Fuerteventura News

Murder in Valle de Santa Inés The body of 21 year-old Vanesa Santana was found at her home in Valle de Santa Inés on the 4th of June by her mother. Guardia Civil revealed that the victim had been killed … Continued

Pajara loses all its Blue Flags The municipality of Pajara no longer has any blue flag beaches, following the decision by the local council to stop submitting its beaches for consideration. The Matorral and Morro Jable beaches lost their Blue … Continued

Cruise Ships for Corralejo? The La Oliva Council are investigating the possibility of bringing Cruise Ships to Corralejo. Although plans to expand the current port have not been finalised, the Ayuntamiento are proposing that large Cruise Ships could anchor offshore, … Continued

Two Detained for Fraudulent Rentals Two men were detained by the National Police in Telde (Gran Canaria) and charged with fraud and threats related to the advertising of properties to rent in tourist areas of Fuerteventura and Lanzarote. The two … Continued

Three Barges sink at Gran Tarajal Storm Emma, which hit the island at the end of the month, caused three of the nine barges that were moored at Gran Tarajal to sink, with a fourth barge semi-submerged and leaking fuel. … Continued

Murder in Morro Jable A 64 year-old Spanish man has been remanded in custody in Tahiche Prison accused of the murder of a 26 year-old man in Morro Jable on the night of the 21st of January. The events took … Continued

Fever Mosquitoes Found The potentially disease-spreading Aedes aegypti mosquito was discovered in the Urbanización de Las Granadas area of Puerto del Rosario in early December. Although this species is known to spread diseases such as Dengue, Yellow Fever and Zika, … Continued

Tragedy at Aguas Verdes A 31 year-old German man lost his life on the 23rd of November when a large wave surprised him and washed him out to sea at the rocky coast near Aguas Verdes on Fuerteventura’s west coast. … Continued

Monarch Collapse UK Airline, Monarch, left thousands of Holidaymakers stranded on the island when it ceased operating on the 2nd of October. The UK’s Civil Aviation Authority coordinated the operation to return some 83,875 stranded passengers (from around Europe) to … Continued

Government promises to fix Playa de El Castillo The Spanish Ministry for the Environment has promised to fix the issues with the recent remodelling of Playa de El Castillo in Caleta de Fuste. The beach received a new cap of … Continued

Airton Cozzolino wins Strapless Freestyle Kitesurf Title The Cape Verdean Kitesurfer, Airton Cozzolino, won the 2017 Kitesurf Strapless Freestyle Event – part of the 2017 Windsurfing and Kiteboarding World Cup held at Playa de Sotavento at the end of July … Continued

Donkeys in Jandia A fierce debate raged on Social Media following the death of a wild donkey in Jandia in July. The pregnant Donkey was hit by a car, and later put down by authorities. Many asked if it was … Continued