Back to School Is Here
The average expense per child for parents will be around €400, and second‑hand items are emerging as a key option. The start of the new school year will represent a median cost…
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Francoist Repression in the Canary Islands
Fifty years after the dictator’s death, we remember the lasting imprint of terror that was etched onto the islands for decades. The repression in the Canary Islands was not the…
Read the story →First Agrofuer Edition a Hit in Tuineje
The fair organized by the Chamber of Commerce and the Cabildo brought the best of rural life to the surroundings of the Church of San Miguel. The inaugural edition of Agrofuer,…
Read the story →Alisio Returns With Strength Starting Tuesday
Temperatures drop and haze will recede After two days of calm, the wind will become the main player from Tuesday onward, blowing across the island of Fuerteventura with…
Read the story →Pre‑alert: Calima dust haze incoming
The Canary Islands’ Directorate General of Emergencies has issued a pre‑alert for calima affecting Lanzarote, Fuerteventura and the highlands, east, south and west of Gran…
Read the story →Agricultural Irrigation Water for Fuerteventura
The Canary Islands government will increase agricultural irrigation water by 2,500 m³ per day with a new desalination plant in Fuerteventura. New desalination plant The…
Read the story →Vicente Hernández: Half a Century as Betancuria’s Commissioner
Recognition ceremony The Cabildo of Fuerteventura and the Government of the Canary Islands honored livestock farmer Vicente Hernández on September 6 for his fifty‑year tenure…
Read the story →Miguel Socorro: “We’ve Spent 22 Years—A Third of Our Lives—Fighting for a Just Cause”
22 years of struggle to save the town of Corralejo “If we hadn’t stood up to them, Corralejo would have been lost.” Miguel Socorro, the lawyer who, together with Goyo Benítez,…
Read the story →Water Emergency Ends as Record 50,000 m³/h Production Achieved
The Cabildo of Fuerteventura and the Island Water Council confirmed on 5 September 2025 that the water emergency declared in 2020 is officially over. After investing more than…
Read the story →Fuerteventura and Anaga’s Protected Areas Unite as Sister Biosphere Reserves
Tradition and sustainability mark the twinning between the Biosphere Reserves of Fuerteventura and Anaga, which strengthen ties through the apanadas, a millennial tradition…
Read the story →Binter Eyes Opportunities After Ryanair's Exit
The Canary airline would grow in destinations after the “scare” of the Irish low‑cost carrier The airline Binter Canarias is probing opportunities in the connections between…
Read the story →Government Declares Gran Tarajal Port Renovation and Expansion of Exceptional Public Interest
The Canary Islands Government Council approved on Friday, at the proposal of the Ministry of Public Works, Housing and Mobility headed by Pablo Rodríguez, a decree that…
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