Category : Gran Canaria

Coronavirus 'Super-Spreader' Has 'Infected at Least 140 People'

Health experts suspect the coronavirus outbreak is linked to the nightlife scene in the popular Guanarteme area of Playa de las Canteras resort in Gran Canaria, one of Spain's Canary Islands Gran Canaria is battling escalating outbreaks of coronavir...

Judge Forces Ryanair to Pay the Passengers Affected by the Strike

The Commercial Court No. 1 of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria determined that a group of four passengers from the islands had to be compensated by Ryanair after requesting compensation for the cancellation of the flight they could not take in Madrid on Se...

Tragedy Avoided on the Coast of Moya, Gran Canaria

The two occupants who were travelling in the plane landed in the sea this Sunday in the town of El Altillo, in the municipality of Moya, Gran Canaria. They were unharmed and able to reach the coast by themselves. The pilot's expertise was key to prev...

Anti-Drug Operation with Police Officers Among Detainees

The Udyco of the National Police, the Eco of the Civil Guard and the Customs Surveillance Agency jointly carried out this Thursday a macro anti-drug operation in different parts of the island of Gran Canaria. The detainees could include National Poli...

First Cardiac Transplant in The Canary Islands

Dr. Negrín Hospital carried out the heart transplant for a 63-year-old man on Wednesday using a healthy and compatible organ from a local donor. The operation at the hospital lasted 4 hours. Dr. Negrín will be in the history books of Gran Canaria as...