FIRE IN SAN PABLO

A fire was declared shortly after 3 pm at a house on Calle Sol in San Pablo de Buceite. Fortunately, there were no personal victims, although the tenants, Rumanian workers who were at work, reported they had lost documents and money. The cause was apparently a short circuit.
(From Noticias de San Pablo de Buceite)

HOLY WEEK IN THE AREA

We promised a brief review of the many Semana Santa processions in the district but we found it impossible to be as brief as we would have liked. So we have made a little list of those taking place in San Martín del Tesorillo, San Pablo de Buceite, Castellar, Algeciras, La Línea, San Roque and [...]

XV HISTORY & ARCHAEOLOGY CONFERENCE

This year marks the fifteenth anniversary of Jimena’s History and Archaeology Conferences, which are to be held at the Reina Sofía Cultural Centre in Estación on March 28, 29 and 30th. Curiously, the poster going up around town features the Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Angels (Santuario de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles), which [...]

ABBA DRUMMER FOUND DEAD

Ola Brunkert, 62, drummer for the disbanded Swedish pop group Abba, was found dead yesterday at his home in Mallorca. The autopsy report indicates that his demise was the result of an accident and surmises that he fell over a table and severed main arteries on a glass panel door nearby. However, local reports mention [...]

GIBRALTAR ON BLACK LIST?

The government of Spain has requested has requested the OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) to return Gibraltar to its list of non-cooperative off-shore financial services centre because of its ‘opacity’ and its location close to the Costa del Sol, as part of Spain’s fight against money laundering.

BIRTHDAY GREETINGS

It’s one of our reader’s idea: Why not let readers put up birthday greetings on JimenaPulse? Why not, indeed! So from now on, if you want to send somebody a Happy Birthday card or any other kind of greeting, come to think of it,

HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY

No, we haven’t had a drink, and we’re not really duplicating, so with a nod and a wink at our many Irish readers (we love you, really!) we couldn’t resist putting up a few jokes sent in by Sue, who seems to have an unending source for these things:

ST. PATRICK’S DAY