The PSOE is presenting its candidates in the Canary Islands for Congress and the Senate, convinced it is in the midst of a “comeback” against an alternative offering nothing but “insults and personal attacks”.
The Coalición Canaria MP made the remarks during a visit on Saturday to the Centenary Market marking Casillas del Ángel’s incorporation into Puerto de Cabras. Cristina Valido also called for information about the current rise in migration to the Canary Islands, following the recent arrival of around a thousand migrants in just two days on El Hierro, and for more resources to control the southern border. She criticised the central government for failing to provide the means needed to respond to arriving boats and said the Canary Islands need investment and planning.
Casillas del Ángel is marking the centenary of its incorporation into Puerto de Cabras with a positive assessment of the past 100 years, the unveiling of a plaque and the announcement that its former Town Hall will be restored as a museum, due to open in 2027.
Members of AMF’s Island Executive have filed appeals against the internal endorsement of Juan Nicolás Cabrera Saavedra’s candidacy for the Fuerteventura Island Council. They argue that Juan Cabrera Peña’s resignation does not automatically make the second-highest vote-getter, Juan Nicolás Cabrera Saavedra, the candidate: Juan Cabrera received nine votes from the Island Executive, compared with seven for Juan Nicolás Cabrera.
The president of Asambleas Municipales de Fuerteventura says a meeting called for this afternoon in La Oliva by one-third of the island executive is invalid and warns that disciplinary proceedings will be proposed if its organisers maintain their position. He also suspects that some of them want to leave the party and join another political group.
The work will take place from 25 October to 10 November in the Lobos 5 area, where researchers will investigate a possible processing area and a lime kiln linked to the production of Roman dye.
Fuerteventura Island Council is calling on the State to provide the pledged funding needed to expand and upgrade the La Lajita wastewater treatment plant.
Asamblea Majorera–Coalición Canaria marks Canary National Flag Day in Fuerteventura with the reading of a manifesto celebrating the identity of the Archipelago, the struggle for its residents’ rights and the need to keep the islands open to those seeking new opportunities. Nuria Cabrera, the party’s proposed candidate for the Senate for Fuerteventura, read the manifesto in Playa Blanca at a site chosen for its symbolism: the Gafas de Unamuno monument, commemorating the Basque writer who conveyed his vision of Fuerteventura to the world.
Tuineje Town Council is keeping open the possibility of holding the Tran Tran International Clown Festival this year, despite the cancellation announced by Equipo Chanita. Works and Services councillor Miguel Andújar confirmed this in an interview with La Voz de Fuerteventura, acknowledging the difficulties involved in organising the event this year. He also discussed the paving plan, preparations at the cemetery for All Saints’ Day and his optimistic outlook ahead of the elections on the 29th.
The People’s Party says that construction of the only homes to have got under way during the current term has made no progress for around two months. It is calling on the mayor to explain the reasons for the stoppage and set out when work will resume. ”.
The environmental group alleges that heavy machinery has opened a track across the catchment area of the Cho Julián cistern in La Oliva. It warns of possible damage to water heritage and the habitat of threatened birds, as well as an increased risk of flooding.
This Tuesday, the new FDCAN regulations are published in the Official Gazette, expressly including public housing and social-care places among eligible investments. The Conservatives say time has “proved them right” over the Vive Plan they presented earlier this year, as islands such as Gran Canaria have already used FDCAN to build homes, and urge the Island Council “not to make any more excuses for addressing the island’s housing emergency”.
The agenda proposes refusing to recognise Juan Nicolás Cabrera Saavedra as the candidate, selecting a new candidate and replacing AMF’s representative in the “Por Fuerteventura” alliance.