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 | Canary Islands24.11.2007 - In a recent survey carried out by the agriculture department of the Canarian regional government, it was disclosed that a higher percentage of Canarian wine is drunk on La Gomera than on any other Canary Island.
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 | Canary IslandsSan Sebastian - 24.11.2007 - The little Garajonay Exprés ferry, owned by the municipality of Valle Gran Rey in conjunction with local businesses, celebrated its fifth birthday earlier this month.
For the catamaran, which covers the route Valle Gran Rey to Los Cristianos in Tenerife, stopping at the ports of Playa Santiago and San Sebastián in La Gomera, this fifth anniversary may also be its last in service between the islands. A period of uncertainty is now certain. It was always known that the large regional government subsidy would cease after the first five years of operation and that point has now been reached
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 | Canary Islands24.11.2007 - La Isla Bonita, La Palma, have just started a new drive to attract more British tourists to their island, more commonly home to visitors from German shores. While other islands have taken a share of the British market over the years, La Palma has remained off most UK tour operator’s lists until very recently. more... |
 | Canary Islands24.11.2007 - A mysterious radio jingle criticising the Spanish government’s treatment of the Canaries has added more strain to the current relations between the region and Madrid.
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 | Canary Islands24.11.2007 - According to figures available from the regional government, while tourism figures appear to be holding their own, in fact the islands have seen a drop of one million in the number of foreign visitors arriving in the last five years.
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 | Canary Islands24.11.2007 - More strike action is on the cards by teachers in Canarian schools between now and February. Following the break-down of talks with the Department of Education, unions insist that unless the government takes teachers’ demands for pay equality with other civil servants seriously more one-day walk-outs are inevitable.
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 | Canary Islands24.11.2007 - Bosses at Spanish TV may have to rethink the current programme scheduling following the decision by the country’s Ombudsman to investigate complaints that the children’s watershed time is not adhered to in the Canaries.
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 | Canary Islands24.11.2007 - Lanzarote’s museums have joined forces in a Cabildo-sponsored initiative to increase their attractiveness to visitors.
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 | Canary IslandsValle Gran Rey - 24.11.2007 - The mayor of Valle Gran Rey in La Gomera, Esteban Bethencourt, was on local radio earlier this month to announce the imminent, forty-five day consultation period before the Plan General de Ordenación Urbanistica of Valle Gran Rey is made law. This long-awaited plan will herald a new, comprehensive set of planning regulations for the town which, like most Canarian towns, has largely muddled along to date without. more... |
| Canary Islands24.11.2007 - A member of a rap group from Madrid has been found guilty of offending the Spanish King during a concert in Fuerteventura.
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| Tenerife - 17.05.2012 - A man sought in connection with the attempted murder of his former girlfriend in northern Spain in 2000 has been tracked to Tenerife and arrested. more...
Canary Islands - 17.05.2012 - Today sees a return to the weather normally associated with the month of May in the Canaries, following the week-long heatwave. more...
Tenerife - 17.05.2012 - The cancellation yesterday of the massive Rock Coast Festival in Tenerife just a week before it was due to begin has sparked a furious public outcry. more...
Las Palmas - 16.05.2012 - Rock legend Bruce Springsteen delighted almost 30,000 fans at his concert last night in the football stadium in Las Palmas. more...
Masca - 16.05.2012 - Criticism of foolhardy tourists dominate the media again today after another dramatic rescue, this time in the Barranco de Masca area. more...
Tenerife - 16.05.2012 - Two earthquakes felt yesterday evening in several parts of Tenerife and Gran Canaria have surprised geologists, who had not detected any unusual movements in the hours leading up to them. more...
 The launch of international fashion heavyweight Zara’s three-storey Fifth Avenue store in New York recently also saw the unveiling of the brand’s new architectural and interior concept. more... |
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