Fuerteventura key in biggest cocaine trafficking bust
The organization paid twelve million euros to the family of a crew member who died in a shipment to guarantee their silence. Agents of the National Police have dismantled what…
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Crews make progress restoring stone walls in Antigua and Tuineje with municipal support
The Cabildo of Fuerteventura, through its Service of Works and Machinery, has tasked the teams attached to the “Fuerteventura, beautiful by nature” programme with starting the…
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The island of Fuerteventura will host, on Saturday, 7 February 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., the self‑managed LGBTIAQ+ Historical Memory Days, organized by the collective…
Read the story →Puerto del Rosario unveils full Carnival program, Los Musicales 2026
The Puerto del Rosario City Council released this morning the 2026 Carnival program, which will run from February 6 to 22 under the theme “The Musicals,” with a municipal…
Read the story →Dance schools to kick off Puerto del Rosario Carnival 2026
The Puerto del Rosario City Council held the official presentation of the 2026 Carnival – “Los Musicales” – with the support of the Cabildo. The festivities, dedicated to…
Read the story →Costa Antigua Industrial Zone to Adopt Tourist Hours
The Official Gazette of the Canary Islands published today a request from the Antigua City Council. According to the Gazette, the Vice‑Council of Industry, Trade and Consumer…
Read the story →Mortgage signings in the Canary Islands return to positive rates
In the islands, €235.61 million was lent for mortgage contracts on homes in November, a 45.61 % increase over the capital lent a year earlier. The number of mortgages signed on…
Read the story →Three helicopters, drones and maritime units search for missing teen in Lanzarote
The search efforts have not yielded positive results so far, but the operation will remain active throughout the day. The search operation for the missing young man in the Los…
Read the story →Government and Clean Ocean Project Plan Corralejo Pier: “With One‑Third of the Cost” and Greater Respect for the Territory
The “macro‑project” for a new pier in Corralejo has not been ruled out, but the Canary Islands Government and Clean Ocean Project are working on alternatives that are gentler…
Read the story →77-Year-Old Tourist Rescued After Falling in Calderón Hondo
The Polish tourist suffered an open ankle fracture while walking the Calderón Hondo trail in Los Lajares and was evacuated by emergency services to a medical centre. A…
Read the story →Four people fall into the sea near Los Charcones, south Lanzarote
Four people have fallen into the sea in the southern part of the island of Lanzarote, in the Los Charcones area on the western coast of the municipality of Yaiza. - Several…
Read the story →Three youths rescued, a fourth still missing
A jet ski, a Civil Guard patrol boat and the GES rescue helicopter are currently on the scene. Three of the four people who fell into the sea in the Los Charcones area of Yaiza…
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