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The Councilor for Culture of the Torrevieja City Council, Antonio Quesada, presented this morning together with Jesús García and Francisco Moreno, members of the Asociación Voces Líricas del Mediterráneo, the project called “Habaneras en tu puerta” that will be developed by the Municipal Habaneras Board of Trustees through this association.

Last Friday, February 23, a total of 18 Comincrea Master students, from Algeria, Argentina, Brazil, China, Colombia, Cuba, France and Spain, toured iconic and representative spaces of Havana in Torrevieja, with the aim to feed the conceptualization and design of the exhibition on which they have been working since last year.

The Local Government Board (JGL) of the Torrevieja City Council has approved this morning the modification of the contract signed with the company PAREDES PEDROSA ARQUITECTOS SLP, winner of the contract for the provision of the drafting service for the Eras de la Salt, which includes the construction of the Museum of the Sea and Salt, the multipurpose venue with the main destination for the celebration of the International Habaneras and Polyphony Contest, as well as its complementary infrastructures and the surrounding urbanization.

The Councilor for Beaches, Antonio Vidal, has announced that the city of Torrevieja will celebrate this coming Friday, June 23, the traditional night of Bonfires of San Juan on its beaches. Vidal has reported that there are many citizens of Torrevieja who enjoy this popular festival on our beaches and which serves as the starting signal for summer, becoming a special party enjoyed by both young and old.

The councilor secretary of the Local Government Board, Federico Alarcón, together with the councilor for Beaches, Antonio Vidal, reported this morning that JGL has approved the contracting of the Integral Beach Maintenance Service, excluding plant elements, for an amount of 531,132.61 euros per year, with a four-year contract, which represents a total investment of 2,124,530.44 euros. A contract that has the possibility of being extended for another year.

The Councilor for Beaches of the Torrevieja City Council, Antonio Vidal, has informed that tomorrow, Saturday, April 1, the new Surveillance, Rescue and Lifeguard Service begins on the beaches, which was awarded to the company EULEN for an amount of 736,920 euros per month. year (VAT included), the contract being four years plus one extension, which represents a total investment of 3,684,600 euros.

This coming Sunday, April 2, marks World Autism Awareness Day. For this reason, different activities will take place in Torrevieja organized by the Association of Parents of Students with Special Educational Needs (APANEE), with support, for the third consecutive year, from the Torrevieja City Council.

The AGAMED Board of Directors, held yesterday morning, reported on the application of the Social Fund executed as of December 31, 2021.

Representatives of 22 local NGOs have participated in a meeting convened by the Torrevieja City Council to coordinate the reception of humanitarian aid that is going to be sent to the Ukrainian people, who are suffering from the current armed conflict. The Councilor for NGOs and Volunteers, Concha Sala, together with the councilors of International Residents, Gitte Lund; of Citizen Participation, Inmaculada Montesinos and Social Welfare, Tomás Ballester, has announced that the City Council is going to provide a place in which the arrival of all the material that is delivered for this purpose will be centralized and that it will be attended by volunteers from the different NGOs ´s of Torrevieja.

The access tests or auditions will be held for children and young people from 4 to 25 years old.

The Councilor for Culture of the Torrevieja City Council, Antonio Quesada, informs that "The gift 2. The tale of the habanera", written by Amparo Cos and illustrated by Víctor García, will be presented tomorrow, Friday, at 7:00 p.m., at the Municipal Theater .

The Councilor for Education of the Torrevieja City Council, Ricardo Recuero, the president of Rotary Club Torrevieja, Luis Andreu; The representative of the Humanitarian Foundation of Spanish Rotarians, Ricardo Molina, and the deputy manager of AGAMED, Gemma Cruz, have presented this morning the second call for the Comedor Scholarships for children in the city who have not been able to have access to scholarships granted by the Ministry of Education of the Generalitat.