Worries over workshops

IN a move considered shocking to many, Spain is funding workshops on ‘sex toys’ and ‘trans identity’ in Latin Ameri‐ca. It was reported on Friday, April 7 that the Spanish Agency for International Development and Cooperation (AECID) is fi‐nancing workshops covering sexual issues, inclusive lan‐guage, feminism, and gender ideology, including topics such

British buyers still rule

GOOD news for the Spanish house market as a new report, from leading international property portal Kyero, has re‐vealed that British buyers remain the biggest overseas spenders when it comes to buying property in Spain, three years on from Brexit and despite a 17 per cent fall in en‐quiries from British buyers last year.

In an analysis of one of the largest data sets in the indus‐try (consisting of buyers from 194 countries and 154,460 properties for sale with over 3,000 estate agents) it was found that the British, who have long played a significant role in the Spanish property market, have (just) managed to cling on to their number one spot.

This is despite losing significant ground to German and Dutch buyers since Brexit, but overall the number of inter‐national property buyers in Spain increased by 80 per cent in 2022 compared to 2019. British buyers continued to make up the largest proportion of overseas property spending in 2022 (12.54 per cent of the total market value).

However, compared to 2019 pre‐Brexit figures, the in‐crease in spending is one of the smallest of all nationalities.

as the use of sexual toys and transgender identity in 10 Latin American countries.

The Spanish government’s policies of gender and sexual liberation have made waves within its borders. However, perceived attempts by the gov‐ernment to export its policies on the matter to Spanish‐speaking countries, have sparked outrage in countries including Honduras.

What many Spaniards find most disturbing is that this practice, promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has now spread to 10 Latin Ameri‐can countries, with funding for workshops on sexual toys, in‐digenous feminism, and ‘trans poetry’, among others. The funding comes from taxes paid by citizens of the European na‐tion. The workshops have been offered through the AE‐CID, 18 cultural centres in Latin America and as well as Equato‐rial Guinea (the only Spanish‐speaking African country).

Betty Henderson RESIDENTS in Albox are warning others about a father and son who allegedly swindled hundreds of euros from local businesses and individuals, taking advantage of the community's kindness.

The pair arrived in the town claiming to be divorcees in need of a fresh start and established relationships with sympathetic locals who offered assistance. However, it later emerged that the men borrowed money from kindhearted members of the community without any intention of paying it back.