Canaries News

In a remarkable rebound, Spain welcomed over eighty-five million international tourists last year, breaking the twenty nineteen record. Tourism revenue also surged, reaching approximately one hundred and eight billion euros. The United Kingdom, France, and Germany were the top contributors.

The President of the Canary Islands – Fernando Clavijo – has met with Pope Francis regarding the escalating migration crisis that has been affecting the archipelago. The meeting, lasting around 40 minutes, took place at the Vatican and also involved the participation of three bishops from the Canaries. It’s understood the group held discussions on child migrants’ rights and the need for legislative changes. Last year saw more than forty thousand migrants arrived in the Canaries.

Over six thousand five hundred individuals vanished last year while attempting to reach Spain, with Senegal being the starting point for nearly half of those who are believed to have perished. Migrant rights group Walking Borders reported 2023 as the

Eleven people have been detained in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria on suspicion of distributing indecent images of children. Policia Nacional confiscated numerous electronic devices, including computers, hard drives, USB drives, memory cards, mobile phones, and tablets, during the operation.

Fourteen workers at Tenerife Sur airport have been arrested for stealing from passengers’ luggage. Police seized stolen items worth almost two million euros from the employees, including thirteen thousand euros cash, 29 luxury watches, 120 items of jewellery, and 22

Tributes from across the world have been paid to the Benidorm based adult entertainer Sticky Vicky, who has passed away at the age of eighty. In a social media post from her daughter, it was announced that the internationally famous

Tributes from across the world have been paid to the Benidorm based adult entertainer Sticky Vicky, who has passed away at the age of eighty. In a social media post from her daughter, it was announced that the internationally famous

An appeal has been launched to try and find a missing Irishman in the Canary Islands. 28-year-old Ryan Cooney, has gone missing in Tenerife. He was last seen on Wednesday and the police in Tenerife have his passport. The Department

The tourism sector in Spain created over 180,000 new jobs in the summer months, nearly a quarter of all new hires in the period. The number of workers in tourism exceeded three million in the second quarter of twenty twenty-three,

A record-breaking number of migrants – nearly 32,000 – have arrived in the Canary Islands this year, surpassing the previous record set in 2006. In a recent rescue operation off El Hierro, seven hundred and thirty-nine people were saved by