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Simon Hunter
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Correspondent, The Olive Press
Madrid
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Biography
Journalist, translator and voice over artist based in Madrid, Spain since the year 2000. For 15 years I worked at Spain's biggest daily, EL PAÍS, at their English Edition. I'm also an experienced podcaster and broadcaster. Very high level of Spanish and a wealth of knowledge and contacts across Spain.
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At least nine killed and 48 missing after migrant boat capsizes off the coast of Spain’s Canary Islands
By Simon Hunter Verified| The Olive Press Verified AT least nine would-be migrants were left dead in the early hours of Saturday morning after their boat capsized during an attempted rescue off the coast of the Canary Islands. Some 48 more migrants were missing after the incident, which could prove to be the deadliest seen in the 30 years that such crossings have been a regular occurrence. Rescue services did, however, manage to save 27 of the total 84 migrants who were on the boat.
Man accused of kidnapping his missing wife Ana Knezevich in Spain is kept behind bars in the US after a Florida judge declared him a 'serious flight risk' - Olive Press News Spain
By Simon Hunter Verified| The Olive Press Verified A JUDGE in the American state of Florida has denied bail to David Knezevich for a second time, as the court proceedings against the Serbian native on the suspicion that he kidnapped and possibly murdered his wife Ana Knezevich in Madrid continue. Judge Edwin Torres ruled on Monday that there is ‘ample evidence’ to support the kidnapping case against the 36-year-old, according to a report in the Miami Herald.
By Simon Hunter Verified| The Olive Press Verified SPANISH Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares has made his government’s position clear on the recent elections in Venezuela: “We do not recognise the victory of [Nicolas] Maduro.”The minister’s comments, made during an interview with Spanish daily El Pais, came after it emerged that Spain had granted political asylum to opposition candidate at the recent polls, Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia.
Company Info
The Olive Press
Nestled in the Carneros region of the Sonoma Valley is the Original, the ONLY most highly awarded California Olive Oil producer. The Olive Press was created in 1995 by Ed Stolman and Deborah Rogers, both California olive growers and producers who were inspired by the olive pressing facilities of Italy and Southern France. Dedicated to making only the finest Award-Winning, Fresh California Extra Virgin Olive Oil, they constructed a completely unique facility designed to produce not only the best local Extra Virgin Olive Oil many have grown to know and love, but also meet the custom pressing needs of commercial producers, growers with small harvests, and hobbyists wishing to create "estate" olive oil from home grown olives. How did they do it? Their impressive state-of-the-art Pieralisi processing equipment makes it all possible, and of course the expert eyes of Master Olive Oil Maker and Olive Queen, Deborah Rogers.
Madrid, Spain
+1 707-939-8900
Founded: 1995