23.05.2018 - In La Palma, a 46-year-old man from Tazacorte has been sentenced to nine months in prison and to pay the court costs. The defendant had been convicted by the Guardia Civil's Seprona division for leaving a box containing three, approximately two-month-old puppies at the Puntallana bus stop on May 7. Passers-by reported the incident to the Local Police, who passed it on to Seprona. They were actually able to identify and locate the suspected owner of the puppies' mother. A DNA analysis confirmed their suspicions. more...

22.05.2018 - From May 22 to 24, the Canarian gastronomic fair Gastrocanarias 2018 will be celebrated at the Recinto Ferial in Santa Cruz. There is plenty to try and get to know, and specialities, also from other islands, are also being presented. A special highlight is the ham-cutting competition, which will be held on May 23. more...

22.05.2018 - The Loro Parque Foundation celebrated the end of the school competition, A Sea of Sciences on Friday at a congress at Poema del Mar in Las Palmas and announced the winners. The ceremony took place parallel to the beginning of the International Maritime Fair, FIMAR, which was celebrated over the weekend in Las Palmas and at which both Loro Parque institutions were represented with various activities, workshops and informative discussions. Among other things, it was possible to visit a stand in the Plaza de Canarias, where lectures and workshops were offered on the marine biodiversity of the Canary Islands and on solutions for the everyday reuse and recycling of plastic. more...

22.05.2018 - The National Police have arrested three people in Tenerife, aged between 25 and 55 years, all with no previous convictions. They are accused of human trafficking for forced prostitution and facilitating illegal immigration. At the same time, two young Venezuelan women who had been forced into prostitution in a rented apartment were freed. more...

21.05.2018 - On May 30, people all over the islands will be celebrating el Día de Canarias. At Centro Comercial Siam Mall in Costa Adeje, from 11am to 8pm, this shopping centre will be filled with the taste of the Canaries as it hosts cultural activities such as traditional sports and gastronomy workshops, folklore groups, handicraft stalls and many more surprises. This will be a great day to do some shopping, have fun and find out about Canarian traditions. more...

21.05.2018 - The search for Carmelo Castro from Santa Úrsula, who has been missing since Friday, was unsuccessful this weekend. The 68-year-old man is about 1.73 metres tall and slim. He was wearing blue jeans, a white sweatshirt with long sleeves, a short-sleeved pink polo shirt with stripes and a jacket. The family claimed that Carmelo probably went fishing alone. Over the weekend, helicopters and a lifeboat crew were out searching for the missing man, especially on the coast off Santa Úrsula, but so far, unfortunately, without results. more...