Day: January 2, 2014

Patients across Spain now supposed to be charged for hospital medicines

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As from this month, all regions of Spain are supposed to charge non-admitted patients a proportion of the cost of the medicines dispensed to them at hospitals. So the idea is that if you go to A&E and get treated, but not admitted, on the way out you have to swipe the old credit card. But not if the prescription is for a cronical condition : 147 medicines for long term treatments are exempt. So Continue reading Patients across Spain now supposed to be charged for hospital medicines→

How Jaen spent 120 million euros on a tram which never worked

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Jaén has finally mothballed its tram system, which cost the city 120 million euros, never carried a paying passenger, and in fact, never ever started running past initial trials. And nobody has lost their job, or even been censored. Amazing, isn´t it? It took a decade to build it, ripping up streets and laying lines through the city. It was finally finished in 2011, and the PSOE / IU run city council started running tests, Continue reading How Jaen spent 120 million euros on a tram which never worked→

Roquetas marina drops berth prices by 20%

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Roquetas del Mar marina is the public port with the lowest occupation of berths in Andalusia, along with Puerto Umbria – last year it had an average occupation of just 21%. So the Agencia Pública de Puertos, the Andalusian government agency that runs the port, has announced a price drop of 20% for both marinas. So, if last year an annual 8m berth cost €2033, this year it’ll be just €1654. A 12m berth cost Continue reading Roquetas marina drops berth prices by 20%→

Ricky Martin splits from partner, abandons Andalusia move plans

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Just weeks after announcing plans to try to move to Andalusia for a few months, and maybe get married here, singer Ricky Martin has split from his long term partner, economist Carlos González Abella. The split was announced in a press release to a Costa Rican newspaper via their agent, who said the rupture had been a mutual and harmonious decision. Ricky had talked of coming to Andalusia to enjoy the Spanish life, and maybe Continue reading Ricky Martin splits from partner, abandons Andalusia move plans→

Ortega Cano’s son denied bail as judge reckons he’s a flight risk…

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Ortega Cano’s son has been denied bail until his trial as a judge reckons he’s likely to skip bail. A nasty piece of work, was the judge’s decision, “who habitually uses extreme violence to obtain his aims”. It’s a stunning turn around for the torero family, especially as the decision comes from a Seville court – Seville is well known for its “turn a blind eye” to all the little judicial scrapes by toreros and Continue reading Ortega Cano’s son denied bail as judge reckons he’s a flight risk…→