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| Los Sabandeños in La Laguna – Tenerife Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:01:50 +0000 This emotional and massive folk festival is a tradition during the festivities of Cristo de La Laguna. The most famous folk band of the Canary Islands will offer a repertoire of folk music from the islands and Latin America. This time the band will share stage with the great artist Armando Manzanero and Quinteto Santa [...] |
| Unemployment falls in August Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:31:03 +0000 Unemployment has fallen in the Canary Islands in August when compared to figures from last year. The amount of unemployed people dropped by 0.71% to a total of 260.794 people in the Canaries. Nationally, Spains unemployment figures saw a rise bringing the total number of unemployed in Spain to 3.969.661 (a rise in 1.57% when [...] |
| Road death toll rate in Spain lowest since 1962 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:28:17 +0000 The number of deaths on Spains roads during July and August 2010 (364 fatalities) has been the lowest since records began in 1962 and a decrease in deaths of 4.21% when compared to the same perios in 2009. |
| 23.8% decrease in car sales Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:25:39 +0000 While the National statistics for the sales and matriculation of vehicles dropped by 23.8% (the lowest since these records began in 1987), the sale of motor vehicles in the Canaries saw a rise of 10.6% during August 2010 when compared to the same period last year. So far this year, 730.906 vehicles have been sold [...] |
| Fires in Canary Islands cause evacuations Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:01:31 +0000 What started yesterday (29/08/2010) as a small fire in Tacoronte soon became a serious incident due to the high temperatures in Tenerife. Very soon the fire had reached El Sauzal and even the TF-5 motorway. The fire started at 06:00 and by 10:00 is was under control, but at 15:30 the flames started again and [...] |
| Ashotel claims Puerto de La Cruz tourism is ‘dramatic’ Wed, 25 Aug 2010 09:48:35 +0000 The occupation level figures for Puerto de La Cruz (Tenerife) for July 2010 are ‘dramatic’ according to Ashotel. July 2010 occupation levels were just over 43% (43.63%), which is a fall of 11.71% when compared to figures for the same month last year (2009). Puerto de La Curz received 72.923 visitors during the summer month. [...] |
| Illegal immigrant ‘patera’ arrivals down 95% in Canaries Tue, 24 Aug 2010 08:20:33 +0000 There has been a decrease of 95% in the arrival of illegal immigrants in ‘pateras’ (small boats carrying illegal immigrants normally from the coats of Africa) when comparing figures from January – July of this year to those of 2009. So far this year only 38 people, in 7 pateras, have arrived via this mode [...] |