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Arrecife market finally opens
The Recova Municipal de Arrecife has resumed its activity as an agricultural and food market, in a bid by the Department of Commerce and Consumption, led by Armando Santana at the Arrecife City Council, for the promotion of the products of our land and as a platform...
Rapid Covid – 19 Testing
The Lanzarote Business and Residents Association in partnership with DOCTORLANZ and BSL Urgent Care have been working on providing Rapid Covid -19 tests to be available in Lanzarote. We can confirm that these are now available at a charge of €45 per person. The tests...
Health authorizes 33 laboratories to carry out COVID-19 diagnostic tests
The Canary Islands Health Service, through the General Directorate of Public Health, has authorized a total of 33 laboratories and private companies to carry out PCR tests for the diagnosis of the coronavirus COVID-19 while the state of alarm continues. The...
Tax and Financial Questions Answered
Our association members Blevins Franks are the leading international tax and wealth management advisers to UK nationals living in Europe, and partner Paul Montague is now available to answer your questions on the subjects listed, you can contact Paul by email or via...
Bewilderment in the tourism sector by the new quarantine decree for foreigners
The tourist sector of the island of Lanzarote is puzzled by the decree published this Monday in the Official State Gazette, and which will be effective as of this Friday, which states that all travelers arriving in Spain from abroad must quarantine the 14 days...
Lanzarote timidly begins the first phase of the “new normal”
Cafeterias reopen their doors occupying only fifty percent of their space and keeping all hygiene and safety measures Life has returned to Lanzarote this Monday, May 11, the first day that the island enters the First Phase of Sánchez's de-escalation plan. The shops...
Lanzarote, destination of the first safe flight in front of the Covid-19?
The Cabildo, together with SPEL and the FTL, will transfer this week the request to the Government of the Canary Islands The president of the Cabildo, Mª Dolores Corujo, together with the Lanzarote Foreign Promotion Society (SPEL-Turismo Lanzarote) and the Lanzarote...
Relaxation of certain national restrictions
Thanks to EBF Consulting in Puerto del Carmen, please see the link for the full translated report in respect of the relaxation of certain national restrictions contained in phase 1 in the plan for the transition to a new normality which come into force on Monday 11th...
CANARY ISLANDS NEWS
Finance spokesman for the Canarian Socialist Parliamentary Group, Iñaki Lavandera, positively values the new "non-refundable" reconstruction fund of 16,000 million euros announced by the Government of Spain for the autonomous communities, aimed at alleviating the...
‘Island Responses to COVID-19`
LBRA president Daniel Trigg has been invited to take part in this webinar, ‘Island Responses to COVID-19` it is to talk about the affects this has had on Lanzarote and our businesses and with guest speakers from other islands worldwide to find out what the responses...
Turismo Lanzarote starts a round of telematic meetings with the main tour operators
These meetings, which also include the participation of the Lanzarote Tourist Federation, aim to "maintain permanent contact with the most prominent agents in the sector in order to keep updated on the situation of the tourist markets and the forecasts of the main...
An Update From Association Members Blevins Franks
https://www.blevinsfranks.com/news/article/look-after-financial-wellbeing Using this time to look after your financial wellbeing By Paul Montague, Partner, Blevins Franks Those of us fortunate enough to be safe and healthy during these unprecedented times will be...
Until July there will be no inland tourism on the islands
The new measures of the Phased Descaling Plan announced by the Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, on the afternoon of this Tuesday, involve some changes in the initial forecasts of the Canary Islands Government. For example, the fact that mobility between islands will not...
Know the keys to the Government’s De-escalation Plan
If something has generated the explanation of the President of the Government of Spain, Pedro Sánchez, of his famous Plan of Descaling divided into four phases has been puzzling. And, despite Sánchez's efforts to explain the plan and its parts more clearly, the truth...
Help with Rental Payments
Help with rent payments, the Gobierno de Canarias will shortly be announcing the official deadline for submitting applications and documentation for the financial aid for rental payments for people affected by the COVID-19 health crisis. Please remember that in order...
COVID-19 update from the British Embassy
COVID-19 update from the British Embassy We know that access to healthcareis always a key issue and our healthcare team have provided two updates on home delivery of prescription medicine (for residents and visitors) and on access to regular medical treatment for...
Good news for Lanzarote hotels
The Government of Spain is considering an extension of the Temporary Employment Regulation Files, the famous Erte by force majeure in tourism companies, such as hotels, and activities directly related to Tourism. The Sánchez government has "heard" the...
The Canary Islands will lose 80% of tourism in 2020
The Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce of the Government of the Canary Islands has admitted, this Tuesday at the extraordinary meeting of the Executive Commission of the Spanish Council of Tourism, that a panorama of "special gravity" is foreseen for the...
Rental Update
Thanks to LANCELOT DIGITAL The Government has closed a plan for the rental market that it will approve in the Council of Ministers on Tuesday, which foresees a line of microcredits guaranteed by the State, direct aid, and the suspension of evictions for six months...
News Update
When the state of alarm is lifted, it is expected that it will take about three months to complete the total reopening of the tourism sector. The Canary Islands tourism sector estimates losses of 4.2 billion euros due to the cessation of activity and the slow recovery...
Still not sure if you can go to work
Still don't know if you have to go to work today See the complete list of professionals who will be able to continue exercising their work considering that their activity is essential LANCELOT DIGITAL The Council of Ministers approved this Sunday a...
15 more days on confinement
Pedro Sánchez has communicated to the regional presidents that he will ask Congress to expand the State of Alarm The Government has decided to extend the Alarm State for 15 days, as reported by the President, Pedro Sánchez, to the regional leaders in a telematic...
Schools and classes suspended
The Government of the Canary Islands has decided this Thursday, March 12, with the coordination of the Departments of Health and Education, Universities, Culture and Sports, the suspension of the teaching activity and the closure of the educational centers of the...
Coronavirus
The Autonomous Government requests citizen collaboration so that these control actions become effective The Canary Islands Executive announced today, after an extraordinary session of the Governing Council, a series of measures to prevent the extension of the new...
Brits in Spain
We are aware of rumours and misinformation circulating about the deadline for UK nationals to be registered as resident in order to be covered by the Withdrawal Agreement. Please be assured, there is no change to the rights of UK nationals to live or move to Spain...