Did he ever go away? That’s a good question, but that fact is… Benny’s back and running for the mayoralty of Almuñécar in the 2019 Municipal Elections.
Benny’s Back!
by Martin Myall •
Tag Archive for Juan Carlos Benavides
Benny Building Bubble & Graft?
by Martin Myall •
Almuñécar Mayor, Trinidad Herrera, has sent damning evidence concerning ex-Mayor Juan Carlos Benavides to the Anti-Corruption department in Madrid.
Almuñécar’s New Day
by Martin Myall •
On the 14th of June Trinidad Herrera was reelected to the Mayoralty of Almuñécar, but this time, as the head of the most-voted party.
Benny’s New Appointment with the Judge
by Martin Myall •
Ex-Mayor of Almuñécar, Juan Carlos Benavides, will stand before a judge, once again, in April next year, but this time to face charges of obstructing the office of the Regional Ombudsman.
Interview: Juan Carlos Benavides (Mayor)
by Editor •
TSG: Last month there was lots of ‘turbulence’, so what we would like to do is put over your take on things.
JCB: OK, let’s go
TSG: There were many people that didn’t agree – did not understand why – the road works on the Avenida de Andalucía had to start just before Semana Santa. We put in last months Gazette that we had spoken with the Town Hall engineer who said that Almuñécar was tied to a start date as far as the grant was concerned. Could you add anything to this?
30 years of municipal administration!
by Editor •
On the 3rd of April, the Town Hall organised homage to 30 years of municipal administrations in this new democratic age – under Franco such things were decided by the regime.
Almuñécar Bankrupt?
by Editor •
The Mayor, Juan Carlos Benavides, declared a ‘suspension of payments,’ which is more often than not, a prelude to insolvency. This is a highly controversial announcement for the Town Hall to make. Many in the opposition feel, (as well as quite a few Almuñequeros in general), that coming after the huge financial outlay on the Referendum campaign, this is hard to swallow.
Tribulations for the Mayor
by Martin Myall •
There are further tribulations for the Mayor, with the Public Prosecutor breathing down his neck over his dubious divorce and alleged fraud to hide his patrimony from possible embargo.
This all goes back to the setting up of a semi private company in the late 80’s with sizeable public funds, giving the Town Hall the controlling shares. This company, Tropicalfruits, went bankrupt and subsequent investigation uncovered unconventional and deficient bookkeeping. It was found, for instance, that the company had been buying fruit at a greater price than it had been selling it.
Taxi Rank for La Herradura
by Editor •
After a long wait, La Herradura finally has its very own taxi rank! And it appears that it is already being put to good use. It is located directly outside the Municipal Market at the bottom of Av. Prieto Moreno at the junction with Paseo de Andres Segovia.