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HEATWAVE KILLS BRITISH TOURIST Soaring temperatures in the Canaries had tragic consequences for one British tourist.

Over several days, the high temperatures meant that the Islands were on orange alert. People were advised to stay indoors wherever possible and to drink lots of water. Despite the official warnings, a group of elderly British tourists holidaying in Gran Canaria with HF Holidays, went on a hike in Mogán, accompanied it is reported, by one of the holiday company’s guides. Wendy Richardson, 78, collapsed and died soon after arriving at the departure point and two of her walking companions had to be transferred by helicopter for emergency treatment due to their “critical condition”. As we go to press, one of them is still in hospital. All the group were over 60 and temperatures at

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the time were in the high 30s on the hottest day of the year so far. The Gran Canaria tourist board announced their sadness at the consequences of what they called a “dramatic error” in continuing with the planned walk and local authorities have confirmed that the company’s operating licences are under investigation. In a recent statement released exclusively to Island Connections, Hertfordshire based HF Holidays said “We shall, of course, be cooperating fully with the Spanish authorities to ascertain exactly what happened. We prefer to have firm facts to hand rather than to speculate. Once we have more information and

facts to hand, we will, with the consent of all those concerned make further details available. Meanwhile, our sympathies are of course with those involved and their families and friends.” During the heatwave Tenerife South airport recorded its highest May temperature for half a century, schools throughout the Canaries had to contact scores of parents due to the heat problems suffered by children in stifling classrooms, whilst those who headed for Las Canteras beach for a dip to cool off were forestalled by yet another plague of jellyfish. The searing heat and warm breeze also caused several forest fires, luckily without severe consequences. In a further tragic incident another British hiker died after falling into the Azuaje ravine in Moya.

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n a holiday mood, thousands turned out to welcome the first ships to sail into a Garachico port for over 300 years.

Originally blessed with one of the safest natural ports on the island, this tiny nor th Tenerife town was once the main port of the island and a busy commercial zone, which explains the wealth of lovely old buildings in the area. A landslide, followed a few decades later by the lava flow from the eruption of the Trevejo volcano in 1706, buried the major part of the port area. At that time, the technology didn’t exist to recover their important port so trade went elsewhere, leaving the town as a quaint, but quiet, backwater. Symbolically, the first vessel to enter the port was a sailing ship, the Istambul, skippered by Francisco Salamanca. That

was closely followed by a flotilla of local ships, that celebrated the occasion with blaring music, fireworks and a few glasses of the local red wine. It’s hoped that some life, and new jobs, will be injected back into the area with the opening of Tenerife’s newest and undoubtedly prettiest port. The President of the Isla Baja Consortium, and ex mayor of the town, Lorenzo Dorta, who has fought for

this project tooth and nail, called it the, “best present and achievement of my political career”. Island President, Ricardo Melchior, stated that the first part of the battle had been won, the second part was to make the port work to generate work and wealth. The rights to operate the new marina area are currently out to tender and 170 applications for berths have already been received.

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Callao Salvaje’s long awaited sandy beach, Playa Ajabo, is inaugurated on May 18 at noon. The local neighbour’s committee is sure to have arranged a party for anyone who wants to join in. Garachico >>

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If you decide to wander along to Garachico to check out the new por t, don’t miss the tapas offer in the town. Until June 3, for just €2.50, 16 bars are offering a tapa with a beer, wine or water. A full list of the participants and a tapas ‘passport’ is available from the tourist office on the quay. Vote for your favourite.

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teams to be placed on standby. Unconfirmed reports say the two men were “very drunk” on board the plane. As we go to print, they are out on bail. A fast-track trial

in Tenerife would seem to be on the cards, with a fine or a suspended one year sentence the most probable outcome, given that they have no previous convictions in Spain.

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he Pro South Public Hospital Platform has hit back at the Canarian government’s claim that the organisation is to blame for the lack of a hospital in the south of Tenerife. At the recent opening of the San Isidro health centre the president of the government, Paulino Rivera, stated that the organisation’s demand for the inclusion of certain ser vices was only delaying the hospital.

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haos still surrounds the granting of licences for F.M. radio stations in the islands.

wo Britons were arrested at Tenerife’s Reina Sofia airport, after triggering a bomb alert on a flight from Manchester. Aidan Jervis, aged 21, and Nathan Trippier, 20, argued repeatedly with cabin crew on the Thomas Cook flight, and told a stewardess they had explosives in their hand luggage when they were refused more alcohol. The threat triggered a full-scale alert. The captain of the Thomas Cook flight informed the control tower shortly before landing that he had a, “situation on board” and asked for bomb disposal

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José Manuel Rivero, lawyer and advisor to the Radio San Borondón station, recently added to the furore by publicly stating several reasons why the allocation of licences was illegal and unconstitutional. Amongst other alleged irregularities, PSOE councillors were absent from the cabinet meeting when the decisions were taken, which is not in compliance with the Government Operations law. The criteria for the tenders were also controlled by the government, without the overview of an independent audiovisual authority, something that is not only against EU rules, but also State law. Rivero went on to claim that 40 per cent of the concessions Springsteen concert >>

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Empty seats Supporters of the Platform during the recent demonstration

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A brilliant show, but not enough ‘bums on seats’ was the overall valuation of the Bruce Springsteen concert. The €60 minimum price tag seemed pitched just too high for these crisis laden times, especially in a region with chronic unemployment where it represents 10 per cent of the basic minimum wage.

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were made to companies who were loyal to the ruling CC party. The implication is that this was done with the implicit intention of gaining maximum control over the methods of communication, whilst simultaneously getting rid of the voice of opposition. Under the station share out, many stations with a long record here ended up without licences whilst others ended up with more than the supposedly permitted amount. Members of the Par tido Popular have also come out in opposition to the way the licences were granted and the Canarian President has now announced that they are to investigate if those who received the licences fulfilled the appropriate requisites and that they are to apply to the central Government for permission to grant a further 77 licences.

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The new underwater volcanic formation between Gran Canaria and Tenerife is on the move again. Recent seismic monitors showed a 3.3 shake followed by one of 2.6. The structure has been unofficially baptised as the ‘volcano in the middle’.

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casually mentioned idea saw Su Bailey and four friends walking across Fuerteventura to raise cash for homeless ex service men and women and wounded Royal Marines.

Together with Chris Hanson, Stacey Burford and Alex Bradley, she walked 42 kilometres in 11 hours from Correlejo to the Goose and Firkin restaurant in Caleta de Fuste where two of them work. The walk was in the middle of April, but they were still collecting the final donations and have managed to amass €2,573 for UK Homes 4 Heroes and How – Help Our Wounded so far.

For more information and an entertaining account of the walk, see the Facebook site and to donate, check out www.justgiving.com/Su-Bailey or www. bmycharity.com/hike4heroes 2012. Su has an interesting temporary solution to the homeless situation which she is trying to present via a petition to H M Government. More information in our next issue as Su has promised to write to us.

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Talk isn’t cheap C ouncillors are being accused of abusing their work phones. If you hold a position of responsibility it’s important to keep in touch with what is going on, yet it could be said that some local officials have spent far too long chatting. Such is the case with Luis Rodríguez, the Popular Party’s councillor for Employment in Puerto de la Cruz. In 2011 his mobile bill was over €9,500. He managed to spend an astonishing €2,268 in July alone. In fact, last year the total bill for the mayor and his twelve department heads was over

€37,000. The ruling group are refusing to supply details of monthly bills and although a proposed Transparency law may soon force them to do so, past experience would predict foot dragging. It remains to be revealed why the authorities have not come to a cheaper group deal with their service providers, poor management too it would seem. This is only outdone by the case of Pedro de Armas from the PNC-NC in Lanzarote. He hasn’t turned up for work since he took a month off in January to sail his yacht to the Caribbean. Not only absent without

ay 13th signifies a year since the brutal and barbaric murder of Jennifer Mills-Westley here, in Tenerife.

Jennifer’s two daughters, Sarah (42) and Samantha (38) are still coming to terms with the loss of their mother due to such a horrendous act of violence. Jennifer, 60 at the time of her death, had worked hard to build the lifestyle she wanted; being able to spend time with her family in France and Norfolk and also spending time with friends at her apartment in Tenerife where she had been holidaying for over thirty years. Daughter Sam, who lives in the South of France and is mother to Jennifer’s five grandchildren, said, “Mum lived for her family and friends and loved being able to get away to the sun, she would move between France, Norfolk and Tenerife and was around to help me raise my five children; my youngest, Eli, being only four months old when mum was murdered. I found it impossible to tell my children how their ‘grand-mere’ died although this task was taken from my hands when my thirteen year old daughter was exposed to the awful truth via the explicit detail circulating the internet; distressing my family further, raising questions around mum’s death that I am still unable to answer. “Mum’s apartment in France is attached to my house and she spent many weeks around her beloved grandchildren, supporting them and playing such an important part in their lives. We all deeply miss hearing her laugh and sing and we feel hollow with all of the gaps in our understanding”. Sarah, Jennifer’s oldest daughter, added, “I’m absolutely devastated by the loss of mum, she was my best friend and life will never be the same. It’s impossible to comprehend how viciously mum was killed; it’s only since Mum’s murder that

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we have learned how mentally ill the killer was; how he moved from country to country wreaking havoc and the number of signs that, just perhaps, evidenced that he was capable of this type of offence. We have so many questions that are, as yet, unanswered. The case continues. The family are being supported by Missing Abroad and Victim Support’s National Homicide Service. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office continue to provide consular assistance. A spokesperson for Missing Abroad told Island Connections that they expected some movement on the prosecution soon. We spoke to Francisco Beltrán Aroca, the lawyer of the accused, Deyan Valentinov, who confirmed that his client continues to be held in a psychiatric prison in Seville and that the judicial proceeding is continuing its course. Initially it has to be proven judicially that a murder took place and that his client was the culprit, and then an assessment has to be made as to whether he was responsible for his actions at the time.

May 15 movement

Peaceful protests leave, he has managed to make €1,200 worth of calls which, yes, the public will also have to pay for.

In celebration of the May 15 movement of last year which saw thousands take to the streets before the general elections in protest over the way

politics works in Spain and to put in open debate the causes of the crisis, tinerfeñans joined in with a repeat walk and protest of around five thousand people. Despite high emotions, there was only one arrest and the protesters marched peacefully from the Port Authority office

to the Plaza de España. The original protesters were joined this year by various groups protesting against the possible oil prospecting in the islands, cuts in public education, the Granadilla port, the Santa Cruz urban plan, the labour reform and evictions.

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Only two jollies confirmed so far and both in the north. June 3: All Saints Church, Puerto de la Cruz, will be celebrating with a service of thanksgiving at 11am, followed by a ‘street party’ in the grounds for all comers. Tickets are only €5 and include lunch and a glass of cava to toast Her Majesty. June 5: A picnic themed lunch for the members of the British Games Club at the Sitio Litre Orchid Gardens in Puerto de la Cruz. A picnic inspired lunch with entertainment, a singalong and a patriotic gift for all. Don’t forget, if you are organising an event in your neighbourhood, let us know and we’ll try and get someone over to cover it and if you are selling Jubilee products you want people to know about or have a bar or restaurant with a special event or menu to celebrate the Jubilee and wish to let prospective clients know, contact our Commercial Director, Lee Rosella, and ask him about our special Jubilee rates.

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or the 18th year running the Lions Sur branch have organised a holiday for disadvantaged kids from the UK in the south of the island.

and dolphin trip, a visit to the Mediaeval night at San Miguel castle, a trip to the Loro Parque and this year, 25 of them also went to the water kingdom at Siam Park, where they agreed that their favourite was the Wave Palace.

We were privileged to be there at the farewell party, complete with a disco, a magician and an entertainer, Ian, who gave out musical instruments to the kids so they could join in! Total, glorious, chaos and fun. It was obvious from the rapport between the youngsters, their carers and the members of the Lions branch that a great time had been had by all.

They have some company sponsorship, private donations and of course the income from their two charity shops in the Apolo Centre and opposite Coral Mar, where practically 100 per cent of the income goes towards the dream holidays and other projects that they are involved in throughout the year, which are sometimes unable to be publicised.

It’s a complicated process, which involves months of logistics work, from contacting the various schools across the UK and their social services departments, risk assessment visits from health and safety officers of some of the councils concerned to the hotel they are going to use and all the excursions they will be taking (nice job if you can get it!) and finally meeting the various flights that the children and carers arrive on, melding them into a group, running the excursions, the several parties and finally coordinating the various homebound flights. This year’s batch came from Hounslow in Middlesex, London, Newcastle, Sevenoaks in Kent and Essex.

How on earth do they raise all that money with just 17 members? Well apart from the members they also have 35 volunteers and “people like the Loro Parque and Siam Park are very generous”, they affirmed, not hesitating to make a plea for more help. Sometimes the children are physically challenged, sometimes they are underprivileged, they never know nor pick and choose.

Every child was accompanied by a carer or a parent on a one to one basis. How much does it cost? The answer we were given was, “a lot. Count up. 49 flights, 49 accommodations, food, excursions.” This year, they enjoyed a whale Forced closure >>

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Colin heads up the holiday committee, aided and abetted by Margaret and Mike and of course, their work for this year is only halfway through as they will be shortly taking a group of 30 children from Down’s Syndrome centres here in San Miguel and Santa Cruz to a holiday camp at Bream Sands in Somerset. They’ll contact with the local Lions for inforamtion on what to see in the area, but they will be on their own over there organising the group. “Just think what it means for kids from here to see a boat on a lake, a train or ducks” we were told. The Spanish children will be seen off by outgoing President of the branch, Phil Glock, and will be welcomed back by Norman Goodall, M.B.E. who takes over as President for the year from July 1.

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Air Berlin will be reflecting its customer’s choices this summer. Tenerife is proving to be the most popular destination for German visitors to the archipelago. The island has received over 100,000 visitors via Air Berlin alone in the first quarter of this year. This is almost one third of the carrier’s custom here and services to Tenerife are being expanded accordingly. A further 20 per cent of the present number of seats will be available throughout summer, to the delight of the local authorities and tourism industry in general.

The popular town meeting point is to go

he news kiosk Carrito Castilla has been in existence for 74 years, but will, sadly, soon disappear from its corner in San Sebastián de La Gomera.

It started in 1938, when the Castilla family began selling homemade sweets, bananas and cigarettes from a threewheeled cart. Domingo Castilla, the present owner explains that the cart then was often, “nearly carried off by the wind! We had to scramble to cover it whenever it rained”. He started helping out when he was six, subsequently taking over the business with his brother Pedro in 1945. “The cart was made of wood and had glass sides then. We paid 50 centimos rent to the council and have religiously paid ever since”, says Domingo. In 1972, the Carrito Castillo was reborn as a prefabricated kiosk selling newspapers, games, magazines, tobacco and sweets, “and lots of other things”. The kiosk has never closed at midday, or at weekends, or for holidays and is a meeting point for people from the town. “We were here long before the building behind, but its owner pushed this eviction notice through the courts, so the council has no choice but to close us”, says Domingo. Kids and carers had a ball

This is such a worthy cause, please try and help if you can, by donating cash, time, objects that you no longer have any use for or simply by going along to one of the shops to browse the bargain goodies they have on offer. As you can see from the photos here, little by little, great things can be achieved and your rubbish is someone else’s treasure. For information on donating clothes, bric-a-brac etc. contact Ken Sadler on 670 647 765.

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San Ambrosio is a tiny enclave tucked away in Vallehermoso, La Gomera. Home to back-to-the-landers of various nationalities, it enjoys natural water, a sheltered position, fertile land, and produces a variety of crops for home consumption. To date, a fine crop of babies seems to be the main result of such harmonious living, but Guardia Civil have exposed another important aspect of life in the slow lane, charging a Swiss national there with growing his thirty marijuana plants “for commercial purposes” and inviting us to see the photos of the haul.

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Parent-run Jedey special needs school in la Palma has no mains electricity. it opened in 2010, after fourteen hard years of fund raising, but still uses a generator for power, due to a ridiculous stalemate. there can be no electric-

ity until electrical installations are checked, but the generator is not powerful enough to run the heated pool for checking. unelco endesa refuse to temporarily provide power in order to carry out the check, so the impoverished school continues to pay €60 euros a week for generator fuel.

he negative image of the Canaries as an ideal hideout for criminal activities is once again in the headlines following revelations that an African dictator is allegedly using the islands to launder money plundered from his oil-rich country. Equatorial Guinea’s president Teodoro Obiang is said to have a network operating out of the Canaries to launder the proceeds of his illegal activities and put them beyond reach of prying eyes, including possible international prosecution for crimes. According to the La Provincia newspaper, Obiang has a trusted Russian couple working for him here who regularly transfer to his offshore personal bank accounts large sums generated by fake trade deals. The matter is being investigated by the Spanish authorities, says the newspaper, and cooperation has been enlisted from France and the United States, where similar

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For reasons beyond the venue’s control, the family theatre show, Los Musignomos y El País de los Niños, scheduled for May 26 has been cancelled. If you bought your tickets with a credit card, the card will be reimbursed with the money, if you bought them from the box office, you need to contact them. More information is available on 902 109 974 or by email at info@magmatenerife.es.

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see the Pyramids President Obiang is said to be laundering Money in the islands

‘ghost’ firms allegedly working for Obiang and his entourage have been detected. The probe is believed to have originated from a report by a well-known human rights group, which submitted details of over $26

million in payments to the Russian couple’s company in Las Palmas during a threeyear period. The money is said to have been used to buy legitimate properties in holiday resorts on the island.

The Pyramids of Güímar Ethnographic Park is offering a 10 per cent discount to celebrate International Museum Day. The offer is available from May 18-20 and there will also be various activities and workshops organised, for all age groups.

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Killing the golden goose By Barbara Belt

EL Hierro

Help at hand

Help for fishing village, La Restinga in El Hierro may come from across the Atlantic.

The Venezuelan government is studying giving direct aid after a recent meeting between local spokesman Fernando Gutiérrez and the Venezuelan Ambassador, Bernardo Álvarez.

fter nearly a decade of standing idle and empty in the sun, Valle Gran Rey’s new port is to be finished, according to a recent, Canarian Government, announcement. The news is that Puertos Canarios have put development and management contracts and commercial concessions for three ports out to tender. Vueltas in Valle Gran Rey, La Gomera, is one of them and the other two are Garachico in Tenerife and Moro Jable in Fuerteventure. Gobier no de Canarias Public Works, Transport and Land Policy Department head, Domingo Berriel, announced the news, specifying that contracts for the port of Valle Gran Rey are based on a thirty year tenure for occupation and exploitation of the area. Obligations for the new operators include selling fuel for boats and vehicles and providing restaurant and bar services, a mini supermarket, and commercial lots for the sale of supplies, chandlery and fishing tackle. The company will also have to construct a two-hundred square metre, two-story, port services building, and finish the new breakwater. The annual cost to potential takers for providing and operating these infrastructures and services will be a modest €56,000. Not a bad price to pay for what should prove, even by cautious estimates, to be a very steady income for the next thirty years. The fact that operation and management are being passed entirely into private hands indicates these are hard times indeed for public administration. It also raises obvious questions about accountability. La Gomera’s main tourist town, Valle Gran Rey, has found itself in a communications black hole of late, largely through lack of such accountability on the part of private enterprise. There is no mobile phone coverage in the lower valley, sketchy digital TV reception, limited Wi-Fi, an empty space where the ferry used to come in and, to date, a useless, empty port. No cruise ships float its ample waters and nothing, apart from a few seagulls, disturbs the peace. The new port is a perfect example of the spectacularly expensive white elephants produced by Canarian political practices. Incredibly, despite all attempts to apparently deter tourism by our appointed representatives, the valley’s good old, independent, greying backpacker tourists continue to faithfully arrive, out of pocket and the worse for wear after convoluted and expensive

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Deprived of their income since the volcanic eruptions started last September, the once thriving fishing village and dive tourism destination has hit rock bottom. There’s been, “nothing from the Spanish government”, says Gutiérrez, “so we’re trying Venezuela, 90 per cent of Restinga’s families have relations there”.

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Playa de Vueltas Almost a decade of disuse Where will all the people go? journeys. You can get to Thailand from northern Europe in the same time it takes to get to Valle Gran Rey, yet visitors doggedly insist on coming to enjoy the peace and spend their holidays and money in what is still a beautiful place. Tourist destinations experiencing a slump could take note of the apparent correlation between a place’s inaccessibility and its visitors’ determination to get there. Bar room pundits predict disaster, however, saying that soon nobody will come, that our faithful tourists will get fed up and go elsewhere. So we may suppose that the bells are a-pealing in poor, beleaguered Valle Gran Rey with this news of action? Change is on the horizon. Interested companies will tender for the thirty-year contract and the new port will finally be finished, to everybody’s benefit. Unfortunately, this is a long way from the truth, as a cursory look at the plan and reactions to it, will reveal. The announcement has, instead, caused consternation and anger. The proposed deal gives the new operator the right to obliterate both the last vestiges of the town’s

fishing fleet and the popular Playa de Vueltas. The new port operator will certainly get golden eggs in return for his investment, but he will have killed the goose that laid them. Depriving a tourist town of its only safe, winter beach by building jetties off it is a tad short-sighted in anyone’s book, but is exactly what Puertos Canarios and the Canarian Government , public entities supposedly functioning for the good of taxpayers, are proposing. Local fishermen in particular are preparing to fight for their right to be consulted, and to have their absolute rejection of the proposal heeded, neither of which has been the case until now. “What sense is there in throwing us out of where we are and putting jetties for a marina there? If you wanted to think of the worst way to use all that new space and mess everything up, you couldn’t do better”, says local fisherman Mario. “This is ridiculous. It’s a bad joke. They spend millions on a new port, let it stand for a decade, then decide they can only finish it by getting rid of the beach.” “Look at all those people there now! Where are they supposed to

go? It’s safe to swim and sheltered from the wind. We’ve got no ferry, no phones, a stinking sewage plant (the town’s sewage works is running on one turbine only) and now they want to get rid of the beach. These are terrorists, not politicians. Some of these people we’ve voted in to fat salaries must stand up and oppose this before it’s too late”, says Jose Antonio, who was made redundant when the town’s ferry to San Sebastián stopped running. “The town council must veto this plan. Yes, we need the port finished, but not at the cost of the beach and fishing fleet. If they don’t organize something soon, we’ll lose the fight. Once the contract’s awarded, there’ll be no stopping it”, add Miguel, Juan Luis and friends, who spoke to Island Connections at the fishermen’s cooperative in Vueltas. Unfortunately, the issue may get lost in the political bun fight now lurching into action. Divide and rule is easy to apply in La Gomera, which routinely offers its soft neck on the block of political differences. Ever yone loses sight of the main point, while those canny enough to work the dissent do their worst, unopposed. Fragmented opposition will ensure that the beach and fishing boats disappear. Prayers to the port’s patron saint, La Virgin del Carmen, are recommended.

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One of El Hierro’s most respected contemporary figures, a writer and politician, Aurelio Ayala, has died in Madrid, aged 59. His ashes are to be scattered on the island.

Agustín Padron, Valverde’s mayor, remembers him as, “a person much loved by Herreños. He was a tireless fighter for social justice and common sense. He’ll be sadly missed.” Ayala’s long political career included heading the PCE and ICAN parties, with posts at both Cabildo and Gobierno de Canarias level. Mogán

Smoking zones

The smoking and nonsmoking areas on the beaches of Mogán agreed some weeks ago will be in place by the end of the month.

Approximately 25 per cent of the sunbeds, parasols and beach area will be reserved for the smoking zone. The idea has been implemented as quickly as possible, explained the local councillor for tourism, Tomás Lorenzo. They had to wait for ashtrays and other equipment to be delivered, and he underlined, “we in the Canary Islands are in the vanguard with this project”.

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EDITION 669 :: 18/05/2012 - 31/05/2012 :: ISLAND CONNECTIONS

santa Cruz road deaths

Hit and run retrial T

he prospect of a retrial in the case of two speeding drivers who killed a family on Santa Cruz’s seafront road near the Auditorium has shocked relatives of the victims, who were an elderly couple and their severely disabled daughter. Two young men were convicted of the triple manslaughter when the case eventually came to court after almost four years in April 2011. The court heard that the pair - the son and grandson of two well-known politicians - were racing each other on the stretch of road and driving too fast to be able to avoid the pedestrians as they were crossing the road. The

lawyer of one of the defendants, who received a jail term of four years for manslaughter and failing to stop after the collision, has asked for a retrial given that “vital parts” of the video recording of the trial, including testimony given by Civil Guard Traffic Branch officers brought in from Madrid for a reconstruction of the fatal hit and run, have been lost and the higher court which is now dealing with the appeal against the conviction lacks the necessary information for a decision. Miguel Ángel González, acting for the family of the victims, described the possibility as “madness” but admitted that other trials elsewhere in the country had been repeated for a similar reason. The accident took place near the auditorium News In Brief >>

PLaza WeyLer

What’s in a name?

ne of Santa Cruz’s most famous landmarks could be in for a name change and future visitors to the British Consulate should keep an eye out for the possible modification.

City councillor Hilario Rodríguez has tabled a motion to switch the name of the popular square on which the Consulate stands - the Plaza Weyler- to Plaza 31 Marzo, to commemorate the victims of the flash floods that killed eight people in Santa Cruz just over 10 years ago, on 31 March 2002. City mayor José Manuel Bermúdez said he would “give the matter his consideration” but made no promises to his colleague. News of the proposal has met

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with mixed reaction. While some agree that Santa Cruz should remove names associated with military history (Weyler was a general in the Spanish army in the late 19th century), the majority feel that the square’s name is so deeply-rooted in city tradition that it would be wrong to change

it. Opposition councillors accused Rodríguez of seeking to earn political mileage from the flood tragedy. Luis Cola, the capital’s official historian, criticised the current fashion for street-name changes, which he described as an, “epidemic” which does a disservice to Santa Cruz’s history.

young TALEnT

Chess ChamP

A talented young lady from the Santiago del Teide area recently became a champion in the world of chess.

Olga Gunyaeva won the under twelve’s category after competing in the Canaries Championship in Gran Canaria. Heralded as a future national champion, Olga´s dedication at the borough’s chess school has certainly paid off as she raced through the competition without losing a single match. Olga and the area’s other upcoming chess star, María Sofía Martín Litinova, have both been receiving on-line training from the famous Oleg Korneiev, one of the top 30 players in the world.

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evans in Tenerife O

ne of Britain’s top opera singers paid a fleeting visit to Tenerife earlier this month to perform at the Santa Cruz Auditorium. Iestyn Evans, described by The Guardian as “one of the most glorious counter-tenor voices in the world today”, accompanied the Tenerife Symphony Orchestra for an impressive repertoire of pieces by Antonio Vivaldi on his only concert date in Spain. Evans, a Cambridge archaeology graduate who earned his singing wings at the Royal Academy of Music, returned recently from a successful four-week stint in the United States, where he performed with the Chicago Lyric Opera. Performing across the world, he has made appearances in concert at Teatro alla Scala,

Milan with Dudamel, the Concertgebouw and Tonhalle with Koopman, the Barbican, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, and at the Royal Albert Hall in the BBC Proms. He has worked with many of the leading orchestras including the OAE, AAM, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, London Philharmonic, Britten Sinfonia, Concerto Köln, Concerto Copenhagen, Ensemble Matheus and Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.

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mini Lay-offs

Drivers at Tenerife’s island bus company TITSA have agreed to stop work for a total of 22 days in the year in order to protect the jobs of the entire workforce.

Around 1,000 drivers will be laid off temporarily and draw unemployment benefit for the days as a lesser evil, rather than see 117 of their colleagues made redundant due to cutbacks by the company. The imaginative solu-

tion was tabled by one of the bus unions in response to TITSA’s announcement that permanent lay-offs were unavoidable to save €4 million in running costs. The proposal was put to a vote at a recent assembly and accepted by the drivers.

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Vilaflor

Water mill restoration

enerife is not renowned for its flowing water. In fact the Island does not have a single river and so plans to restore an old water mill on the island may seem incongruous to many. However, the plans for the town of Vilaflor are very real and the people behind it hope it will prove a major tourist draw once the mill is restored to its former glory. The unique mill dates back to the 16th century, when it was built to enable the Soler family, owners of the area’s big farm estate, to grind grain from their crops and make flour. €40,000 have already been spent to restore the timber frames and roof tiles of the old mill and work is ongoing to replace the stonework of the outer walls.

The local town hall hopes to complete the job by the end of the year and have the water-powered mill up and running as a visitor attraction soon after. The restoration is part of a bigger redevelopment project for the historic centre of Vilaflor, which includes a half-million euro upgrade for the square next to the Ayuntamiento and the planting of autonomous flora including the famous, strongly perfumed, white broom and red tajinastes of nearby Teide. The town, which is one of the highest in Spain, is enjoying a new lease of life thanks to the surge in interest in the life of its 17th century saint, Brother Pedro, whose statue stands in the square.

News in Brief >>

La Laguna

Police psychology La Laguna police are getting a hand from the city’s university to help officers deal more effectively with incidents involving distressed members of the public.

Officers are taking a one month basic course in issues such as conflict resolution and stress management to raise their awareness of potential situations that can put them and their ‘customers’ under duress. The course, which is being taught in the evenings every weekday, is the brainchild of the university’s Psychology Department

and has the full support of senor officers and the councillor responsible for the force, José Alberto Díaz. “Improving social skills and management techniques will prove highly useful for our officers to cope with the tense situations they encounter in the course of their work” said Díaz. “Police training is not just about learning to handle guns or drive patrol cars, anyone who deals with members of the public in their job should take courses such as these”, he added.

Toddler death

Aitana case “not over” T

he decision by an Arona judge to close the case of a young girl whose death in November 2009 was considered to have been caused by abuse inflicted by her mother’s boyfriend looks set to trigger legal action by the man concerned. Diego Pastrana says his life has been destroyed by the public and media lynching that followed the death of his girlfriend’s daughter Aitana, aged three. Pastrana was arrested in full view of TV cameras after hospital doctors told police the injuries found on Aitana could have been caused by a brutal assault. He was subsequently released when a post-mortem confirmed his version that the injuries had been caused by a fall at a children’s playground a few days earlier but were not spotted by doctors when he took Aitana for treatment to a local health centre. The couple separated a short time afterwards and the girl’s mother, Belén García, hired a lawyer and independent pathologists to have the case reopened.

A poster outside Aitana’s school just after her death

The pathologists reported that the injuries were consistent with abuse and Pastrana was informed by the court that he was once again a suspect. However, the judge in charge of the inquiry ordered a third post-mortem from government pathologists in Las Palmas, who now say the playground fall was

indeed the cause of death. Within hours of the findings being made public, the Arona judge closed the case but it is believed Pastrana may now launch proceedings against several local and national papers and TV channels who painted him as a brutal child abuser in their coverage of the case. Plácido Peña, Pastrana’s

lawyer, says that, “the time has come for those who ruined my client’s life to be held accountable”, including doctors at Tenerife’s Candelaria Hospital and the El Mojón Health Centre. One big national newspaper faces a damages claim of €3 million, according to sources close to Pastrana.

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A moving scene featuring the Phantom (Ricardo Fernández) and Christine (Sonia Peirona)

By Karl McLaughlin

ho can think of a good and practical way for Spanish students of English to use their acquired skills in a daunting but enjoyable context? Teachers at La Laguna’s Official School of Languages came up with the answer several years ago and there is a distinct possibility that their counterparts in other schools in Tenerife and the rest of Spain may follow their lead. Over and above the standard classroom activities and practice-work that come with all language-learning, a group of lucky (?) students are put through their paces in a novel and, literally, entertaining way that has made them the talk of the town again this year. The School’s English Department’s very own amateur dramatics group has just completed its annual stageproduction run, which this year took the form of a clever adaptation of the world-famous Andrew Lloyd-Webber musical, The Phantom of the Opera. Called LookUs, the group - five teachers and approximately 20 current and former students - has performed its version of the hit show not just for its own school audience, but also for colleague centres of learning from elsewhere on the island. On the evening Island Connections attended, a coach-load of adult English-learners from Los Cristianos made the journey up to La Laguna specially to see the show. Rehearsals for this year’s production, which group leader Ricardo Fernández admits he was slightly apprehensive about taking on, began back in September, with weekly sessions until a few weeks before the opening night in mid-April, when weekends were added too. The first thing that strikes you as you settle down to watch the show is the age of the actors. Far from being the teenagers often associated with language-learning, all were into their late 20s at least, with several nearer retirement age than school-leaving age. Which makes the infectious enthusiasm displayed from the first to last minute of the musical all the more impressive, bearing in mind that on stage were adults who, tradition has it, are supposed to have serious inhibitions when it comes to uttering a few words in a foreign language, let alone fearlessly and near-faultlessly reciting the lines of a popular musical.

Arico

HOneY cOnTesT

For the third year running, Arico are running a tapas competition based around the superb honeys made in the area.

theatre

The phantom of the Opera Language-Learning With a differenCe

The show itself proved thoroughly enjoyable, with some surprises in terms of props and audience participation. As Phantom of the Opera fans who have seen the musical elsewhere, even professional renderings, will know only too well, the use of pre-recorded songs can prove the downfall of many an actor due to poor synchronisation, but this was not the case here. All the songs

were excellently ‘mimed and lipped’ with the added bonus that some of the performers actually sang along in quite decent voices to the famous numbers. Although occasionally some words were lost on the ear due to nerve-induced mispronunciations or ‘back to the audience’ positioning errors, 99 per cent of the dialogues were crystal clear and a credit to the actors and their grammar and vocabulary coaches. The Phantom’s acting was particularly good (as was his English), as one would expect from the lead role, and he was ably backed by several secondary characters, particularly my personal favourite, the buxom opera diva, La Carlotta (Merchy González Ramos), who took to her role like a duck to water and produced some momentous moments, including hilarious quips interjected in Spanish. If there can be one criticism of the show it is that it was over too soon (just under an hour to get through the three Acts). But short was indeed sweet, as they say. The Phantom of the Opera is the seventh musical per formed by LookUs (the name is partly derived from the small dog, called Lucas, which enjoys a cameo role in every show) since the group was set up back in 2004, the others being Grease, My Fair Lady, The Sound of Music, Mamma Mia, West Side Story, and Nine. Initially focusing on shorter, sketch-type shows as a formula for putting English into practice creatively, the group decided after two years to attempt the step up to full-blown productions and has never

Opera diva La Carlotta was excellently and humorously played by Merchy González.

looked back since, having now successfully performed the length and breadth of Tenerife. The language-learning initiative has also received glowing praise from other parts of Europe, thanks to the School’s participation in the European Union’s Grundtvig adult education programme, which brought the ‘practice through drama’ method to the attention of English teachers from Finland, Latvia and Portugal, all of whom were highly impressed with the approach. The economic crisis has had some effect on LookUs, not least the loss of funding of around €1,000 which used to be received by the School from the Department of Education for cultural and artistic activities. “We now have to do everything by ourselves, from the make-up to the costumes, props and stage design, with no outside help” explains Ricardo Fernández, who cannot praise the members of his group highly enough for their

hard work. “It is important not to forget that this is a strictly amateur, student-based group, keen to learn and practise English in a real context, in this case through artistic expression. In putting on a show and taking it to other parts, our aim is purely to promote the use of English and the theatre,” adds Ricardo. Don’t believe him for one minute: they are clearly all in it for the fun, which manifests itself in everything they do, down to the last detail. In the process, they bring new meaning to some expressions in English, such as “just hanging around.” Just ask Raoul, Viscount of Chagny, otherwise known as Alejandro Hernández… Watch the musical and you will see what I mean.

for more images of The Phantom of the Opera, see the Lookus facebook site at http://www.facebook. com/media/set/

honey production has been an important staple of the area for many years, which is why there is a beehive on the municipal coat of arms. for the whole of the month of may, there are some very tasty menus on offer in the local restaurants, which are competing for the best recipe that includes honey. Restaurante Asador Casa Blanca is offering fillet steak with honey and mixed vegetables, Zumería-bocatería Aznias, stuffed chicken breasts with arico honey, Restaurante Bahía, chicken morsels in batter with a garlic and honey sauce, Tasca los Abriguitos, fillet steak a la edurne with arico honey, Tasca Añepa, veal with prunes and arico honey, Toscana Café, fillet steak with honey and crunchy potatoes, BarCafetería El Rinconcito, yoghurt and honey milk shake, Restaurante Casa lala, chicken with spring honey, Tasca de Ángel, fried pork ribs with honey, Bar-Arepera Mero’s, soft arepa with arico honey, Tasquita El Pimentón, salmon rolls with honey and mustard, Bodega Pepe, fillet steak in honey sauce, Restaurante Porís, delicious seafood morsels, Restaurante Playa Tajao, grilled baby squid with mustard and honey sauce, Restaurante la laja, gilthead bream with honey, Restaurante Taba/Barril, tomato and fresh cheese salad with a concentrated honey sauce and Cuevas de Ramón, chicken in honey sauce. a sweet time to visit arico without doubt.

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Guía Isora >>

Youngsters passing on their skills to their ‘students’

Charity football

Kickingoff

Several southwest football teams recently put their rivalry aside in the name of charity.

Players from Club Deportivo Unión Isora, Unión Deportivo Chío and Atlético Alcalá joined together to take part in a friendly match in aid of victims of domestic violence. Playa de La Arena >>

La Caixa

Caring bank

La Caixa bank in Playa de la Arena recently made a donation to help out families in need in the Santiago del Teide area.

Over €1,000 worth of basic foodstuffs were passed on to the borough’s councillor for social services, Heller Abreu, to be redistributed to those who are struggling in these difficult times. The contribution was handed over by the bank’s manager, Maryna Yatsenyuk.

Excursion

ROUND THE ISLAND TOUR

Over 500 pensioners went on an island tour together recently.

The first stop was to meet in Fasnia to enjoy breakfast. Next was a visit to the historical centre of Güimar and then on to Candelaria for a church service and meeting with island politicians. Then the participants in this twentyfifth edition of the pensioners’ excursion travelled to Icod de Los Vinos. The day was rounded off with lunch and dancing, with music provided by José Andrés Martín and Manuel Dorta. This and similar trips for all ages, including some abroad, are available in all of the islands’ boroughs for residents of all nationalities who are registered on the padrón.

Brought up to date

Old dogs, new tricks A

group of youngsters from the south west have been sharing their knowhow with the older generation. In a traditional society such as this one the elders are still looked up to. The wisdom their years have brought them is still revered, and quite rightly so, as they can have much to teach us. At the same time modern young people are often seen

in a negative light, yet nowadays they are the holders of knowledge that to the older generation can seem almost mystical. Computer technology simply didn’t exist in their days and many have not since had the opportunity to learn, or consider it too difficult and beyond their capabilities. Even the language can be confusing to someone who is unfamiliar with it. Surf the net, dongle, search engine,

wi-fi; what do they all mean? Terminal doesn’t sound good, and where on earth does a mouse come into it? For 45 older people from Playa San Juan, Guía de Isora and Alcalá all these things have now become clear, thanks to a group of devoted youngsters. Over a period of nine months the young and old have met on a regular basis and, with patience and dedication on both sides, the world of computers and the

internet has been demystified. All the young volunteers had previously received training from the borough’s IT technicians and, as everyone knows, to pass on knowledge is a fabulous way to consolidate newly learnt skills. In fact, the experience has undoubtedly helped all concerned in many ways. The youngsters are already preparing for the second phase of this great project, which is expected to begin in June. Before that they will be taking place in a national youth conference in Valencia where, hopefully, they will be an inspiration to all.

GranCanaria

Police exam Scrapped >>

Too tough

A written test taken by 160 applicants for jobs with the Las Palmas City police force has been scrapped after only 30 managed to pass. The test, which required candidates to review 22 sentences and correct spelling or grammar mistakes in 10 minutes, was later deemed too difficult and a new one is to be set in its place. The decision has angered the candidates who passed and who say the fact that they identified the mistakes within the time limit showed it was feasible. One local newspaper has hinted that there may have been an ulterior motive for the u-turn by the panel of examiners. It appears that a well connected candidate who had apparently been assured of one of the posts failed the test badly and would have been eliminated from the selection procedure had the test results not been voided. The paper has promised to publish the identity of the person concerned at a later date. Nobel laureate >>

Freedom of the city

One of the world’s bestknown novelists is in Gran Canaria to receive a series of honours marking his illustrious career. Peruvian Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa receives an honorary degree from Las Palmas University on 18 May, by which time he will have already been given the freedom of the Gran Canaria capital as a newly installed ‘Adopted Son’. During his three day trip, the author and playwright also takes part in literature workshops at the University, including one on his own works. Vargas Llosa was awarded the honorary title by Las Palmas at the end of 2010, shortly after he received the Nobel Prize for literature, but has been unable to fit in a visit to the Canaries until now for the ceremony due to his hectic schedule of worldwide engagements.

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Karate trial

Unprecedented media steps

he biggest court case in the Canaries for years has seen unprecedented steps taken by the authorities with regard to media access.

The so-called Karate Case, in which the owner, his girlfriend and instructors of a well-known martial arts school in Las Palmas are on trial for mass-scale sexual abuse of children over many years, began earlier in the month amid such massive media interest that restrictions had to be imposed to limit the number of journalists and cameras present in the Criminal Court in the Gran Canaria

Judge’s reinstatement >>

Drug case dilemma

capital. Over a month ago, the region’s Justice Department contacted media to announce that journalists had to register in advance for access to the courtroom for the opening sessions of the trial, which is expected to last until December. A few days before the proceedings got underway, journalists were instructed to submit their ID card or passport details in order to ensure

A top judge here has won his battle to be reinstated after being struck off by the country’s Judiciary Council.

they would be allowed in. To their fury, they were then informed, just hours before the start, that they could not use laptops or any other devices to submit live information on the trial, which is the biggest of its kind ever in Spain due to the number of alleged victims (more than 60).

Promise kept

Astronaut meets the kids A n astronaut who spoke to children from the Canaries via a special communications link last year has kept his promise to talk to them again in person at the first available opportunity. Italian Paolo Nespoli was guest of honour in Gran Canaria earlier this month at a series of talks and seminars on space travel and research, and met some of the pupils from the different schools chosen to contact him on a satellite

link-up arranged by Las Palmas University back in 2011, when he was on a five-month mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Nespoli was paying his first ever trip to Gran Canaria and urged local schoolchildren and university students to pursue an interest in science, although he warned that the current economic crisis will probably mean that certain major projects such as Mars exploration missions may have to be put back by some years. “The good thing about being

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up in space is that the crisis is not visible from there” the astronaut joked. The Italian addressed a 500-strong audience in his big public lecture at the university and fielded questions on topics ranging

The crisis will probably mean a cutback in major space exploration projects

from extra-terrestrial life to the effects on his body of his long stint at the ISS.

Visitors scared off

CAAM charges T he new admission charge introduced by the CAAM museum of modern art in Las Palmas looks to have backfired judging by the response in the early days of application.

The €5 charge came into effect this month and local media have been quick to point out that visitors appear to have been put off by the new policy, which is part of the museum’s drive to cut its deficit. Las Palmas daily Canarias 7 monitored entrance numbers and reported that the CAAM failed

to attract a single person on one particular morning. The only two potential visitors left as soon as they were told they would have to pay to see the exhibitions. The reaction has

José Antonio Martín was the senior judge at the Criminal Court in Las Palmas when he was expelled after being found guilty of helping a known drug-trafficker with bail advice ahead of his trial in the judge’s own court. However, Spain’s Supreme Court, having earlier overturned the conviction by a Canarian court, has now ruled that the disciplinary case against Martín had lapsed due to the time taken to complete the proceedings. Furthermore, in a split-decision verdict, it also ruled that the bugged telephone conversations which first alerted police to his relationship with the mega-rich trafficker should not have been accepted as evidence because he was not under investigation at the time.

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triggered renewed debate on the attitude of Canarians to having to pay for cultural activities. One poster on the paper’s discussion forum criticised the fact that people do not blink

twice at paying €5 for a drink in an upmarket bar but are not prepared to contribute to the upkeep of museums and other centres of culture by paying an admission fee.

Restaurant fire

Residents and visitors in this popular tourist town were startled recently by an explosion just after midnight. Those who went out to see what had happened could see flames shooting into the sky from El Asador Criollo, which was in the Avenida de Italia. The restaurant was mainly wood, so it went up like a torch threatening a nearby kiosk and parked cars. Police blocked off the whole area because thick smoke was pouring out of the building too. Luckily no-one was injured. Arson was suspected and the following day an unnamed man, described simply as “a foreigner” was arrested in connection with the fire.

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The so called ‘tax amnesties’ basis. The taxpayer must have owned the assets or rights since before December 31, 2010. Anyone already the subject of a tax investigation or appeal will generally not be able to participate. The government warns that it will get tougher on tax evaders once this opportunity is over and stiffer penalties will be imposed. The government expects the initiative to secure around €2.5bn for the state and help it meet its 2012 budget deficit target of 5.3 per cent of gross domestic product.

By Bill Blevins, Financial Correspondent, Blevins Franks

ver recent years a number of countries have launched voluntary disclosure initiatives – so called ‘tax amnesties’ – to collect additional tax revenue and regularise previously undeclared assets. Now it is Spain’s turn. Its voluntary disclosure regime will allow taxpayers to “regularise” their tax affairs by declaring income and gains on previously hidden assets.

Key points The opportunity is open to individuals and entities who own assets and rights which they have not declared for income tax purposes. It relates to corporation tax, personal income tax and nonresident income tax. It does not cover wealth tax, succession tax, VAT or municipal taxes.

The owner will pay a one-off special levy of 10 per cent of the current value or acquisition cost of all his undeclared assets and rights. This will regularise his tax affairs. He will not have to pay any penalties, surcharges or interest on the amount, and will be exonerated from criminal prosecution on these assets.

A special tax return must be completed and submitted by November 30, 2012, with the 10 per cent payment. Information to identify the assets and rights now brought to tax must be attached. It will be dealt with by a special unit of the Spanish tax authorities on a confidential

Anti-tax fraud plan The special levy is part of a wider package to combat tax fraud and the hidden economy in Spain. Other proposed measures include an obligation for Spanish residents to declare all bank accounts opened and assets located overseas.

Cash payments for commercial transactions will be limited to €2,500. Anyone breaching this limit will be fined 25 per cent of the amount. The limit is raised to €15,000 for nonresidents. The current statute of limitations on financial fraud crimes will be removed. As ‘tax havens’ and offshore financial centres have come under increasing international pressure to exchange information and improve tax transparency, more and more people have chosen to make voluntary declarations rather than risk the costly consequences of being caught. Spain’s “special levy” initiative should help people who have not yet come forward to do so now and put their affairs in order. Undisclosed bank accounts do not make sense. There is much safer, and legitimate, tax planning available. Speak to a firm like Blevins Franks for advice on approved arrangements to help lower your tax liabilities in Spain.

The tax rates, scopes and reliefs may change. Any statements concerning taxation are based upon our understanding of current taxation laws and practices which are subject to change. Tax information has been summarised; an individual must take personalised advice.

Tax affairs will be under closer inspection To keep in touch with the latest developments in the offshore world, check out the latest news on our website www.blevinsfranks.com You may also contact our partner Paul Montague on Tel: 922 716 079 or Email: paul. montague@blevinsfranks.com

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By Phil Ryan Corporate Dealer with Currencies Direct

Healthcare your rights in sPain – Part 3

CurrenCies direCt

euro creaks under pressure

s we’ve found out in the UK over the last few weeks it never rains, it

pours. The weather in Spain is much better, but economically the situation continues to be grim. Recently S&P, the ratings agency, cut the Spanish credit rating to BBB+ from A, reflecting the increased fear that the government will need to provide further fiscal support to the ailing banking sector. To compound matters, the Spanish unemployment number came in higher than expected; a staggering 24.4 per cent of the population is now without a job. The figure is higher amongst younger people, with almost half looking for work. As labour market laws are overhauled unemployment is likely to get worse before it gets better,

meaning there will be further pressure on the Spanish credit rating and hence the rate at which Spain can borrow in the market moving forward. Looking elsewhere in Europe voters in France and Greece joined their counterparts in Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Italy and the Netherlands in forcing out leaders or ruling parties over the past two years. Changes in leadership across the Eurozone have generally been Euro negative in the immediate aftermath as the markets digest the change in leadership and the Euro is pushing towards the key level of 1.30 against the Dollar. The French public elected Francois Hollande, the socialist candidate, and a key pledge was to renegotiate the ‘fiscal pact’ agreed by members of the single currency. The

market remains ner vous of the possibility of renegotiation mostly because of the uncertainty it would create and how it would affect the strong ties forged between Mr Hollande’s predecessor and the German Chancellor. Also adding to negative Euro sentiment is the non-result from the Greek election. No party secured enough of the vote to form a government. New Democracy, who polled the most votes of all the parties has not been able to persuade others to form a coalition so it now falls to the second placed, the radical Syriza party, to try to form a government. As many in the market have worried, an anti-austerity party in a position of power brings a Greek exit from the Euro that much closer.

n general, the rules for obtaining healthcare in Spain are different from the UK. In the UK, it is based on your presence in the country, as opposed to Spain where it is based on how much, if anything, you have contributed to the system. If you are working in Spain it is relatively simple: provided you are registered in the social security system and are making National Insurance contributions, then you and your dependents are entitled to state-run healthcare on the same basis as a Spanish National. If you have retired to the sun and are in receipt of a UK State Pension, long-term Incapacity Benefit or Bereavement Benefit, you can also obtain national healthcare in Spain. You will need to apply for this using form S1, which you can get from the International Pension Centre. Your dependents will need to complete their own S1 form. The same form also covers early retirees, but the length of time you will be covered for depends on how much you contributed in the UK. If you have a full record

West Yorkshire, whilst on holiday in Mallorca. Adam Atkinson, 20, suffered fatal injuries after falling from the third floor of the three-star Hotel Martinique in Magaluf while reportedly climbing the stairs in the early hours of April 17th. Although he received treatment under the EHIC scheme his body remained on the holiday isle as the young man did not have private health insurance. Friends and family of Adam became involved in fundraising to fly his body home. The EHIC does not cover repatriation to the UK and, remember, overseas stateprovided healthcare may not of contributions, cover will cover things you receive for normally last up to two and free on the NHS. It is not an a half years after you stop alternative to travel insurance work. If by then you don’t and visitors are strongly adqualify for an S1 form you vised to take out insurance to will have to arrange private cover the period of their visit. health cover. If you have visitors over, urge If you are working for a UK them to take out insurance as, employer in Spain and pay- otherwise, you are the one ing UK National Insurance, who may end up funding their are studying in Spain or do care if they need it. not come under any of the Swallows are a dif ficult above categories but have case. Legally, once the first a low income, special rules three months are over they apply and more information are classed as residents and is available at the British should sign on the padrón Embassy in Madrid website and apply for a Spanish health (below). service card or cover under A temporar y visitor to one of the methods above. Spain, i.e. for less than three However, doing so may affect months, can get emergency their UK tax status and they health care using their Euro- may prefer to use the EHIC pean Health Insurance Card. for the first three months The EHIC card has an expiry and obtain private health date, thus needs renewing, insurance afterwards. Each and you may be asked to individual case could be difpay for some services. The ferent and you are advised cards are personal so each to take professional advice, member of your family or but with the crackdowns group needs their own and recently announced in Spain, they will not cover you for it is not wise to trust to the long term, routine or planned EHIC after the first three treatment. months, because you could It cannot be emphasised find yourselves with a hefty enough that the EHIC card bill to pay. is only for emergency cover. More detailed information Sadly this was underlined is available on the British recently with the death of a Embassy in Spain’s website at young man from Castleford, http://ukinspain.fco.gov.uk

The team at Island Connections is growing, and we are looking for new sales staff to join our busy publication. The ideal candidates should speak fluent English and Spanish (some German is also an advantage), and know the island of Tenerife well. You should also hold a clean driving licence. While commercial experience is not essential, some knowledge of the market will work in your favour. You will receive in-house training and the support of a vibrant and committed team. Flexibility and initiative are essential. Interested parties should send a current Curriculum Vitae to the Managing Director, Miguel González, miguel.gonzalez@icmedia.eu

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Dr Chanut ::

Banco Sabadell >>

Your questions answered-

in this issue we will discuss dental aesthetics

do you like your smile?

e will talk about people who have problems and dissatisfaction with their aesthetics - with a smile they don’t like and don’t know why. Perhaps it’s an ugly, dark tooth, little teeth, gums that are too visible, or dissatisfaction with the whole mouth which means they cannot look in the mirror because they don’t like themselves.

8. When you have a picture taken, do you have the tendency to smile with your lips closed when the shutter clicks? 9. When you smile, do you sometimes stop doing it because you don’t like your smile?

Dr Chanut: Yes, you need a professional analysis, but we’ll try to offer the readers a self analysis that they can do at home and then decide whether it’s necessary to see a professional or not.

10. If you had a great smile, how would you feel? 11. What would you like to change in your smile? If you have any doubts, we can help you to get a star smile.

J: Does this mean that we’re going to give them a designer dentistr y trick?

J: This sounds interesting, continue please.

Dr Chanut: There are various ways of analysing your smile. We regularly use two techniques: 1. The emotional analysis 2. The objective analysis It’s important that the readers answer a list of questions at home that I’ll give you now.

J: It’s not complicated?

Dr Chanut: I’ll try and explain it as simply as possible, so that the test gives results.

The emotional evaluation of your smile This is based on how you see yourself. The following questions are designed to help you to reveal to yourself your feelings about: How your smile affects your self-

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We speak your language

people a big smile – especially strangers?

Journalist: But in dental aesthetics, it’s difficult to know what is wrong.

Dr Chanut: Exactly.

image; how this impacts on your reactions to others, and how it influences the quality of your relationships with friends.

J: What are the questions? Dr Chanut:

1. Do you like your smile and how your teeth look? 2. Do you ever turn away to smile or cover your mouth with your hand to talk to friends? 3. Do you ever find yourself looking at models or other people who have a nice smile and wishing you had the same? 4. Have you ever tried to cover your smile with your lips? 5. Are you afraid of visiting the dentist because your teeth are in poor condition or has it been a long time since you visited a dentist? 6. What feeling does your smile give you? 7. Do you get pleasure out of showing

In Dr Chanut’s next article he will look at the objective evaluation of your smile. Dr Chanut is a dental surgeon, with top level training at America’s Boston University, Massachusetts. He taught periodontology at the Faculty of Dentistry in Nantes, France and is also president of several scientific societies in that country. He attended several conferences in France in the ADF, (Paris), the most famous national congress. He is a member of the American Academy of Osseointegration and of EAED society, the European Academy of Aesthetic Dentistry. Dr Chanut is a benchmark in dental implantology in Europe, concentrating his work mainly in his clinics in Tenerife. His dental replacement institutes are in the centre of Los Cristianos, at 11 Calle Amalia Alayón, near the Church. Telephone 922 788 328, and in Puerto de la Cruz at 6 Plaza del Charco, in the Banco Popular building, telephone: 922 381 347.

Andrés Gunson

by Andrés gunson, Manager of Sabadell – Solbank, Marbella

t’s nice to know that you’re understood, and more so if we’re talking about a bank. As an ex-pat, living in another country, I know how important it is to have people close to you who understand both your language and your needs. That’s why I feel proud to work in Banco Sabadell, a bank that understands the needs of foreign clients living in Spain and which makes the effort every day to provide the services and the sensitivity necessary, to go that extra mile with their financial ser vice, supplying their clients with the keys to make their daily life in Spain easier and more enjoyable. A bank which always provides answers which are closest to the clients’ needs, using personalised products and solutions.

Prestige care account An account, which apart from being a selection of financial products with excellent conditions, includes a translation service with the aim of saving you time, money and worries. In short, it’s an account designed to make your life in

Spain easier.

Regular transfer plan This is the fastest, easiest and safest way for our British clients to make regular payments from their sterling account in the UK to their euros account in Spain - whether it’s for paying a mortgage, transferring a wage or pension from the UK or sending cash to cover regular bills.

Savings plans Our focus is always on the benefit and the tranquillity of our clients. That is why we provide savings formulas adapted to each specific case, with special savings products for foreign currencies.

And more adapted products and services… Such as our exclusive Home Banking service, which allows our client to access their accounts in an easy and safe way, wherever they may be. If you are still not a Banco Sabadell client, don’t hesitate to visit us at any of the offices in the SabadellAtlántico and SabadellSolbank chain, where my colleagues and I will be delighted to help and serve you - in your own language.

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Church serViCes Living Spring Pentecostal Guaza Calle Almorejo 2, beside the Guaza sports complex. Rev. and Pastor (Mrs) Nelson Olajide Tel: 609 505 915. livingspring75@hotmail.com

gran Canaria

Calvary Assembly International Buzanada Sunday 11.00am, Wednesday 7.30pm. Nursery is provided during the Sunday morning service as well as Sunday School for children under 12. For more information, for counselling, or for information about the International Bible Institute, call: Missionary / Pastor Mark G. Baumgartner 628 107 316. Catholic Mass Puerto de la Cruz International service Sundays (almost always in English) in the Nuestra Señora de la Peña de Francia parish church St. Sebastian’s Inclusive Church Mogán, Gran Canaria Sundays 7pm at Cordial Mogán Playa Chapel Anglican Chaplaincy of St. Francis Tenerife Playa de las Américas, San Eugenio: Sunday 10.15am Holy Eucharist, sung Wednesday 10.15am. Holy Eucharist, said (Sept to June) los Gigantes Espiritu Santo: Sunday 6.00pm Holy Eucharist, sung Thursday 10.30am Holy Eucharist, said (Sept to June) Golf del Sur (Sept to April) San Blas: Sunday 6pm Holy Eucharist sung. September to June Callao Salvaje Services: Thursdays 6pm. Please contact Chaplain, Father Keith Gordon for further information regarding services, wedding blessings, baptisms, confessionals, renewal of vows, confirmations, counselling, pastoral care and funerals on 922.742045 or 679660277 North Tenerife Christian Fellowship Evangelical Church meets every Sunday with services in english at the scandinavian church behind the main post office, Puerto de la Cruz. everyone welcome. Sunday service and Sunday school 11.30am bible sharing Wednesdays 5.30pm. Ladies group meets one morning a month Tel: 922 351 011

until July 1: exhibition zoología fantástica (fantastical zoology), series of collages, sculptures, paintings and photographs by various well known talents, inspired by Jorge Luis borges’ book entitled book of imaginary beings. open tuesday-saturday, 10am8pm until 31 December: rapa nui, extreme survival in Polynesia, Pirámides de güímar ethnographic park

tenerife MuSIC &

SCENIC ARTS

Romería de Guía de Isora May 18, 19 & 20: 8:30pm, Plaza de la iglesia

The Anglican Parish of All Saints Puerto de la Cruz Sunday services 9.30am and 11am. Carretera Taoro 29.Chaplain. Tel: 922 384 038 www.allsaintstenerife.com Christian Fellowship los Cristianos 1st floor of Apolo Shopping Centre Pastor Adrian McBride. Tel: 922 790 007 Costa del Silencio Coral Mar. Sunday Services 11am-6pm. Mothers & Toddlers group Tue.10.30 to 12 noon. Counselling and info: Pastor Bill Jeffrey Tel: 617291751. www. silenciochurch.com

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VIII Baile de Candil Támbara May 19: 9:30pm, Parque Cultural doña Chana de La orotava

MuSIC & SCENIC ARTS

Auditorio Alfredo kraus, las Palmas: May 24: 9pm, rock, revolver May 25: 8.30pm, Classical Concert, gran Canaria Philharmonic orchestra May 29: 9pm, timple, Jose antonio ramos big band CICCA May 25: 8.30pm, Folk pop, russian red, Las Palmas de gran Canaria Plaza de la Música May 19: 7.30pm & 8.30pm, opera, Verdi’s rigoletto. new production by aCo (amigos Canarios de la Ópera)

EXHIBITIoNS

Santa Cruz Fishing dock May 24-26: Rock Coast Festival: iggy Pop, fat boy slim, orbital, ben harper, ministry of sound, marylin manson and many more, 3day event. tickets from €50 per day Teatro Guimera May 26: 8:00pm, tributo a méxico (Tribute to Mexico), Josefina alemán with the municipal band and directed by felipe neri, tickets: €10, €12 and €15 los Cristianos May 19: 6.30pm. El Truco de olej. great experience for all the family, especially the children, telling the story of a small boy who dreams of becoming a magician. tickets €8

and fans in the guía de isora cultural centre and the Centro de Creación y formación Jóven in Playa san Juan until May 24: 8:00am10:00pm, mujeres a pie de campo, a tribute to the hard and laborious work by women in the rural world until May 29: photographs, sáhara, museo de historia y antropología de tenerife (Casa Lercaro), san agustín until May 30: abama golf & spa resort. Exposition by local artist Javier isidoro aixa until May 30: Cartography and landscape from the Canary islands, Centro de arte La recova y sala de arte Contemporáneo until June 17: 10am – 8pm, tuesday to sunday, paintings,

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May 20: 10am. teide’s Peak, Kingdom of the Clouds. following the delicatesen series of monthly events from el Cardon, the May excursion sees you climbing to the peak of teide in the cable car, then expertly guided around above the clouds by Pedro millán, in a roughly two hour walk during which you’ll try some delicious ‘clouds’ (flavoured marshmallow nubes) of your own, courtesy of the fabulous pastry chefs at el aderno. the excursion costs €20, excluding €12 for the cable car (adult resident price). meet at the bottom of the cable car at 10.00am

May 18 until 7 July: 25th anniversary of Art in the Canary Islands, Centro de arte La regenta until May 20: retrospective homage to the works of Manolo Marrero (1955-2011) entitled ‘moments’. La sala de exposiciones La Caldereta, Vega de san mateo, Las Palmas until May 27: el arte de la dislocación, photographs, by faisal abdu’allah, Caam, Las Palmas de gran Canaria until May 27: escenarios, Constelaciones, Polaroids, photographs and sketches by Karina beltrán, Caam, Las Palmas de gran Canaria until June 24: Paintings, 73Kg, by raúl Cordero, Caam until August 30: the motorway behind the plug – an explication of the electricity system in the homes, museo elder de la Ciencia y la tecnología

SPoRT & NATuRE

Trekking: Local councils in various areas of the island organise guided treks and other open-air activities. for more information, call uPnature, Guanarteme 928 270 084 or 928 473 265, Arucas 928 621 754, Maspalomas 928 764 201, Tablero 928 140 640, Mogán 928 158 805, Aldea de San Nicolás de Tolentino 928 891 252 or www.alberguelaaldea.com, or Valleseco 928 618 740 Archaeology Guided visits to the principal digs in the island: Bentayga (tejeda), Cenobio de Valerón (guía) etc. for more information call 928 219 229

MARkETS

Arguineguín: tuesday Gáldar: thursday Mogán: sunday Puerto de Mogán: friday Telde: saturday Teror: sunday Vecindario: monday & Wednesday – all 8am to 2pm Playa del Inglés: every day except sunday, 7.30 to 11.30pm las Palmas Rastro: sunday 8am to 2pm, bus station

Have you a local event or happening you would like to see listed in our Whats on guide? Send the details to editorialc-news.com clearly marking it ‘Whats on’ at least three weeks before the event. While we cannot guarantee all events will be listed we will include as many as we can.

Auditorio El Sauzal May 26: 9pm, Timple concert by belsech rodríguez. tickets €6 and €4 (residents) Playa de las Américas faro Lounge Club – latin Party Night every Thursday. free entry. drinks from €5, bottles from €50.

DÍA DE CANARIAS May 26, 10pm: Plaza del Calvario y aledaños, Los silos, traditional costume dance (Baile de Magos), orchestra perfoming is sabrosa y maquinaria band

EXHIBITIoNS

until May 18: gran Canarian artist Pepe Dámaso displays his spectacular visions of kites

Juego de máscaras, a collective exhibition including works by andy Warhol, Cindy sherman, Jorge ribalta, gouglas gordon, sarah Lucas and martín sastre among others, tea, santa Cruz de tenerife until September 16, stipo Pranyko, an exhibition dedicated entirely to the work of the bosnian artist of the same name at tea (tenerife espacio de las artes) in santa Cruz. tuesday-sundays, 10am-8pm until June 29: Steve McCurry Photo Exhibition. Worldfamous photographer, best known for his green-eyed afghan girl in national geographic. espacio Cultural CajaCanarias, santa Cruz. open daily except sundays from 11am

CHIlDREN

Día del juego de los Silos 2012 19 May: 10am to 7pm, Plaza de la Luz – Villa de Los silos. it’s a fun day out for all the family and specially for the kids, with traditional Canarian games, basketball, paintings and lots more

SPoRT & NATuRE

Belly dancing Every Monday, 4.30pm – 17.55pm, el sauzal cultural centre 677 380 807. teacher: Victoria bonis Dance workshops April 20 and 21: salsa, fuentealta World dance festival, hotel taburiente, santa Cruz de tenerife

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MAsOnic MeeTings

Logia Ave Fenix Nº 73

IAL SPRING OFFE C E P S R!

Edificio Simón, Los Cristianos Meetings every Tuesday. Regular meetings every 4th Tuesday starting Tuesday 25th October 2011 (Installation) through to April 2012

Only on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays

Contact John Donaldson (Secretary):

Tel: (+34) 650 172 973

All Visitors welcome

(+34) 922 17 91 74 or donaldsonjh@yahoo.co.uk

751507/email: eurocitizens@ gmail.com The Wednesday Club: Los Cristianos, information: edna, 629487090, meet old friends and new. The Wednesday Group of Friends. meeting and lunch: bar tapas Luis, Plaza Charco, Puerto de la Cruz 2nd Wednesday of month, 12.30pm. art and social group, Wednesdays (Pam 922 368520). Literary and cultural group, fridays (suzi 922 368084). other weekly meetings include bridge and Whist. all welcome - contact tony: wednesday.tenerife@ gmail.com.

English library, Calle irlanda, Parque taoro, Puerto de la Cruz: mon 3pm to 5.30pm, Weds 10am to 12 noon, fri from 4pm to 6.00pm and sat 11am to 1pm. information: 922 383098 during opening hours.

Meeting 2nd Monday each month. Auction 1st Friday each month. many fun events throughout year. information, ralph solomon, 685542128 Writers circle: Parque de la reina. Published or unpublished, all welcome. hazel@hazelbennett.co.uk la Baranda Wine Museum, promoting local quality wines. tf-5 (el sauzal exit). information: 922 572 535/

MISCEllANEouS lIoNS CluB Arona, las Galletas, Costa del silencio: 2nd Sunday each month: barbecue with entertainment at Coral mar square.

last Sunday each month: buffet and entertainment at habla habla, Las galletas. Call Cath 629 506 882. Lions shops: apolo Center, mon - fri 11am - 3pm. Costa del silencio, mon - fri 11am - 2pm. donations of clothing, books, bric-a-brac etc welcome. Ken sadler 670 647 765. book shop, every weekday next door to charity shop San Miguel de Abona

www.tenerife.es/Casa-vino

Castles Tours: tenerife history museum offers guided tours around the island’s castles for schools and groups. more information on 922 825 949 Masonic Meetings in the south of Tenerife. Visitors welcome. tenerife Craft, Chapter, mark. for more information phone 922 794 502 or 922 732 386. Ciudadanos Europeos (European Citizens). meet new friends, help and advice on living in the Canary islands and participation in Canarian culture. social activities. Contact harry davies: 922 781905/Chris stanyer: 922

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) South: 1st Floor Apolo Centre, Los Cristianos (next to bus terminal), mon, Weds, thurs and sat: 5.45.00pm, fri: 11.45am. Callao Salvaje, Living sober group: Local 4 CC buena azul, sueño azul, sun 6.30pm for more information call 630 478 448 (24 hrs).

K9 & FRIENDS OF THE ANIMALS & AKTION TIER

K9 car boot sales

• first sunday of every month / 8am to 12 noon. happy days, Costa del Silencio. • second saturday of every month/ 9am to midday. nearly new sales, outside shimmers bar, Callao Salvaje • K9 also have a stall on the Playa San Juan market every Wednesday, and Alcalá every monday, from 9am to 2pm. • For more information call Pat the Cat on 608 121081.

the Friends of the Animals car boot sale

• Last sunday of every month at tipsy terrace, los Gigantes from 8am to midday. • Shop next to the Medical Centre in Playa de la Arena, open 10am to 6 weekdays and 10am to 2 saturdays. • a constant supply of goods is needed. any full collection boxes, call hazel on 667 638468 or Pat the Cat on 608 121081. www.k9tenerife.com. email: info@k9tenerife.com

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Aktion tier

Polígono industrial de granadilla-Parque eólico del iter. tel: 922 77 86 30 teneriffa@aktiontier.org

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TECH STUFF

did you KnoW?

Secure in the knowledge

Look at the address line to see if the connection is secure

Have you ever noticed that some website addresses start with http:// whilst others begin with https://? It may seem insignificant, but this one piece of information could save you a whole lot of trouble. The ‘http’ stands for Hyper Text Transport Protocol. This is just an elaborate name for a certain method of communication that is used to pass data back and forth between web servers and clients. It is the standard form of on-line information transfer. Whilst very effective, when it’s used, in theory, it’s possible for someone to spy on your computer’s conversation with a website. But when that http has

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an ‘S’ on the end it means your computer is talking to the website in a secure code that no one will be able to access. Thus, if a website ever asks you to enter your credit card information, for

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THE WATCH

This wrist watch comes with a 460 MHz MTK6516 dual-core processor, GPS and two megapixel camera. THE MobiLE

Galaxy S3

THE SPEAKEr

Understands and responds. The new unit features two cameras, a larger screen and a longer lasting battery charge. Due in the European market at the end of May.

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Amazing device

The ‘Change Anything You Have Into A USB Vibration Speaker’ (or CAYHIASUSBVS for short) is a device that can convert any item, such as a water bottle or flat surface, into a speaker.

5. >> THE SAfETy DEViCE

Car security

Z1 Smart Android 2.2

2. >>

instance, you should automatically look to see if the web address begins with https://. If it doesn’t, do not supply any of your personal details.

THE LAMP

Computer light

If you’re a fan of Star Wars and Lego, this Darth Vader table lamp uses LED technology which is powered by three AAA batteries or by plugging into your computer’s USB port.

Coming soon: an update on car’s anti-theft proximity sensors that will detect the subtle movement of a sleeping baby or snoozing dog in a closed car and will automatically open the windows a few centimetres, possibly saving lives

6. >> THE gADgET

iHangy

Devoted users of iPhones will never have to wonder where it is again with the iHangy. Clip it to your clothes or hang it around your neck and wear it as a (very expensive and pretty heavy) necklace.

THE SPIN

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SpinNews

The Film: Multicines GranSur

Song

the euroVision

The dance : Russia’s ‘grannies’ will add a colourful senior note

Contest L

Baile de magos

ove it or hate it, it would seem there’s no getting away from the annual media hype on the Eurovision Song Contest, which this year will be held in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku.

MARVEl AVENGERS ASSEMBlE 2D Los Vengadores

ased on the classic Marvel comic series first published in 1963,

this action-packed a d ve nt u re fo l l o ws t h e international peacekeeping agency s.h.i.e.L.d. and its elite team of superheroes as they try to save the world from destruction.

The Gig THREE BoNES

lues/rock concert on May 18 to introduce this group’s new album.

Rock with a feelin’ sees its first public showing in the auditorio de tenerife, adán martín. alvaro guitarbone dalloz heads up the rocking trio with miguel and fisco Ponce on bass and percussion respectively.

Spain top 10 singles SOURCE: PROMUSICAE

Britain first joined in the competition in 1957, producing so far five winners, Spain joined in the fun four years later and have achieved the top spot twice. Ireland to date has produced the most number of first places, winning the competition seven times and the UK has been runners up a total of 15 times, more than any other country. The first live semi final will be shown on May 22, the second semi final is scheduled for May 24 and the grand final for May 26.

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loS SIloS may 26

the wedding fair

Feboda 2012

a colourful costumed dance in with two of the areas top bands. rent some regional dress and join in!

The games :

Play day

Engelbert Humperdinck (UK) isn’t the only golden oldie taking to the stage, Buranovskiye Babushki from Russia have seen a season or two as well. Sweden is currently favourite with Euphoria by Loreen, but Iceland could just pip them to the post with a surprise late spurt with a great song, Never Forget, from Greta Salóme & Jónsi. Ireland is represented by teen favourites Jedward and Spain by Pastora Soler. Nerves, excitement and some fairly obvious partisan and political voting – it’s all part of the show. Full viewing timetable in our TV Guide.

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the concert

Ana Torroja

ooking ahead, if you were thinking of tying the L knot next year, or have a business supplying wedding related goods or services, you may want to make a note in the diary of the Tenerife wedding fair, Feboda, in the centro internacional de ferias y congresos in Santa Cruz.

From November 30 to December 2, everything you need for your wedding will be on offer in fair, flowers, frocks, hotels, restaurants, go along to buy, book or just to borrow some cool ideas and check out the latest trends.

guía de isora >>

loS SIloS mAY 19

Holds its popular games day and early bird readers will be in time to go along and join in the fun. in the main town square from 10.00am to 2.00pm and 4.00pm to 7.00pm, theatre, skating, bowls, bouncy castles, music, trampolines and a whole lot more. great for kids of all ages.

The Rock Festival:

Rock Coast

1. Cali & El Dandee yo te esperaré 2. Pablo Alborán te he echado de menos 3. Jose de Rico Fe rayos de sol 4. Michel Telo ai se eu te Pego 5. lMFAo sexy and i Know it 6. Juan Magan se Vuelve Loca 7. Paulina Rubio boys Will be boys 8. Gotye somebody that i used to Know 9. Juan Magan no sigue modas 10. kelly Clarkson What doesn’t Kill you (stronger)

profile was as the ex-vocalist with Mecano, Herbutmain since 1997, Ana has also had a solo career. Five albums have been produced in that time including remakes of some of Mecano’s hits. This present tour, named Soy (I am), touches on some of both her and her previous band’s biggest hits. Ana can be said to be at the height of her musical powers and this is a unique opportunity to enjoy an outstanding Spanish pop star in the spectacular surroundings of the Auditorio de Tenerife Adán Martín. June 10, tickets from €20 to €35, on sale from http:// entradas.auditoriodetenerife.com.

Street party

the romería

de Isora ‘calles’ are garlanded for the romería Guía of San Isidro Labrador.

there’s dancing in the street, parades and lots of colourful costumes to be seen and traditional fun to be enjoyed. more information in what’s on.

This mega headlining rock festival was cancelled just days before it was due to begin. organisers, L m Productions, published a statement on their website citing the financial crisis, lack of institutional commitment and the possible financial impact of going ahead on their company as the reasons for withdrawing. apologising to customers, they added their regret at the lost opportunities for the Canarian groups which were scheduled to take part.

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UEFA EURO 2012

Win the English Football T-S

Family friendly bar

Panoramic views, traditional pub grub and beers served from 10am 7 days a week. FREE wifi and WII for the kids. All sports shown, Sunday roast served. Karaoke every Saturday night.

Los Abrigos

The only British bar on the harbour Reservations taken on 922 170 470

Group A

Group B

Poland / Greece / Russia / Czech Republic

Holland / Germany / Den

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Fixtures: Greece vs Russia 19:45 Czech Republic vs Poland 19:45

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Fixtures: Portugal vs Denmark vs

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Group D Ukraine / France / England / Sweden

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Fixtures Ukraine vs France Sweden vs England

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Fixtures Sweden vs France England vs Ukraine

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18th May - 31st May 2012 : BBC1 / BBC2 / ITV1 / Channel4 / Channel5 / Skysports1 / Skysports2

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usic legend Engelbert Humperdinck will sing love Will Set you Free when he represents the uk in the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest.

engelbert has called for the uK to get behind him as he flies the flag for the nation in the 57th eurovision song Contest in baku , azerbaijan in front of an estimated 120 million viewers worldwide. derek mcLean, bbC Creative director entertainment, said “the song is a soaring ballad that has been crafted by some of the best people in music. With credentials like these, and our very own music legend on vocals, this year our eurovision entry is second to none.” engelbert humperdinck added, “i have my eyes on the prize with my song Love Will

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Jonathan Edwards introduces live coverage of the Great Manchester Run, which celebrates its 10th staging since being introduced as a legacy to the city’s hosting of the Commonwealth Games.

set you free. i’m very proud of the song and with the nation behind me, i feel ready and look forward to the rollercoaster ride that is eurovision.” Pastora solar will represent spain with the song Quédate Conmigo (stay with me). Pastora said she is very pleased to have been chosen to represent spain in baku , although she revealed that she felt a little afraid at first, because of the unsatisfying spanish results in recent years. she commented, “the worst that can happen is that i return to spain with zero points, but we believe that we will be able to deliver a good performance that is worthy of spain .”

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ohn Inverdale and Winter olympics gold medallist Amy Williams present a live programme celebrating the arrival of the olympic Flame in Bristol. the flame will be on day four of its 70-day journey across the uK, after being flown into rnas Culdrose from athens on friday 18 may. against the backdrop of a staged event at bristol harbour, John and amy report live on the finale of a day that will have seen the flame travel from taunton, via somerset, Wiltshire and bath, to bristol. olympic torch Live will cover the celebrations as the

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Lewis: Generation of Vipers flame arrives by boat to the historic maritime city centre of bristol, and show the passing of the flame to sailor blaire hannan, a reservist for team gb at the Paralympics. hannan will carry the torch around the bristol amphitheatre and onto a specially-installed stage to light a Cauldron marking the climax of the day’s journey.

When a lonely professor is found dead suspected of suicide, lewis finds it hard to believe and his suspicions are not unfounded. lewis and Hathaway are lead to a former student, could the professors’ murder be 23th linked to her May past?

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/ Friday 18/05/12 FIVE / DRAMA

18th May, 10.00pm Castle

the investigation into the death of an irish gangster throws up an surprising connection to the unsolved murder of beckett’s mother

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Breakfast Heir Hunters Homes Under the Hammer Robbed, Raided, Reunited Cash in the Attic Bargain Hunt BBC News at One BBC London News Doctors Escape to the Country BBC News Dick ‘N’ Dom Go Wild Lockie Leonard Copycats Blue Peter Newsround Pointless BBC News at Six BBC London News The One Show EastEnders Ian’s life begins to slowly crumble around him, forcing him to make a shocking decision about his future. Would I Lie to You? Lee Mack is joined by Bob Mortimer and Patsy Kensit and David Mitchell is joined by Greg Davies and Richard Osman Have I Got News for You Not Going Out After Lucy suffers a mild indiscretion whilst drunk and claims to have no memory of the event, she and Lee embark on an experiment with a bottle of home-made potato hooch. BBC News at Ten BBC London News The Graham Norton Show Among the guests on Graham’s sofa are Hollywood star Will Smith, who stars in new film Men in Black III. The National Lottery Friday Night Draws The Matt Lucas Awards Nominations provided by comedy actress Ruth Jones, writer and performer David Baddiel and comedian and actor Griff Rhys Jones. EastEnders Omnibus

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Good Morning Sports Fans Triple bill. Football League The second and decisive leg of a League Two play-off semi-final. Cricket Day two of the first Test between England and the West Indies at Lord’s. Boxing A look at the rematch between Amir Khan and Lamont Peterson. European Rugby Biarritz face Toulon in the Amlin Challenge Cup Final from Twickenham Stoop. Cricket Day two of the first test between England and the West Indies at Lord’s. Rugby Super League Huddersfield Giants play host to Wigan Warriors at the Galpharm Stadium.

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Aerobics: Oz Style Thrillseekers WWE Raw Michael Cole and Jerry ‘The King’ Lawler present another week of hard-hitting wrestling action featuring muscle-bound stars such as John Cena, The Miz and Alberto Del Rio. Ringside America’s Cup Uncovered ATP Tour Uncovered Tennis: Rome Masters The opening three quarterfinals of the ATP Rome Masters from Foro Italico. Amir Khan Behind the Ropes Lamont PetersonBehind the Ropes Champions League Final Preview Rugby Super League Huddersfield Giants play host to Wigan Warriors at the Galpharm Stadium. Champions League Final Preview All the build-up to the 2012 UEFA Champions League final from the Allianz Arena in Munich. Boxing

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After being diagnosed with a brain tumour, Georgia cashes in her life savings and goes to the Czech spa town of Carlsbad, where her hero Chef Didier works. He is impressed by her skills and the two become friends, to the annoyance of millionaire Matthew Kragen , who is determined to expose the parvenue Georgia in front of the hotel’s guests.

Khan has escaped from the prison planet. Bent on revenge, Khan steals the Genesis device, which can destroy planets, and lures Kirk and the USS Enterprise into a trap. At the same time, Kirk’s son David Marcus and ex-lover Carol, who invented the device, become part of the trap and Kirk must make some of the hardest choices of his career.

American officer Aldo Raine leads a squad of soldiers into occupied France on a Dirty-Dozen-style assassination mission to kill as many Nazis as possible and spread fear through the Third Reich. They become involved in a Jewish resistance fighter’s plan to blow up the Paris premiere of one of Goebbels’s propaganda films an event due to be attended by Hitler himself.

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/ Saturday 19/05/12

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19th May, 7.00pm UEFA Champions League Final

adrian Chiles presents live coverage of the Champions League final between Chelsea and bayern munich at the allianz arena in munich

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Breakfast Saturday Kitchen The Diamond Jubilee BBC News BBC London News British Olympic Dreams Triathlon Sonali Shah introduces the best of the action and reaction from the second leg of the World Series in San Diego. Gymnastics Matt Baker introduces highlights from the women’s European Championship, the final major event for these gymnasts before the Olympic Games. The Queen and I As the Queen travels the country on her diamond jubilee tour, Carol Kirkwood meets the Londoners whom Her Majesty has visited over her reign Pointless Celebrities BBC News BBC London News My Family The Voice UK The National Lottery: In It to Win It Casualty Tom is once again drawn into the world of Alicia and Jonas. Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow Michael takes his comedy roadshow to The Grand Theatre in Blackpool, where he introduces Justin Moorhouse, Terry Alderton and Miles Jupp. BBC News Kevin Bridges - The Story So Far The Football League Show Highlights and analysis from the Football League Kevin and Perry Go Large Film spin-off for the popular Harry Enfield characters. Desperate to both bring their musical talent to a wider audience and lose their virginity, the hapless duo decide on the perfect destination - Ibiza. Weatherview

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Children’s Entertainment MOTD Kickabout Great British Menu Macbeth Classic film version of Shakespeare’s play about a Scottish nobleman heavily influenced by his wife’s lust for power. Twelfth Night William Shakespeare’s seasonal comedy about a shipwreck that separates identical twins Sebastian and Viola. Flog It! Don’t Panic! The Dad’s Army Story Dad’s Army You Have Been Watching... David Croft Cutty Sark: National Treasure Special programme telling the dramatic story of Cutty Sark, the worldfamous clipper ship, from her launch in 1869 to the modern-day conservation work to save her. Off by Heart William Shakespeare is hardly a name that you would expect to thrill Britain’s teenagers, but over the last year thousands have taken part in a nationwide competition to learn some of his greatest speeches off by heart. QI XL Quiz show. In a special show to celebrate the Cultural Olympiad, Stephen Fry investigates the Immortal Bard with Sue Perkins, Bill Bailey, David Mitchell and Alan Davies. Hamlet 2 Comedy about a failed actor turned drama teacher who, in a final and deluded attempt to make an impact, sets about creating a controversial and ‘inspirational’ sequel to William Shakespeare’s Hamlet. A Cock and Bull Story A dramatisation of the novel ‘The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman’ by Laurence Sterne.

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/ Sunday 20/05/12 BBC1 / GARDENING

20th May, 5.00pm The Chelsea Flower Show

alan titchmarsh, Carol Klein and James Wong take an exclusive peek at the royal horticultural society’s Chelsea flower show 2012 in this preview of the event.

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