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| Rui Hotels at Correlejo |
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Posted by: bigcountry - 24-11-2023, 07:55 PM - Forum: Naturists
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Do the two Rui hotels close to Olivia beach have naturist areas within their premises ?
Also can you be nude on all parts of Olivia beach or only in certain areas ?
TIA .
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| Tefía will be a Place of Historical Memory |
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Posted by: TamaraEnLaPlaya - 24-11-2023, 07:00 PM - Forum: General Discussions
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Tefía will be a Place of Historical Memory for the repression during the fascist dictatorship.
The Minister of Territorial Policy and Democratic Memory, Ángel Víctor Torres, announced today that the proceedings will be opened to declare the prison of Tefía, where people were tortured during the Franco regime for their LGTBI condition, and the Sima de Jinámar, a volcanic tube in Gran Canaria into which the dead were thrown, as Places of Memory. of recovery, of dignity, of freedom and of democracy."
The Colonia Agrícola Penitenciaria de Tefía was a concentration camp during the Franco dictatorship, located in the village of Tefía, belonging to the municipality of Puerto del Rosario on the island of Fuerteventura. Active between 1954 and 1966, it served for the confinement of common and political prisoners, and for the re-education of male homosexuals.
Under the Vagrants and Criminals Act of 1954, homosexuals and transsexuals were confined in so-called "workplaces" and "penal agricultural colonies," veritable concentration camps for forced labor, where they were subjected to inhumane conditions, labor to exhaustion, beatings and other corporal punishment, and starvation.
Ángel Víctor Torres, who visited one of the graves in Tenoya, invited by the mayor of Arucas, Juan Jesús Facundo, and together with Pino Sosa, president of the Association for Historical and Democratic Memory of Arucas, recalled that "in this 'well of oblivion' there are 15 people, of which 7 have already been identified".
Thanks to Arucas
The minister wanted his first act as Minister of Democratic Memory to be in Arucas, "together with Pino Sosa, who knocked on the door of the City Hall 20 years ago when I was mayor to show that there were men and women murdered and buried for defending freedom and democracy, to make us see to the public administrations that to defend coexistence, Present and future democracy, recovering those who gave their lives so that we can express our opinions freely today and only with words as a weapon, was very important. We would never have made it to this day without her, so for me today is a very special day."
He also thanked the presence of the entire municipal corporation at the event: "The presence of the entire corporation together with the mayor symbolizes that different parties extend their hand in the defense of our historic recovery".
Promotion of the Law of Democratic Memory
Ángel Víctor Torres has pledged to promote the Law of Democratic Memory in this Legislature and has stressed that the Canary Islands and Navarre are the two communities that, in collaboration with the Secretary of State for Democratic Memory, have made the most progress in locating and identifying mass graves and wells that housed the remains of democratic women and men and has also taken the opportunity to recognize the work that has been carried out from all over the world. the institutions of the Canary Islands.
The minister today visited one of the 36 wells or graves located in the Canary Islands, in fifteen municipalities, where 99 victims of the civil war were buried.
The grave he has visited in Tenoya, together with the mayor of Arucas, is one of the "wells of oblivion", where 15 people are buried, of whom 7 have already been identified.
Ángel Víctor Torres stressed that, "as minister, I will strive for the development of the law and inter-administrative coordination. The policy of search, location and identification is a State policy and the Law of Democratic Memory reflects that it will be promoted by the State, but in coordination with the other public administrations".
The minister reiterated that the law is based on complying with human rights and the dignity of people.
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| Mercadona particpating in Food Collection |
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Posted by: TamaraEnLaPlaya - 23-11-2023, 08:02 PM - Forum: Shops & Supermarkets
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Radio Sintonia:
Mercadona participates in FESBAL's Great Food Collection, from 24 to 30 November.
Mercadona, a company of physical supermarkets and online sales, joins the Great Food Collection 2023 organized by the Spanish Federation of Food Banks (FESBAL) from November 24 to 30. The company makes its points of sale available to the campaign for fundraising, with the aim of giving its customers the possibility of participating in this great annual solidarity event in favor of Food Banks.
A total of 1,632 Mercadona stores throughout Spain will participate, of which 86 are in the Canary Islands, more specifically 42 in the province of Las Palmas and 44 in the province of Sta. Cruz de Tenerife. In addition, as usual, the company's collaboration in the Great Collection will be carried out through monetary donations, a multiple of €1, which customers will be able to make at the time of purchase at the checkout.
The amounts donated will be fully transformed into the food and products that the participating Food Banks need, in the quantities they need and over the course of a year. In this way, the donation in a box allows the real needs of end users to be covered more efficiently.
Mercadona's donations in 2023
In the first half of 2023, the company donated more than 10,500 tonnes of food and basic necessities to soup kitchens, food banks and other social entities throughout Spain and Portugal. This donation from the entire chain corresponding to the first half of the year is the equivalent of 174,200 shopping carts.
Mercadona collaborates with more than 650 soup kitchens, 65 food banks and other entities in Spain and Portugal that receive donations daily to support the people who need it most.
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| Taxis in Caleta |
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Posted by: bksk2004 - 22-11-2023, 02:07 PM - Forum: Cars, cabs & roads
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Really not sure what is going on with Caleta Taxis. Over the past couple of weeks have had unexpected experiences. Firstly, one evening I phoned for a taxi and had to wait about 20 minutes, whereas historically I would just about have had time to lock up the house. Then last week phoned to book a taxi to the airport for the next day and was told that they are no longer taking advanced bookings - this must be new because they have historically. The lady who answered told me they are developing an app to be available soon that will allow advanced booking but her boss has said no advanced bookings for now. Has anyone else had recent poor experiences?
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| A Place in the Sun |
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Posted by: Bertie - 15-11-2023, 12:28 PM - Forum: General Discussions
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A Place in the Sun.
A new episode of the show we love to hate….
Friday, Nov. 17th. Channel 4 1600 hrs.
Danni Menzies presenting. East coast of the
island. 250k budget.
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| Coastal clean-up - Antigua coast |
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Posted by: TamaraEnLaPlaya - 13-11-2023, 09:04 PM - Forum: Environmental
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2,000 kilos of rubbish removed on the coast of Antigua.
City Council, neighbors, and associations remove more than 2,000 kilos of garbage from the coastal coast of Salinas del Carmen and Costa de Antigua
Cleaning day this past Saturday in Salinas del Carmen coordinated by the Department of Beaches, directed by Lucila Guillermina Ruiz Gutiérrez, with the participation of a dozen neighbors, as well as on Sunday, volunteers from the Limpiaventura association on the maritime coast of Costa de Antigua.
An action organized by the City of Antigua in which I thank the collaboration of the departments of Environment and Citizen Participation and especially of the neighbors and participating associations such as Limpiaventura, says the Councilor for Beaches, Lucila Guillermina Ruiz Gutiérrez.
link to article for pic - are you in it?
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