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Ryanair threatens to cut flights if air tax benefits stop

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The airline company Ryanair is contemplating eliminating some of its routes to the Canary Islands in the event that the bonuses it receives disappear which is being proposed by the Minister of Energy, Industry and Tourism, José Manuel Soria. The Head of Marketing and Sales for Ryanair in Spain, Luis Fernandez, said yesterday that the [...]

Live webcams for El Hierro volcano eruption

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The council of El Hierro have, alongside Telefonica, the main telecomms operator in Spain, installed two professional webcams to broadcast the volcano eruption on El Hierro in the Canary Islands to the world. The webcams are situated to the south of the island on the coast of La Restinga where the volcanic eruption has taken [...]

Property prices fall over 20% in the Canaries

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The average price of property has fallen 20.5% in the Canary Islands since they reached their highest value, while during the month of October 2011, they dropped by 3.4% when compared the same month last year (2010). In the whole of Spain, the average price of housing fell by 6.9% in October compared to the same month in 2010 accumulating a fall of 23.7% since its peak in late 2007, according to data released by Tinsa on [...]

High temperature weather alert for the Canaries

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The Meteorological Agency (AEMET) has raised to yellow the alert for high temperatures expected tomorrow, Tuesday 11th October 2011 for temperatures over 36 degrees Celsius in the Canary Islands. The alert will remain active between 10.00 and 19.00, will mainly affect mountainous areas. Temperatures of up to 36 degrees will affect the islands of Gran [...]

Paulino Rivero reelected as President of the Canary Islands government

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The candidate for CC (Coalicion Canaria), Paulino Rivero, has been reelected president of the Canary Islands government with the support of the 21 votes of the deputies of the coalition between CC-PNC-​​NCC and the 15 MPs of the PSOE. Rivero’s bid was voted against by the PP. At the investiture debate, which began yesterday in [...]

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