International news:

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras held more late night talks this week with Germany’s Angela Merkel and France’s Francois Hollande in a bid to stave off the looming default at the end of this month. Greece will be unable to pay 1.6 bill;ion Euro to the IMF at the end of June unless it gets more bailout funds from the Eurozone. But France and Germany have warned that Greece needs to take more steps to correct its finances before any more funds will be provided.

In sports news:

A crucial qualifying game for next year’s Euro 2016 championship takes place in Dublin at Lansdowne Road tomorrow when Ireland take on Scotland. Ireland needs to win the match to have any hope of going through next year while Scotland who beat Ireland in the opening clash between the two teams will be happy to leave the contest with just a point.

And the weather for the weekend:

Tomorrow will be partly sunny with the chance of a thuderstorm in the afternoon and a high of 22 dropping to 14. Sunday could again see the odd rain shower with temperatures reaching 21 and dropping to 15 at night.

UNEMPLOYMENT DROPS AGAIN IN CASARES LAST MONTH

Unemployment fell again in Casares in May, bringing the jobless figure to the lowest since 2011. The figures for last month show that there are currently 429 people out of work in the town, that’s 57 less than a year ago. Unemployment has now fallen by 5 per cent since April. The figures show that throughout the Costa del Sol the jobless figures are falling. In Manilva it has dropped by 7 per cent, followed by Casares, Estecona and Gaucin where the number out of work has fallen by 5 per cent. In  Malaga province the jobless figure has declined by 1.7 per cent, in Andalusia by 0.8 per cent and in Spain as a whole by 2.5 per cent. In Malaga province the decline in the jobless figures is attributed to increasing work in the services and tourism sectors as well as the growth of the construction sector again.  However unions have pointed out that while short term unemployment is falling, the longer term unemployed are still without benefits.

FESTIVAL OF NEW ANDALUCIAN CINEMA GETS UNDERWAY

Members of the ayuntamiento and the organisers of the Festival of New Andalusian Cinema met the provincial government this week to release details of the program to the press. The second festival runs from Monday, June 8th until June 13th. As a prelude two photographic exhibitions opened today - Almeria de Cine and Homejane a Jose Val de Omar. One is exhibition of landscapes in Algeria that were used in spaghetti westerns and the other is a homage to the director from Granada Jose Val de Omar. During the festival there will be two screenings per day, one in the afternoon and one in the evening. Next Friday there will be a concert Pablo Carbonell at Casares disco from 11.30 pm. The festival closes on Saturday 13th with a gala perfomance and prizegivings.

SIX LIFEGUARD JOBS ON OFFER FOR THE SUMMER

Six lifeguard jobs are on offer this year for the summer season at the swimming pools at Casares and Secadero. The local government last week agreed to offer six contracts, three for the poll in Casares and three for the pool in Secadero. Successful  candidates must be aged 18 or over and have qualifications as a lifeguard. Candidates will work five hours a day from Monday to Sunday and will be paid 1,000 Euro a month. Applications can be handed in at town hall from June 1st to 10th.

CASARES REPRESENTED AT INTERNATIONAL TOURISM FAIR ON COSTA DEL SOL

Casares is represented at Euroal, the international tourism fair of the Costa del Sol which is taking place this month.Councillor Sonia Saborido and Ecotourcasares are representing the town at the annual tourism showcase. The display for Casares shows highlights of the tourism season including the festival of New Andalucian Cinema which takes place next week. The Casares stand is staffed by members of the Ecotourcasares co-operative which helps to boost tourism in the town. The Euroal fair is mainly aimed at tour operators from Europe and Latin America.