The Guardia Civil has dismantled a criminal organisation involved in international firearms and ammunition trafficking. Officers seized nine weapons, 500 rounds of ammunition, a kilo of cocaine and €15,000 in cash.
The island council president has reiterated the need for measures to prevent the humanitarian tragedy of migration, improve the care people receive and ensure solidarity between territories.
Through the Canary Islands Employment Service, the Ministry of Tourism and Employment is funding 17 projects to improve employment prospects for 255 unemployed young people under the age of 30.
The Canary Islands Government expects to receive the state’s €20 million allocation for the integrated water cycle before the end of the year and is already planning new projects for 2027.
Psychiatrist Javier Acosta Artiles discusses suicide in the Canary Islands and Fuerteventura, its links to economic insecurity and housing, and calls for greater involvement across society in prevention.
690 hours, pay rises, public-holiday supplements and new guarantees for training and workplace safety for professionals working on the Archipelago’s beaches. It also sets out regular physical and theoretical-practical tests to check that professionals continue to meet the requirements needed to carry out their work safely.
500 Km de Costa warns that 12 people have drowned in Fuerteventura and 57 across the Canary Islands in 2026. It calls for more prevention, closer supervision of children at swimming pools and better lifeguard contracts.