Canaries News http://www.canariesnews.com News from the Canary Islands Tue, 07 May 2013 07:30:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Fire destroys premises at Yumbo Centre in Gran Canaria http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CanariesNews/~3/jfLG1raxQiE/ http://www.canariesnews.com/2013/05/07/fire-destroys-premises-at-yumbo-centre-in-gran-canaria/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 07:30:50 +0000 Canaries News http://www.canariesnews.com/?p=3679 Fire destroys premises at Yumbo Centre in Gran Canaria
Up to seven premises at the Yumbo shopping centre in Playa del Ingles in Gran Canaria have been destroyed by a fire that broke out in one of the venues in a fire that started at 08:20 this morning (Monday, 6th May 2013). No one has been injured in the blaze. The cause of the [...]]]> Fire destroys premises at Yumbo Centre in Gran Canaria
Up to seven premises at the Yumbo shopping centre in Playa del Ingles in Gran Canaria have been destroyed by a fire that broke out in one of the venues in a fire that started at 08:20 this morning (Monday, 6th May 2013). No one has been injured in the blaze. The cause of the fire is unknown at the moment. Four different fire crews attended the blaze using over 9,000 litres of water. The area affected is on the second floor under the mini-golf. Given the time of the start of the fire, all of the premises involved in the fire were empty. Update : It is reported that a young British person has been arrested for questioning about the fire and it is alleged that he may have started the fire after an argument where he made a threat to the owner of one of the premises over his involvement in a firework display. fire yumbo centre playa del ingles
]]> http://www.canariesnews.com/2013/05/07/fire-destroys-premises-at-yumbo-centre-in-gran-canaria/feed/ 0 http://www.canariesnews.com/2013/05/07/fire-destroys-premises-at-yumbo-centre-in-gran-canaria/ General strike threat over unemployment levels http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CanariesNews/~3/FvESghDQug8/ http://www.canariesnews.com/2013/04/30/general-strike-threat-over-unemployment-levels/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 07:16:52 +0000 Canaries News http://www.canariesnews.com/?p=3676 General strike threat over unemployment levels
The Canary Islands main unions (UGT, CCOO, Intersindical Canaria, FSOC, STPA Canarias, STU, COBAS, USO) yesterday threatened to call a general strike in the Canaries in protest over the unemployment levels in the islands which has reached 34.27%, over one in three people are now without employment. The protest is said to be not only [...]]]> General strike threat over unemployment levels
The Canary Islands main unions (UGT, CCOO, Intersindical Canaria, FSOC, STPA Canarias, STU, COBAS, USO) yesterday threatened to call a general strike in the Canaries in protest over the unemployment levels in the islands which has reached 34.27%, over one in three people are now without employment. The protest is said to be not only against the Government of Spain, but also against the President of the Canary Islands Government Paulino Rivero. In the presentation of the events, which is planned for the 1st of May, the general secretary of UGT in the Canary Islands, Gustavo Santana, said that the current unemployment rates are "more than enough" to call a general strike in the Canaries, because the regional government has "great responsibility" in all that has happened to the islands. "It is not true that the only blame lies with the central Government" he added. According to the union, the Canary Islands Government has "turned its back" to the social reality of the islands, as it makes policies that, after five years, are seen to have "totally failed". In his view, the general strike is "taking shape more than ever" because, without a change in policy, the Canary Islands will plunge into a social and economic depression. Mr. Santana went on to say "The general strike will act to reject these policies, but also to denounce the prevailing business culture in the Canary Islands, which is that of dismissal. Even with the tourism sector scoring above 90% throughout this period, all it has done is destroy employment." "The Canary Islands government and their employers are bound for a general strike and we will take our time to set the date, because we will go to all the businesses and workplaces to explain who has responsibility in all of this" he said. * Archive image. huelga
]]> http://www.canariesnews.com/2013/04/30/general-strike-threat-over-unemployment-levels/feed/ 0 http://www.canariesnews.com/2013/04/30/general-strike-threat-over-unemployment-levels/ Unemployment in the Canary Islands reaches 34% http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CanariesNews/~3/XbHdc_-3OBM/ http://www.canariesnews.com/2013/04/25/unemployment-in-the-canary-islands-reaches-34/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:44:52 +0000 Canaries News http://www.canariesnews.com/?p=3674 Unemployment in the Canary Islands reaches 34%
The number of unemployed people in the Canary Islands has risen during the first quarter of this year (2013) by up to 17,200 people. This represents an increase of 4.68% during this period and brings the total number of unemployed in the Canaries to 385,200 which represents 34.27% of the population. This places the Canary [...]]]> Unemployment in the Canary Islands reaches 34%
The number of unemployed people in the Canary Islands has risen during the first quarter of this year (2013) by up to 17,200 people. This represents an increase of 4.68% during this period and brings the total number of unemployed in the Canaries to 385,200 which represents 34.27% of the population. This places the Canary Islands third in Spain with the highest level of unemployment. Andalucia is top of the unemployment list with 36.87% of its population, followed by Extremadura at 35.56% and then the Canary Islands at 34.27% (7% above the National average of 27.16%. Meanwhile, in the whole of Spain, the number of unemployed people increased by 237,400 in the first quarter of 2013 reaching 6,202,700 people (an increase of 1.14% when compared to the last quarter of 2012) this represents a 27.16% of the current population in Spain. unemployment canary islands
]]> http://www.canariesnews.com/2013/04/25/unemployment-in-the-canary-islands-reaches-34/feed/ 0 http://www.canariesnews.com/2013/04/25/unemployment-in-the-canary-islands-reaches-34/ Iberia Express to link Tenerife South with Mallorca http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CanariesNews/~3/hK9aCzUhhsc/ http://www.canariesnews.com/2013/04/04/iberia-express-to-link-tenerife-south-with-mallorca/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 07:30:19 +0000 Canaries News http://www.canariesnews.com/?p=3663 Iberia Express to link Tenerife South with Mallorca
From the 1st of July 2013, Iberia Express will be strengthening its Canary Island connections during the summer months. It is the first Iberia Express route which has neither origin nor destination in Madrid. With four weekly flights and tickets from €88 euros which can be booked via the Iberia Express website, it is currently the [...]]]> Iberia Express to link Tenerife South with Mallorca
From the 1st of July 2013, Iberia Express will be strengthening its Canary Island connections during the summer months. It is the first Iberia Express route which has neither origin nor destination in Madrid. With four weekly flights and tickets from €88 euros which can be booked via the Iberia Express website, it is currently the only direct route between Palma de Majorca and Tenerife. As of the 1st of July, the new route will directly link the Balearic and Canary Islands, without having to go through Iberia Express' hub at Madrid-Barajas. Iberia Express is adding this new route to its seven island destinations, which are currently Ibiza and Palma de Majorca in the Balearic Islands; and Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, La Palma and Tenerife in the Canary Islands, all routes with origin or destination in Madrid. Canarias 300x250 Iberia Express Lanzarote
]]> http://www.canariesnews.com/2013/04/04/iberia-express-to-link-tenerife-south-with-mallorca/feed/ 0 http://www.canariesnews.com/2013/04/04/iberia-express-to-link-tenerife-south-with-mallorca/ Slight unemployment rise in March 2013 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CanariesNews/~3/MuD9Zd_hAlo/ http://www.canariesnews.com/2013/04/03/slight-unemployment-rise-in-march-2013/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 07:30:51 +0000 Canaries News http://www.canariesnews.com/?p=3652 Slight unemployment rise in March 2013
The number of registered unemployed people in the Canary Islands has risen by 198 people in March 2013 when compared to the previous month of February 2013 representing an increase of 0.07% driven by increased unemployment in three sectors: agriculture, services and the unemployed with no previous job. Year on Year figures show that unemployment [...]]]> Slight unemployment rise in March 2013
The number of registered unemployed people in the Canary Islands has risen by 198 people in March 2013 when compared to the previous month of February 2013 representing an increase of 0.07% driven by increased unemployment in three sectors: agriculture, services and the unemployed with no previous job. Year on Year figures show that unemployment is up 2.81% when compared to March 2012. At the end of March 2013 there were 291,672 unemployed people in the Canaries, 7,973 more than this time last year. Of the total number of unemployed people, 154,874 correspond to the province of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura) where unemployment rose in March (compared to February) by 167 people (+0.11%) and the remaining 136,798 unemployed correspond to the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Tenerife, La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro) where unemployment increased last month by 31 people (+0.02%). Compared with March 2012, unemployment has risen almost the same in the two provinces, 2.82% in the province of Las Palmas (4,252 more unemployed) and by 2.80% in Santa Cruz de Tenerife (3,721 people). Of the 291,672 registered unemployed people in the Canary Islands right now, 145,516 are men, 146,156 are women and 22,175 are under 25 years (11,355 males and 10,820 females). Last month, unemployment went up in the islands by 203 people in the group 'without previous work'. Among foreign workers, unemployment fell last month in the Canaries by 382 people, (-1.57%) meaning the total number of unemployed foreigners is stands at 23,995 unemployed (from EU countries). Compared with 2012, unemployment has fallen in the islands for foreign workers by 4.48%. * Archive Image Unemployment in Spain
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A 64 year old British citizen has been reported to have been stabbed at around 4AM on Monday morning (1st April 2013) in the town of Caleta de Fuste (Specifically in the area of El Castillo) in the municipality of Antigua on the island of Fuerteventura. The injured man reportedly received several stab wounds to [...]]]> El Castillo Caleta de Fuste Fuerteventura
A 64 year old British citizen has been reported to have been stabbed at around 4AM on Monday morning (1st April 2013) in the town of Caleta de Fuste (Specifically in the area of El Castillo) in the municipality of Antigua on the island of Fuerteventura. The injured man reportedly received several stab wounds to the abdomen and was taken by ambulance to the Fuerteventura General Hospital, where he was admitted but his life is currently reported to not be in danger. The Guardia Civil is investigating the attack and has already reported to have the weapon with which the attack took place, a knife about 20 centimeters in length. It is also questioning several witnesses who saw the incident take place and are looking for the alleged assailant, who apparently is a foreign national. * Archive Image - Caleta de Fuste - Fuerteventura El Castillo Caleta de Fuste Fuerteventura
]]> http://www.canariesnews.com/2013/04/02/british-man-stabbed-in-fuerteventura/feed/ 1 http://www.canariesnews.com/2013/04/02/british-man-stabbed-in-fuerteventura/ British Airways launch London – Tenerife route http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CanariesNews/~3/8h_-Zwnb0i0/ http://www.canariesnews.com/2013/03/29/british-airways-launch-london-tenerife-route/#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2013 21:03:03 +0000 Canaries News http://www.canariesnews.com/?p=3627 British Airways today launched a new direct flight between London Gatwick and Tenerife South, which will operate five days a week carrying around 200 travelers and includes 15 seats in first class. This new British Airways route was announced today by the Minister of Tourism of the Cabildo of Tenerife, Carlos Alonso, who in the presentation of this route has stressed that the new flight is targeted specially to British tourists with high purchasing power. The flights, which will depart at 07.10 from the UK in the winter season and in the summer, starting on 1st April 2013, will depart from the UK at 13:00, today made its inaugural flight with 100% occupancy. %CODE08% Occupancy rates for the coming weeks are 80% as explained by Mr. Alonso, who explained that this route meets a demand for 4 and 5 star hotels because it favors the arrival of tourists who prefer to travel first class and stay at 'higher level' establishments on the island. Also, Mr. Alonso has stated that the tourist occupancy for the Easter season will reach 80% on the island, a percentage that is "a little below last year". According to the Minister, the hotel industry is happy with the arrival of tourists and expected to run out of places to fill with lates local market. The Minister went on to complain about AENA's attitude towards British Airways new route because they would not authorise a press conference for the presentation of the inaugural flight at the Tenerife South airport.
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For all the latest updates on this news story please follow us on Twitter we’re @canariesnews or ‘Like’ our Facebook page.       Update 3rd April 2013 @ 09:30 – The island of El Hierro has been hit by two earthquakes above 4 degrees (Richter) this morning, according to the National Geographic Institute (IGN). [...]]]> 4.9 degree earthquake hits El Hierro and is felt on La Palma and Tenerife
For all the latest updates on this news story please follow us on Twitter we're @canariesnews or 'Like' our Facebook page.       Update 3rd April 2013 @ 09:30 - The island of El Hierro has been hit by two earthquakes above 4 degrees (Richter) this morning, according to the National Geographic Institute (IGN). There has been an earthquake of 4.2 degrees at 03:41 hours and another of 4.5 degrees before this one at 02:45. Update 2nd April 2013 @ 19:30 - According to data received, the earthquakes are approaching the coast of the island of El Hierro. The current increase in earthquakes are also showing the same signs of those that occurred before the volcanic eruption last year. The report also shows that the island has been deformed by 11 centimetres since the last process started in March 2013. EL Hierro 2nd April 2013 %CODE06% Update 31st March 2013 @ 19:30 - The IGN has now confirmed that this mornings earthquake at 10:59:54 WAS recorded at 4.9 degrees on the Richter scale. On its website it has initially reported this quake at 4.9 degrees but then corrected the data saying that it had only been 4.6 degrees. It has now confirmed that its initial assessment was correct and has changed the data back to 4.9 degrees. This makes todays earthquake the largest recorded in the whole process which began in 2011. Video of landslides on the island of El Hierro after earthquake: Update 31st March 2013 @ 16:30 - An earthquake which was wrongly reported as 4.9 degrees on the Richter scale which hit the island of El Hierro this morning was corrected by the IGN as being a 4.6 degree quake. This earthquake, which took place at 10:59:54 this morning (local time), had its epicenter in the sea to the west of the town of Frontera at the point where the greatest concentration of earthquakes in recent days has taken place. The quake, which was felt on the island of La Palma, was at a depth of 20 km and occurred just an hour after another earthquake measuring 4.5 degrees. The IGN performs a continuous review of the data published on its websites which is why at first it had indicated that there had been an earthquake of magnitude 4.9 and subsequently updated the information and said that it had been 4.6 degrees. The president of the Cabildo of El Hierro, Alpidio Armas said that the earthquake has caused some landslides on the road to Sabinosa in La Dehesa. El Hierro 31st March 2013 Update 30th March 2013 @ 10:30 - The IGN (Nationa Geographic Institute) recorded last night 51 small earthquakes, one of which was been felt by the population on the island of El Hierro. The most powerful of these earthquakes occurred at 00:30 this morning at a depth of 19 kilometers, with a magnitude of 4.3 on the Richter scale. The epicenter of these earthquakes is in the sea, as in previous days, west of the town of Frontera, with depth varying between 14 and 25 kilometers. Of the 51 earthquakes recorded between midnight and 08.11 this morning, nine exceeded magnitude 3, thirty ranged between 2 and 3, and two did not reach 2 degrees Richter. In total yesterday, Friday 29th March, there were 184 earthquakes, a hundred of them with a magnitude greater than 3 degrees Richter, including one of 4.7, the highest in the earthquake/volcanic process which started in 2011. The direction of the Civil Protection Plan for Volcanic Risk in the Canary Islands (PEVOLCA) has kept the 'yellow light' of seismic risk in place on the island. El Hierro 30th March 2013 Earthquakes %CODE13% Update 29th March 2013 @ 17:30 - There has been an earthquake on the island of El Hierro registering 4.7 degrees on the Richter scale that has been felt by the population of the islands of El Hierro, La Palma and in places of Tenerife. It happened today (Friday) at 17:00 (local time) and was at a depth of 20km at latitude 27,7 y longitude -18,3. Update 28th March 2013 @ 09:00 - The Civil Protection Plan for Volcanic Risk in the Canary Islands (Pevolca) has changed the 'traffic light' system for warnings of seismic activity from green to yellow on the island El Hierro and has closed roads on the island which may be exposed to landslides due to quakes or tremors. In a statement released last night, Pevolca announced the change of the warning state and road closures of the HI-500 and HI-400 , at El Tomillar. According to the Cabildo of El Hierro, the Los Roquillos tunnel has been closed at Frontera and closed the road for traffic between the HI-50's Cruce de La Tabla and Sabinosa and access to the La Madera beach. These measures were taken after the earthquakes recorded yesterday afternoon reached a magnitude of 4.6 degrees on the Richter scale, the highest in the whole process of the 2011-2012 eruption and seismic spikes that have taken place since. The Emergency Coordination Centre Control Room (CECOES-112) received several calls regarding some landslides in the area of ​​Guinea, as explained in a press release, which noted that "there was no warnings related to infrastructure damage or injury to  people. ". The quake was recorded at 15:07 hours yesterday afternoon, with an epicenter in the sea to the west of La Frontera. %CODE13% Update 27th March 2013 @ 11:00 - During the night El Hierro has been hit by another wave of earthquakes, 49 in total, none of them felt by the population of the island, according to data collected by the National Geographic Institute (IGN). The most powerful of these small earthquakes occurred at 05:51 this morning and had a magnitude of 3.3 degrees on the Richter scale. Just three minutes later, there was another 3.2 degree quake at almost at the same coordinates. As in previous days, the epicenter of these earthquakes is in the sea, to the west of the town of Frontera, at a depth of between 15 and 16 kilometers deep. Of the 49 earthquakes recorded since midnight, three exceeded a magnitude of 3 degrees, 44 ranged between 2 and 3 degrees and two did not reach 2 degrees (Richter). Yesterday there were 200 earthquakes, 15 of them with magnitude greater than 3 degrees. %CODE13% Update 26th March 2013 @ 16:00 - The Civil Protection Plan for Volcanic Risk for the Canary Islands (Pevolca), has decided to maintain the 'traffic light' system which determines the danger to the population of the island of El Hierro at it's 'GREEN' status because, in their opinion, the current seismic activities do 'not pose a risk to the population'. Despite this, scientists have said that their is a '75% chance' of the island experiencing an earthquake of up to 4.3 degrees (Richter), but discard any risk to the population because the phenomenon is currently located 10 km. from the coast. The Canary Islands Government is meeting today in Santa Cruz de Tenerife to analyse the seismic activity data from the island. %CODE13% Update 26th March 2013 @ 09:00 - The National Geographic Institute (IGN) has recorded (up until yesterday afternoon) 106 earthquakes, one of which registered 4.1 degrees magnitude on the Richter scale, the largest since the seismic activity restarted on 15th March. This earthquake was recorded at 14:41 hours in the sea to the west of the town of Frontera, at a depth of 16 km. This is the same locations and at the same depth than the one that was recorded at 5:57 pm yesterday with a magnitude of 4 degrees. Of the total number of earthquakes recorded yesterday, 21 had a magnitude greater than 3 degrees on the Richter scale, 70 had a magnitude of 2-3 degrees and 15 under 2 degrees. %CODE13% Original Story: The quake, which was felt by the population of the island, occurred at 05:57 this morning, with the epicenter in the sea to the West of Frontera at a depth of 16km. Since midnight, the National Geographic Institute (IGN) has recorded 56 earthquakes on the island of El Hierro, 17 of them with magnitude greater than 3 degrees on the Richter scale, another 33 between 2 and 3 degrees and six below 2 degrees. This past weekend, the island was hit by 329 earthquakes, 170 on Saturday and 159 on Sunday, 22 of which exceeded 3 degrees on the Richter scale. These two days have recorded the most quakes since the re-activation of this new seismic phase. Image of the latest activity of El Hierro earthquakes El Hierro Earthquakes March 2013 -2 El Hierro 7th November 2011 - 4
]]> http://www.canariesnews.com/2013/03/25/4-0-degree-earthquake-hits-el-hierro/feed/ 0 http://www.canariesnews.com/2013/03/25/4-0-degree-earthquake-hits-el-hierro/ Lanzarote Real Estate scam uncovered http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CanariesNews/~3/nfbwtyfqSGg/ http://www.canariesnews.com/2013/03/21/lanzarote-real-estate-scam-uncovered/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 08:30:17 +0000 Canaries News http://www.canariesnews.com/?p=3598 House for sale Lanzarote
A 45 year old woman who managed two real estate companies on the island of Lanzarote has allegedly defrauded up to 17 people interested in buying properties on the island, mostly foreigners, of around €1 million between 2007 and 2011. The woman was arrested on the 4th February (2013) after the Costa Teguise Guardia Civil [...]]]> House for sale Lanzarote
A 45 year old woman who managed two real estate companies on the island of Lanzarote has allegedly defrauded up to 17 people interested in buying properties on the island, mostly foreigners, of around €1 million between 2007 and 2011. The woman was arrested on the 4th February (2013) after the Costa Teguise Guardia Civil finished their investigations in September 2012. It is alleged that the woman, from Tias in Lanzarote, received large amounts of money to buy real estate on the island, making customers believe that the purchase had been made, when this was not true. In addition to this, she improperly appropriated money that they had paid for the payment of property transfer tax, which was also never paid, and sometimes even charged a monthly community fee on the non-existent property. In a statement, the Guardia Civil said that in some cases, the foreign victims had 'acquired' these properties for investment purposes, for tourism rentals and were not for residential purposes. Through their investigations, the Guardia Civil have located up to 17 victims of the alleged scam in five different countries: 9 people from Ireland, 4 in England, 1 from Italy, 2 Spanish people and 1 person from Germany. * Archive iamge House for sale Lanzarote
]]> http://www.canariesnews.com/2013/03/21/lanzarote-real-estate-scam-uncovered/feed/ 0 http://www.canariesnews.com/2013/03/21/lanzarote-real-estate-scam-uncovered/ New earthquakes for island of El Hierro http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CanariesNews/~3/Ve44qjy28ZU/ http://www.canariesnews.com/2013/03/20/new-earthquakes-for-island-of-el-hierro/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 08:43:27 +0000 Canaries News http://www.canariesnews.com/?p=3595 el hierro earthquakes march 2013
The new earthquakes detected on the island of El Hierro since Sunday (17th March 2013) have so far been located in an area where there has previously not been any seismic activity. The new activity has been detected to the west of El Golfo opposite Pozo de La Salud. The National Geographic Institute (IGN) has [...]]]> el hierro earthquakes march 2013
The new earthquakes detected on the island of El Hierro since Sunday (17th March 2013) have so far been located in an area where there has previously not been any seismic activity. The new activity has been detected to the west of El Golfo opposite Pozo de La Salud. The National Geographic Institute (IGN) has recorded more than a hundred earthquakes, most with magnitudes above 2.0 on the Richter scale since the beginning of this new phase of magmatic process. A spokesman for the National Seismic Network, Emilio Carreño said that the biggest earthquake detected had a magnitude of 3.1 degrees on the Richter scale and other above 3 degrees with "many felt by the population of the island." According to Mr. Carreño, who said yesterday that the epicenter of the earthquake was on the ground (not at sea) and to the northwest of the island. "At the moment the earthquakes have been detected at a depth of 15 kilometers" he added. Finally, in terms of change in the location of the epicentre, Mr. Carreño said that it is normal for the epicentre to move the release of efforts from one place to another on the edge of the crust and recalled that the entire system is interconnected. Graph from Sunday showing earthquakes starting: * Archive image El Hierro South Coast Sea Surface Wed 16th November 2011
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12 illegal immigrants arrived at the island of La Palma yesterday (Tuesday, 12th March 2013). They travelled on board a ‘cayuco’ type boat and are reported to have departed 18 days ago from Bakau in Gambia. The Guardia Civil say that most of the illegal immigrants travelling on board the boat are from Gambia although [...]]]> 12 illegal immigrants arrive at La Palma
12 illegal immigrants arrived at the island of La Palma yesterday (Tuesday, 12th March 2013). They travelled on board a 'cayuco' type boat and are reported to have departed 18 days ago from Bakau in Gambia. The Guardia Civil say that most of the illegal immigrants travelling on board the boat are from Gambia although some may be from Senegal and Mail. The boat was spotted by a fisherman on a beach near the La Veta area in Tijarafe, La Palma. The twelve immigrants are in good health, although two of them had to be treated by medical staff after showing signs of dehydration. The boat, about 12 metres in length, was found to contain empty fuel canisters and two outboard motors. It has now been taken by Marine Rescue to the harbour of Tazacorte. Illegal Immigrants - Canary Islands
]]> http://www.canariesnews.com/2013/03/13/12-illegal-immigrants-arrive-at-la-palma/feed/ 0 http://www.canariesnews.com/2013/03/13/12-illegal-immigrants-arrive-at-la-palma/ Gran Canaria and Tenerife South airports to charge for baggage trolleys http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CanariesNews/~3/jmT9N9yzQy0/ http://www.canariesnews.com/2013/03/12/gran-canaria-and-tenerife-south-airports-to-charge-for-baggage-trolleys/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 08:30:33 +0000 Canaries News http://www.canariesnews.com/?p=3588 Airport Trolley
Gran Canaria and Tenerife South airports are to follow Barajas Airport which has begun installing machines to charge passengers one euro for the use of luggage carts as part of an initiative which AENA hopes will save €3.2 million per year. AENA claims it has “no date” for the implementation of the payment for the [...]]]> Airport Trolley
Gran Canaria and Tenerife South airports are to follow Barajas Airport which has begun installing machines to charge passengers one euro for the use of luggage carts as part of an initiative which AENA hopes will save €3.2 million per year. AENA claims it has "no date" for the implementation of the payment for the use of baggage trolleys at Barajas airport, which will become the first of the seven airports where the company intends to implement this new system. The airports that will charge for the use of trolleys will be at Madrid - Barajas, Barcelona - El Prat, Malaga, Palma de Mallorca, Gran Canaria, Tenerife South and Alicante. AENA has gone on to say that the new system only apply the so-called "public area" of the airports, as the boarding area will remain free of charge. AENA went on to say that this new model of management and maintenance of baggage trolleys is part of the measures put in place to "add value to the company in order to make it sustainable and economically viable while maintaining the supply of a quality service." According to AENA's calculations, the Barajas airport currently spends €3.7 million per year to the "management and maintenance of luggage trolleys" and with this new work model this amount will be reduced to €500,000 which means an estimated cost savings of €3.2 million. AENA management has said that the price of €1 to use the trolley is similar to that of other European facilities, such as the German airports of Munich, Hahn, Cologne and Dusseldorf, the Italian airports of Milan, Genoa, Turin and Rome (Fiumicino) and in Athens in Greece. Airport Trolley
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