New Moon and Black Moon: The Year's Darkest Night
The early hours of this Sunday will be the darkest of 2025 The third new moon of the summer will create the year’s darkest night, providing ideal conditions for astronomical…
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The Humid Haze Greets Us This Monday
Exercise great caution with the swell from Monday on the west side of Fuerteventura The calima finally lifts after 20 days of suspended dust in the atmosphere. The trade wind…
Read the story →236 Migrants Rescued from Drifting Canoe 232 Miles South of Gran Canaria
The Maritime Rescue Service rescued early Sunday morning 236 migrants from a canoe that was located on Saturday drifting and without a motor, 232 miles south of the island of…
Read the story →Puerto del Rosario Installs Air Quality Monitor in Los Hornos de El Charco
The City Council installs and activates this sensor in the El Charco Tourism Office, which will spend a few months in calibration before offering real‑time, publicly accessible…
Read the story →Resounding Outcry in Antigua’s Streets: “Our Health Is Not Up for Negotiation”
Indignant residents continue to mobilize in Antigua, demanding the rejection of a 30‑metre‑high telecommunications antenna planned just 50 metres from homes in the El Durazno…
Read the story →Regional Police Boost Security in Caleta de Fuste
The Canary Islands Government confirms the deployment of officers who will work in coordination with the Antigua Local Police to intensify surveillance in the tourist locality.…
Read the story →Extreme UV Radiation in Fuerteventura Until Monday
Maximum caution with sun exposure throughout the weekend The Canary Health Service (SCS) announced on Friday that the extreme ultraviolet (UV) radiation risk continues in Gran…
Read the story →Hospital patients rate the care they received as outstanding
98.62 % of patients are satisfied or very satisfied with the treatment received from medical staff The Virgen de la Peña General Hospital in Fuerteventura, part of the Canary…
Read the story →Oliva Biological Station Collects 650 Specimens in 2024
Among the animals attended are guirres, sea turtles, kestrels, cetaceans, rabbits, among others. The Biological Station of La Oliva houses a variety of areas and facilities,…
Read the story →Outstanding Care at Fuerteventura General Hospital
The Virgen de la Peña General Hospital of Fuerteventura, attached to the Canary Islands Health Department, achieved a score of 9.04 in the 2024 Hospital Discharge Satisfaction…
Read the story →Tuineje to Host Inaugural Agrofuer on Sept. 5‑6
The historic centre of Tuineje will host Agrofuer on September 5 and 6, an event aimed at revitalising the island’s interior economy by promoting local products, traditional…
Read the story →Erin's Swell Arrives with a High Tide Coefficient
Exercise Caution on Monday for Coastal Communities in the West and North of the Island The Hurricane Erin, which reached Category 5—the highest level on the scale—while…
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