Hi, to everyone,

Can you recommend a company for health care insurance for Residency purpose? 

Any advice would be great.

Many thanks Bob.

I have recently gained access to the Spanish health care system & it was easier than expected. 
(I am under pension age, full time resident but not working here).
Firstly a trip to Central de la Salud and a form to fill in for the Convenio especial, which was then submitted complete with copies of my passport, residencia, empadron and bank details (It will cost 60 euros per month until I'm of retirement age). 
I also needed to sign a declaration stating I was not able to access any other pu

Radio Sintonia:

157 new places for people in a situation of dependency in Fuerteventura.

The President of the Canary Islands, Ángel Víctor Torres, accompanied by the Minister of Social Rights, Equality, Diversity and Youth of the Government of the Canary Islands, Noemí Santana, and by the President of the Island Council of Fuerteventura, Sergio Lloret, visited the Sociosanitary Center of Day Stay for dependent people Josefina Plá and the Residence and Day Center for dependent elderly p

Arrested for not taking care of his stepfather and keeping him in unsanitary conditions in Fuerteventura
The victim, an octogenarian, was found in the detainee's home in an advanced state of malnutrition and dehydration.


National Police Fuerteventura
The National Police have arrested a 53-year-old man in Fuerteventura as the alleged perpetrator of a crime of physical abuse within the family.



In 2011, the detainee took care of his mother and stepfather, the year in which the victim

The investment, of 7.4 million euros, will also improve and expand existing resources on other islands


The Council of Ministers has approved the investment, by the emergency procedure, of 7.4 million euros for the construction of two temporary care centers for foreigners (CATE) in Fuerteventura, with 600 places, and in Adeje (Tenerife), with 350.



The CATE of Adeje will consist of a modular facility that will be located on land belonging to the Ministry of the Interior, the Governme