News In the Sun - News items provided by www.newsinthesun.com http://newsinthesun.com Tenerife News and Canary Islands Information Updated Daily In English Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:46:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v= 2.3.3 en Summer Hotel Bookings Up Five Per Cent http://newsinthesun.com/?p=4262 http://newsinthesun.com/?p=4262#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:46:50 +0000 Peter Jay http://newsinthesun.com/?p=4262 Hotel occupation was up by 5 per cent this summer, compared to last year.

President of the Spanish Hotels Confederation, Juan Molas, warned however (more…)

]]> http://newsinthesun.com/?feed=rss2&p=4262 Cruise Ship Limps Into Arrecife http://newsinthesun.com/?p=4261 http://newsinthesun.com/?p=4261#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:54:22 +0000 Peter Jay http://newsinthesun.com/?p=4261 The dream holiday for passengers aboard the cruise ship Atlantic star came to an abrupt end when the ship limped into Arrecife yesterday. (more…)

]]> http://newsinthesun.com/?feed=rss2&p=4261 Live Arico News http://newsinthesun.com/?p=4260 http://newsinthesun.com/?p=4260#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:00:10 +0000 Peter Jay http://newsinthesun.com/?p=4260 SECOND SHOP OPENING IMMINENT

Our second shop is just about ready to open its doors. Situated in San Eugenio, we hope to target the tourist market and will  be selling books, beach items and other holiday essentials. (more…)

]]> http://newsinthesun.com/?feed=rss2&p=4260 Lost Generation Warning As Under 25 Unemployment Reaches Record High http://newsinthesun.com/?p=4259 http://newsinthesun.com/?p=4259#comments Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:49:17 +0000 Peter Jay http://newsinthesun.com/?p=4259 Almost 55 per cent of under-25s in Tenerife are without work, according to the latest figures from the employers association, the Ceoe. (more…)

]]> http://newsinthesun.com/?feed=rss2&p=4259 Maximum Fire Alert Warning http://newsinthesun.com/?p=4258 http://newsinthesun.com/?p=4258#comments Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:08:27 +0000 Peter Jay http://newsinthesun.com/?p=4258 The Canary Islands’ Department of the Interior has put the islands of La Palma, Gran Canaria and the north of Tenerife, on maximum alert due to the dangers of forest fires. (more…)

]]> http://newsinthesun.com/?feed=rss2&p=4258 Death Plunge In Playa Paraíso Hotel http://newsinthesun.com/?p=4257 http://newsinthesun.com/?p=4257#comments Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:35:52 +0000 Peter Jay http://newsinthesun.com/?p=4257 A 34-year-old man died after falling from a hotel balcony in Adeje last night.

The tragedy took place at the (more…)

]]> http://newsinthesun.com/?feed=rss2&p=4257 Summer Sales Slump Leaves Tenerife’s Retailers Reeling http://newsinthesun.com/?p=4255 http://newsinthesun.com/?p=4255#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:28:30 +0000 Peter Jay http://newsinthesun.com/?p=4255 Small and medium-size businesses in Tenerife are in dire straits following a dismal summer, which saw sales fall by between 10 and 15 per cent. (more…)

]]> http://newsinthesun.com/?feed=rss2&p=4255 Guardia Investigate Baby’s Death In La Palma http://newsinthesun.com/?p=4254 http://newsinthesun.com/?p=4254#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:53:54 +0000 Peter Jay http://newsinthesun.com/?p=4254 The Guardia civil have opened an investigation into the death of a baby after the mother gave birth at home without medical supervision. (more…)

]]> http://newsinthesun.com/?feed=rss2&p=4254 Canary Islands’ Banana Growers Facing Hardship http://newsinthesun.com/?p=4252 http://newsinthesun.com/?p=4252#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:27:36 +0000 Peter Jay http://newsinthesun.com/?p=4252 The Canary Islands’ banana growers association, Asprocan, warned yesterday that the future of the sector is under threat. (more…)

]]> http://newsinthesun.com/?feed=rss2&p=4252 Canary Divorce Rate Highest In Spain http://newsinthesun.com/?p=4251 http://newsinthesun.com/?p=4251#comments Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:03:52 +0000 Peter Jay http://newsinthesun.com/?p=4251 The Canary Islands have the highest divorce rate, per head of population, in Spain. 

Figures just released for 2009 reveal that (more…)

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