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Author: TamaraEnLaPlaya - Replies: 0 - Views: 2139
Overpopulation in The Canaries?
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The trend towards overpopulation looms over the Canary Islands.

[color=#000000][font=asap-regular, Arial, sans-serif][size=small][color=#555555][font=asap-regular, Arial, sans-serif]The Canary archipelago will see its population increase dramatically within just 15 years. Some 350,000 people will be added to the current 2.2 million, which anticipates a great environmental, so
Author: TamaraEnLaPlaya - Replies: 12 - Views: 7258
Foreigners buy 1 in 3 houses sold in Canaries
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Foreigners already buy one in three houses sold in the Canary Islands.
[color=#000000][font=asap-regular, Arial, sans-serif][size=small][color=#555555][font=asap-regular, Arial, sans-serif]The purchase of homes by foreign citizens in the Canary Islands rose above 33% of the total last summer, a fact that acquires particular relevance in the midst of the debate on the demographi
Author: TamaraEnLaPlaya - Replies: 0 - Views: 1972
Child Poverty in The Canaries
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Child poverty increases in the Canary Islands by 18%.

[color=#000000][font=asap-regular, Arial, sans-serif][size=small][color=#555555][font=asap-regular, Arial, sans-serif]Poverty continues to prey on the little ones in the Canary Islands. Up to 18% has increased the rate of child poverty in the archipelago. These are data confirmed by Rosa Gloria Suárez, president of Unicef
Author: TamaraEnLaPlaya - Replies: 0 - Views: 2746
Launch of Virgin rocket affects Canaries air traffic
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The launch of a Virgin rocket will affect air traffic south of Fuerteventura.

A "protected zone" has been decreed in case of any problems with the launch.
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Author: Joy Division - Replies: 9 - Views: 4689
Cold virus in the Canaries
Has anyone else had a really bad cold recently?
I woke up the other morning and my throat was literally on fire, unable to swallow and it’s turned into the Mother of all colds. I’ve now got Bronchitis and I’m wondering if that awful Calima last week has played a part. Now my partner has come down with the same thing.
Would be interested to know if anyone else has had something similar. It’s not COVID as I’ve been testing but it might as well be. 
I haven’t been In close c
Author: TamaraEnLaPlaya - Replies: 2 - Views: 3272
Organ donation in The Canaries
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How to become an organ donor?
Health recalls on National Transplant Day the importance of organ donation and thanks the 125 donors for their generosity to save or improve the quality of life of other people

The Ministry of Health of the Government of the Canary Islands, on the occasion of the commemoration today of the National Transplant Day, recalls the importance of organ and tissue donation to save or improve the quality of life of people who need a transplant. The pro
Author: TamaraEnLaPlaya - Replies: 0 - Views: 2369
Surgical Waiting List - Canaries
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The surgical waiting list grows by 5% in the Canary Islands.

The Ministry of Health of the Government of the Canary Islands published today the waiting list data corresponding to the second half of 2022, which shows an increase in the surgical waiting list, compared to the previous semester, of five percent, an indicator that is below the 6.87 national average, as can be seen from the half-yearly balance published yesterday by the Ministry of Health.

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Author: TamaraEnLaPlaya - Replies: 0 - Views: 1887
Fred Olsen 49 years in Canaries
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More than 83 million passengers since 1974.

Fred. Olsen Express celebrated, last weekend, 49 years attending to the maritime connectivity of the Canary Islands. Since it began its activity in 1974, more than 83 million people have trusted the company to travel to their destination.



The shipping company, which in 2024 will reach half a century, currently operates 5 inter-island routes; a coastal route in La Gomera, which connects the ports of the Columbian island by sea, a
Author: TamaraEnLaPlaya - Replies: 0 - Views: 1968
Drug trafficking Org dismantled in Canaries
Radio Sintonia:

International criminal drug trafficking organization dismantled in the Canary Islands.

The Civil Guard, in the framework of what has been called Operation Adriatic, has dismantled an international criminal organization, which would be responsible for the introduction of large consignments of cocaine through the Canary Islands.



The investigation began in March 2022 when the Central Operational Unit (UCO) focused it on a Polish-flagged sailboat called ROSSIO, which wo
Author: TamaraEnLaPlaya - Replies: 0 - Views: 1592
Beetlesat - to be based in Canaries
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300 million commitment to technological entrepreneurship in the islands.

The arrival of the company of one of the most important satellite networks in the world is announced


From the Canary Islands Special Zone (ZEC) it was reported on Wednesday that one of the most important satellite networks in the world will be installed in the Canary Islands. The network is called BeetleSat, and it's a direct competitor to Elon Musk's satellite network: Starlink.



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