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Canary Islands News
Mystery spheroid is donated to Canary museum after cave find
Relic hunters have been asked to “look around their homes” in case one of their finds turns out to be of national or international interest. The appeal follows the donation by a private individual of a “spheroid” shaped stone to the Benahoarita Archaeological Museum in La Palma. Airton Rodríguez found the object by chance about ten ...Full Article
Bazaars scammed customers with card machine fraud
A widespread scam has been detected in Gran Canaria where customers, many of them foreign tourists, were charged twice or even more for purchases in bazaar-type ...Full Article
Pair stole statues from cemetery for scrap
Thieves have been caught stealing statues from gravestones in Las Palmas. The two men, aged 36 and 47 and both with extensive police records, had targeted ...Full Article
La Gomera to become heart-friendly island with new defibs
La Gomera’s Cabildo is to install defibrillators in all its municipalities An agreement has been signed with Canariasvial to have 14 units which will be distributed ...Full Article
Tourism occupation hits 72.6 per cent in La Palma
La Palma has described 2018 as “a positive one, in general” for tourism, with more arrivals at the airport and an increase in cruise passengers. Tourism ...Full Article
Cocaine arrest at airport
A 39-year-old woman was detained at Tenerife’s north airport for smuggling cocaine. Agents of the Civil Guard stopped her in the arrivals hall when she showed ...Full Article
Stolen goods shipped out to Third World countries
Three men and a woman are being investigated for a series of robberies in Lanzarote in which the stolen goods were later sent out to Third ...Full Article
Environmental projects to create 200 new jobs
A new 3 million euro project on La Gomera is expected to create 200 new jobs, as well as improving the environment. The Cabildo is spearheading ...Full Article
Man who came to rescue of swimmer loses own life
There was tragedy in Fuerteventura when a man tried to help a young woman in distress in the sea but though she was saved, he lost his own ...Full Article
Seprona seizes 1.5 tons of pineapple
The Civil Guard seized 1.5 tons of tropical pineapple destined for a company in Fuerteventura.
