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Sunday, November 19, 2006
Thousands still say NO to Granadilla Port
Just how many thousands does depend on who is doing the counting, mind you. Organizers of the march, which took place yesterday for the third consecutive year in the streets of Tenerife's capital, Santa Cruz, say that there were between 50,000 and 60,000 protesters. The Local Police say 10,000 and the National Police say it was only 3,000. Whilst I'll admit that I wasn't there, from the images I saw briefly on the TV last night, my opinion is that the lower estimates look to be too low.
Brussels recently gave the go-ahead for the port to be built, although with conditions, but protesters still say that the environmental risks are just too high. The protest too was as much against the growing levels of urban corruption in Spain. They accuse the Canary Islands parliament of "living off cement" with growth accelerating out of control and, are demanding a referendum over the building of the port.
Miles de personas se manifiestan Tenerife contra el puerto de Granadilla y la corrupción urbanística
Miles de personas dicen 'no con mi voto' al puerto de Granadilla
Thousands demonstrate against planned Canaries port
Brussels recently gave the go-ahead for the port to be built, although with conditions, but protesters still say that the environmental risks are just too high. The protest too was as much against the growing levels of urban corruption in Spain. They accuse the Canary Islands parliament of "living off cement" with growth accelerating out of control and, are demanding a referendum over the building of the port.
Miles de personas se manifiestan Tenerife contra el puerto de Granadilla y la corrupción urbanística
Miles de personas dicen 'no con mi voto' al puerto de Granadilla
Thousands demonstrate against planned Canaries port
