On Saturday, hundreds of Puerto Ricans climbed the rocky paths that surrounded Dorado Beach to protest the decades-long privatization of one of Puerto Rico’s most prominent natural resources.
The Leader Newspaper
By Andrew Atkinson
Education will invest three million euros in the expansion of the school in the Vega Baja town of Los Montesinos.
“It is good news for the entire town and especially for the entire educational community,” said Mayor Jose Manuel Butron.
“Two general directors of education visited Los Montesinos to see first-hand the educational situation of our people, which shows how important education is for this government.
“As politicians and as parents we must stand by and accompany teachers in the education of our children, who have both the human and material means to achieve an excellent education.
Spanish cement demand up 4% in November 23 December 2020
Cement consumption in Spain has increased by 3.8 per cent YoY to 1,204,590t in November, according to the country’s cement association, Oficemen. Exports edged up 1.6 per cent YoY in November.
In the January-November period, Spain’s cement market contracted by 1.5Mt, or 10.9 per cent to 12.265Mt. Exports declined by 5.5 per cent to 5.852Mt from 6.193Mt in 11M19. We value positively the approval of the Statute of the electrointensive industry, a resource that we have been demanding for years to maintain our competitiveness abroad, and we trust that support measures will continue to be implemented for the industrial sectors,” said the president of Oficemen, Victor García Brosa.