20/08/2012 Lanzarote (BG) - “The restoration of El Almacén, the Island’s Cultural Centre (CIC), in Arrecife is on schedule and will be completed within the original deadline of 12 weeks” according to Minister for Culture, Emma Cabrera.
The Minister revealed “Everything is going as planned, the ...
This week features a number of fun filled and action packed events on the island, from punk, rock and folk concerts for music lovers to cycling and beach volleyball events for sports fanatics. Add these to beach parties and full moon parties and you'll find there is something to suit everybody!
17/08/2012 Lanzarote (BG) - Following the discovery of fossilised ratite eggs on the island back in 2011, two more considerably large eggs have now been discovered in Órzola. The eggs date back more than 5 million years but as of yet there is no official explanation as to how they arrived on Lanzaro...
17/08/2012 Lanzarote (BG) – The Ayuntamiento de Famara expect an ‘avalanche’ of 20,000 people to attend the upcoming Fiestas de Famara. Last night a meeting of the Security and Emergency Consortium of the Cabildo de Lanzarote was held in Palacio Spínola, Teguise, to coordinate activities during th...
16/08/2012 Lanzarote (BG) - The Cabildo de Lanzarote has dismissed a complaint made by the Federation of Lanzarote Tourist Businesses (AETUR) against TUI Travel, for the alleged illegal sale of tickets for the new tourist bus ‘Lanzarote Vision’.
The complaint was filed in May based on alleged dam...
16/08/2012 Spain (BG) - Spanish air authorities have this week launched an investigation into low cost airline Ryanair, following reports three of its aircraft had to make emergency landings due to a lack of fuel in July.
Sources within Spain’s development ministry said that the AESA opened its...
13/08/2012 Lanzarote (BG) - Lanzarote recorded an increase of 2.95% in tourist arrivals last month compared to July 2011, following five successive months of decline. It was the only Canary Island that registered an increase in tourist visitors during July.
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10/08/2012 Lanzarote (BG) - Cabildo Vice President and Minister for Employment and European Affairs, Joaquín Caraballo, yesterday admitted that they had “made a mistake” by associating Rosana’s concert with, and using it to promote, the continued protests against the proposed oil exploration. He lat...
10-08-2012 Lanzarote/Canary Islands (KMC) - Lanzarote and Fuerteventura has been issued again with an orange weather alert for high temperatures by the Meteorological Agency 'Aemet'. Today the island’s temperatures are expected to reach as high as 37 degrees. The Aemet website specifies th...
10/08/2012 Lanzarote (BG) - The Centres for Arts, Culture and Tourism of Lanzarote (CACT) recorded a decrease of 12.48% in visitor numbers during the month of July, in comparison to the same period last year. During July there were 252,807 visitors to CACT’s, compared to 288,855 in July 2011. July...
08/08/2012 Lanzarote (KMC) - The mayor of Teguise, Oswaldo Betancort is resolutely against the proposal by the Lanzarote Island Plan (Plan Insular de Ordenación) to create a marina in Caleta de Famara. The mayor said that the plans had taken him completely by surprise and are “crazy” and also vowed ...
08/08/2012 Lanzarote (BG) - Some of Lanzarote’s most renowned tourist landmarks will be broadcast for all of Spain to see this weekend during TV Cuatro’s summer programme “Ola Ola”. The breathtaking Cueva de los Verdes, César Manrique designed Jameos del Agua and the beach of El Reducto are amongst ...
07/08/2012 Canary Islands (KMC) - The month of July had the highest recorded average temperature in the Canaries of the last six years. The highs increased by 1.5 degrees Celsius and the Meteorological Agency (AEMET) showed that temperatures reached as high as 43.5 degrees on these islands.
07/08/2012 Lanzarote/Canary Islands (BG) - Spanish Minister for Industry, Energy and Tourism, José Manuel Soria, has stressed that the discovery of oil, or gas, by Repsol would represent “salvation for the Canary Islands” as it would significantly help combat the “high rate of unemployment and weak ...
06/08/2012 Lanzarote (KMC) - The promenade of Playa Las Cucharas in Costa Teguise is getting a makeover and the application for tenders is now open. The project has a value of €544,273 and a deadline of 8 months for completion. The mayor of Teguise, Oswaldo Betancort highlighted the perseverance inv...
06/08/2012 Canary Islands/Spain (BG) - Spanish Minister for Health, Social Services and Equality, Ana Mato, announced that the government has approved a proposal to exclude all foreigners living illegally in Spain from public healthcare cover. The minister claimed this law will “ensure universal hea...
03/08/2012 Lanzarote (KMC) - The Lanzarote Vision Hop on Hop off bus service has launched its website at www.lanzarotevision.es and customers can now buy their tickets online. The website is available in the Spanish, English and German languages and contain...
03/08/2012 Lanzarote/Canary Islands/Spain (BG) - According to data released yesterday by the Ministry of Employment, registered unemployment on the Canary Islands fell by 0.3%, 879 people, in July compared to figures collected in June. However, year-on-year figures show unemployment has increased by...
02/08/2012 Lanzarote (KMC) - The President of the Lanzarote Chamber of Commerce, Jose Torres Fuentes has formally asked the regional director of Telefónica to choose Lanzarote as the location for the headquarters of the new Telefonica call centre.
The President wrote a letter to director Flores M...
