Category : Islands

by Buzzers - 3 months ago

Manolo Arturo Mayorga, The Honest Taxi Driver

A couple of Irish tourists had an accident during the first day of their vacation in Lanzarote. After dining at a Chinese food restaurant on Avenida de Las Playas, they got into a taxi in Puerto del Carmen and left their wallet, which contained about...

by Buzzers - 3 months ago

Molina Orosa Opens The New Radiation Oncology Unit

The Doctor José Molina Orosa University Hospital received representatives of patient associations this Tuesday on a visit to the Radiation Oncology Unit that will begin operating this Wednesday, December 13. The visit, together with the manager of t...

by Buzzers - 3 months ago

Huge Turtle Found Dead on Mala Coast

A leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) has been found dead off the coast of Mala this Saturday morning.Environmental agents went to the scene of the stranding. Their main objective was to inspect the specimen and determine the possible causes of...

by Buzzers - 3 months ago

Heavy Rain Wreaks Havoc in Arrecife

The bad storm has reached the Canary Islands, specifically Lanzarote, where heavy rains have been present during the afternoon of this Friday. A bad storm that has flooded some of the streets, homes and even garages in the capital of Lanzarote.A sudd...

by Buzzers - 3 months ago

Phobos is Back!

On Tuesday morning, the Cabildo of Lanzarote installed the Phobus wind toy, the historic work of César Manrique that returned to the Tahíche roundabout after completing the maintenance work. The president, Oswaldo Betancort, and the vice president a...

by Buzzers - 4 months ago

What a Success - What a Picture!

The tenth edition of the Saborea Lanzarote Food and Wine Festival, held this Saturday and Sunday in the Villa de Teguise, and organized by the Lanzarote Cabildo chaired by Oswaldo Betancort, has exceeded all expectations of public attendance with som...

by Buzzers - 4 months ago

Arrecife Will Have Video Surveillance Cameras

Arrecife launches its video surveillance deployment with the installation of nearly 50 cameras in different key locations in the Lanzarote capital. The Operational Control Centre is already in service with the signals that are received in real time...

by Buzzers - 4 months ago

A Bather Drowns on Órzola Beach

A 47-year-old tourist of Polish nationality drowned this Sunday on Órzola beach and the woman who accompanied him was able to be rescued unharmed by some surfers from the area, as reported by the Emergency Consortium.The event took place around 2:50...

by Buzzers - 4 months ago

Sailboat Disaster on the Coast of Tinajo

A man has died and two others have survived, all of them of Russian origin, when the Mai Tai sailboathitting some rocks in the Tenesar area , Rescue sources have informed EFE. Maritime and Emergency Consortium of the island.The body of the deceased c...

by Buzzers - 4 months ago

Firefighters Rescue a Dog Trapped in the Risco de Famara

Firefighters rescued a dog that was trapped in the Risco de Famara on Sunday morning, as reported by the Emergency Consortium.At around 11:45 a citizen alerted the Consortium that a dog was trapped in the vertical of the Cliff at the height of the Má...

by Buzzers - 5 months ago

British Boy in Costa Teguise Hotel Accident Dies

The boy who accidentally fell on Tuesday morning from a balcony of a hotel in Costa Teguise has died, according to La Voz from police sources. The events occurred early on Tuesday morning when the young man, of British origin, fell from a great heigh...