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EDITION 634 :: 13/01/2011 - 27/01/2011 :: ISLAND CONNECTIONS 7 Islands © ISLAND CONNECTIONS NEWSPAPER Is published and printed fortnightly by ISLAND CONNECTIONS S.L. Adverts, texts, photos or other parts of this publication are property of the publishers. They may not be used or reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any other form or means without the prior written permission of the publishers. This newspaper cannot be held responsible for the contents of articles supplied by our contributors or advertisers claims. The publisher reserves the right to refuse to publish adverts, texts or advertising features. Advertisements once contracted cannot be cancelled and have to be paid in full. The publishers can not be held responsible for variation on colour printed in this newspaper. Advertising conditions are to be obtained in our offices. Publisher & Proprietor Tina Straub, Joe Schacher Island Connections S.L. C.I.F: B-38748315 Printed by Artes Gráficas del Atlántico S.A. Dep. Legal: TF-287/93 Circulation controlled by: Distribución Gratuita Can you hear the drums… Miguel Gonzalez [email protected] This company has qualified for sub- sidies from the Spanish Govern- ment, co-financed by funding from the ERDF, for the transport of merchandise in the Canaries T enerife viewers of the ITV dating show Take Me Out have been a bit puzzled of late. It would appear that the romantic dates that the lucky (or unlucky in some cases) couples have been taking are on a sun kissed island, far from Blighty, called, for the purposes of the programme, the Isle of Fernando’s. However anyone who lives here or knows the island will have spotted that the island of love for the Take Me Outers is in fact Tenerife. The crews were here last year filming at a number of loca- tions (all mentioned in their Isle of Fernando? ‘thank yous’ on the official ITV website) and those involved at a local level seemed to be having as much fun as the couples themselves. But why no mention of Tenerife, given the excellent publicity it would generate for the island? The debate has been a hot topic on Tenerife Forum of late, where one member posted “… on the show they never mention Tenerife in fact they go out of their way to not mention us and call our Island ‘Island of Fernando’s’, whatever that is. Why or how can they do this? Did they not get enough money from the Tourism Board to mention Tenerife? It is a strange one and there must be a reason.” As we had followed some of the couples during filming we contacted the programme and asked the same question, and received the following reply. “The Isle of Fernando’s is the fictional name of the island where our dating couples are taken on their first date. In keeping in context with the dating universe of series one of Take Me Out, when Fern- ando’s was the name of a bar in Manchester, in this series, our fictional hero Fernando has gone abroad and bought himself a private island - Isle of Fernando’s. This has been a running theme throughout the series”. So there, no slight on Tenerife, no hidden agenda, shame it’s not mentioned on a regular basis, but let’s hope that it does generate positive publicity for the island in it’s own way. Among the companies and locations involved were the Regency Country Club, Ho- tel Jardín Tropical, Rancho Bonanza, Loro Parque and Siam Park and the Let’s Dance Academy. Reining in the participants dur- ing filming of some of the Take Me Out inserts in the Rancho Bonanza last year Jobless rate up OUT OF WORK Unemployment rose by just over 2.35 per cent in the Canaries in 2010, according to figures published by the Spanish government. The number of people reg- istered as out of work at 31 December was slightly over 254,000, an increase of 5,900 compared to the same date the previous year. However, the monthly figure for De- cember showed a fall of 2,000 compared to November, a situation interpreted by the government as a further sign of economic recovery. Las Palmas DRUGS ARRESTS National police in Peru and the Spanish Civil Guard have arrested 25 people who were bringing drugs into Spain via Las Palmas and Madrid. Arrests were made in Las Palmas, Barcelona, Madrid and Peru of a group of in- dividuals accused of traf- ficking cocaine between the two countries. Drugs were brought into the Las Palmas and Madrid airports in the internal organs of mes- sengers, hidden in luggage or in special corsets. On arrival in Madrid two of the gang who were working in a handicapped assistance ser vice used their access to Adeje sports COMPLEX PROB- LEMS Adeje’s new sports com- plex at El Galeón has hit more snags, this time due to problems with the foun- dations. Diggers have been forced to stop levelling work after a technical study triggered concerns. The local coun- cil says it is confident the work can be resumed in a fortnight and that the com- pletion date of 10-12 months will be met. The 8,000 square metre complex, which will be the biggest in the Adeje area, will offer tennis courts, a pool, gym and spa, among other facilities. the plane to take the drugs out of the airport. The police operation, called Palmero, has seen the arrest of 12 Spaniards, five Dominicans, three Venezue- lans, Four Peruvians and a Mexican in Spain according to an official police press statement. A laboratory for cutting the drug was dismantled and 25 kilos of cocaine confiscated. Five more kilos of cocaine were found in Peru where six fur- ther arrests were made. ONCE TEIDE WINS Early bird readers might want to play the ONCE, the national lottery with profits going to the disabled, on Sunday January 16th. On that day the tickets will bear a picture of Mount Teide, as part of a series of tickets dedicated to Spain’s network of national parks. It is expected that up to 70 million tickets will be circulated in the country between now and April with images of the parks.
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� EDITION 634 :: 13/01/2011 - 27/01/2011 :: ISLAND CONNECTIONS7Islands
© ISLAND CONNECTIONS NEWSPAPERIs published and printed fortnightly by ISLAND CONNECTIONS S.L. Adverts, texts, photos or other parts of this publication are property of the publishers. They may not be used or reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any other form or means without the prior written permission of the publishers. This newspaper cannot be held responsible for the contents of articles supplied by our contributors or advertisers claims. The publisher reserves the right to refuse to publish adverts, texts or advertising features. Advertisements once contracted cannot be cancelled and have to be paid in full. The publishers can not be held responsible for variation on colour printed in this newspaper. Advertising conditions are to be obtained in our offices.
Publisher & ProprietorTina Straub, Joe Schacher Island Connections S.L.C.I.F: B-38748315 Printed by Artes Gráficas del Atlántico S.A. Dep. Legal: TF-287/93
Circulation controlled by:Distribución Gratuita
Can you hear the drums…
Miguel [email protected]
This company has qualified for sub-sidies from the Spanish Govern-ment, co-financed by funding from the ERDF, for the transport of merchandise in the Canaries
Tenerife viewers of the ITV dating show Take Me Out have been a
bit puzzled of late.
It would appear that the romantic dates that the lucky (or unlucky in some cases) couples have been taking are on a sun kissed island, far from Blighty, called, for the purposes of the programme, the Isle of Fernando’s. However anyone who lives here or knows the island will have spotted that the island of love for the Take Me Outers is in fact Tenerife. The crews were here last year filming at a number of loca-tions (all mentioned in their
Isle of Fernando?‘thank yous’ on the official ITV website) and those involved at a local level seemed to be having as much fun as the couples themselves. But why no mention of Tenerife, given the excellent publicity it would generate for the island?
The debate has been a hot topic on Tenerife Forum of late, where one member posted “… on the show they never mention Tenerife in fact they go out of their way to not mention us and call our Island ‘Island of Fernando’s’, whatever that is. Why or how can they do this? Did they not get enough money from the Tourism Board to mention Tenerife? It is a
strange one and there must be a reason.”
As we had followed some of the couples during filming we contacted the programme and asked the same question, and received the following reply.
“The Isle of Fernando’s is the fictional name of the island where our dating couples are taken on their first date. In keeping in context with the dating universe of series one of Take Me Out, when Fern-ando’s was the name of a bar in Manchester, in this series, our fictional hero Fernando has gone abroad and bought himself a private island - Isle of Fernando’s. This has been
a running theme throughout the series”. So there, no slight on Tenerife, no hidden agenda, shame it’s not mentioned on a regular basis, but let’s hope that it does generate positive publicity for the island in it’s own way.
Among the companies and locations involved were the Regency Country Club, Ho-tel Jardín Tropical, Rancho Bonanza, Loro Parque and Siam Park and the Let’s Dance Academy.
Reining in the participants dur-ing filming of some of the Take Me Out inserts in the Rancho Bonanza last year Jobless rate up
Out Of wOrk
Unemployment rose by just over 2.35 per cent in the Canaries in 2010, according to figures published by the Spanish government.
The number of people reg-istered as out of work at 31 December was slightly over 254,000, an increase of 5,900 compared to the same date the previous year. However, the monthly figure for De-cember showed a fall of 2,000 compared to November, a situation interpreted by the government as a further sign of economic recovery.
Las Palmas
Drugs arrests
National police in Peru and the Spanish Civil Guard have arrested 25 people who were bringing drugs into Spain via Las Palmas and Madrid.
Arrests were made in Las Palmas, Barcelona, Madrid and Peru of a group of in-dividuals accused of traf-ficking cocaine between the two countries. Drugs were brought into the Las Palmas and Madrid airports in the internal organs of mes-sengers, hidden in luggage or in special corsets. On arrival in Madrid two of the gang who were working in a handicapped assistance service used their access to
Adeje sports
COmplex prOb-lems
Adeje’s new sports com-plex at El Galeón has hit more snags, this time due to problems with the foun-dations.
Diggers have been forced to stop levelling work after a technical study triggered concerns. The local coun-cil says it is confident the work can be resumed in a fortnight and that the com-pletion date of 10-12 months will be met. The 8,000 square metre complex, which will be the biggest in the Adeje area, will offer tennis courts, a pool, gym and spa, among other facilities.
the plane to take the drugs out of the airport.
The police operation, called Palmero, has seen the arrest of 12 Spaniards, five Dominicans, three Venezue-lans, Four Peruvians and a Mexican in Spain according to an official police press statement. A laboratory for cutting the drug was dismantled and 25 kilos of cocaine confiscated. Five more kilos of cocaine were found in Peru where six fur-ther arrests were made.
ONCE
teiDe wins
Early bird readers might want to play the ONCE, the national lottery with profits going to the disabled, on Sunday January 16th.
On that day the tickets will bear a picture of Mount Teide, as part of a series of tickets dedicated to Spain’s network of national parks. It is expected that up to 70 million tickets will be circulated in the country between now and April with images of the parks.
