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Las Teresitas: a case of David versus Goliath?
Elena Sánchez  a founding member of the ecology group El RincónApparently contradictory rulings by two different courts in recent weeks have shown just how complex the controversial Las Teresitas land deal case has become.
Readers who have been following our coverage over the past year or so will be familiar with the background to the case but to clarify the situation further we contacted Elena Sánchez, the 39-year-old law lecturer who is a founding member of the ecology group that brought the Las Teresitas case to the attention of the courts. Elena and her colleagues at the ‘El Rincón’ association are pleased that Spain’s Supreme Court has sided with them as regards the irregularities committed in Las Teresitas, but she warns that the battle may not be over just yet. more......

Tavío’s Tenerife vision
Antonio Tavío Peña, president of Amarilla golf and country clubAntonio Tavío Peña, president of Amarilla Golf, is a man with ambition. His list of business credits include the first golf course in the south of Tenerife and a multi million marina in San Miguel de Abona. And his next project? Skiing holidays in Tenerife. Yes, skiing! more......

In the swim
Antonia on her balconyAntonia Mitchell, an amazing 74-year-old resident of Candelaria, is an inspiration to us all. more......

Flying colours
John Patterson, Managing Director of G.B. Airways, looking relaxedJohn Patterson is the Managing Director for GB Airways. more......

Moving experience
José Juan Gutiérrez Toribio, Imex worldwide S.L. creator and directorJosé Juan Gutiérrez Toribio moves things from A to B, and he does it so well and so successfully that he’s just been given a prize for the creation of Imex - the Tenerife based world-wide transport company. more......

Sheraton smiles on the Canaries
Marc Lannoy, the area director for Sheraton Hotels in the CanariesMost people will have heard of the Sheraton Hotel’s reputation for providing excellent resorts and quality service. more......

Pedro Martín - Mayor of Guía de Isora.
Pedro Martín - The mayor of Guía de IsoraPedro Martin has been the mayor of Guia de Isora for nearly ten years. He represents the Socialist party and when he entered office he was the youngest mayor in the history of politics in Tenerife. more......

Montesano's Meat Magnate
Martín García Garzón, managing director of MontesanoForty years ago, people thought Martin García Garzón was barmy when he started to set up his meat processing plant in Tenerife; nowadays and with a roaring success on his hands, they can only admire his foresight and business acumen. more......

Touting Tenerife
Alberto Bernabé Teja, manager at SpetTucked in behind Calatrava’s arches in the Tenerife Conference Centre, the modern offices of the Society for the External Promotion of Tenerife (SPET) are surprisingly unassuming for such an important organisation and their manager Alberto Bernabé Teja is equally surprising in his youth and dynamism. more......

Fascinated by science
Miguel Serra Ricart, director of the Teide observation complex at IzañaIt seems to be a common misconception that astronomers are all elderly bods who spend all night and every night lying back in a comfy chair gazing through a telescope, so the meeting with top island astronomer Miguel Serra Ricart came as something of a pleasant surprise. more......



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