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 […]
Almost 2,000 Lanzarote residents have prepared living wills, setting out their wishes in the case of serious illness or disability. The island has more holders of living wills than any of the other Canary Islands. A living will is a series of instructions provided so that health professionals can make decisions more easily. In it, […]
An award was presented to Wenceslao Gil Tejera, a veteran waiter who has spent 46 years serving at the Hotel Fariones. Restaurant owner Miguel Santos Ortiz was also recognised for his dedication to good food and wine, with a focus on local products. Modesta Marrero García, one of the most respected members of the fishing community […]
Nine people have drowned and forty-eight are missing, presumed dead, after the boat they were travelling to the Canaries on capsized yesterday. 84 people were on board the wooden cayuco (fishing boat), which was heading for the western island of El Hierro when a distress call was issued. 27 survivors were rescued by Spanish Maritime […]
61-year-old Spanish swimming legend Juan Carlos Vallejo was first out of the water in the Travesia A Nado del Rio yesterday. The swimmer nicknamed “Kimbo”, who represented Spain in the 1980 and 1984 Olympics, took just over 34 minutes to cross the strait from Lanzarote to La Graciosa. Natalía Sasu, from the Nadamás club, was […]
A scientist died after falling from the second floor of the Casa de los Arroyo in Arrecife yesterday afternoon. Juan Baztán, a researcher at Bordeaux University who was in Arrecife attending the international MICRO conference on microplastics, died after falling from a height of around two metres in the staircase area of the historical building. […]
