Portuguese farmers offering jobs for laid-off workers during lockdown
With picking season just around the corner and a shortage of workers in the fields, the Portuguese Farmers’ Confederation (CAP) says an “online job platform” should be created to allow
It’s confirmed! Algarve racetrack ready to host F1 races
The Algarve’s International Racetrack (AIA) is now ready to host Formula 1 races after receiving the highest certification possible from the International Automobile Federation (FIA). The news has been confirmed
Lay-off regime receives around 3,600 requests from companies in just four days
Despite all the changes and tweaks that it has undergone since it was announced, the government’s new “simplified lay-off regime” has already received 3,600 requests from companies intending to benefit
Debt moratorium only covers mortgages, not consumer credit
New details about the six-month moratorium on loan repayments for families and companies that was announced by the government last week have surfaced, with the revelation that it is only
“Remember me”: Tourism board urges Portuguese to postpone their Algarve holiday
An online campaign by the Algarve Tourism Board (RTA) is urging Portuguese nationals to stay home during this period of confinement and return later to enjoy an even better holiday
GNR officer attacked with glass bottle while trying to break up party in Carvoeiro
A GNR police officer, 28, was attacked with a glass bottle after being called to break up a party in Carvoeiro on Saturday night (March 28) at around 8.30pm. Police
Not mandatory but recommended: Government clarifies doubts about document justifying need to drive
The Ministry of Internal Administration is urging people to stay home and only go out when “strictly necessary” following a front-page story by Público newspaper on Sunday which reported that
Algarve school community joins forces to make protective visors for doctors and nurses
School teachers and students in the Algarve are using 3D printers to make protective visors for those on the frontline of the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Arlindo Martins, a
Beaches closed in five Algarve boroughs – Lagoa, Lagos, Portimão, Albufeira and Loulé
Across the Algarve, beaches are officially closing due to the coronavirus pandemic. The move is a way of preventing group gatherings in public spaces. Lagoa and Lagos were the first
Briton, 89, is third person to die from Covid-19 in Algarve
An 89-year-old British man has been confirmed as the third person to die while infected with the novel coronavirus in the Algarve. Reports Correio da Manhã tabloid, the man owned