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Urban art embellishes Caleta de Fuste with the theme Las Miradas del Atlántico.

The City Council of Antigua contracts the urban art of Sabotage to the Assembly to beautify Caleta de Fuste



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Urban art arrives on the walls and ramps of Caleta de Fuste, embellishing locations with striking, symbolic underground murals that transform a sober corner into an obligatory stop for passers-by to enjoy the paintings, says the mayor of Antigua, Matías Peña García.



With this initiative we wanted to give light and color to several locations in Caleta de Fuste, says the Councilor for Tourism, Kristina Rodewig, and we do it in alliance with alternative or underground artists, such as in this case, Matías promoter of the project that has traveled the world, Sabotaje al Montaje.



The proposal consists of three paintings on walls located in Caleta de Fuste, representing in each one The Views of the Atlantic, with the elements of Air, Land and Sea being the protagonist.



The first mural is finished these days and is located on the wall of the pedestrian ramp that leads to Avenida del Castillo, representing the sea with a wreck of striking and vivid colors, explains the councilor, an image, Rodewig adds, based on the image obtained by the freediving photographer Cristina Camacho Puerta.



On the same avenue, on another ramp, the mural will feature Tierra and the third street art mural will close the theme, Las Miradas del Atlántico, next to the Happy Center.


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Canary Islands at the forefront of bullying in Spain.

At 10.2 percent, the archipelago exceeds the national average, which stands at 6.5 percent



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Students from the Canary Islands are the ones who suffer the most bullying in Spain, specifically, 10.2 percent, thus exceeding the national average of 6.5 percent, according to the Report of the Programme for the Comprehensive Assessment of Students (PISA) 2022 published this week by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and collected by Europa Press.



The PISA report involved 30,800 fifteen-year-old students in Spain in 966 schools and some 690,000 students in total.



The new PISA Report, prepared by the OECD every three years, specifies that the students who suffer the least bullying in Spain are those in La Rioja, where 4.1% report suffering it frequently, Castilla y León (4.2%) and the Community of Madrid (5%), while those who suffer the most bullying are those in the Canary Islands (10.2%), Catalonia (8.6%) and Galicia (8.5%). which are the only three autonomous communities that exceed the national average (6.5%).



As for the autonomous cities, 12.6% of students in Melilla consider that they are frequently bullied at school and 10.7% in Ceuta.



However, PISA 2022 indicates that all the autonomous communities show negative values of the index of exposure to bullying among fifteen-year-old students, with La Rioja (-0.55), Extremadura (-0.51), the Autonomous Community of Navarre (-0.50) and Castilla y León (-0.50) being the four communities with the lowest index of exposure to bullying. On the other hand, Melilla (-0.20), Catalonia (-0.21) and the Canary Islands (-0.21) are the autonomous communities and cities whose students are most exposed.



The report explains that bullying and harassment is a widespread problem, with serious consequences for the lives of students who experience it. Harassment is a specific type of aggressive behavior in which a person or group of people intentionally and repeatedly harms and makes another person uncomfortable.

Bullying, according to PISA, is characterized by a systematic abuse of power and an unequal power relationship between the harasser(s) and the victim. Bullying can be physical (hitting, punching and kicking), verbal (insults and mockery) and relational (spreading hoaxes and engaging in other forms of public humiliation and social exclusion).



With the widespread use of information and communication technologies (ICTs), the document warns that cyberbullying has become another type of bullying among students that takes place through digital devices and tools. On many occasions, all these forms of harassment occur simultaneously.



KOREA AND JAPAN, THE COUNTRIES WITH THE LEAST FREQUENT BULLYING



The countries with the lowest percentage of frequently bullied students are Korea (1.1%) and Japan (3.7%), below 5% of frequently bullied students, compared to those with the highest percentage of students in Cyprus (14.1%) and Australia (14.1%), above 14%.



Spain (6.5%) is among the countries with the lowest percentage of frequently bullied students, 1.8 percentage points below the OECD average (8.3%).



PISA 2022 states that boys tend to be involved in bullying situations more than girls. In addition, they are more physically violent, while girls tend to be more involved in relational aggression.



In most countries, boys are significantly more likely than girls to be classified as frequently bullied and to report being bullied, in general, at least a few times a month.



The study also highlights that being bullied is often associated with students' socioeconomic status. In most of the countries selected in this report, including Spain (-0.15), socioeconomically disadvantaged students are significantly more likely to suffer any type of bullying, generally speaking, than advantaged students.



Likewise, PISA warns that bullying between native-born and immigrant students raises "concern" among policymakers, as well as among all members of the educational community, "as it can have a strong impact, for example, on relations between immigrant and non-immigrant groups in adult life."



On average for OECD countries, students with an immigration background experience significantly more harassment than non-immigrants. In thirteen of the countries, including Spain (-0.18), students with an immigrant background are significantly more exposed to bullying than native-born students.



However, in the United States, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom (0.15), Costa Rica (0.10) and New Zealand (0.09) it is native-born students who experience significantly more bullying than those with an immigration background.

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'My name is Octavio García', a monologue about the repression of the LGTBIQ+ community during the Franco regime.

The text adapts the testimony of one of the survivors of the Tefía concentration camp in Fuerteventura

Repair memory to dignify the present. 'My name is Octavio García', a monologue that deals with the repression of the LGTBIQ+ community during the Franco regime, will travel through several islands with the testimony of one of the survivors of the Agricultural Colony of Tefía. This Francoist concentration camp, located in Fuerteventura, was intended for people convicted under the Law of Vagrants and Criminals, mostly for reasons of sexual orientation. It can be seen in the two universities, as well as in the capital of Gran Canaria, in the Tenerife municipality of Icod de los Vinos, and in Tefía itself, in Fuerteventura.



The text, by Víctor M. Ramírez, was created from interviews with Octavio García, an inmate of Tefía between 1955 and 195, and from the study of the archives of other victims, and shows the bloody reality that was lived in space. These sessions have been organised by the Government of the Canary Islands, through the ICDC's Diversity, Equality and Culture programme, and at the end of each of them there will be a colloquium with the public, in which some of the most important aspects of the history of sexual dissidence in the Canary Islands will be addressed.



The monologue will be performed in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria on Monday 11 December, at 17:00 p.m., in the ULPGC's Humanities Lecture Hall and on Thursday 14, at 18:00 p.m., in the Plaza de la Música. It can be seen in Tenerife on Tuesday 12, at 16:00 p.m., in the Aula Magna of the Guajara Campus, and on Wednesday 20, at 19:00 p.m., in the Chapel of the Magdalena in Icod de los Vinos. The last session will be in Fuerteventura, at the Tefía Hostel, the scene of the Events, on Thursday 21 at 18:00 p.m. Admission is free until full capacity is reached in the five spaces.



'My name is Octavio García' is a production of the Theater Group of the University of La Laguna, with text by Víctor M. Ramírez, direction by José Antonio Ramos Arteaga and interpretation by Adán Rocío Palmero. "The meaning of all this work is that of historical reparation, and healing, since it allows us to see these similarities between the processes of Francoism and the current homophobic violence in our own reality, as well as in countries in the legal systems," says Ramos Arteaga.



Octavio García (1931-2018) was one of those imprisoned in the Colonia Agrícola de Tefía. Judged by the Special Court of Vagrants and Criminals of Las Palmas, his figure represents the main archive for the historical knowledge of this episode in the history of repression against homosexuals in the Canary Islands.

As we are getting closer to early retirement and coming out for 90 days at a time, we are looking to purchase a car, and wondered if anyone knows what the cheapest new car available on the island is?

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The Cabildo makes improvements to the FV-2 and FV-3 roads at the exit from Puerto del Rosario to the south.

Due to the works, certain sections of the FV-2 road to the south and the branch that connects with the FV-3 will be closed


The Cabildo of Fuerteventura informs of the upcoming closure of a series of sections of the FV-2 and FV-3 roads, at the exit of Puerto del Rosario, due to the improvement and maintenance work carried out by its Ministry of Roads.

In this way, on December 10, 11 and 12, the FV-2 road will be closed to traffic in the direction of Morro Jable (right carriageway) in the section between the entrance of the ring road that joins it with the FV-3 to the area of the Barranco Río Cabras. On Sunday, December 11, the exit lane of the FV-3 road to the Airport will also be closed, so traffic will be diverted through the Hospital junction to make the U-turn in a southerly direction.



The Island Corporation apologises for the inconvenience caused by works that seek to improve the Island Road Network.

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The ban on limpets and burgados begins in the Canary Islands.

From today until April 30 there is a ban on these molluscs throughout the Canary Islands, in Fuerteventura from July to September 30


The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food of the Autonomous Government has announced that between December 1 and April 30, both inclusive, it is not allowed to capture limpets or burgados on any island.



This ban also extends to Fuerteventura between 1 July and 30 September. The aim is the sustainability of the species, thus ensuring their survival. For this reason, every year since 2011, temporary closures have been established for limpets, burgados and some species of crabs, including those used for bait.

Between December 1 and March 31, both inclusive, it is not allowed to catch black or black crab and white crab, as well as crabs that are used for bait, flat spider, bait or juyón.



This closed period does not apply to crabs used for bait in professional fishing or for recreational shellfishing on the island of El Hierro (flat spider and juyón, for bait use only), where, during this period, only up to 50 per cent of the amount established in the non-closed period may be caught.


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The Giant Nativity Scene returns, which can be visited in Puerto del Rosario.

The Nativity Scene will be open from Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 23:00 p.m. from this Sunday, December 3, to January 6



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The Barranco Pilón will once again be filled with Christmas magic from 18:30 p.m. this Sunday, November 3, with an interactive tour where visitors will be able to enjoy more than 12,000 square meters of Christmas and traditional scenes within a beautiful botanical garden with more than 100 figures and different mobile elements made by local artists Miguel Letang and Zeben Armas. that perfectly mix the traditional scenes of Christmas with others of Canarian rural life.



The figures, according to Zeben Armas himself, are made with sheets of porexpan, plaster, cement, glue, paint, varnish and other additives as well as using fabrics and ropes that give much more realism to the figures.


For his part, Miguel Letang highlights the movement mechanisms that some figures will have with a very new pulley system on the island and that will give greater prominence to the Nativity scene itself. Some of the figures that were made in the past by different artists will be placed and the public, at night, will be able to enjoy during the tour different projections linked to the history and traditions of our municipality, with a beautiful play of lights and sound.



The mayor of Puerto del Rosario, David de Vera, highlights the importance of recovering this space in the capital "that in recent years has been semi-abandoned and that, thanks to the different councils of the City Council and all the staff who have collaborated, will once again be a reality in a central and unique environment of the city".

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Residuos distributes 50 cages in commercial areas for cardboard recycling and 1,000 containers among hotel and restaurant businesses.

The Cabildo of Fuerteventura, through the Ministry of Waste, has started a campaign to promote recycling in shops, with the installation of a total of fifty cardboard cages that will be distributed in the commercial areas of the six municipalities of Fuerteventura. The cages for recycling commercial cardboard have a capacity of six cubic meters and are close to the shops that are the establishments that consume the highest percentage of cardboard.



As part of the aim of promoting recycling, the Ministry of Waste will also distribute new containers for light packaging (paper, plastic and cardboard) that will be delivered to 1,000 restaurants, hotels and cafeterias that request it. In this way, sustainability is promoted among the businesses that are part of what is known as the HORECA channel (hotels, restaurants and cafeterias). Establishments will be provided with a 120-litre container, guidelines for the correct separation of waste and a distinctive seal that recognises them as Sustainable Trade Recognised with Recycling.

The president of the Cabildo, Lola García, explains that "all these actions are necessary to facilitate and bring recycling closer to citizens. This is what will allow us to move from a linear economy to a circular one, which is what Fuerteventura needs."

For the Minister of Waste, Enrique Pérez, "it is important to make an effort to raise awareness about the importance of reusing products and promoting their reintroduction into the production cycle". "That is why we encourage establishments to join this initiative, which will be carried out in coordination with the municipalities to take the containers to all corners of Fuerteventura".

Businesses that want to join (hotels, restaurants and cafeterias) should contact the counseling through the email residuos@cabildofuer.es.

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The Cabildo goes to court to stop wind farms that bypass planning in the general interest.

The contentious-administrative measure is adopted after several previous requests to the Government of the Canary Islands without receiving any response

Lola García: "They intend to riddle Fuerteventura under the justification of the general interest, skipping the planning and causing irreversible damage to our island. And we can't allow that."

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The Cabildo of Fuerteventura has initiated the procedure to file contentious-administrative appeals against nine resolutions of the Government of the Canary Islands that authorise energy infrastructures by the exceptional means of general interest. A tool that, according to the island's president, Lola García, "allows companies to freely install wind and photovoltaic farms wherever they please, skipping planning and causing a brutal impact on our territory".

Lola García explains that "as soon as we joined the Cabildo, we reviewed the projects authorized in this way, concluding the reports that there is no justified reason of urgency or exception to apply the route of general interest. Quite the opposite. We see how it is used systematically so that companies skip planning for their own benefit, without respecting the interests of Fuerteventura". "You can't use the justification of the general good to favour multinationals to the detriment of society, and this is what the Government of the Canary Islands is doing right now."

For this reason, "last September we warned the Government of the Canary Islands with a series of prior requirements. They had a month to respond and we have not been listened to, so we went to court to try to stop this outrage. We are not going to stop until the voice of society and the institutions of Fuerteventura is respected," García continues.

Lola García points out that "from the Cabildo of Fuerteventura we are totally in favour of renewable energies. However, we cannot talk about clean energy if it causes serious damage to our territory and our landscape, which is our most precious asset. What we are demanding is that the installations are always made in a way that is compatible with the defense of the island and that our singularities are taken into account."

Likewise, the president of the island and the Minister of Territorial Planning, Nereida Calero, show their concern about the intention of the Ministry of Ecological Transition and Energy of the Government of the Canary Islands to continue using the figure of general interest for energy planning on the island. Nereida Calero points out that "we are concerned that in the last meetings we have had with the Minister and the Deputy Minister, they reiterate their commitment to continue using this route. We have asked them for institutional loyalty, to let us organize and do things well, because Fuerteventura is not a laboratory for installing projects in an uncontrolled way and damaging our territory irreversibly. Precisely what they are doing is going against the true general interest," Calero concludes.

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A second life to the pruning remains in La Oliva.

The Department of the Environment of the City of La Oliva, together with the areas of Cleaning and Gardens, directed by David Fajardo, Rubén González and Verónica Saavedra, respectively, has recovered an initiative for the reuse of vegetable waste, giving a second life to the pruning remains of municipal green areas so that neighbors can reuse it in their own gardens, or agricultural and livestock farms.



The councilman of the area, David Fajardo, explained that the reuse of these plant remains has several benefits. In the first place, "we prevent them from being lost when they are transferred to the island's environmental complex, and this means significant economic savings, since the management of this waste entails a fee that involves an expense to the city council, and therefore to the neighbors".

And secondly, this organic material can be transformed into compost, or used to oxygenate farmland, as mulch for animals on farms, or to prevent weeds from growing in fruit orchards. Therefore, Fajardo invited citizens "to contact us and request the collection. Giving pruning debris a second life benefits the environment and people."

Other municipal areas have also participated in the initiative. David Fajardo thanked the Cleaning area, directed by Rubén González, for their collaboration in the classification of the remains, and the operators who have made an effort to remove any non-vegetable element before shredding. He also recognized the Councilor for Gardens, Verónica Saavedra, for her collaboration in the collection work.

The Councilor for Jardines added that with the new contract that is in the awarding phase, the City of La Oliva plans to "incorporate next year its own shredder, so that this initiative can become regular in 2024," said Verónica Saavedra.

The entire government group is committed to "changing the mentality from an environmental point of view, moving towards a balance between residents, tourism and the use and enjoyment of the territory. And for this goal, the use of waste must undoubtedly play an important role," concluded David Fajardo.

During the last few weeks, the Department of the Environment has commissioned a specialized company, Compost Majorero, to shred the pruning remains from the municipal gardening, which from now on can be requested to be removed by interested people.

To do this, simply send an email with your contact details to the address medioambiente@laoliva.es, and it will then be the Department of the Environment who will contact the applicants to coordinate the delivery on a first-come, first-served basis and based on stock.