses with 273,691 people fully immunized...

TORRES: The islands will be included on the UK green list 'imminently'
TORRES: The islands will be included on the UK green list 'imminently'

Torres says that they are in constant contact with the UK, and the decision to separate the islands will happen...

The over 60’s are out in force in Tenerife and Gran Canaria
The over 60’s are out in force in Tenerife and Gran Canaria

This weekend anyone over 60 who’s not yet had a vaccination appointment can just turn up at the mass vaccination centres...

Hunt for Anna and Olivia Day 18: Pictures of the girls displayed on 300,000 ATMs
Hunt for Anna and Olivia Day 18: Pictures of the girls displayed on 300,000 ATMs

Yesterday was their mother, Beatriz’s 35th birthday, who thanked the world for their support...

Germany includes the Canary Islands in its 'green list' of tourist destinations
Germany includes the Canary Islands in its 'green list' of tourist destinations

Germany has also reviewed the islands independently of Spain and are allowing travel to the archipelago...

The Netherlands lifts restrictions to travel to the Canary and Balearic Islands
The Netherlands lifts restrictions to travel to the Canary and Balearic Islands

This decision has been made after they decided to review the data for the two archipelagos separately from mainland Spain…

Covid update: A 4-month-old baby dies from Covid in Gran Canaria
Covid update: A 4-month-old baby dies from Covid in Gran Canaria

Active cases in the archipelago have dropped below 2,500 thanks to 180 people being medically discharged today…

Canaries Government do not rule out opening nightlife until 2am in the summer
Canaries Government do not rule out opening nightlife until 2am in the summer

Trujillo: "Our objective is to get back towards normality in the shortest possible time, we do not rule out anything"…

Portugal says ‘YES’ to British holidaymakers from Monday
Portugal says ‘YES’ to British holidaymakers from Monday

This move puts further pressure on the EU to make an agreement in which it will include the UK on its permitted travel list…

British tourists could be turned away at Portuguese airports due to EU travel ban
British tourists could be turned away at Portuguese airports due to EU travel ban

Portugal admits they may be forced to refuse entry to British tourists until the end of May...

Ryanair wants EU and UK travel restrictions lifted by the end of May
Ryanair wants EU and UK travel restrictions lifted by the end of May

Ryanair say that the vaccine rollout in the UK and EU means travel restrictions are out of date...

7,000 police will be deployed this weekend to enforce Covid regulations
7,000 police will be deployed this weekend to enforce Covid regulations

The Government wants to avoid gatherings as it is the first weekend for six months with no curfew...