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Cristina Valido rules out an agreement with VoxPolitics

Cristina Valido rules out Vox: “If it could, it would abolish the Statutes of Autonomy”

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.

AMF’s critical faction: “We will not leave AMF”Politics

AMF’s critical faction: “We will not leave AMF”

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.

AM-CC champions a Canary Islands that welcomes those arriving “by plane or in a dinghy”Politics

AM-CC champions a Canary Islands that welcomes those arriving “by plane or in a dinghy”

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.

Miguel Andújar: “They are considering whether Tran Tran can go ahead in the next two months”Tuineje

Miguel Andújar: “They are considering whether Tran Tran can go ahead in the next two months”

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.

Fuerteventura’s PP calls on the Island Council to immediately draw up housing projects on land it ownsFuerteventura

Fuerteventura’s PP calls on the Island Council to immediately draw up housing projects on land it owns

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”.