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Editor’s Note, updated:
– Sorry readers, now both eyes are swollen. I’m going to keep today’s issue very short. I am dealing with some health problems, possibly the result of a spider bite to the neck, causing a reaction that triggered severe facial swelling, accompanied by a Blood Pressure spike. At least that’s their current theory. I’ve been to the doctor, got BP meds and am awaiting blood test results. Hopefully I’ll be feeling better sometime this week. I will get user submissions posted, but don’t expect a lot of news unless a local crisis erupts. As the July national elections approach, most of the news is name-calling and electioneering anyway. Have a great week!
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Johny Chiu at the Mambo: Thurs, 15 June, 8pm
Chiringuito Mambo, Torrox Costa.
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Monachil International Swing Festival: July 21 to 24
Parque de los Aragones, Monachil, Granada
– Friday, July 21, at 9:45 p.m., with performances by the bands Hot Combo, Mike Penny’s Western Swing Club, and The Fever Band.
– Saturday the 22nd, Pat Reyford & Symphony Five, The Comet Combo, and The Gold Diggers will perform in concert. – Sunday, July 23, starting at 4:00 p.m., with the traditional “Vintage Pool Party” and music by the Legatto Swing Band, Dj Toni R&B, and Dj Joan “Blow Up”.
– In addition, “the festival will also have dance presentations and classes with teachers of a very high level and prestige. This year we will have three national and international couples, and during the three days there will be classes for different levels of difficulty,” concluded Morales. Source, Spanish: https://www.granadadigital.es/conciertos-talleres-clases-baile-festival-internacional-swing-monachil/
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SPAIN
Health workers and psychologists got into Spanish public employment services thanks to forged university degrees & certificates: {Translation, summary}
– The clients of the network for the purchase of fraudulent university degrees were mainly in the health, academic and economic fields. Some of these people managed to register in public employment exchanges thanks to these documents. Investigations by the Provincial Information Brigade of the National Police have managed to close down two of these websites in proceedings that are still open and under the secrecy of summary proceedings.
– The agents have discovered that this criminal organisation had been operating since 2013 through websites where they offered this type of services. From undergraduate to graduate degrees. They also simulated qualifications in English or vocational training.
– The criminals offered all-inclusive packages in which they sent, from the Dominican Republic, the documents in physical or digital format or a certified photocopy. Depending on the complexity and importance of the products, the price could range from 500 to 1,000 euros.
– These “almost perfect” copies, according to sources in the investigation, were sent to Spain via a parcel delivery company. Such was the impunity of this network that they even let their clients choose which marks to put on their academic transcript.
– Sources of the investigation explain to Vozpópuli that it is common to find scams with this type of university degree on the internet. “Many people ask for a degree, pay for it and then they don’t receive it”, they point out. Hence the importance of this investigation, as now many of the clients were practising without the corresponding professional certificate. Source, Spanish: https://www.vozpopuli.com/espana/sanitarios-titulos-universitarios.html
MALAGA
The terral will send the thermometers in Malaga soaring to 35 degrees this Wednesday: {Translation}
– The first terral episode of the summer is already in Malaga. And we are still a few days away from the official start of the summer season. After several weeks of lulls, with rain and storms, in which temperatures have been rather mild, the thermometers are beginning to rise and this Wednesday 14th June they will soar to 35 degrees.
-The municipalities of Cártama, Coín, Pizarra and Álora will be the ones with the highest temperatures, reaching 34-35 degrees, according to the forecast of the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet). In general, almost all the towns in the interior of the Guadalhorce Valley will exceed 30 degrees from midday onwards, and will not fall below that mark, predictably, until ten o’clock at night.
– On the coast, Malaga city could also reach 33 degrees this Wednesday, with minimum temperatures of 21 degrees Celsius, while in the westernmost part of the coast there will be 29 degrees in Torremolinos, Benalmadena and Mijas, reaching 31 degrees in Manilva and Estepona. In the easternmost part of the coast, Rincón de la Victoria and Vélez-Málaga, two towns that are always more affected by the terral, will also exceed 30 degrees, while further out it will be around 25-26 in Torrox and Nerja.
– This will be the start of several days of sweltering heat in the province of Malaga, although Meteorology expects the terral to withdraw on Thursday, with the gradual arrival of the Levante wind. Already this Tuesday it has reached 31.3 degrees Celsius at the capital’s airport and 30.6 in the municipality of Coín. These were the two highest temperatures recorded during the day, marked by the strong westerly wind that forced the Aemet to activate a yellow warning for coastal phenomena between 14:00 and 00:00 hours, due to winds from the west and southwest of 50 to 60 kilometres per hour, with waves up to three metres high. Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/malaga/terral-disparara-termometros-Malaga-miercoles_0_1801921605.html
ESTEPONA
Estepona Celebrates Summer Solstice with French-theme Music Festival: Wednesday 21 June at 8pm
Estepona is to mark the summer solstice with its fifth Fiesta de la Música, a French-theme event that will take place in Plaza Antonia Guerrero {pic} on Wednesday 21 June at 8pm.
The free music festival (Fête de la Musique in French) began in France in 1982 and has since spread to 120 countries. The objective is to promote amateur French-speaking musicians and bands of any genre and give them a chance to perform live in front of an audience. The Estepona festival will feature a performance by French singer Malou who fuses traditional French music with jazz and flamenco. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/estepona-manilva/estepona-celebrates-summer-solstice-with-frenchtheme-music-20230613124907-nt.html
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Tuesday: Nerja, Salobrena
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Nerja 952 524 519
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Frigiliana: 952 533 231
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Torrox: 952 539 828
Nerja: 952 521 545
Frigiliana: 952 533 126
Torre del Mar: 952 549 238
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