Five months after April’s protest against the effects of mass tourism in Arrecife, organisers have called another march, this time in Puerto del Carmen. As previously, protests will take place on the four Canary Islands most affected by tourism – Gran Canaria, Tenerife, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura. However, while previous demonstrations were confined to the capitals […]
National Police have arrested members of a drug ring operating between Lanzarote and Portugal. Three men, aged between 32 and 47 years of age, were arrested in Arrecife and charged with drug trafficking and membership of an illegal organization. The three men had avoided arrest in 2022 by escaping to Portugal. However, an investigation confirmed […]
Five bodies were exhumed at Arrecife cemetery yesterday in an attempt to solve a 51-year-old tragedy. On 1st February 1971, the fishing boat Domenech De Varo, from Cadiz, capsized off the coast of Mala on Lanzarote. Of the twelve crew members, only two survived. In the following days, three bodies were washed up, identified and […]
A rescue helicopter was mobilised to rescue a cyclist on La Graciosa yesterday. The cyclist had fallen on the road to Pedro Barba, and when Emerlan staff reached him, they established that he had injured his shoulder and chest, and was having trouble breathing. Paramedics were called in order to stabilize the victim and administer […]
The ex-president of the Balearic Islands, Francina Armengol, was guest of honour at a debate on Tuesday night about the future of tourism in the Canaries. Organised by the Socialist Party, the event took place at the Fondeadero Centre in Puerto del Carmen. Armengol described how, during her eight years as President of the Balearics, […]
Wednesday saw water cuts in 37 towns and villages, as Lanzarote’s water crisis continues. Canal Gestión, the island’s water supplier, said the cuts were due to a “fall in water reserves following an “interruption of the electricity supply in the Lanzarote III and IV desalination areas, which has made it necessary to suspend supplies to […]
For the first time in its history, the Canary Islands have received more than one million foreign tourists per month for over a year. In August this year 1.16 million foreign tourists travelled to the Canary Islands, 9.67% more than in August 2023. In total for the year the islands have recorded 9.86 million foreign […]
Unemployment on Lanzarote fell by 4% in September as 309 people came off of unemployment benefits, according to data from the Canary Islands Employment Observatory (Obecan). September marked the fifth consecutive month in which unemployment has fallen on Lanzarote and the total number of unemployed people on the island stands at 7,383 (a figure that […]
The Canarian Government has granted €1.5 million to Lanzarote to be used to improve the island’s waste disposal services. The subsidy is part of a grant that also saw €2.1 million given to Fuerteventura and comes from the Recovery and Resilience Facility of the EU. The Cabildo of Lanzarote plans to use the funds to […]
Lanzarote presented its annual Tourism Awards in Playa Blanca last night. Cabildo President Oswaldo Betancort hosted the event, which was attended by Canarian Tourism Minister Jessica de León. The prestigious Isla de Lanzarote award was presented to Binter airlines, while the business award was won by Calero Marinas. The cultural award was collected by the […]
