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Free Guided Tours in Sayalonga:
Organised by Museo Morisco and Sayalonga town hall.
Free Activities. Need booking in advance. Limited places.
-Saturday 2nd April, 10.30h Octogonal Cemetery
-Saturday 9th April, 10.30h Essential Sayalonga
-Saturday 16th April, 10.30h Museo Morisco – Moorish Museum
Further information and bookings:
Museo Morisco (Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 2pm)
Plaza García Lorca 3, Sayalonga
Phone & Whatsapp: 675 315 539
Email: museomorisco@sayalonga.es

Mitch France Exhibition at Bio Beach Club: Don’t miss the Mitch France Exhibition of original paintings at Bio Beach Club, El Morche, just one more week to go until April 6th. 616 891 473(whatsapp)

El Valle Asociacion Trips & Activities:
-We are going to Estepona on May 6, and we would love for you to join us! First stop – the Orchidarium. Afterwards, spend the day exploring the lovely town. 15€ for members, 17€ for non-members. Call Carol at 635291532 or come to Meson Sara in Puente Don Manuel between noon and 1PM on Fridays for more details.
-Be sure to find out about El Valle’s other activities, such as the Platinum Jubilee Street Party in June, a trip to the Almunecar Fireworks in August, a 4-day trip to Cartagena in September, and more! Club nights, fun and interesting walks, Menu del Dia outings…the list goes on and on!

Beatles Tribute: Magical Mystery Tour, Fri 8Apr 7pm
Auditorio Casa de la Cultura, Almunecar, €12 FB
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Bar Amsterdam: Live music by Concord, Friday Apr 1st 8pm
Avenida America 29793 Torrox Costa

Bahia Band: Performing at Robert’s Top, Almunecar, Fri. April 1 starting at 22:00. Come out dance and party to the best in pop, rock and R&B from yesterday and today. c/ Livry Gargan,1, 18690 Almuñécar FB

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Nik of all Trades- Services available for home, garden and office:
-Gardening – from weeding to landscaping, stonework (walls, paths, etc) a speciality. Transport and tools all provided by me, my time can be hired in 3 time slots of 4, 6 and 8 hours at a cost of 50€, 75€ and 100€ respectively plus any required materials at cost or fixed price quote if you prefer.
-Small construction/demolition jobs – walls, fencing, guttering, tiling etc. costs as above or fixed price quote if you prefer.
-Painting and decorating – interior or exterior, tools all supplied, materials extra at cost . costs as above or fixed price quote if you prefer.
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Pet Care: Good morning, if you want to go for a walk to get to know other beautiful towns in Spain, or travel further, we take care of your pet, in a family environment, (without cages or kennels), we take it out for a walk 4 times a day, watch T.V. With us, if you need special attention, we are trained to take care of you with a lot of love. We are Silvia and Mario, we are in the town of Torrox, we have a house near the Plaza de la Constitución, please contact us
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Accepting Job Applications: Do you want to be part of the new Feroche Beach Bar team? Torrox Costa. Send your resume by WhatsApp 658145950 or email: ferochelacabria@gmail.com FB

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Halting Erosion Using Vetiver Grass from Vetiver Spain:
Vetiver Grass is a fast growing non-invasive clumping grass that grows to 2 metres in height. It has a root system that grows to 3-4 metres deep and they are very strong.
The National Geographic Magazine has called them “Roots of Steel”.
Once Vetiver is established it is drought resistant.
We are located in Sayalonga and we can plant all year round but February and March are the best months to plant Vetiver. Vetiver loves the heat of a long summer to get established.
Decomposing Vetiver used as a mulch, improves soil quality, keeps the weeds down and the insects away as it is a natural insect repellent. It is in the same family as Lemon Grass, which we also carry.
Vetiver also is a nutritious and replenishable animal feed. Horses, cattle, and pigs love it.
We use Vetiver along driveways and sidewalks. It also makes a great and inexpensive Ornamental hedge.
To see more photos and videos please visit our DATA storage site located at http://www.vetiverspain.org.
This month we have some special offers that include shipping.
For more information or to organize a visit please contact us.
Our retail website: www.vetiverspain.com
Email: info@vetiverspain.com
Telephone or Whatsapp at (34) 692 288 657
David and Anna
Here is a link to a short video showing the results. VIDEO LINK

For Sale, 2 items: Ladies Moccasins, 2 pairs brand new, size 39. Wrong size delivered.
-1 pair Denim
-1 pair in a grey/brown suede
I paid 70 euros for the 2 pairs. Price 30 euros per pair ONO.
Contact Mave on mavemoore@ymail.com or phone 626576580. Competa.

For Sale: TV cabinet with glass doors, turntable top. Suitable for corner position. 920mm wide at front, 670 rear. 560mm deep, 620mm high. Two shelves for DVD player/Satellite box/IPT box and storage. €30. Can be dismantled to pack flat. Bob, Sayalonga
bobbradley7@gmail.com

For Sale: Tyres. 4 x Continental tyres size 225/55 R 17 Y good condition; plenty of tread. 240 euro for 4 (new they cost 130 euro per tyre). Buyer picks up (in Nerja), will not split; must buy all 4.
Julia, Nerja 694448600 also WhatsApp

Wanted: Wrist watches. Watch collector looking for all types of wrist watches Swiss made, Japanese, or any others considered.
Send photo and prices to Ernie WhatsApp 616812765 or
email: ernestiznate at hotmail dot co dot uk

News & Articles

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{ Translations by www.DeepL.com/Translator }

COVID

Covid Spain- Health records 56.633 new infections and the incidence goes up another four points to the 466 cases: {Translation} 29/03/2022 17:22
-The incidence of coronavirus has risen slightly on Tuesday to 466.51 cases per 100,000 population over the past 14 days. On Friday, it had stood at 461.86 cases, although since the new counting system began, with data collected twice a week (Tuesday & Friday) instead of daily, the evolution of cases has followed an irregular path, with slight rises and falls, although below the barrier of 500 cases, at a high risk level.
-By autonomous communities, the regions with the highest incidence rates are the Canary Islands and Galicia, with over 900 cases, and Extremadura, with over 800. Meanwhile, those reporting the lowest rates are Castilla-La Mancha, Madrid, Castilla y León and Andalusia, below the Spanish average. Andalusia, with 9,771 new positive cases; Valencia, with 9,321; and Madrid, with 6,940 cases since Friday, are the three regions where the number of positive cases has increased the most.
-There has been a slight decrease in hospitalisations due to COVID-19 and in the percentage of people admitted to hospital, both on the ward and in the ICU. In the case of the ICU, the number of patients with the coronavirus fell to 5.4% of occupied beds. Source, Spanish: https://www.eldiario.es/sociedad/sanidad-registra-56-633-nuevos-contagios-incidencia-sube-cuatro-puntos-466-casos_1_8870450.html

Covid Andalucia- More than 6,500 infections and 23 deaths in Andalusia in the last four days: {Translation, summary} 29/03/2022 13:51
-Andalusia has recorded 6,568 infections in the last four days, while the number of deaths has risen by 23, and the incidence rate stands at 319.5 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the last fourteen days, nine and a half points higher, according to data published on Tuesday under the Junta’s decision to include the figures only two days a week.
-Andalusian hospitals have this Saturday 551 patients with coronavirus, 31 less than last Saturday; in the ICU are 57 of them, two less than last Saturday.
-The provinces with the highest rate are Huelva with 422.1 and Malaga, with 421.7, while the lowest is Seville, with 209.4 cases per hundred thousand inhabitants in the last fourteen days.
-There have been eight deaths in Seville; four in Almeria, two in Jaen, Huelva, Granada, Cordoba and Cadiz, and one in Malaga.
-The hospitalisations by province were distributed in Almeria 31 of which four in ICU, Cadiz (83 and 4); Cordoba (45 and 9); Granada (56 and 4); Huelva (24 and 2); Jaen (53 and 5); Malaga (134 and 11), and Seville (125 and 18). Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/andalucia/1039368/mas-de-6500-contagios-y-23-muertos-en-los-ultimos-cuatro-dias-en-andalucia/

Covid Scotland- Record breaking levels of Covid related hospitalisations recorded: Some 2383 people were in hospital on Monday with recently confirmed coronavirus, up 23 on the day before.
The new statistics also show that 8311 new cases of coronavirus were also recorded, with 39 new Covid-linked deaths.
Of those in hospital, 20 were in intensive care with recently confirmed Covid-19. Full article: https://www.thenational.scot/news/20028834.covid-scotland-record-breaking-levels-hospitalisations-recorded/

SPAIN

Spain approves emergency package to tackle high energy bills, waits for EU approval: Spain will cut connection fees and tax excess profits on newly signed electricity supply contracts as part of a multi-billion euro emergency package to cushion businesses and consumers from soaring energy prices, the government said on Tuesday.
Initially announced on Monday, the cabinet approved on Tuesday the 16 billion euro ($18 billion) package of soft loans and direct aid that also includes measures to cap rental increases and boost employment of young people and women.
Of the total package, most of which still needs to be approved by the European Commission, 6 billion euros will come as direct aid and tax cuts mostly extended from a previous package related to the COVID-19 pandemic, while the remaining 10 billion euros are subsidised loans. (So they are repurposing funds that were intended for Covid Economic Recovery to pay for Energy Crisis Relief?!? Will these funds be repaid to the Covid Recovery Program for which they were intended, to cover economic damage from Covid that still exists and is still waiting to receive these same funds? If not, this is classic “robbing Peter to pay Paul.” -Ed.) Full article: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/spain-spend-25-bln-euros-cut-interconnection-fees-power-hungry-industries-2022-03-29/

The limit of the rise in rents will be automatic for large property owners and negotiated for small: The Government detailed this Tuesday “a historic measure” to alleviate the impact of the current inflation peak “on people who rent their homes”: the limitation of rent revaluation to 2% for three months. This measure, included in the Royal Decree Law approved by the Council of Ministers, will apply to contracts that are updated from the time the rule is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) until June 30.
Full article in English: https://spainsnews.com/the-limit-on-rent-increases-will-be-automatic-for-large-owners-and-negotiated-for-small-ones/
Spanish original: https://www.eldiario.es/economia/limite-subida-alquileres-sera-automatico-grandes-propietarios-negociado-pequenos_1_8871338.html

The Council of Europe “deplores” the “lack of improvements” in the face of corruption in “the National Police and the Civil Guard”:
The Council of Europe suspends Spain for the lack of progress in the fight against corruption in the central State Administration and, in particular, in the National Police and the Civil Guard. This is established in the latest evaluation report by GRECO –Group of States against Corruption– of the pan-European institution, not dependent on the EU, which brings together 47 countries. GRECO put 19 tasks to Spain three years ago, and according to its review, “Spain has not satisfactorily implemented or dealt with satisfactorily any of the 19 recommendations: seven have been partially implemented and 12 have not been implemented”. Full article: https://spainsnews.com/the-council-of-europe-deplores-the-lack-of-improvements-in-the-face-of-corruption-in-the-national-police-and-the-civil-guard/

ANDALUCIA

Andalusia receives 1st delivery of new Paxlovid antiviral medication by Pfizer, intended for patients who, despite having mild symptoms of Covid-19 may evolve to serious risk: {Translation, summary}
-The drug acts to control the progression of the infection, curb hospitalisation and deaths.
-Of the 2,129 doses, 853 have been received at the Virgen del Rocío Hospital in Seville, another 638 have been sent to Bidafarma’s facilities, also in Seville, and another similar amount to the pharmacy in Granada.
-In total, Spain has received 11,900 treatments of Paxlovid, of the total of 344,000 it has purchased from the pharmaceutical company for this year, which will be arriving in the coming weeks to reach 50,000 this quarter.
-This drug, which consists of three orally administered tablets, should be administered as soon as possible after diagnosis of Covid-19 and within five days of the onset of symptoms.
-With the endorsement of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and conditional authorisation for administration in Spain, it has shown 89% efficacy in reducing the relative risk of hospitalisation or death in mild patients with a high risk of progression to severe Covid-19. Source, Spanish: https://www.granadadigital.es/llegan-granada-dosis-antiviral-paxlovid-pfizer/

MALAGA

Vélez-Málaga opens the application of enrolment in the Municipal child-care centres for the course 2022-2023: {Translation}
-The Town Hall of Vélez-Málaga has opened the application period for new admissions to the two Municipal Nursery Schools for the 2022-2023 school year and is making available 123 places out of a total of 201, distributed between the nursery school ‘La Fortaleza’ in Vélez-Málaga, which has 63 vacancies and ‘Virgen del Carmen’ in Torre del Mar, which offers 60; as the remaining places are occupied by the current students who are moving on from the school year. The application period is from the 1st to the 30th of April.
-To apply online, you must access the website of the Consejería de Educación y Deporte de la Junta de Andalucía (Regional Ministry of Education and Sport of the Andalusian Regional Government):
https://www.juntadeandalucia.es/educacion/secretariavirtual/solicitudes/
To apply in person at the educational centres, it is necessary to make an appointment during opening hours, from 9:30 to 13:30, Monday to Friday, by calling the following telephone numbers:
Nursery School ‘La Fortaleza’ in Vélez-Málaga: 95 250 33 02 – 600 726 219
Nursery School ‘Virgen del Carmen’ in Torre del Mar: 95 254 10 45 – 667 321 635 Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/velez-malaga-abre-el-plazo-de-solicitud-de-matriculacion-en-las-guarderias-municipales-para-el-curso-2022-2023/

EUROPE

Russia says it will scale back near Kyiv as talks progress: Russia announced Tuesday it will significantly scale back military operations near Ukraine’s capital and a northern city, as the outlines of a possible deal to end the grinding war came into view at the latest round of talks.
Ukraine’s delegation at the conference, held in Istanbul, laid out a framework under which the country would declare itself neutral and its security would be guaranteed by an array of other nations.
Moscow’s public reaction was positive, and the negotiations are expected to resume on Wednesday. Amid the talks, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin said Moscow has decided to “fundamentally … cut back military activity in the direction of Kyiv and Chernihiv” to “increase mutual trust and create conditions for further negotiations.” Full article: https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-zelenskyy-ap-top-news-europe-istanbul-4625afe04bd10a05c14914bb9f4ef0b0

EXPLAINER- What would paying for natural gas in rubles mean?:
-Europe imports large amounts of Russian natural gas to heat homes, generate electricity and fuel industry, and those imports have continued despite the war in Ukraine.
-Around 60% of imports are paid in euros, and the rest in dollars. Putin wants to change that by requiring foreign gas importers to purchase rubles and use them to pay state-owned supplier Gazprom.
-Asked by reporters if Russia could cut gas supplies to European customers if they reject the demand to pay in rubles, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in a conference call Monday that “we clearly aren’t going to supply gas for free.” “In our situation, it’s hardly possible and feasible to engage in charity for Europe,” Peskov said.
Full article: https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-putin-business-europe-germany-71cc598cce85a5429e0401cd2c147fa1

OTHER

Scientists Spot Signs of Huge Ice Volcanoes on Pluto: A team of scientists spotted evidence of relatively recent ice volcanoes on Pluto, advancing our understanding of the dwarf planet’s surface-sculpting activities. Pluto’s ice volcanoes are impressive, with some reaching 4.3 miles (7 kilometers) in height. They’re found in an area with few impact craters, hinting the volcanoes spewed out slush that reshaped the surface relatively recently in the dwarf planet’s history.
-The team released a perspective view of the cryovolcanic region that gives us a good idea of what the area would look like if we were to send a camera down to get a bird’s eye view.
-Scientists have seen evidence of cryovolcanism in other parts of the solar system, notably on dwarf planet Ceres and Saturn’s moon Titan. The study’s authors say Pluto’s ice volcanoes and distinct surface and atmospheric conditions make it “unique among the visited places in the solar system.” Photo of Pluto’s surface:NASA. Full article: https://www.cnet.com/science/space/scientists-spot-signs-of-huge-ice-volcanoes-on-pluto/

COVID Info References

Municipal Rates Map https://www.mapacovid.es/

For the latest COVID-19 statistics visit:

World– https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

Spain Coronavirus Data from Spain’s Ministerio de Sanidad, Official Covid-19 Pages:
https://www.mscbs.gob.es/en/profesionales/saludPublica/ccayes/alertasActual/nCov-China/situacionActual.htm
AND
https://cnecovid.isciii.es/covid19/

Coronavirus Cases in Andalucia, Axarquia, Costa del Sol & Malaga Province:
http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/institutodeestadisticaycartografia/salud/COVID19.html

UK Coronavirus:
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/uk/

COVID-19 VIRUS HOTLINE: Information hotline for those who suspect they may have the coronavirus. Anyone experiencing symptoms should stay at home and dial 900 400 061 or 955 545 060 – and only call 112 in an emergency.

A Spanish gov’t site in English with travel docs & requirements info:
https://www.spth.gob.es/

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Useful Links, Info & Numbers

Petrol Prices – Updated daily: These are the fuel stations in Malaga province with the lowest prices. The price data for 95 and 98-octane petrol and diesel fuel is updated every day. See it here:
https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/updated-daily-these-20220314114157-nt.html

Weekly Markets
Monday: Torrox Costa
Tuesday: Nerja, Salobrena
Wednesday: Rincon de la Victoria, Algarrobo Costa
Thursday: Velez Malaga, Torre del Mar, Frigiliana
Friday: Almunecar, Salobrena, La Herradura- Summers only
Saturday: Competa, Mezquitilla@Algarrobo behind the Sala Ottowa
Sunday: Velez Malaga, Nerja Car Boot

Taxi
Nerja 952 524 519
Torrox: 952 531 030
Frigiliana: 952 533 231

Phone numbers for emergencies
Emergency Svcs.: 112
National Police: 091
Guardia Civil: 062
Ambulance: 061
Fire Station (Bomberos): 080
Emergency English Help Line: 902 102 112

Local Police
Torrox: 952 539 828
Nerja: 952 521 545
Frigiliana: 952 533 126
Torre del Mar: 952 549 238

Local News in English, The Sur: http://www.surinenglish.com/
Spain National News in English, El Pais: https://elpais.com/elpais/inenglish.html
Local Weather: https://www.accuweather.com/en/es/torre-del-mar/306652/weather-forecast/306652
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DigameXtra No. 2222 Tuesday, March 29th, 2022

On March 29, 2022March 29, 2022 By Naythan

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Tribute to Pau Dones: Sat, April 9th, 9:30pm, Jarabe de Pala
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Welcome to the world of esparto grass, vegetable fibres:
We will visit the workshop, explain everything related to the esparto grass craft and make a piece, “Cuchara del Pastor” (Shepherd’s spoon), with dried and/or crushed esparto grass.
There is no minimum age to visit the workshop, but for making the “Cuchara del Pastor” it is recommended for children over 7 years old. Space is limited to a maximum of 10 people at a time.
Visit to the workshop + explanation of the craft is free.
Appointment by email; hola@musketa.com
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29 Mar- De 11:00 a 13:00
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Workshop inside the Escuela de Artesanía Puerta del Ágora (Stairs next to the Health Centre). 649715125
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Services Wanted/Offered

Archgrove Services: A family run light haulage/transport company with bases in Archez, Spain and near Oxford, UK.
We provide a one stop service for all your transport needs and pride ourselves on reliability, flexibility, good communication and a very much ‘can do’ approach. No job is too small and there is always a solution.
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If we can be of service please contact Steve & Gail. We are on Facebook and always available to chat through your needs and provide a free no obligation quote if required. FB-Link
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Great Deals From The Nerja Household Centre:
-Preloved castillan tallboy Natural & yute
Measurements 83 x 37 x 115cms Price 160€
-Preloved lamp night table Natural & Yute
Measurements 54.50 x 36.50 x 81cms Price 110€
-Lovely orange sofa 195 x 95cms Price 70€
contact Jackie/nerja 672170429
info at nerja household centre dot com

For Sale, 2 items:
-Sofa bed – with quality mattress on metal fold out frame. All cushions attached so very easy to convert from sofa to bed. Throws used due to rental so still in good condition and very clean. Some wear on arms hence price – 85€
-2x rocker arm chairs– match sofa but will sell separately to sofa as pair 75€
150€ if all bought together. Buyer to collect.
Geoff – Torrox Costa; Mobile: 666322732
Email: gail and geoff @ yahoo . co . uk

For Sale: Double bed, 160×200. Mattresses included. €50.00
Bed is not new but good, came with the house that we bought.
Location is between Algarrobo and Sayalonga in the campo.
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SPAIN

Crisis Relief Plans- Government provides fuel subsidy of 20 cents per litre and limits rent increases to 2%: {Translation} 28/03/2022 16:48
-A crisis plan to deal with the war in Ukraine addressing five elements that include: social measures, aid for companies, subsidies for transport, a plan to promote cybersecurity and new formulas to make energy and electricity cheaper. The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, has put the cost of the ‘Response Plan’ to the impact of the war in Ukraine at 16,000 million, which will be approved tomorrow by the Council of Ministers and which includes a ban on objective dismissals and a minimum subsidy of 20 cents per litre of fuel, among other measures.
-The plan, which will last until 30 June, will have an impact of around 6 billion in direct aid and tax reductions and a further 10 billion in ICO credits (loans) to cushion the impact of the crisis.
***Here is a breakdown of the most important measures announced today by Sánchez***
-Spain will subsidise the purchase of each litre of fuel by a minimum of 20 cents for both private individuals and professionals, of which 15 cents will be provided by the state and the rest by the oil companies. These companies have already announced discounts of up to 14 cents per litre linked to the use of their loyalty cards. The discount will be applied from 1 April when filling up at the petrol station and will benefit all.
-Veto to objective dismissals, and commitment to promote the use of ERTE in companies suffering difficulties or stoppages.
-This week, Spain and Portugal will present to Brussels an “exceptional and temporary” measure to set a reference price for gas used in combined cycle power plants to generate electricity. To this end, another daily auction will be held on the wholesale market to set the price for consumers and SMEs covered by the regulated tariff or pvpc.
-Limits on rent rises to 2% and a 15% increase in the amount of the Minimum Vital Income (IMV).
-Update of the remuneration system for renewables, cogeneration and waste, the so-called Recore, which will mean a reduction in system charges of 1.8 billion. The aim is to bring forward by one year the adjustment in the remuneration of this sector that should be made in 2023.
-Extension until 30 June of the mechanism to reduce excess profits in the electricity market caused by the high price of natural gas on international markets.
-Extension (announced at the beginning of the month) of the tax reduction on electricity bills (VAT at 10% for small consumers, the special electricity tax at 0.5% and the suspension of the tax on electricity generation).
-Extension of the bono social eléctrico to a further 600,000 families, which will reach almost two million households. This bonus, which is a discount on the price of electricity, is paid for by the electricity companies.
-500 million euros in aid for energy-intensive industry in order to offset tolls by 80%, reach the CO2 compensation ceiling and reinforce direct aid to the sector.
-New line of ICO credit (loans, not grants) guarantees for 10 billion euros to cover liquidity needs due to higher energy prices.
-The maturity period of the loans guaranteed by the ICO and the grace period for the most affected business sectors are also extended.
– 362 million aid package for the agriculture and livestock sector and 68 million for the fisheries sector.
-Aid of more than 1 billion euros for the transport sector: a 20 euro cent fuel rebate and a package of 450 million euros for goods and passenger transport companies, depending on the type of vehicle (1,250 euros for lorries, 900 euros for buses, 500 euros for vans and 300 euros for taxis, VTC or ambulances). The deadline for the refund of the tax on hydrocarbons is also reduced from three to one month.
-Launch of a national cybersecurity plan with more than 1 billion euros to act in 150 essential points. Source, Spanish: https://sevilla.abc.es/economia/abci-veto-despidos-y-fijacion-precio-medidas-plan-espana-frente-guerra-202203281125_noticia.html

The strike of carriers loses strength after the agreement with the Government: In the third week of the transporters’ strike, the strike begins to lose force, mainly due to the agreement reached by the employers of the sector, the National Committee for Road Transport (CNTC) with the Ministry of Transport last week. The pact, which includes a bonus of 20 cents per liter of fuel and direct aid of 450 million euros, has satisfied some drivers, who worked this Monday with apparent normality.
Mercamadrid, the largest merchandise distribution center in the country, where this Monday they received only 7% less products than usual, when in the first days of the strike they recorded drops of up to 40%.
However, from the National Platform in Defense of Transport -callers of the strike- they assure that they will continue with the protest until the Minister of Transport summons them to another meeting and gives answers to their demands. The president of the platform, Manuel Hernández, assured in statements to TVE that “much to our regret we have to continue with the stopped trucks.” “It costs us less money to be unemployed than to work, the situation is chaotic,” Hernández explained. Full article: https://spainsnews.com/the-strike-of-carriers-loses-strength-after-the-agreement-with-the-government/

Editor’s Note: President Sanchez is pushing half-truths as crisis solutions. The petrol relief depends on small suppliers to provide discounts they have not agreed to provide. The 16Billion in ‘Response Plan’ funds to compensate for the impact of the war in Ukraine includes 10 Billion in loans that must be repaid, many do not consider that “relief” in that it must be paid back, with interest! They say this is only a delay of debt, not actual relief. Considering that only 40% of the Spanish Covid relief funds for businesses and the self employed have so far been distributed, many observers are highly skeptical of these new proposals.

Small and medium-sized petrol stations cannot advance the petrol discounts announced by Sánchez, according to CEEES: {Translation}
-The Spanish Confederation of Service Station Entrepreneurs (CEEES) has warned that small and medium-sized service stations lack the financial capacity to advance the discounts announced by the President.
-The General Assembly of the confederation, which met this Monday as a matter of urgency, unanimously agreed to ask the Government to clarify as quickly as possible what the mechanism for implementing the generalised discount on fuels will be, which, as announced by the president, will begin to be applied next Thursday, 1 April.
-Thus, CEEES states that it does not know which mechanism will be used. This measure, which was originally intended only for hauliers, will now be universal, according to the President’s announcement.
-While awaiting the details of the measures that are expected to be approved tomorrow by the Council of Ministers, the CEEES assembly warns that if what the government wants is for the sector’s SMEs and micro-SMEs (Small and Mid-size Enterprise) to finance the initiative, “the reality is that it will be ineffective”.
-“Not because the service stations do not wish to contribute to the success of the initiative, but because they are directly unable to do so”, according to the employers’ association, which defends the interests of more than 4,000 Spanish service stations in the hands of SMEs and micro-SMEs.
-Thus, according to CEEES, neither many wholesale operators nor, of course, retail distributors have the capacity to advance these amounts, which is why they warn that the Government’s intention will be “absolutely ineffective” if mechanisms are not put in place that – as has been done in other neighbouring countries – guarantee that the measures approved tomorrow by the Council of Ministers will have a positive impact on the pockets of their customers. Full article: https://www.europapress.es/economia/energia-00341/noticia-pequenas-medianas-gasolineras-no-pueden-adelantar-descuentos-anunciados-sanchez-ceees-20220328194519.html

AXARQUIA

The Malaga-Axarquia Health Dept. warns of false e-mails from the supposed Ministry of Health: {Translation} The Malaga-Axarquia Health Area denies sending the messages that arrive by mail from a false profile of the Ministry of Health. The organisation advises to follow only official channels.
In a Facebook post recently uploaded by the AGS East Malaga-Axarquia, it warns of the arrival of an email that numerous users are receiving. The message includes a PDF document, that they suggest you do not to open, and an invitation to an additional dose of the vaccine against Covid-19, something that they clarify is false.
In fact, the AGS assures that it is a hoax and alerts people “not to access any link in the email, do not provide information, and follow only the information from official channels”. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiahoy.es/articulo/salud/el-area-sanitaria/20220325190828047433.html

SPORTS

Football News- World Cup:
-Canada qualified for the World Cup finals for just the second time on Sunday, beating Jamaica 4-0 to book their ticket to Qatar and end 36 years of failure and heartache.
Full article: https://www.france24.com/en/sport/

TECH

Google Chrome users urged to update immediately:
Google has urged Chrome users to update the web browser to the latest version in order to avoid being targeted by cybercriminals.
Late last week, the company released Chrome 99.0.4844.84 for Windows, Mac, and Linux, which fixes a high severity zero-day vulnerability that allows for remote code execution.
In an advisory published alongside the update, the company explained that the issue has already been abused in real-life scenarios. “Google is aware that an exploit for CVE-2022-1096 exists in the wild,” wrote the firm. Because the flaw is being abused in the wild, Google is deliberately withholding additional information until users are able to patch up their systems. Full article: https://www.techradar.com/news/google-chrome-users-urged-to-update-immediately-or-risk-attack

Kaspersky Anti-virus User Note: {Editor} Don’t panic. Kaspersky is a global company with locations in 34 countries. The privately-owned company started 25 years ago, and yes, its headquarters are in Moscow, Russia. My understanding is that Kapersky’s west european traffic is processed in their Swiss facility. Kaspersky operates under a holding company in the U.K. For the time being it remains safe to use. If it were me, I would keep using it until my subscription expired, then switch to Bit Defender. If any confirmed threat develops, I will report it here.
However, in light of the real possibility of cyber warfare, it is always better to err on the side of caution. Here is how to uninstall Kaspersky applications if you wish to remove it from your computers or phones. https://www.komando.com/security-privacy/kaspersky-antivirus-dangers/830542/

COVID Info References

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DigameXtra No. 2221 Monday, March 28th, 2022

On March 28, 2022March 28, 2022 By Naythan

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Bio Beach Restaurant in El Morche, Events:
-Wed. April 13 at 11am. Speaker: Ray Sullivan presenting Topic: “Great Songwriting Partnerships of the 20th Century”. The programme traces the development of popular songwriting from the 1930’s through to the 1990’s. It features the works of a number of duos ranging from Rodgers& Hammerstein, Lennon & McCartney, Abba to Rice & Lloyd Webber. The artists performing these works include Julie Andrews, Judy Garland, Dionne Warwick, The Rolling Stones and The Beatles”. The show will last just short of 2 hours including an interval. The Bio Beach lectures are free, just order refreshments. We belong to U3A, (http://www.u3aaxarquia.com/) and these programmes are presented in an effort to attract more members. Bio Beach Restaurant is located on the El Morche beachfront promenade right behind the church. We look forward to see you then! Please come early as we are running out of seats before 11am. For more info contact norma2kk@aol.com.
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BIO Beach Restaurant is offering dance gatherings including a warm-up to start, followed by various mini lessons in different dance styles like cha-cha-cha and bolero with an hour of tango before we conclude with an informal social dance. José Luis Arquero Jimenez (José), the dance profesional, is qualified in a variety of styles such as ballroom, modern jive, swing, bachata, salsa, tango, etc… José confesses that Tango is his special passion! If you can walk, you can dance. This said, José invites you to try these healthy sessions. He will go as fast or as slowly as the group desires. As you know, dancing provides many health benefits, not only physically but psychologically and mentally. As we age, balance also becomes a challenge and dancing tones your body in remaining fit, agile and feeling good in its skin.
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For Sale: Stand Assist Invacare 350 Reliant
Makes transfers easy for those with mobility problems. Bought new (1,200 euros) in 2015. One owner, in very good condition, price 200 euros. Charger provided but needs new battery. Call Bill, near Trapiche, on 633 146 152 or email billbroc@hotmail.com

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SPAIN

Transport workers continue strikes and call for another meeting with the minister: {Translation} 27Mar22 16:57
-The spokesman for the National Platform for the Defence of Road Transport, Manuel Hernández, has called for a new meeting with the minister Raquel Sánchez to “unblock” the problem of below-cost contracts, for which small hauliers have been on strike for fourteen days.
-Hernández wants to convey to the Minister of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda that she would call off the demonstrations with a royal decree that guarantees them work under a minimum profitability, on a transitional basis until the Land Transport Law can be modified, he explained in an interview on TVE’s 24-hour channel.
-The spokesperson for the platform assures that the “dominant position” that the shippers have over them means that they have to work at a loss, which is why they are calling on the government to “legislate so that these bad practices do not occur, leading the basic sector to ruin”. Hernández insisted that it “costs small hauliers more money to work than to be unemployed” and that they do not want “subsidies or aid”.
-He argued that transport in Spain “is well paid” and consumers pay for the product as they should in terms of transport, but the large logistics and companies that market the load without having trucks “keep up to 50 percent of the price of transport, and that has to be eradicated”.
-“We ask you to please take into account the seriousness of the situation and that we have no choice but to continue to be at a standstill if the main measure is not addressed,” he said. Source, Spanish: https://www.vozpopuli.com/espana/transportistas-paros-ministra.html

UK

Brits to Face More Hurdles When Travelling to EU as Banks Impose Extra Charges on Them:
-Crédit Agricole, a French international banking group, has started charging holders of British bank cards making withdrawals at its ATMs in France €5, earlier this month. At the same time, British travellers in France have reported that the bank is also charging them €18 for cash transfers.
-The move, which will affect millions of travellers from the UK to France, is set to be followed by other banks in the bloc and is a result of the UK’s exit from the European Union.
-Up until now, British citizens have not been charged with additional fees when withdrawing and transferring money within the EU, as the bloc’s Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) prohibits the Member States from imposing extra fees on nationals of other EU countries. Instead, all EU citizens, regardless of their nationality, should be subject to the same domestic charges as the nationals of the country where they withdraw money.
-Yet, since the UK left the EU on December 31, 2020, British citizens no longer benefit from such rules. Full article: https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/news/brits-to-face-more-hurdles-when-travelling-to-eu-as-banks-impose-extra-charges-on-them/

SPORTS

F1 result- Max Verstappen wins Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2022 after dramatic battle with Charles Leclerc: The world champion gets his first win of the season as his duel with new Ferrari rival Leclerc provides a thrilling end to a difficult weekend in Jeddah.
1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
2. Chalres Leclerc (Ferrari)
3. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari)
4. Sergio Perez (Red Bull)
5. George Russell (Mercedes)
6. Esteban Ocon (Alpine)
7. Lando Norris (McLaren)
8. Pierre Gasly (AlphaTauri)
9. Kevin Magnussen (Haas)
10. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
11. Guanyu Zhou (Alfa Romeo)
12. Nico Hulkenberg (Aston Martin)
13. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)
Full article: https://inews.co.uk/sport/formula-one/f1-result-max-verstappen-saudi-arabian-grand-prix-2022-lewis-hamilton-charles-leclerc-1542504

The decisive move 🍿#SaudiArabianGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/JWfqmLcZSi
— Formula 1 (@F1) March 27, 2022

HEALTH

Scientists find microplastics in blood for first time: Scientists have discovered microplastics in human blood for the first time, warning that the ubiquitous particles could also be making their way into organs. “This is the first time we have actually been able to detect and quantify” such microplastics in human blood, said Dick Vethaak, an ecotoxicologist at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. “This is proof that we have plastics in our body—and we shouldn’t,” he told AFP, calling for further research to investigate how it could be impacting health. Full article: https://phys.org/news/2022-03-scientists-microplastics-blood.html

OTHER

Sinkholes as big as a skyscraper and as wide as a city street open up in the Arctic seafloor:
-Giant “sinkholes” – one of which could devour an entire city block holding six-story buildings – are appearing along the Arctic seafloor, as submerged permafrost thaws and disturbs the area, scientists have discovered.
-“We know that big changes are happening across the Arctic landscape, but this is the first time we’ve been able to deploy technology to see that changes are happening offshore too,” Charlie Paull, a geologist at Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI), said in a statement. “While the underwater sinkholes we have discovered are the result of longer-term, glacial-interglacial climate cycles, we know the Arctic is warming faster than any region on Earth,” added Paull, who co-led the research with Scott Dallimore from the Geological Survey of Canada and Natural Resources Canada, with an international team of researchers. Full article: https://www.space.com/sinkholes-opening-arctic-seafloor

COVID Info References

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On March 26, 2022March 26, 2022 By Naythan

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When local standard time is about to reach Sunday, 27 March 2022, 02:00:00 clocks are turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, 27 March 2022, 03:00:00 local daylight time instead.
Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour later on 27 Mar 2022 than the day before. There will be more light in the evening.
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Sergio Bech: Live music at Feroche
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The Blue Stompers live at Cambaya: Sat 26Mar 7:30-10:30pm
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-Sun 27th Mar, Race 7pm
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The Boma: We’ve got the fabulous Carter & Toalzer entertaining you this Saturday 26Mar from 7:30pm.
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Evidence of insurance can be supplied by email on request. Hard Copies always carried on the vans.
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News & Articles

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COVID

Covid Andalucia- Rate rises 34 points for the second day in a row to 310 and registers 5,129 cases: {Translation} 25/03/2022 12:42
-On Friday 25 March, Andalusia recorded a total of 5,129 positive results for Covid-19 in 24 hours, 2,626 more than those reported on the same day last week, and 12 deaths, five more than on the previous Friday.
-According to data consulted by Europa Press at the Institute of Statistics and Cartography of Andalusia (IECA), the rate in the region stands at 310 per 100,000 inhabitants, up 34.2 points from Thursday, when the incidence had a similar rise (34.6 points). Moreover, the rate had not exceeded 300 points since 1 March (339.3).
-The 5,129 infections on Friday follow the 5,433 on Thursday, 1,350 on Wednesday, 1,053 on Tuesday, 3,394 on Monday (72 hours) and 2,503 last Friday.
-By provinces, Malaga is still the one with the most positives with 1,364, followed by Seville with 961; Cadiz with 879; Cordoba with 465; Almeria with 392; Jaen with 373; Granada with 372 and Huelva with 323.
-With regard to the 12 deaths, four were recorded in Malaga and Seville, two in Jaén, and one each in Granada and Huelva.
Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/andalucia/1038537/sube-la-tasa-34-puntos-por-segundo-dia-seguido-hasta-310-y-registra-5129-casos/

SPAIN

The EU allows to Spain and Portugal to lower the price of energy: {Translation} 25-03-2022, 20:23
-Prior to the EU summit, a diplomat from a northern EU country had described Pedro Sánchez as a ‘Don Quixote’ tilting at windmills, given the rejection by northern countries of his proposals to lower the energy bill and his international tour to gather support and turn events around unexpectedly.
-The summit did not disappoint and had its small doses of EU epic: the prime minister even left the room for half an hour, annoyed by a journalist’s tweet that Sánchez was attending the summit with the intention of vetoing the text, despite Spanish diplomatic sources insisting at all times on Spain’s constructive spirit. After the meeting, Sánchez and the Portuguese Prime Minister, Antonio Costa, appeared jointly before the press to claim victory. After almost ten hours of marathon negotiations, the EU-27 reached an agreement on joint gas purchases between European countries, with the aim of having greater negotiating power with third countries and differentiated treatment for Madrid and Lisbon.
-The President of the Government arrived at the second session of the summit with a joint proposal with Portugal for the EU club to recognise the Iberian Peninsula’s uniqueness as an energy island, given that gas connections with the rest of the continent do not even reach 3%. Trying to make a virtue out of necessity, Madrid and Lisbon argue that this particularity could allow the two countries to carry out interventionist measures on their own without affecting the rest of the European partners.
-In this initiative, the two capitals proposed a system to compensate combined cycle power plants that transform thermal energy from natural gas into electricity and that are currently being penalised by the soaring prices of this hydrocarbon and the repercussions of the war with Ukraine. In this way, these plants would receive economic compensation that would allow them to attend wholesale gas auctions at a lower price than they are paying for hydrocarbons, and this reduction would end up being passed on to the bills paid by families and companies.
-Although this is an advantage over operators in other countries, Madrid and Lisbon argue that distortions in the single market would be minimal due to the difficulty of moving gas within an EU club. In addition, there is an article in the European Treaties that allows for the activation of an emergency clause for an express and temporary legislative procedure in exceptional circumstances.
-In this way, Spain and Portugal were pursuing an ad hoc solution, due to the Community club’s reluctance to impose a common limit on gas prices for all European countries. This is a possibility that the countries of the North have somewhat derisively defined as the Gazprom Fund, as it could lead to the use of public money to end up financing the Russian energy giant. If this price cap is implemented without compensation of any kind, there is a danger that operators will decide to supply gas to other European countries outside the bloc, or even that national operators will prefer to export abroad, and this will end up causing severe supply cuts.
-Although Sánchez has been battling for months for a comprehensive reform of the pricing system, the EU has so far resisted to impose far-reaching measures such as changing the marginalist mechanism, whereby tariffs for all energy sources are aligned with those for gas, even if their production is cheaper. Last week, the European Commission opened up the possibility of using this extra income, the so-called “windfall profits”, to impose an extraordinary tax on electricity companies with the aim of using this money to help the groups hardest hit by the exorbitant rise in gas prices. This is an important change, as until now the EU executive has been in favour of using this revenue to increase investment in renewable energy sources and accelerate the European paradigm shift away from dependence on fossil fuels. Source, Spanish: https://www.larazon.es/economia/20220325/rbb2efpnc5hmpa2ts6g4ufw2qy.html

The Hauliers’ Strike Is NOT Over- Gov’t Promises to Present a New Proposal in 2 or 3 Months!: {Translation} 25-03-2022, 21:02
-Despite the agreement reached by the Government with the National Road Transport Committee (CNTC), the sector’s representative body, the Platform for the Defence of Transport, which called the stoppages and is not part of this body, confirmed this afternoon that the demonstrations will continue after meeting with the Transport Minister, Raquel Sánchez. Its president, Manuel Hernández, explained to the media after the meeting, which lasted almost two hours, that the government has not given them a guarantee that they will be able to return to work from Monday without losing money. And that, he said, is not acceptable to the Platform.
-Hernández explained that the ministry has promised to present them with a draft of the law within two or three months to include the impossibility of contracting transport at a loss. This would be an advance on one of the points agreed between the government and the CNTC to help the sector. According to the agreement, Transport will present a draft bill to the CNTC by 31 July to apply the principles of the food chain law to the road haulage sector to ensure the fair use of subcontracting and the profitability of work in the sector, and then present it to the Council of Ministers.
-However, for Plataforma, this is not enough. Hernández has told the minister of the need to articulate some kind of transitional measure through a decree-law or similar figure to guarantee that transporters do not lose money for working until the law is definitively approved. Because, he said, “the situation of the sector is chaotic”. But Hernández has assured that Sánchez has told him that “he does not see it possible to approve a transitional decree-law”. For this reason, “and much to our regret, we continue with the strike”, said the president of Plataforma.
-Minutes after Hernández’s appearance, the Transport Minister assured in statements to La Sexta that all the Platform’s demands “are included in the agreement” reached with the major employers’ associations. The problem, she said, is that the drafting of any law or regulation “requires work and takes time” and this prevents the adoption of any transitional measure such as the one proposed by the strike organisers. Sánchez assured that they have “identified the problem” that the sector has regarding the need to ensure profitability. But he also added that they need time to address it. And that time is the months included in the agreement. Source, Spanish: https://www.larazon.es/economia/20220325/37yn5wglkvccpjl7pxsoq3aqyy.html

Spanish truckers protest in Madrid after rejecting new government aid package: March 25, 2022, 12:52 PM GMT+1
-Spain’s transport minister agreed to meet with striking truck drivers on Friday after they rejected a 1 billion euro ($1.10 billion) support package aimed at defusing a 12-day walkout over fuel prices that has caused sporadic goods shortages.
-Minister Raquel Sanchez announced the measures, which include a rebate of 0.20 euros per litre of fuel and a 1,200 euro bonus, after all-night talks with transport associations.
-But within hours, the unofficial truckers’ group that launched the strike on March 14, and which was excluded from talks with government, rejected the proposal and began blocking Madrid’s central La Castellana avenue. read more
-“We’re going to ask her that we be able to work at a dignified price…We want guarantees to be able to cover our production costs,” protest leader Manuel Hernandez told reporters from the centre of the Madrid march.
-Many of the protesters wore high-visibility jackets reminiscent of France’s gilets jaunes protests. Demonstrators also blocked Barcelona’s coastal ringroad and burned tires at a border crossing with Portugal.
-Shortly after the protests began Minister Sanchez agreed to meet the strike leaders, who she had initially dismissed as unrepresentative and linked to the far-right.
-“I have never had any problem meeting with them, but what we must celebrate today is this agreement…and that is what I am going to try to explain to them this afternoon,” she told state broadcaster TVE.
-Sanchez said all the truckers’ demands were included in the deal, so there was no reason to maintain the strike.
-“This seems like a temporary patch to us that doesn’t fix the problem at all,” said protestor Juan Jose Moral, as the angry crowd marched toward the transport ministry.
-The rebate on fuel prices, a quarter of which will be paid by oil companies, will also apply to other transport companies, she added. Bus, light truck, ambulance and taxi drivers will also receive – albeit smaller – bonuses.
-As part of the package, the government will approve a new line of state-backed credit lines with a 12 month-freeze on loan repayments, or so-called grace periods where companies are just required to pay interest and not the principal on a loan.
-The government has not disclosed the amount of the new liquidity loans to support mid-sized companies and households in the context of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Source, English: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/group-leading-spanish-truckers-strike-rejects-new-government-aid-package-2022-03-25/

A price war between Repsol, Cepsa and BP- discounts of up to 14 cents per litre of fuel: {Translation} 25/03/2022 17:16
-The largest reductions are linked to the use of the relevant loyalty cards.
-The three main oil companies, Repsol, Cepsa and BP, have started a price war offering their customers discounts of between 10 and 14 cents per litre of fuel. This move comes at a time when fuel prices have slowed down their sharp increase, which in the case of petrol is 14% since the beginning of the year, and in diesel, 21.5%.
-Cepsa has a direct discount of 10 cents per litre, not conditional on future refuelling and accessible to all users, at the company’s 1,500 service stations throughout Spain. This measure will come into effect on 1 April and will remain in force until 30 June.
-In this way, private customers will be able to access savings of up to 25 cents/litre, which at current prices for a conventional 50-litre refuelling, is equivalent to a discount of around 15 euros, with the mere requirement of being a member of the ‘Porque Tú Vuelves’ programme.
-Likewise, professional customers will benefit from this contribution of 10 cents per litre in addition to current commercial discounts.
-For its part, BP will apply fuel price discounts to its customers of up to 14 cents per litre for professional hauliers depending on the size of the fleet. This is a direct, non-cumulative discount applicable to fleet customers with an active Routex card and applicable at BP service stations.
-It will also offer a maximum discount of 12 euro cents per litre to private customers through the ‘My BP’ card who adhere to the “Ahorro de Locos” promotion.
-Both types of discount will be in force from April to June and will be subject to monthly reviews.
-As for Repsol, it will lower the price of its fuels by 10 euro cents per litre for professional customers who pay with the Solred card at its more than 3,300 service stations in Spain. This discount is in addition to that already received by hauliers and the self-employed.
The discount will be applied from next Saturday until 30 June.
In addition, the company has also decided to extend by more than two months, until 30 June, the price reduction of 10 euro cents per litre on all its fuels to those private customers who pay with the free Waylet application. The initiative was launched on 16 March and, although it was initially going to be in force until 18 April, coinciding with the end of Easter, Repsol has decided to extend it. Source, Spanish: https://www.abc.es/economia/abci-guerra-precios-entre-repsol-cepsa-y-descuentos-hasta-14-centimos-litro-carburante-202203251636_noticia.html

ANDALUCIA

Ayamonte fishermen in Huelva: they cut off the bridge to Portugal with barricades and fires: {Translation, summary} 25/03/2022 18:21h
-Barricades and the burning of tyres and other material have prevented traffic from circulating this morning on the bridge over the Guadiana, which connects Spain and Portugal via Huelva, in a protest by fishermen from the Ayamonte area.
-The blocking of traffic on the infrastructure and accesses – with the participation of around fifty people – has lasted for an hour, when the Civil Guard has had to intervene to dissolve the mobilisation, while firefighters from the Provincial Consortium Against Fires have been mobilised to extinguish the fire.
-Sources consulted by this newspaper have indicated that the fishermen who have staged the protest are trying to prevent the population from going to Portugal to buy fish, as the sector is keeping the activity at a standstill. Photo:ABC. Source, Spanish: https://sevilla.abc.es/andalucia/huelva/sevi-estallido-pescadores-ayamonte-huelva-cortan-barricadas-y-quemas-puente-portugal-202203251026_noticia.html

AXARQUIA

The recent rains did not stop to improve the situation of the reservoir of La Viñuela: {Translation} March 25, 2022, 15:00
-The rainfall of the last few days in the Axarquia region continues to be insufficient to alleviate the drought situation suffered by this region. In fact, the bulk of the rainfall recorded in the province of Malaga in the last 48 hours has been in the westernmost area.
-Thus, although at this hour it is still raining in the Axarquia region, the La Viñuela reservoir is still well below acceptable levels, with 27 cubic hectometres of water in storage. This represents just 16.36 percent of the capacity of the dam, which can store up to 165 cubic hectometres.
-The fact is that while in the western part of Malaga the rains have overflowed some rivers, in La Axarquía and specifically in the Viñuela reservoir, the largest in the province and the one with the least amount of water in the reservoir at the moment, only 9.8 litres per square metre have been recorded in 12 hours. At the Torrox station 14.4 litres were recorded in 12 hours; 15.4 in Alfarnatejo; and 7.2 in Torre del Mar. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiahoy.es/articulo/axarquia-comarca/ultimas-lluvias-terminan-mejorar-situacion-pantano-vinuiela/20220325135627047419.html

MALAGA

Malaga is now part of Renfe and Iberia’s Train&Fly scheme:
This system operates in such a way that travellers can buy a ticket at a price which includes the flight via Madrid’s Barajas airport to or from any of the airline’s 90 international destinations, most of which are in Europe and America, and the return rail journey to the 14 Spanish destinations which now form part of the scheme. The ticket also includes the local train service from Atocha or Chamartín stations in Madrid to the airport.
One of the advantages of this single-ticket system is that it costs less than paying separately for each part of the journey, and travellers are also guaranteed the offer of an alternative trip if they miss any of the connections. Train&Fly can be accessed at iberia.com, renfe.com and via travel agencies. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/malaga-part-renfe-20220325171715-nt.html

Malaga’s fishing sector back on strike: After announcing on Wednesday that they would call off their protest, representatives decided at a meeting on Thursday to wait until they know exactly what the government is offering in the way of help. At a meeting on Thursday between representatives of the industry from all over Andalucía, they reconsidered: most voted to go back on strike until they know for sure how much money the government is offering and what other measures they plan to put in place. The government is due to decide all this on Tuesday.
Some in the fishing industry are warning that they will not take their boats to sea again until the price of fuel drops or enough is done to make it worth their while to go back to work. “There’s no profit in fishing at present, so there’s no point in doing it,” sources say. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/change-mind-fishing-20220325111125-nt.html

UK

Covid-19 infections surge in most of UK as England nears record high: Covid-19 infections have risen sharply across most of the UK and are nearing record levels in England, while both Scotland and Wales have reached an all-time high, new figures show.
Across the UK as a whole, 4.26 million people were likely to have had coronavirus last week – just short of the 4.30 million in the first week of 2022, which was the highest total since estimates began.
Northern Ireland is the only nation where infections are believed to be falling, with levels having dropped for two weeks in a row, according to the Office for National Statistics. Full article: https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/national/20021073.covid-19-infections-surge-uk-england-nears-record-high/

EUROPE

Russia- First Phase of War Over, Military Will Now Focus on Eastern Donbas: (March 25, 2022)
-Russia’s Defense Ministry said Friday that it has completed the first phase of its “special military operation” in Ukraine and will now focus on the eastern Donbas region, signaling that Moscow’s strategy might be shifting due to military losses and a stalled campaign.
-The statement was delivered at a briefing by Sergei Rudskoi, the head of the Russian general staff’s main operational department, who said that Russia’s objectives “of the first stage of the operation have generally been accomplished,” without elaborating.
-“The combat potential of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has been considerably reduced, which, I emphasize once again, makes it possible to focus on the main efforts to achieve the main goal … [the] liberation of Donbas,” Rudskoi added, according to the Interfax news agency. Ukraine’s air defense and Air Force have been almost fully destroyed during the conflict, Russian officials also claimed, according to Interfax. “The country’s navy has ceased to exist,” Rudskoi also said at the briefing. The Ukrainian military hasn’t issued a public comment. Photo:Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters. Full article: https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theepochtimes.com%2Frussia-first-phase-of-war-over-military-will-now-focus-on-eastern-donbas_4362570.html

TECH

Remember the Big Microsoft Hack Announced Last Week?
7 Suspected Members of LAPSUS$ Hacker Gang, Aged 16 to 21, Arrested in U.K.:
-The City of London Police has arrested seven teenagers between the ages of 16 and 21 for their alleged connections to the prolific LAPSUS$ extortion gang that’s linked to a recent burst of attacks targeting NVIDIA, Samsung, Ubisoft, LG, Microsoft, and Okta.
-The development, which was first disclosed by BBC News, comes after a report from Bloomberg revealed that a 16-year-old Oxford-based teenager is the mastermind of the group. It’s not immediately clear if the minor is one among the arrested individuals. The said teen, under the online alias White or Breachbase, is alleged to have accumulated about $14 million in Bitcoin from hacking.
-“I had never heard about any of this until recently,” the teen’s father was quoted as saying to the broadcaster. “He’s never talked about any hacking, but he is very good on computers and spends a lot of time on the computer. I always thought he was playing games.” Full article: https://thehackernews.com/2022/03/7-suspected-members-of-lapsus-hacker.html

Big Tech Faces Crackdown as EU Negotiators Back Tough Law: Tech giants face sweeping changes to how they operate in the European Union after the bloc hammered out a deal on a new law that paves the way for multibillion euro fines and acquisition bans for the worst transgressors.
-The new Digital Markets Act, agreed on by negotiators in Brussels late Thursday, targets so-called gatekeeper companies – platforms like Facebook and Google – with the power to control distribution in their markets.
-Key rules lawmakers set for gatekeepers include:
*Making their messaging apps interoperable to prevent users being tied to one network
*Letting users choose a default search engine, web browser and virtual assistant when they buy a new smartphone
*Ensuring fair access conditions for their app stores
*Gaining explicit consent to combine personal data to target ads
*Banning the companies from ranking their own products higher than others
*Fines of as much as 10% of a company’s global annual sales will apply for an initial breach of the law, rising to 20% for repeat infringements. Companies that routinely violate the rules will be temporarily banned from conducting mergers and acquisitions.
Full article: https://ca.news.yahoo.com/controversial-law-big-tech-europe-124524303.html

OTHER

Solar Orbiter probe snaps the sharpest ever image of the Sun’s corona: Since launching in February of 2020, the Solar Orbiter probe has been zeroing in on the Sun with a suite of instruments designed to unravel some of its secrets. Among those is an advanced ultraviolet imager, which mission control has now used to capture the highest-resolution image ever of the Sun’s outer atmosphere. Photos: ESA & NASA. Full article: https://newatlas.com/space/solar-orbiter-probe-sharpest-image-sun-corona/

Thinning Antarctic ice shelf finally crumbles after heatwave: An East Antarctica ice shelf disintegrated this month following a period of extreme heat in the region, according to scientists. Satellite images show the 1,200 square-kilometre Conger Ice Shelf collapsed completely on or around March 15. Photo:NASA. Full article: https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/thinning-antarctic-ice-shelf-finally-crumbles-after-heatwave-2022-03-25/

COVID Info References

Municipal Rates Map https://www.mapacovid.es/

For the latest COVID-19 statistics visit:

World– https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

Coronavirus Cases in Andalucia, Axarquia, Costa del Sol & Malaga Province:
http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/institutodeestadisticaycartografia/salud/COVID19.html

UK Coronavirus:
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/uk/

A Spanish gov’t site in English with travel docs & requirements info:
https://www.spth.gob.es/

Churches & Worship

New Life Church
Whether you live in Nerja or are visiting our area, we would be delighted to welcome you to New Life Church. Our meetings are characterised by uplifting songs, relevant sermons and a modern but reverent service.
During this time of uncertainty, God’s word reminds us that the Gospel shines brightest in times of darkness. We are a Bible based Church community continuing to help people find their way to God through Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour.
Jesus said, “I am the Way and the Truth and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through me“
Sunday Service 11.00am
Prayer Meetings Wednesdays 11.00am
Pasaje San Miguel, Nerja ; Directions: Click Here
Email: info@nlcnerja.com
Website: https://www.nlcnerja.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/nlcnerja

El Puente Christian Fellowship – Sunday Service
El Puente Christian Fellowship is a loving, multi-national, Bible believing community of Christ, who meet each Sunday at 11 am to worship The Lord. We enjoy a time of worship with contemporary songs and traditional hymns, and a message brought to us by one of the Elders or a visiting speaker.
The church meeting hall is situated underneath Maroma Inmobiliaria Puente Don Manuel, Cruce de Periana – 29713.
Full directions and further information can be found on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/El-Puente-Christian-Fellowship-105285888299225/or please contact us by email on elpuentechristianfellowship@gmail.com. For those who cannot join us in person, we aim to stream Sunday services via the Facebook page (subject to a good internet connection!).

St George’s Church Málaga: We are part of the Church of England in Spain covering the area from Torremolinos in the west to the outskirts of Nerja in the east and to the northern edge of Malaga province.
We have three worship centres, in Velez-Málaga, Málaga city and Salinas. Everyone is welcome to our Sunday services in English, and you can also contact us to enquire about baptisms, marriage blessings, funerals, and house blessings.
Father Louis, our Chaplain, is available for counsel and support, regardless of anyone’s beliefs or background. We aspire to be a welcoming and inclusive community, open to all people seeking faith and friendship.
If you can’t get to church, we live-stream our Sunday services on Facebook, and also gather on Zoom for an informal service on Wednesday mornings.
Sign up for our newsletter by emailing Father Louis at malagachaplain@gmail.com to receive login details, and news of other future events. We look forward to welcoming you and being of service.
Website: www.stgeorgemalaga.org & Facebook

Lux Mundi, Torre del Mar Church Services:
-Catholic Mass in English at Lux Mundi, Torre del Mar. Every Saturday at 17.00. Tel: 952 543 334.
-St Barnabas IERE (Anglican) Torre del Mar, Morning prayer 1st Sunday, Holy Communion 2nd, 3rd and 4th at 11am. Tel: 657286284
Lux Mundi Ecumenical Centre, Torre del Mar, Avda. Moscatel 1”I”, (Jardines Viña Malága/Antigua Casa de la Viña), Torre del Mar, 29740. Tel: 952 543 334

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DigameXtra No. 2219 Friday, March 25th, 2022

On March 25, 2022March 25, 2022 By Naythan

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Money Makers Band: Live Friday 25Mar, Doors open 9pm
Cazbah Live Lounge, Avenida de Rota, Mijas
Res & Info 602 53 57 10 FB

Mama Cath & The Soul Sisters: Live music Sun, 3Apr, 3:30pm
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The Abba Experience Tribute: Village Inn Riviera, Mijas
Sat, 26Mar. They are the original and best Abba Tribute – come and enjoy yourself with all the classics you know.
On arrival you receive a complimentary small beer or wine. You have the choice of 3 different main meals with vegetarian or vegan options also available. And all for only 10euros per person
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Days of Punk photo exhibition: Now Open
La Termica Cultural Centre in Malaga has over 100 pictures by photographer Michael Grecco. He took the photos at nightclubs in Boston and New York when punk rock was just emerging in the late 1970s. The exhibition also includes a soundtrack and documentary. Until 26 June. Open Tuesday to Sunday 11am to 2pm and 5 to 8.30pm. Free entry.
Get to La Térmica by walking west along the seafront (the cultural centre is behind the modern glass Diputación building) or on the No 7 bus from the Alameda Principal (south side). Photo:M.Grecco
https://latermicamalaga.com/exposicion-days-of-punk-michael-grecco/

Easter Music: Malaga Philharmonic Orchestra and the Malaga Opera Choir perform Verdi’s Requiem on Thursday 7 and Friday 8 April at 8pm, at The Cervantes Theater, Malaga, Tickets €12-€36
Info &Tix: https://www.teatrocervantes.com/es/genero/ofm/temporada-2021-22/g-verdi-931

Aula Municipal de Flamenco in Malaga: Monday 25 April at 7.30pm in the Centro MVA on Calle Ollerías in the old quarter. Singers Pedro Carmona and Rocío Alcála will perform. Tickets are free, but you need to get yours from the Municipal Fiestas Department in Camino de San Rafael 99 (available from 9am to 2pm – you can get here on the No 20 bus from the Alameda Principal) or from the MVA box office on the day from 7pm onwards.
Info: https://malagadecultura.com/2022/02/18/programacion-del-aula-municipal-de-flamenco-2022/
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Charity concert by Ukrainian Oksana Pavlova:
Teatro del Carmen, Vélez-Málaga, Thursday April 7th, 21:00
Profits raised will go to Ukraine. Tickets are ten euros and can be purchased at the Department of Culture, located in the El Pósito building, and at the Torre del Mar Tourist Office. For more information, please call 667 389 530 and 95 254 11 04.

Almáchar- Reviso Flamenco 2022: Prestigious flamenco singers, guitarists and dancers will visit the Casa de la Cultura in Almáchar on Saturdays 2 and 9 April from 9 p.m. onwards.
-On 2 April the flamenco group of Yolanda Osuna will perform, as well as Gregorio Moya (see poster). On the same day the 3rd Photography Competition will be awarded.
-On 9 April, Reviso Flamenco, Rocío Luna and the flamenco group of Manuel Jiménez will visit. On that day the Golden Pin will be awarded to Antonio Lozano Alcántara. Source: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/reviso-flamenco-llega-a-almachar-los-sabados-2-y-9-de-abril/

POSTPONED– Motril cancels Plácido Domingo concert this Saturday, after storm damage to bullring: This Saturday’s Plácido Domingo concert, on 26 March, has been cancelled due to damage to Motril’s bullring, where the event was due to take place. It was to be the first time that the world-famous opera singer would give a concert to sing in the Granada province town.
Pending the announcement of a new date, concert organisers have guaranteed that tickets will be fully refunded to those who do not wish to keep them for the new date. Information is available via email at: info.entradas@motril.es and by phoning: 958 838 449.
Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/andalucia/motril-cancels-placido-20220323185742-nt.html

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Greek House– Greek Casita Restaurant, Torrox Costa: Hours, 6:30pm to close, Wednesday thru Sunday. Closed Monday & Tuesday.
Located on the sea promenade, between the Safari bar and Picadero restaurants, BLQ 80 bajo. We offer you a little piece of Greece with our Greek home made specialities. You can choose meat specialties (Gyros, Souvlaki, Bifteki, Sutsukaki, Mussaka), cheese (Feta Psiti, Feta Saganaki, Hallumi), vegetables (Greek salad, Hummus, Eggplant cream, Mezze, Tzatziki) or sea fruits ( prawns or octopus), all of this accompanied with our special Greek pita bread. We offer a lovely meal time in a quiet end exquisite atmosphere, accompanied with the best Greek music. See you soon! For reservations call telephone number 642585049. https://la-casita-griega.business.site/

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-Reflective screen with three options, silver, gold and white. Price €5
-Godox kit AD360II-C TTL Powerful & Portable Flash for Canon, ideal for street photography. Price €300.
-Caruba Orb 110 cm and Caruba Swivel incl. Spigot. Price €45
If you are interested please email me. My email address is: waldina1959@gmail.com. Waldina, Arenas (Velez-Malaga).

For Sale, 3 items:
-Decorative metal hanging lamp holder with an approximate dimensions of 20 X20 X30 cm high. 25 euros
-Metal table on wheels , 60 cm X45 cm X70 cm high- 50 euros
-Metal bench , 90 cm X 45 cm X 100 cm high- 100 euros
Please contact Hamed or Karine on 0034 688479108
Location: Torrox Costa

Recommendations & Requests

Advice on Caravan/Static homes to buy: Hello, looking for some advice on how to buy a caravan or static home near the beach near Caleta/Nerja/Torre del Mar? Do you need an NIE and are there any non-resident taxes/IBI need to pay? Can anyone recommend any sites or caravans for sale? Many thanks. Maryann, Caleta. Email: maryann@smutley.co.uk

Bag stolen: Just to make people aware, thieves are about, today I had my bag stolen in a restaurant on Torrox Costa while I was having lunch, then the theives took money from my bank account. Kathleen, Torrox

News & Articles

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COVID

Covid Andalucia: {Translation}
-On Thursday 24 March, Andalusia recorded a total of 5,433 positive results for Covid-19 in 24 hours, 2,680 more than those reported on the same day last week and the highest figure since 24 February (7,036), while there were 13 deaths, two fewer than on the previous Thursday.
-The rate in the region stands at 275.8 per 100,000 inhabitants, up 34.6 points from Monday.
-The 5,433 infections on Thursday follow 1,350 on Wednesday, 1,053 on Tuesday, 3,394 on Monday (72 hours), 2,503 on Friday and 2,753 last Thursday.
-By provinces, Malaga is still the one with the most positives with 1,274, followed by Cadiz with 929, Seville with 899, Cordoba with 712, Almeria with 511, Granada with 375, Jaen with 367 and Huelva with 366.
-Of the 13 deaths, seven were recorded in the province of Seville, three in Jaén, two in Málaga and one in Granada.
-Andalusia has registered this Thursday 24 March a fall of three patients hospitalised by coronavirus compared to Tuesday to a total of 545, while ICU admissions have risen by three to 63, the second consecutive day of increases.
-In the case of ICU patients, they have risen by three this Thursday, after having increased by one on Wednesday and having remained unchanged for four days since they fell by seven on Saturday, four on Friday and increased by three last Thursday, when there were 70 people in intensive care units.
Sources, Spanish:
https://andaluciainformacion.es/andalucia/1038239/sube-la-tasa-34-puntos-hasta-2758-y-suma-5433-positivos-mayor-cifra-en-un-mes/ AND
https://andaluciainformacion.es/andalucia/1038249/vuelven-a-bajar-los-hospitalizados-hasta-545-pero-incrementan-los-ingresos-en-uci/

SPAIN

Government proposes direct aid to end the hauliers’ strike in Spain:
-The Spanish government wants to close a deal with the striking hauliers this week to minimise the impact which rising fuel prices has had on their activity. In a meeting with the National Road Transport Committee on Thursday morning, they outlined plans for direct aid which would reduce fuel prices.
-The negotations were led by Nadia Calviño, the Minister for Economic Affairs, Raquel Sánchez, the Minister of Transport, and María Jesús Montero, the Minister of Finance. The focus was on how the 500 million euros proposed to subsidise commercial fuel will be distributed. According to Europa Press, the hauliers want the subsidy increased to one billion euros. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/spain/government-proposes-direct-20220324142139-nt.html

The first anticovid pills will begin to be distributed on Monday: The Minister of Health, Carolina Darias, has signed this Thursday with the director of the Pfizer Spain and international company, Sergio Rodríguez, the agreement for the acquisition and distribution of 344,000 complete treatments of the drug Paxlovid against covid-19, known as the anticovid pill. This coming Monday the first 11,900 pills will be distributed and in the following days drugs will be supplied until completing the figure of 50,000 treatments for this first quarter of 2022. The EMA recommends Paxlovid for patients “who do not need respiratory support, but who are at risk of worsening the disease.” Full article: https://spainsnews.com/the-first-anticovid-pills-will-begin-to-be-distributed-on-monday/

Price of gasoline and diesel falls this week for the first time in 2022:
The price of gasoline and diesel fell this week for the first time so far this year, after eleven consecutive weeks of increases and after breaking all records due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and its impact on rising oil prices.
Specifically, the average price of a liter of gasoline in Spain has moderated to 1.813 euros, which represents a reduction of 1.68% compared to last week, while in the case of diesel it stands at 1.797 euros and the decrease is 1.1%. Despite this decrease, so far this year diesel has increased in price by 33.4%, while gasoline has risen by 22.58%. Full article: https://spainsnews.com/the-price-of-gasoline-and-diesel-falls-this-week-for-the-first-time-in-2022/

Canary Islands Lifts Remaining Local COVID-19 Restrictions: Starting today travellers will be able to attend different places in the Canary Islands without being subject to measures as the authorities have decided to lift all of its remaining COVID-19 restrictions.
-Bars, restaurants, cafes, and other public places will no longer have a limit on their capacity or on the operating hours. This means that travellers who reach the Canary Islands can attend different eating and drinking places in large groups without having to worry about the limitations.
-In addition, the authorities have also decided to abolish the so-called dancing ban. Travellers will now be able to enjoy night-outs without being subject to restrictions. Full article: https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/news/canary-islands-lifts-remaining-local-covid-19-restrictions/

ANDALUCIA

Moreno announces three-month exemption from port taxes for fishermen: {Translation}
-The president of the Junta de Andalucía, Juanma Moreno, announced on Thursday that they are going to exempt Andalusian fishermen from paying port and fishing fees for three months in order to “help them” and try to partially “cushion” the increase in costs they are suffering.
-Moreno, in the control session in Parliament in response to UN Podemos, has also advanced that the rates for the agricultural sector in agronomic medical services, veterinary services and agricultural and livestock laboratory services will be subsidised.
-In addition, the Junta is going to reduce the hunting licence fee for residents of Andalusia.
-Moreno pointed out that “much remains to be done”, but the Andalusian government “is already beginning to do its part in terms of competences and is also putting resources on the table”.
Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/andalucia/1038268/moreno-anuncia-la-exencion-de-tasas-portuarias-a-los-pescadores-tres-meses/

GRANADA

The fleet of fishing boats from Motril resumed his activity this Thursday: {Translation, 1st paragraph}
The fleet of fishing boats operating in the Port of Motril went out to work this Thursday morning, after having joined the employers’ strike last Monday and announcing a three-day strike. The main skipper of the Fishermen’s Guild of the Granada dock, and President of the Federation of Fishermen’s Guilds of Almeria-Motril, Ignacio Lopez Cabrera, confirmed that two vessels have already set sail from the port this morning. The rest remain ashore for the moment due to the adverse weather conditions. Source, Spanish: https://www.granadadigital.es/flota-barcos-pesca-motril-retoma-actividad-este-jueves/

UK

Harsh Sentences for Illegal IPTV Streamers in UK- Four Receive Prison Sentences Totaling 10+ Years:
-Four individuals connected to the illegal streaming of copyrighted content have been handed prison sentences in the UK totaling more than 10 years. Three men and a woman were convicted of fraud and money laundering for offenses against broadcasters including Sky and BT Sport. Assets have also been seized under the Proceeds of Crime Act. The investigation formed part of a wider investigation coordinated by Europol. Hampshire County Council Trading Standards now reveals that on 18 March, 2022, four individuals were sentenced at Southampton Crown Court after being convicted in connection with the illegal streaming of copyrighted material. Full article: https://torrentfreak.com/illegal-iptv-streams-four-receive-prison-sentences-totaling-10-years-220323/

OTHER

New drug multiplies survival rate for women with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer: An international study has found that patients given trastuzumab deruxtecan had an estimated overall survival rate of 94% after 12 months.
When trastuzumab deruxtecan was compared with trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1), the current standard of care for patients whose tumors have not responded to first-line treatment, it achieved much better results. According to the trial, which involved 524 people from 15 countries, the percentage of participants who were alive without disease progression at 12 months was 75.8%, compared to 34.1% for those who had been given trastuzumab emtansine. What’s more, the estimated 12-month overall survival rate was 94.1%, compared to 85.9% for T-DM1.
Full article: https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2022-03-24/medical-breakthrough-new-drug-multiplies-survival-rate-for-women-with-breast-cancer.html

COVID Info References

Municipal Rates Map https://www.mapacovid.es/

For the latest COVID-19 statistics visit:

World– https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

Coronavirus Cases in Andalucia, Axarquia, Costa del Sol & Malaga Province:
http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/institutodeestadisticaycartografia/salud/COVID19.html

UK Coronavirus:
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/uk/

A Spanish gov’t site in English with travel docs & requirements info:
https://www.spth.gob.es/

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Guardia Civil: 062
Ambulance: 061
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DigameXtra No. 2218 Thursday, March 24th, 2022

On March 24, 2022March 24, 2022 By Naythan

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Music For Ukraine Festival: Sunday 27Mar 12-8pm, €5
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Bar Atila: Afternoon Gig, Saturday 26th March at 2pm
Music by Laura Killeney
Contact Frank at Bar Atila to reserve a table
atilabarpuente@gmail.com ; 630 393 290 (WhatsApp)
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Legends Bar Torre del Mar:
-David Sanz, Live Music Saturday 26 March 20.00 – 22.00. For table booking/Event Food Tex/Mex Combo Plate please pre-book. 951 53 58 71
-Alberto Fer is back at Legends Friday 01 April 20.00 – 22.00
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VIII Festival de Música Sacra y Música Antigua “La Liebre de Marzo”: Schedule Of Upcoming Events
-Sat 26 MAR 13 hrs Competa. Church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción. Ciryab Choir and chamber orchestra of the C.P.M. “Paco de Lucía”.
-Sat 2 APR 13 hrs Competa. Church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción. Music Chapel “Maestro Iribarren”.
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Wanted: Comedian/Entertainer. We are looking for an experienced person to entertain an adult group of all English speaking persons, to put on a show for about 60 mins after an evening dinner to approx 40 person. This is a one off on June 8th this year at a venue, yet to be arranged, west of Malaga. Please respond to John, Torrox Costa. Email: jdricho47@yahoo.com

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Great Deals From The Nerja Household Centre:
-Preloved nest of tables natural & yute & waxed 54 x 40 x 48cms 42 x 37 x 45cms 32 x 30 x 43cms Price 95€
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For Sale, 2 items: Computers Offered By DoctorLaptop
-High Performance UK Lenovo Ideapad 310-15 laptop. 4yrs old, refurbished & upgraded by DoctorLaptop. Windows 10 Pro v21H2, fresh install, 12Gb RAM (brand new), 480Gb SSD (brand new), Intel i3 6006U @ 2GHz processor. Display 15.6″ True HD 1920×1080 + HDMI & VGA ports, Ethernet, 2.4/5 dual band wifi, 2x USB2, 1x USB3, SD Multi-Card Reader, headphone port, 4Hr battery. Includes MS Office Suite Pro Plus 2019. New on Amazon over €800, without MS Office included. Price €500, no offers. 30 day cash back guaranty.
-New Super Mini PC, DoctorLaptop Customized. Windows 11 Pro, 6Gb RAM, 2 SSD hard drives- 120Gb System drive + 240Gb Storage drive, Processor: Intel Celeron J4125, 2.0GHz base, 2.7GHz boost.
2x HDMI, VGA, Ethernet, 2x USB 2, 2x USB 3, Audio miniplug, Dual Band Wifi 2.4/5. Video: Can support 3 displays simultaneously, 4k HD. I have new Logitech business quality UK keyboards available for €25, if you need one.
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Naythan, Torrox Costa. Buyer collects.
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Wanted: Long Term Rental For Naythan.
-Nerja to Velez Malaga, near the coast, not inland villages.
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Energy Crisis- Brussels is presenting a range of possible measures, with their pros and cons, without betting on any of them, while waiting for the heads of government to decide at the summit on Thursday and Friday:
-The European Commission is keeping its hands to itself. Perhaps because it does not want to touch anything, perhaps because it does not want to take sides in the north, south, east or west of the European Union. Or perhaps it is because, at heart, the EU is the governments. Be it for one reason or another, the fact is that Brussels arrives on the eve of the European summit with a range of options, rather than guidelines, with their pros and cons, for intervening in the electricity market in the face of the energy crisis, exacerbated by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. And it leaves it to the heads of state and government to make the decisions on what to do. Article in English: https://spainsnews.com/the-european-commission-leaves-it-to-the-eu-leaders-to-intervene-in-the-market-in-the-face-of-the-energy-crisis/
Spanish original, with more details: https://www.eldiario.es/economia/comision-europea-deja-manos-lideres-intervenir-mercado-crisis-energetica_1_8854595.html

Changes to Spain’s Covid isolation rules come into force next week:
-From next week, Spain will be taking steps to deal with Covid-19 in much the same way as it does with flu. On Tuesday the Public Health Committee approved its ‘Strategy for Monitoring and Control of Covid-19’, so from 28 March people with no symptoms or only mild ones will no longer have to isolate,
-Only people who are classified as vulnerable and test positive will need to isolate, for a period of seven days, although the isolation rule will still be maintained in residential homes for the elderly and people in hospital, whether or not they have symptoms. However, there will also be a change in those circumstances: isolation will be for five days and will end after 24 hours symptom-free.
-The health authorities will no longer try to trace cases or count them, so there will be no more updates on overall Covid figures as there have been until now. Instead, the new strategy is to look for cases among the vulnerable population, as they are the people most likely to suffer complications from the virus.
-The Public Health Committee says this change is possible because of the high levels of immunity among the Spanish population. The new strategy was approved on a day when the accumulated incidence of Covid-19 fell again by nine points, to 436 cases per 100,000 people over 14 days. The health authorities have also reported 54,147 new infections and 350 deaths in the past four days. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/spain/changes-covid-isolation-20220323095749-nt.html

Supermarkets call for calm and rule out a general shortage problem:
-Despite the evident tension in the supply chain due to the indefinite stoppage of transport, supermarkets today called for calm and ruled out a problem of shortages on the shelves. The general secretary of the Asedas employers’ association, Felipe Medina, highlighted the “great commitment” of the distribution sector and sent a message of calm to consumers because they are working on the reorganization of the assortment and that the shelves have products of all varieties. categories. “A framework of great collaboration with suppliers is taking place,” Medina stressed.
-For his part, the president of the Spanish Association of Supermarket Chains (ACES), Aurelio del Pino, demanded that consumers responsibly carry out purchases and avoid massive stockpiles, which “far from solving the problem, complicate even more the management of stocks in stores. “We have supply problems, but there will be no shortage problems, the stores will have full food baskets available,” said Del Pino. Full article: https://spainsnews.com/supermarkets-call-for-calm-and-rule-out-a-general-shortage-problem/

Transport Crisis Update:
-Government has decided to bring forward the planned meeting with various carrier organizations one day to inform them of the specific measures that the Executive will take to deal with the energy and price crisis.
-It will be tomorrow (Thursday) when he holds a new meeting with the Goods Department of the National Committee for Road Transport, according to government sources.
-Buses, coaches, taxis and ambulances plan protests Sunday.
-But first, this afternoon (Wed), the Minister of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda, Raquel Sánchez, will meet with the main business organizations in the passenger transport sector, that is, buses, coaches, taxis, VTC and ambulances, who have called a demonstration for this Sunday to demand that the Government articulate concrete and direct aid that compensates for the sharp increase in the price of energy. Full article: https://spainsnews.com/the-government-advances-its-meeting-with-the-carriers-to-unblock-the-strikes-tomorrow/

MALAGA

Amber severe weather alert issued by Aemet for heavy rain and flooding in Malaga: Spain’s Meteorological Agency, Aemet, has activated several warnings for heavy rain in Malaga province that will be in force throughout today, 23 March, and that will even extend into Thursday.
From the early hours of this Wednesday there will be an amber level warning activated until midday on Thursday in the Costa del Sol, Serranía de Ronda and Valle del Guadalhorce areas. The forecast is that up 80mm of rain could fall in 12 hours. It will then move to a yellow alert until 8pm on Thursday.
In the Axarquia and the Antequera areas, meanwhile, the warning will be yellow for up to 20mm of rain in one hour and an accumulation of up to 60mm in 12 hours. In addition, the yellow warning will be maintained for rough seas and high waves in the Axarquia, Costa del Sol and Guadalhorce weather forecasting zones, also until 8pm. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/amber-severe-weather-20220323075352-nt.html

UK

Julian Assange weds partner Stella Moris in prison: The jailed WikiLeaks founder and his long-term partner tied the knot in a high-security prison in London, reportedly with four guests and two witnesses. “No pictures of Julian Assange from today are available as prison authorities deemed images of the groom a ‘security risk,'” WikiLeaks wrote on Twitter. Photo info- Stella Moris posed without her husband as no pictures of Julian Assange were allowed. Full article: https://www.dw.com/en/julian-assange-weds-partner-stella-moris-in-prison/a-61238052

EUROPE

Non-Irish EU Citizens Soon to Be Subject to Travel Authorisation Requirement to Enter UK: Members of the Parliament at Westminster have voted to introduce a requirement for a US-style visa waiver which non-Irish EU citizens who cross the border would face as part of the new British immigration laws. Full article: https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/news/non-irish-eu-citizens-soon-to-be-subject-to-travel-authorisation-requirement-to-enter-uk/

SPORTS

Tennis News- Ashleigh Barty, World No. 1 announces shock retirement from professional tennis at age of 25: The Australian, who has won three Grand Slam titles and is the reigning Wimbledon and Australian Open champion, said she was retiring from the sport for a second time to “chase other dreams”.
“I’ve said it to my team multiple times, I don’t have it in me anymore. I don’t have the physical drive, the emotional want and everything it takes to challenge yourself at the very top level anymore. I just know I am spent, I know physically I have nothing more to give and that for me is success. I’ve given everything I can to this beautiful sport of tennis and I’m really happy with that – and, for me, that is my success. Full article: https://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/12110/12573131/ashleigh-barty-world-no-1-announces-shock-retirement-from-professional-tennis-at-age-of-25

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Dear Readers, as we are having several crises hit us simultaneously, I have decided to include 2 rather long news articles that discuss the situation in some depth. -Ed.

SPAIN

Six-Way WHAMMY- Agricultural protests, transport strikes, war, energy crisis, Covid and the Sahara fiasco bring legislature to a critical juncture: {Translation} 22/03/2022 15:33. Long article, but important info.
(Could food, petrol or electricity rationing be on the horizon? PM Sanchez and the progressive leadership need to fix as much of this as they can, as fast as they can, or we could see a strong national swing of support to the right wing conservative parties, who may not be as supportive of services for foreigners as the current leadership. -Ed.)
-The Government’s mismanagement of the galloping rise in inflation following the Russian attack on Ukraine and the unilateral decision to hand over the Sahara to Morocco have brought the investiture to a critical point. This is what the bulk of its investiture partners and parliamentary allies have warned the government on Tuesday, demanding that it change the ‘drift’ it has entered if it does not want to remain ‘alone’ in Congress.
-On the one hand, there is weariness with the unilateralism with which the Executive is adopting its decisions: a complaint that has been repeated since the beginning of the legislature but which now joins the frontal rejection generated by the 180-degree turn towards the Sahara throughout the parliamentary arc, or the sending of arms to Ukraine in some groups such as Podemos and Bildu.
-On the other hand, there is deep concern about the economic and social situation. The government’s partners understand that the government is not gauging the situation correctly and their warnings focus on the government’s failure to act and listen to the sectors most affected by the rise in fuel prices. In this context, there is fear of a worsening of the situation over the next few days, leading to serious problems of shortages, which in turn fuels social unrest.
***The partners, against the PSOE***
-Bildu’s spokesperson in Congress, Mertxe Aizpurua, warned that the situation on the streets is “unsustainable” and urged the government to “take action on the matter as quickly as possible”. Following this thread, the Basque spokeswoman demanded that the Socialist leader be “faithful to what he said he was going to do, to his government pact and his electoral programme” and warned him that if he continues to break his promises “he will be doing himself and the citizens a disservice”.
-His ERC counterpart, Gabriel Rufián, also acknowledged that the legislature is at a “critical” moment and focused on the Sahara issue. “The doubt is in exchange for what (Sánchez) has exchanged his principles”, he questioned. “You cannot abandon a people in the middle of the desert without giving explanations”. However, the Republican has given the government some more breathing space by pointing out that for them it was worse “how the negotiation of the labour reform was handled”, although he has squeezed UNO Podemos and urged it to consider its role in the coalition.
-In his opinion, the “toads” that the PSOE is forcing it to swallow are so many and of such magnitude that it should “reflect” on whether the members of this party are “more useful” to the people on the left outside or inside the Executive. With regard to the protests in the countryside, and with a view to the meeting that ERC will hold tomorrow with the government, Rufián has said that he will ask for “a big tax” on electricity companies and large fortunes for a direct aid fund. “Either the left gets its act together or the only thing left is Vox”, the pro-independence MEP warned.
***Podemos’ justification***
-Within the coalition, Pablo Echenique, from Unidas Podemos, regretted that the Socialists are distancing themselves from the majority of the investiture with ERC and Bildu. “When they want to increase military spending and abandon the Saharawis in the hands of the Moroccan dictatorship, it is inevitable that the PSOE is moving away from the majority of the investiture: this is not an opinion, it is information”, warned Echenique.
-Echenique also insists that the coalition government is not in danger because his party’s role is fundamental in tackling the energy crisis resulting from the war when the partners are moving towards right-wing policies. It is precisely this argument that they use to respond to the ERC’s statements, which cast doubt on their usefulness in the government.
-The spokesperson for Unidas Podemos considers that admitting Morocco’s greater autonomy over the Sahara is an “absolute mistake” and says that they will work to reverse Pedro Sánchez’s decision by putting pressure on the nationalist and pro-independence parties. Both Unidas Podemos in the government and the parliamentary group are very focused on the measures of the decree to alleviate the damage to the economy caused by the war in Ukraine, which will be approved on the 29th. “The economic consequences of the invasion of Ukraine are very serious and this week is decisive to approve measures to protect families and the most affected sectors”, Echenique insisted.
***A critical moment***
-For his part, the PDeCAT spokesman, Ferrán Bel, considered that although this legislature has been full of “key” and “difficult moments” – extensions of the state of alarm, European funds or labour reform – the current situation has “no precedent”. “Not even with the pandemic can a parallel be drawn with what awaits in the coming weeks”, he warned.
-Bel, however, has not focused so much on the short as on the medium term and has warned the government that this time the problem is not so much in the specific parliamentary arithmetic but in “the economic moment that may arise”. “It is going to be very difficult not only for the government but also for citizens and parliamentary groups,” he predicted.
-In a similar vein, the spokesman for Compromís, Joan Baldoví, defined the political moment as “especially complicated” and “the most critical of the legislature”. The Valencian politician criticised Sánchez for acting as if “he had an absolute majority” when it is his partners who make it “possible for him to be president of the government”. At the same time, the leader of Más País, Íñigo Errejón, has branded the government’s attitude as “suicidal” for giving the flag of the protests to the extreme right. “A progressive government cannot afford the luxury of not listening”, he charged.
***The PP: “Adapt to the situation”***
-The PP spokeswoman in Congress, Cuca Gamarra, has criticised the fact that in this context of growing unease among the population, the Government continues to increase spending with 22 ministries. “It is necessary for the Spanish government to adapt to the country’s economic situation”, said Gamarra, adding: “This is costing Spaniards a lot of money”.
-The PP spokeswoman has directly called for an end to Irene Montero’s Ministry of Equality and for its policies to be developed through other departments. “To ask for the disappearance of the Ministry of Equality is not to ask for the disappearance of equality policies”, Gamarra defended.
-Vox has also defended this idea of reducing the coalition government this Tuesday through its spokesman Iván Espinosa de los Monteros, it is also a measure that the party has been demanding since PSOE and Unidas Podemos signed the government pact. Vox also advocates ending subsidies to political parties. Source, Spanish: https://sevilla.abc.es/espana/abci-protestas-campo-guerra-y-sahara-llevan-legislatura-momento-critico-202203221312_noticia.html

Large companies in the food sector warn of a collapse in supply due to the stoppage of transport: {Translation} :22/03/2022 15:54
-The indefinite strike by transporters is already straining the entire supply chain, especially in the agri-food sector. Numerous companies and cooperatives have been forced to temporarily close their plants due to the lack of both packaging and raw materials. This includes companies such as Calvo, Azucarera, Cuétara, Dcoop, JaenCoop, Agrosevilla and feed mills. In addition, large dairy and brewing multinationals admitted today, Tuesday, the risk of shortages of products for final consumption and the imminent halt of operations in their factories. Specifically, Danone warned that within 24 hours it will be forced to temporarily interrupt its activity in its four dairy product plants, as well as in the three natural mineral water plants it has in Spain.
-For its part, Lactalis today highlighted the “extreme” situation at its factories due to the transport protests and called for “dialogue”. In the brewing sector, the situation is also at a limit and close to shortages. In this scenario of shortages, Heikenen warned that if the situation continues, it will not be possible to serve beer to commercial outlets, bars and restaurants.
-If an agreement is not reached in the next few hours, Danone warned that it will be forced to take the “drastic decision” to stop the milk collection process and, as a consequence, the production process in its factories. It will also stop the subsequent transfer of finished product to food distribution chains. “This will lead to the interruption of the supply of both natural mineral water and dairy products at national level,” the company warned.
-In a note, Danone remarked that, until now, it has made every effort to maintain all its activity within normality “despite the difficulties caused by a difficult and very tense context”. However, the upsurge in stoppages is already beginning to affect the supply of essential raw materials for its products, such as whole milk and cream.
-In the case of the Lactalis Group Spain, its CEO, Ignacio Elola, denounced that “the milk plants are not receiving plastic, paper, cardboard, pallets or ingredients to prepare and package this essential foodstuff and the finished product is accumulating while the expiry date is running out as it is a perishable product”.
-The dairy industry has been at a standstill since Thursday 17 March due to the impossibility of manufacturing dairy products and then transporting them in lorries to supermarkets. The National Federation of Dairy Industries (Fenil) announced last week that it was forced to suspend its activity as a result of the indefinite strike by the transporters. Fenil warned at the time of the suspension of milk collection from livestock farms and the risk of “supplying products that are nutritionally basic in people’s diets, such as milk and dairy products”.
***No beer served***
-In the same vein, Heineken España also expressed its “great concern” about the impact that the transport stoppage is having on its operations. The brewery warned that if the situation continues, it will not be possible to serve its products to retail outlets, bars and restaurants, nor to stock up on raw materials due to the “violent” pickets that are preventing the company’s normal operations.
-The Cerveceros de España employers’ association warned a few days ago that the indefinite strike by the transporters would have an impact on the supply of beer, especially on the mainland, both in the distribution channel and in the on-trade”. In this sense, they highlighted the blockades being carried out on deliveries to supermarkets “given that deliveries to logistics platforms are being obstructed”.
***A “state problem”***
-Faced with the worsening of the strike, the business associations representing the large-scale consumer and primary sector (ACES, Agri-food Cooperatives, Aecoc, Anged, Asedas and FIAB) today considered it of the utmost urgency to put an end to a transport strike that “is already a state problem”. For this reason, from the value chain of the large-scale consumer sector, they called on the organisers to stop coercing the rest of the sectors, preventing them from carrying out their activity. The organisations also urged the government not to waste a single second in the implementation of the transport aid plan.
-“Faced with this situation, the distribution companies are working to adapt their assortment, trying to replace those products that are not reaching the point of sale with other alternatives, so that consumers can make their purchases as normally as possible”, the associations stressed in a note sent to the media.
-If unemployment continues, the damage to a sector that provides the Spanish economy with more than 4.5 million jobs and 20% of GDP could be irreparable, according to these business associations. The consumer goods sector put the losses in the first week of stoppages at 600 million euros with more than 100,000 jobs at risk. Each day of protests means an extra cost of 130 million euros “to be able to transport and redistribute food to points of sale throughout the country and avoid supply problems”, the FMCG value chain explained. Source, Spanish: https://sevilla.abc.es/economia/abci-danone-advierte-inminente-ruptura-suministro-toda-espana-paro-transporte-202203221121_noticia.html

Unions call on the Canaries to take to the streets this Wednesday to protest the “deterioration” of life: Trade unions, groups and associations have called on Canarian society to this Wednesday, March 23, take to the streets to protest the “deterioration” of the living conditions of all citizens who “sees with astonishment and enormous concern the increase in the monthly bills of the
electricity, gasoline, food, housing or transportation”. Full article: https://spainsnews.com/unions-call-on-the-canaries-to-take-to-the-streets-this-wednesday-to-protest-the-deterioration-of-life/

NERJA

At least 12 arrests made during ongoing Nerja drugs raids: Around 70 officers have been involved in the operation which has led to four vehicles and quantities of hashish, cocaine and cash being seized.
The searches were carried out in a number of blocks of flats in the town, in the area around Avenida Antonio Ferrandis ‘Chanquete’ and next to the municipal sports centre, among others. The investigation is still ongoing and more arrests are expected in the coming hours. Photo:E.Cabezas. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/axarquia/arrests-made-during-20220322142721-nt.html

EUROPE

Putin’s Bombers Could Devastate Ukraine But He’s Holding Back. Here’s Why: As destructive as the Ukraine war is, Russia is causing less damage and killing fewer civilians than it could, U.S. intelligence experts say.
-Russia’s conduct in the brutal war tells a different story than the widely accepted view that Vladimir Putin is intent on demolishing Ukraine and inflicting maximum civilian damage, and it reveals the Russian leader’s strategic balancing act. If Russia were more intentionally destructive, the clamoring for U.S. and NATO intervention would be louder. And if Russia were all-in, Putin might find himself with no way out. Instead, his goal is to take enough territory on the ground to have something to negotiate with, while putting the government of Ukraine in a position where they have to negotiate.
-“The destruction is massive,” a senior analyst working at the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) tells Newsweek, “especially when compared with what Europeans and Americans are used to seeing.” But, the analyst says, the damage associated with a contested ground war involving peer opponents shouldn’t blind people to what is really happening. (The analyst requested anonymity in order to speak about classified matters.) “The heart of Kyiv has barely been touched. And almost all of the long-range strikes have been aimed at military targets.” In the capital, most observable to the west, Kyiv city authorities say that some 55 buildings have been damaged and that 222 people have died since February 24. It is a city of 2.8 million people. “If we merely convince ourselves that Russia is bombing indiscriminately, or [that] it is failing to inflict more harm because its personnel are not up to the task or because it is technically inept, then we are not seeing the real conflict.” In the analyst’s view, though the war has led to unprecedented destruction in the south and east, the Russian military has actually been showing restraint in its long-range attacks.
-“I know it’s hard … to swallow that the carnage and destruction could be much worse than it is,” says the DIA analyst. “But that’s what the facts show. This suggests to me, at least, that Putin is not intentionally attacking civilians, that perhaps he is mindful that he needs to limit damage in order to leave an out for negotiations.”
-As of the past weekend, in 24 days of conflict, Russia has flown some 1,400 strike sorties and delivered almost 1,000 missiles (by contrast, the United States flew more sorties and delivered more weapons in the first day of the 2003 Iraq war).
Full article: https://www.newsweek.com/putins-bombers-could-devastate-ukraine-hes-holding-back-heres-why-1690494

USA

Biden Says ‘There’s Going to Be a New World Order Out There and We’ve Got to Lead It’. Now what could go wrong with that?

BIDEN: "There's going to be a new world order out there and we have to lead it." pic.twitter.com/jNfUmUO80p
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) March 21, 2022

TECH

New High-Severity Dell BIOS Bugs Affect Millions of Inspiron, Vostro, XPS, Alienware Device Systems: The high-severity vulnerabilities are rated 8.2 out of 10 on the CVSS scoring system. “The active exploitation of all the discovered vulnerabilities can’t be detected by firmware integrity monitoring systems due to limitations of the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) measurement,” firmware security company Binarl, so antivirus software is ineffective.
-A number of Dell products, including Alienware, Inspiron, Vostro line-ups, and Edge Gateway 3000 Series, are impacted, with the Dell recommending customers to upgrade their BIOS at the “earliest opportunity.” Full article: https://thehackernews.com/2022/03/new-dell-bios-bugs-affect-millions-of.html
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Microsoft source code breach may be much bigger than we thought- A huge gift to hackers:
-After allegedly gaining access to Microsoft’s Azure DevOps source code repositories over the weekend, the South American-based data extortion hacking group Lapsus$ has now made some of the company’s internal files available online.
-In a recent post on Telegram, the group shared a screenshot of Microsoft’s Azure DevOps account to show that they had hacked one of the company’s servers which contained the source code for Bing, Cortana and a number of other internal projects.
-Now though, Lapsus$ has made the source code for over 250 Microsoft projects available online in a 9GB torrent. According to the group, the torrent itself contains 90 percent of the source code for Bing and 45 percent of the source code for both Bing Maps and Cortana.
(With this new data now public, new hacks will be developed that are beyond the scope of anti-virus programs. Microsoft will release patches when available, so it is now more important than ever to keep your Windows computers fully updated. -Ed.) Full article: https://www.techradar.com/news/the-microsoft-source-code-breach-may-be-much-bigger-than-we-thought

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Frigiliana: 952 533 231

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Emergency Svcs.: 112
National Police: 091
Guardia Civil: 062
Ambulance: 061
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Emergency English Help Line: 902 102 112

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DigameXtra No. 2216 Tuesday, March 22nd, 2022

On March 22, 2022March 21, 2022 By Naythan

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Exhibition: An Exhibition of framed colour photographs of the streets of Canillas de Albaida by Mitch France at Bar Cerezo, Canillas de Albaida from today until the end of April. Email: mitchbanjo AT hotmail D0T com

Art Show: ELDEVENIR Art Gallery of Torrox hosts Luis Acosta’s Convergent Poetics. On view from 5 March to 7 May 2022. In the exhibition is a selection of more than thirty works made by the artist between the years 2017 and 2022. The work of Luis Acosta, born in Avila and resident in Toledo, has been shown in numerous exhibitions both international and national prestigious galleries and institutions. His work is present in private and public collections. Recently, one of his works, The Cathedral of Toledo, has become part of the collection of the Vatican Museums.
Info & photo credit: https://www.eldevenirartgallery.com/

Lux Mundi, Torre del Mar, March & April events:
-We continue our regular activities: Spanish practice groups (limited numbers per group) Monday to Thursday, Craft group on Mondays, Art group on Wednesdays and coffee morning every Friday
-Our shop will be open Monday, Wednesday and Fridays. Time 11.00 to 13.00.
-Wednesday 30th March – Quiz Night. Tickets available at the Centre 7€ or with a Friend of Lux Mundi card 6€. Proceeds for fundraising. Doors open at 6.00pm and the fun starts at 6.30pm.
-Thursday 7th April – Special Excursion to Gibraltar with an option to visit the Top of the Rock. Price is 37€ per person which must be booked and paid for at the same time as paying for the excursion. Ticket price 17 Euros, or with Friends of Lux Mundi Card 15 Euros. Proceeds for fundraising. Departure times Puente don Manuel (Bar Mis Tapitas) 7.00, Algarrobo (Lidl) 7.30, Caleta (Vets) 7.35 and Torre Del Mar (Bus Station) 7.45. Depart Gibraltar15.30 approximately. Passports/ European ID Card required.
-Wednesday 13th, Thursday 14th and Friday 15th April – The Centre will be closed for the Easter Holidays. Only Religious services will be held on those dates.
-Thursday 21st April – Excursion to Priego de Cordoba. One of the most majestically beautiful towns in Andalusia in part of the Sierra Subbetica Natural Park. Two things stand out in the town: water, which is abundant, and baroque architecture. There will be a stop for breakfast. Free time to visit the many tourist attractions and have lunch. Returning to Torre del Mar with a stop for tea/coffee. Ticket price 23€ or with a Friends of Lux Mundi card 20€, available at the Centre. (Proceeds for fundraising). Departure Times: Algarrobo (Lidl) 7.25, Caleta (Vets) 7.30, Torre del Mar (Bus Station) 7.40, La Viñuela (Football Pitch) 08.00.
-Friday 29th April – Taize Prayer. At the Parish Church of San Andrés, Torre del Mar. Time 19.45.
Lux Mundi Ecumenical Centre, Torre del Mar, Avda. Moscatel 1”I”, (Jardines Viña Malága/Antigua Casa de la Viña), Torre del Mar, 29740. Open mornings only Monday to Friday 10.00 till 13. For further information please contact the Centre, Torre del Mar Tel. 952 543 334 E-mail: luxmundi@lux-mundi.org

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Great Deals From The Nerja Household Centre:
-Preloved wine unit Natural & yute Great compact unit 16 bottle wine holder with glass hanging area & drawer Measurements 52 x 27 x 100cms Price 95€
-Wooden towel rail yute & natural Price 30€.
-Absolutely stunning bar/ reception desk Natural & yute craved detail in the wood beautiful knots and 2 wooden high stools Measurements 130 x 63 x 99cms. Can be viewed in Nerja. Price 360€
contact Jackie/nerja 672170429
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For Sale: Babolat Team Double Tennis Racket Bag, black with silver trim, as new – 25 euros. Christina, Nerja – Tel 687602057

For Sale: Ikea shelves. “Billy” 80x28x106 cm, 3 pieces to be sold together. Good conditions, but they were screwed together as a unit therefore the insides have drill holes ( see picture ). Price 40€ ( for the 3 ). To be picked up in Torrox Campo area.
Contact Anne/ Torrox : 685247505

For Sale: Advocados. €2.50 / kg. Due to the on-going truckers strike, we have been unable to get our advocadoes to market.
And so we have approx. 100 kg of Hass advocados to sell. If you are interested please contact Garry / Competa, on 682672400.

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BB4Spain: I wonder if there are any Digamites out there who are receiving the “Premium” package from BB4Spain?
I’d like to make contact to compare notes on the current situation.
John B/ Torrox Costa.
Email: jon 108 @ hotmail dot co .uk (no gaps)

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COVID-19

Covid Malaga- The week begins with a rebound in infections and one deceased: {Translation} 21Mar22 15:40
-The Ministry of Health and Families of the Andalusian Regional Government has reported a rise in the number of new cases of coronavirus in Malaga on Monday, to over a thousand, as well as one more death, bringing the total number of deaths in the pandemic to 2,330.
-However, the pressure in hospitals has decreased, with 140 people currently hospitalised (154 last Saturday), of which 14 are in the Intensive Care Units (ICU). In the last 24 hours there have been 26 new inpatients, bringing the total over the last two years to 13,289, 1,121 of them in the ICU.
-This Monday, 1,132 official positives have been reported by PDIA (PCR and antigen test), an increase compared to days ago; which brings the total in the pandemic to 267,607; while the number of recovered patients has risen to 257,099 after adding 735.
-With regard to the vaccination process in Malaga, the Andalusian Government has reported that 3,428,346 doses have been administered to date. Thus, 1,435,476 citizens have received at least one dose and 1,392,995 have received the full schedule. With the third booster dose, 749,990 have been inoculated.
Incidence rate rises
-The cumulative incidence of Covid cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the last 14 days per 100,000 inhabitants has increased in the province of Malaga, from 375.3 to 382 and in the capital, standing at 488.6 (472.3 previously).
-In the case of the health districts, it falls in two: Serrania, with 607.7 (616.8 on Friday) and La Vega, which has gone from 333.5 to 308.1.
-It increases in the rest of the districts: Costa del Sol, which now stands at 277.9 (274.3 on Friday); Axarquia, 402.2 (388.2); Malaga, 474.9 (462.5 before) and Valle del Guadalhorce, which goes from 318.1 to 333.1. Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/malaga/coronavirus-Malaga-repunte-contagios-fallecido_0_1667234490.html

SPAIN

Changes to the Spain’s Traffic Law have come into force today- here’s what you should know: Changes to Spain’s Traffic Law have come into effect today, Monday 21 March, and all road users should be aware of them. These are the main differences to look out for.
Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/spain/changes-traffic-have-20220321112022-nt.html

No Solutions, No Answers- Spain will not take the measure to limit the price of electricity to 180 euros per MWh to Brussels- Minister claims “working intensively” on other responses:
{Translation, summary} 21/03/2022 15:10
-Electricity prices continue to soar without the government coming forward with an emergency plan to curb them as soon as possible. In the meantime, the betting continues on the recommendations that will be sent to Brussels to agree on proposals at the European level. The only thing that has transpired in this regard is that the government will not finally take to the European Council the measure to set a limit of 180 euros per megawatt hour (MWh) on the price of electricity in the wholesale market.
-Sources from the Ministry for Ecological Transition confirmed to ABC that the third vice-president, Teresa Ribera, is working “intensively” on other responses to prevent the price of gas from being transferred to the price of electricity. However, the same sources refused to give more details on what specific proposals will finally be transferred to the European Council to be held on 24 and 25 March. Source, Spanish: https://sevilla.abc.es/economia/abci-espana-no-llevara-finalmente-bruselas-medida-limitar-180-euros-precio-202203211300_noticia.html

MALAGA

Welcome to the Great “Digital Transformation”- Vodafone to provide 5G service to 18 municipalities in Malaga this year: {Translation}
-The multinational telecommunications company Vodafone announced on Monday that it will provide 5G service to 18 municipalities in the province of Malaga over the course of this year, in addition to the service it already offers in the capital.
-These towns are Benalmádena, Fuengirola, Mijas, Vélez-Málaga, Casares, Estepona, Manilva, Marbella, Nerja, Rincón de la Victoria, Torremolinos, Torrox, Cortes de la Frontera, Ronda, Benahavís, Coín and Alhaurín de la Torre.
-Thanks to the 5G network, the company explains, “the inhabitants of these municipalities will have connectivity to download content at five times faster than with 4G
-“One of the great accelerators of digitalisation is 5G and, therefore, in 2019, we decided to market this service for our customers in the region,” says Rafael Alcaide, territorial director of Vodafone in Andalusia, who adds that “Vodafone’s 5G network was already available in Seville and Malaga and we will end the year with total presence in 100 Andalusian municipalities, as well as in Ceuta and Melilla, with the aim that no one is left behind to accelerate the recovery and take advantage of the digital transformation”. (Why digitize everything? Everyone knows analogue vinyl records sound better than digital CDs. Life is waveforms, not digital samples. But big tech wants you to give up your analogue reality, and spend all your time and money in the Metaverse, where they control everything. To get that done they need 5G, and soon 6G. -Ed.) Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/malaga/vodafone-5g-municipios-malaga_0_1667233891.html

Hospital Delays Increasingly Push Patients Over the Edge- Woman smashes computer in the emergency room so that she can be seen when it is not her turn:
-There has been a huge increase of assaults on healthcare staff as resources stretched to the breaking point.
-The College of Doctors of Malaga has denounced the violent situation experienced by a second year genecology resident on Saturday 19 March at 8 p.m. when a patient slipped into her emergency room at the Maternity Hospital demanding to be seen. Faced with the refusal of the doctor, who told her that she had to wait her turn, the woman reacted aggressively and violently and smashed the computer in the consulting room, causing material damage.
-We are witnessing a worrying increase in the number of assaults in doctors’ surgeries. Although in this case it was not a physical or verbal aggression, we are dealing with coercion. These situations cannot be allowed. We are here to help, to cure our patients.
-“We are witnessing a worrying escalation of aggression in consultations. Although in this case it was not a physical or verbal aggression, we are facing coercion. These situations cannot be allowed. We are here to help, to cure our patients. It is unacceptable and we will continue to raise our voices until violence in surgeries is stopped,” said the president of the Malaga College of Doctors, Pedro Navarro. Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/andalucia/1037366/destroza-el-ordenador-de-la-consulta-de-urgencias-para-que-la-atiendan-sin-ser-su-turno/

SPORTS

Tennis News:
-Taylor Fritz ends Rafael Nadal’s 20-match win streak with win at Indian Wells: Fritz upset Nadal 6-3, 7-6 (5) Sunday to win the BNP Paribas Open and snap the 21-time major champion’s 20-match winning streak this year.
-Iga Swiatek wins Indian Wells title. Iga Swiatek defeated Maria Sakkari 6-4, 6-1 Sunday in an error-filled final to win the BNP Paribas Open. Swiatek will rise from fourth to a career-best No. 2 in the world in Monday’s WTA Tour rankings, trailing top-ranked Ash Barty, who skipped Indian Wells. Full article: https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/33559901/taylor-fritz-ends-rafael-nadal-20-match-win-streak-win-indian-wells

TECH

Apple Services Suffers Worldwide Outages: Starting from 12:50 p.m. eastern on Monday, AppleInsider staff encountered problems with various Apple services, 19 of them. This included iCloud going down, which is a key element that impacts other services and apps with online components. This included Mail, which became unreliable in fetching messages for multiple staff. Some found Apple News wasn’t loading stories, while Apple Music on Mac fails to bring up any pages at all. A few minutes after initial publication, AppleInsider staff encountered further problems with iMessage, as well as Apple Maps. However, the outages appear to affect users in different ways, with some experiencing normal access for some apps, but not others.
The Apple System Status page said most of the services “may be slow or unavailable” with users “unable to sign in” for some of them.
Full article: https://forums.appleinsider.com/discussion/226747

OTHER

Arctic, Antarctica temperature surge stuns scientists, who call it ‘unthinkable’: An alarming heatwave is taking place simultaneously in the Arctic and Antarctic – a development described as “unthinkable” by scientists.
Records have been shattered in parts of Antarctica, with the temperature more than 40C warmer than average. Meanwhile in parts of the Arctic, the mercury shot up more than 30C higher than normal.
On March 19 the Concordia weather station in Antarctica was at -12.2C, about 40C above average, climatologist Maximiliano Herrera reported.
The heatwave has stunned scientists. “They are opposite seasons. You don’t see the north and the south (poles) both melting at the same time,” National Snow and Ice Data Centre scientist Walt Meier told NBC News. “It is pretty stunning.”
The freakish heat is believed to be a random weather event. It has not been linked to climate change, according to meteorologist Matthew Lazzara and Dr Meier. But if the event is repeated, it would be a major concern and could be an indicator of climate change. Full article: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/arctic-antarctica-temperature-surge-stuns-scientists-who-call-it-unthinkable/QV7XMOPZMBTEVTT4FIPZTHEZWE/
Photo reference with interactive climate maps: https://climatereanalyzer.org/reanalysis/daily_maps/

COVID Info References

Municipal Rates Map https://www.mapacovid.es/

For the latest COVID-19 statistics visit:

World– https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

Coronavirus Cases in Andalucia, Axarquia, Costa del Sol & Malaga Province:
http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/institutodeestadisticaycartografia/salud/COVID19.html

UK Coronavirus:
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/uk/

A Spanish gov’t site in English with travel docs & requirements info:
https://www.spth.gob.es/

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Taxi
Nerja 952 524 519
Torrox: 952 531 030
Frigiliana: 952 533 231

Phone numbers for emergencies
Emergency Svcs.: 112
National Police: 091
Guardia Civil: 062
Ambulance: 061
Fire Station (Bomberos): 080
Emergency English Help Line: 902 102 112

Local Police
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Nerja: 952 521 545
Frigiliana: 952 533 126
Torre del Mar: 952 549 238

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DigameXtra No. 2215 Monday, March 21st, 2022

On March 21, 2022March 20, 2022 By Naythan

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When Is The First Day Of Spring In 2022?: The first day of spring occurred on Sunday, March 20, 2022, at 11:33 a.m. ET. For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, this is marked by the arrival of the Vernal (Spring) Equinox. Even though we know that after December 21st, the days start getting steadily longer, we still see more darkness than light over the course of a day in those three months leading up to spring. The vernal equinox marks the turning point when daylight begins to win out over darkness. Source: https://www.farmersalmanac.com/spring-equinox-first-day-spring

Phoenix Club: Our social club is fully open so do pop in for a coffee and a chat, or browse our books at 4 for €1. We also have a selection of DVDs at various prices, including boxed sets.
***Trips***
April
-8th – Trip to Montefrio, Granada Province. Price €25,50 and includes, coach fare, tourist train and drivers tip.
-27th – Trip to Bolonia and Tarifa – includes entry to the Claudia Baelo Roman site with guide €23,50
May
-6th – Trip to Gib €15pp includes €1 for the driver.
-20th – Boat Trip from Benalmadena Port to Fuengirola with time to explore Fuengirola Harbour €25 includes coach, tips and boat trip to Fuengirola
-25th – Trip to Osuna with Guide €20 includes Coach fare, tips and guide
June
-2nd – Trip to Gib €15pp includes €1 for the driver.
-3rd – Platinum Jubilee Celebrations with a Hog Roast and all the trimmings at La Vega Restaurant & Bar, in Torre del Mar. Time 1.30. Price 12€ for non members & €5 for members. There will be a bar and music. Do come along and celebrate with us the Queen’s 70 years as our Monarch.
The Phoenix Social Club is a registered association. We meet at the La Vega bar every Tuesday and you can find it just behind the Repsol garage on the way out of Torre towards Benajarafe. We are open from 12 noon until 2pm.
For further information, please contact Gail on 951067723 / 626370695 or email phoenixsocialclub@yahoo.co.uk for more information or check out our FB page

Bio Beach Restaurant in El Morche, Presentation:
Wed. April 13 at 11am. Speaker: Ray Sullivan presenting Topic: “Great Songwriting Partnerships of the 20th Century”. The programme traces the development of popular songwriting from the 1930’s through to the 1990’s. It features the works of a number of duos ranging from Rodgers& Hammerstein, Lennon & McCartney, Abba to Rice & Lloyd Webber. The artists performing these works include Julie Andrews, Judy Garland, Dionne Warwick, The Rolling Stones and The Beatles”. The show will last just short of 2 hours including an interval. The Bio Beach lectures are free, just order refreshments. We belong to U3A, (http://www.u3aaxarquia.com/) and these programmes are presented in an effort to attract more members. Bio Beach Restaurant is located on the El Morche beachfront promenade right behind the church. We look forward to see you then! Please come early as we are running out of seats before 11am. For more info contact norma2kk@aol.com.

Requiem of Mozart- Malaga Symphony Orchestra:
Sat 26MAR 8pm Free entry until capacity reached
Teatro Auditorio Felipe VI, Estapona
Reservations Required. Info: 952 133 950

Cirque du Soleil: First ever acrobatic performance on ice with CRYSTAL. The very short run is in December at the Palacio Martin Carpena in Malaga City on December 11 and then December 14 to 18 with tickets currently costing from €50 to €104 depending upon the time and date of the performance and can be obtained by visiting the Cirque du Soleil box office website at https://www.livenation.es/artist-crystal-cirque-du-soleil-1269764
With 15 separate segments, the show lasts two and a half hours with a 20 minute intermission. Photo:Cirque du Soleil. Full article: https://euroweeklynews.com/2022/03/20/the-cirque-du-soleil-reborn-after-the-pandemic-returns-to-malaga-capital/

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Items For Sale / Wanted / Rent

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Great Deals From The Nerja Household Centre:
-2 mannequins vgc Price 60€ for the pair
-Tv unit fits into corner Measurements 93 x 74cms Price 15€
-Pine unit with shelf drawer & cupboard Measurements 119 x 44.50 x 91cms Price 15€
contact Jackie/nerja 672170429
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For Sale: Victorian Bell Decanter. €30. A genuine antique dating to about 1860. Bell decanter in excellent condition. 29cm tall. Photo sent on request. Buyer to collect from Torrox Costa (El Penoncillo).
Brenda (Torrox Costa) Tel/WhatsApp 711003687
Email brendaleetorrox at gmail dot com

For Sale, 3 items:
-2 x 100% cotton bed spread covers 230 cm x 250 cm. 30€ each.
-Ladder. Extendable aluminium 3.5 m – 7 m. 95€. Buyer collects
-2 x mature potted segó palms. One in square terracotta pot, see photo, and one similar size in plastic round pot. 80€ each. Buyer collects.
Contact keithrocksue AT gmail dot com or mobile 693 107 206
Keith / Canillas de Albaida

For Sale: Solid wood table with polyurethane finish and six solid wood chairs. Buyer collects. Joe, Daimalos, Arenas. 350€. Contact Joe 646871671
email: j0e1@btinternet.com (0 in J0e is a zero).

Recommendations & Requests

Banks and smartphones again: Perhaps you remember my complaint about not being allowed by the bank to do internet shopping, using my new credit card, without a smartphone? OK, things are improving: I managed to buy something from Amazon.es! However, to my big surprise, was not asked to verify the purchase! The bank told me that Amazon and other large companies have got their own verification systems! I wonder if a list of such companies exist. And what about Paypal etc? I still have to test buying from other.
-Getting so far took 2 emails to costumer support plus at least 3 visit to the bank office. Costumer support told me that I did not need a smartphone, while the clerks in the local office got the opposite information, when they tried to set up my account properly (I saw the messages they got). Unbelievable that they make something so complicated that their own staff cannot manage it!
-Or perhaps the explanation simply is that some of the support nerds cannot imagine that anybody would not be perfectly happy managing their whole life through a bunch of Apps in a volatile device! As a friend expressed it: she was tired of the circus of having to get an app in order to use an(other) app! So let us fight back, when things get more complicated than necesary – whenever we have got the posibility and energy! “It cannot be done” often just means that someone somewhere has to do his job a bit better!
-It may be worth complaining, as it happened with the succesful petition “soyMayorNOidiota”in Change.org recently.(described here in Digamextra).
I´m not an idiot either, actually I´m smart – smart enough not to need a smartphone! Birgit, La Caleta de Velez.

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SPAIN

Spain PM Puts Largest Remaining Energy Supply At Risk- The Russian Supply is in Doubt, and Now So Is the Algerian Supply: {Translation} 20/03/2022 14:12
-Algeria denies it was informed “at any level” of the change of position on the Sahara.
-Pedro Sánchez’s move to resolve the diplomatic crisis with Rabat is complicating relations with Algeria, one of our main energy suppliers, at a decisive moment for economic and geopolitical relations. The government’s confidence that Algiers would not break the bridges with Spain is beginning to waver, after its ambassador in Madrid, Said Musi, was recalled for consultations yesterday. And this very morning (Sunday) they decided to confront the Spanish version regarding the existence of a previous contact to inform them about their agreement with Morocco.
-Algerian diplomatic sources consulted by the national news portal Tout sur L’Algerie (TSA) and quoted by Europa Prees said this morning that the Spanish government had never informed Algiers in advance of its new position on Western Sahara. This a statement that is in direct collision with the version defended this Saturday by Spain.
-But these sources categorically deny this assertion. “It is clearly a lie wrapped in an ambiguity intended to try to calm the legitimate concerns raised by the Spanish political class”, they claim. Last night, the Spanish government had said the opposite. Government sources said last night that “the Spanish government had previously informed the Algerian government of Spain’s position on the Sahara”.
-They added that for our country ‘Algeria is a strategic, priority and reliable partner, with which we intend to maintain a privileged relationship’. This last point is fundamental because the government is of the opinion that the fundamental issue in the relationship between Spain and Algeria is not the Sahara, but rather the gas agreements. And in this sense, they believe that gas supplies to Spain are not in danger.
-At the beginning of March, Pedro Sánchez called Algeria’s president, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, to address the situation arising from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In a conversation in which the government assured that Algeria “guaranteed” the supply of gas to our country. This is essential in a context in which the Russian flow is unstable and important, given that Algeria does not condemn Russia’s actions and is a traditional partner of Moscow.
-But this conversation took place before the government’s change of position. And in no case has the government said that this issue was addressed in the conversation. In fact, government sources do admit that the way in which the agreement with Morocco was revealed was not perfectly orchestrated. Rabat’s decision to publish the letter that Pedro Sánchez had sent was known, but even in the version that some government sources point to, this warning to Algeria, which they deny, did not take place sufficiently in advance.
-These sources quoted by TSA insist on regretting the turn taken by Spain as a ‘dishonourable change of attitude’, which they interpret as ‘synonymous with complete submission to Morocco’. And they point out that there was no warning “at any time and at any level” of what they describe as “a vile bargain concluded with the Moroccan occupying power behind the back of the Saharawi people”.
-As they said in a first reaction yesterday, they define this change of attitude as “a second historic betrayal of the Saharawis” which “causes serious damage to the reputation and credibility of Spain as a member of the international community”. And they conclude by warning the Spanish government with regard to the agreements reached with Rabat: “they will never be guaranteed in the face of a calculating, cynical, multifaceted and vindictive oligarch who will not hesitate to resort once again to the use of illegal immigration blackmail as an instrument of pressure”. Source, Spanish: https://sevilla.abc.es/espana/abci-argelia-desmiente-espana-y-asegura-no-informada-ningun-nivel-cambio-postura-sobre-sahara-202203201355_noticia.html

Spanish countryside takes to the streets of Madrid this Sunday to claim its future at a critical moment for the entire value chain of the sector: The main organizations of farmers and ranchers, together with entities from the hunting and bullfighting sectors, begin a demonstration at 12:00 with the slogan ‘Together for the countryside’ that will take place from the headquarters of the Ministry of Agriculture (roundabout of Atocha) to that of the Ministry of Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge (New Ministries). The first calculations place the total attendance at around 200,000 people arriving from all over the country. Photo:ABC.es. Full article: https://spainsnews.com/the-manifestation-of-the-field-live-farmers-and-ranchers-take-madrid-in-defense-of-the-rural-world/

ALMERIA

Andalusian fishermen will demonstrate this Monday in Almeria while keeping the fleet moored: {Translation} Representatives of the Andalusian fishing sector are planning to demonstrate this Monday in Almeria, while keeping the fleet moored due to the Government’s “lack of response” to the sector’s proposals “to alleviate the high price of fuel”.
-As reported in a joint statement by the Andalusian Federation of Fishing Associations, the Andalusian Association of Women in the Fishing Sector and the Andalusian Federation of Fishermen’s Associations, the demonstration will start at 11.00 hours from the Fish Market in the Port of Almeria and will go to the Government Sub-delegation.
-The presence of the fishing ports of Almeria, the Almerian municipalities of Garrucha and Carboneras, Motril (Granada), and the province of Malaga has been confirmed.
-The aforementioned organisations have recalled that, “as a result of the lack of response from the Government to the proposals made by the fishing sector to alleviate the high price of fuel”, the Spanish fishing sector has decided to moor the entire fleet on 21, 22 and 23 March, “while awaiting the results obtained” at the meeting to be held next Wednesday, 23 March, at 17.00 hours with the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, Luis Planas.
Source, Spanish: https://www.europapress.es/economia/noticia-pescadores-andaluces-manifestaran-lunes-almeria-mientras-mantienen-flota-amarrada-20220320141357.html

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F1 News- Leclerc wins Bahrain opener in Ferrari one-two: Charles Leclerc won Formula One’s season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix in a Ferrari one-two finish with team mate Carlos Sainz on Sunday.
Mercedes’s seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton took third place after a nightmare for Red Bull and reigning champion Max Verstappen who failed to score. Full article: https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/leclerc-wins-bahrain-opener-ferrari-one-two-2022-03-20/

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