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ISSUE NO. 1654
16 - 22 March 2017
COSTA DE ALMERÍA
YOUR PAPER, YOUR VOICE, YOUR OPINION
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Discrimination dust-up Hotel hell Female fun runners given cleaning products as gifts By Matthew Elliott A huge controversy has engulfed the annual Almeria Women’s Day race. The estimated 1,500 participants, many running in the name of feminism, were given a goody bag with gifts including a grocery shopping bag and a bottle of grease remover. The race was held on Sunday March 12 under the banner ‘Run for Equality’ and just days after global protests and marches celebrated International Women’s Day. Pilar Ortega, the family councillor who organised the event, has come under a barrage of criticism from the national media and leading politicians. Thousands have expressed their outrage in an avalanche of online fury. The Women’s Institute of Andalucia has accused Almeria of promoting macho stereotypes with the goody bag, which also included tomatoes, a t-shirt, bracelet and sports bag. Spokeswoman Francisca Serrano said it played into sexist tropes that consider a woman’s place to be in the kitchen. But councillor Ortega has derided the controversy as manufactured and ridiculous. She accused socialist politicians of ‘micromachism’ arguing that they were the true sexists.
AFTER being hounded out of the province in one of the most embarrassing scandals in Almeria history, the company behind the notorious El Algarrobico hotel has demanded €1.7 million from Carboneras Council. Azata SL paid the council the money in 2003 to acquire protected land to expand the hotel, but the deal was called off. See page 2
Scant resources SENIOR police officers have warned that they can’t properly protect Almerians against terrorism because their resources are being diverted to rescue and screen illegal immigrants. The
province is considered a potential hotbed of Islamic extremism, a place where jihadis both hide and enter continental Europe. See page 8
Health revolution A NEW agreement is set to put Almeria and Andalucia at the forefront of cancer treatment and research. The Amancio Ortega Foundation will contribute €40 million to equipment, doctors and research in what has been described as an unprecedented collaboration between the charity and public sectors. See page 12
Win a Car! WOMEN’S RACE: Approximately 1,500 participants took part. Only a sexist would see a cleaning product and immediately connect it with women she said, before apologising for any offence taken. The cleaning product company in question, KH Loreda, regularly sponsors
other sporting events. Other critics have centred on the inclusion of men in the traditionally all-female race, and the hefty participation fee of €10. Only €1 goes to help women in conflict zones, and where the rest goes is anyone’s guess.
YOU CAN STILL BE THE WINNER OF A CAR! SEE PAGES 6 & 7
Mayor Ramon Pacheco responded that it was ridiculous to forbid men from the race. The whole point, he said, was to educate future generations of men to see their mothers, sisters and daughters as equals.
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