Authorities advise caution as string of orca ‘attacks’ continues
Portugal’s maritime authority (AMN) has addressed the string of incidents of orcas ramming boats off the coast of Portugal, advising sailors to be extra cautious when interacting with the mammals.
Faro Mayor calls for more government support for businesses in “high-risk” boroughs
Faro Mayor Rogério Bacalhau has urged the government to provide more financial support to businesses in the country’s 191 “high-risk” municipalities due to the heavy restrictions they are facing. Faro
Specialists criticise Portuguese government’s communications strategy
The Portuguese government has failed to implement an effective communications strategy during the Covid-19 pandemic, which has led to confusion and disorientation among the population. So says a group of
Algarve health authority calls for help to combat disease-spreading mosquito
They are being found in the Algarve, can spread several diseases such as dengue and yellow fever and like to lay their eggs in clean water-filled containers. The region’s health
Rain to help keep people home as weekend curfews begin
Even the weather is telling us to stay home. At a time when some weekend curfews are beginning and the advice from the government is to only leave home when
Portimão tackles “economic catastrophe” with plan to get businesses back on their feet
Portimão Council is working on a plan to support local businesses which have been struggling since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic and have now been dealt a new blow
“Foreign residents should be taken into account” – Algarve boroughs slam formula that calculates Covid-19 risk
The president of the Algarve Municipalities Association (AMAL) has slammed the formula that determines whether a municipality is considered a Covid-19 hot spot. According to António Pina, authorities have not
Swedish man arrested for killing wife and living with corpse for two days in Albufeira
A 44-year-old Swedish man believed to have beaten his wife to death and kept her body at their home in Albufeira for two days while he went out drinking has
Portimão invites local artists to perform live stream concerts
Left with almost nowhere to perform due to Covid-19 restrictions, Portimão’s local bands and musical artists are being invited by Portimão Council to perform live concerts at the Tempo municipal
Four arrested in Messines for parish council and restaurant break-ins
GNR police have arrested four men believed to be behind a series of thefts in São Bartolomeu de Messines, Silves. Reports Correio da Manhã tabloid, the group broke into the