More women in tech: nearly 60,000 working in Portugal’s ICT sector in 2024
Women now represent 22.7% of Portugal’s ICT tech workforce The number of women working in Portugal’s Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) sector reached 59,600 in 2024, marking a significant increase
Portugal must cut down on ambulance births, minister says
Around 50 babies were born in ambulances in 2024 Portugal’s health minister has admitted the need to cut down on the number of babies born in ambulances on the way
Portugal slammed for “worrying” silence over Macau journalist arrests
The arrest of two journalists in Macau last month has sparked concern among media watchdogs, but it’s Portugal’s resounding silence that’s now making headlines. The two reporters, from the independent
Spanish hotel chain takes over VRSA’s five-star Grand House Algarve
Bordoy Hotels has taken over Grand House Algarve, located in Vila Real de Santo António Bordoy Hotels, a prominent hotel chain from Mallorca, has taken its first step outside of
Portugal’s bird sanctuary network takes flight
Project is “already exceeding expectations” A bold new plan to protect Portugal’s birds is taking off faster than expected. Just five months after it launched, the National Network of Bird
Iconic Carvoeiro hotel to reopen as five-star Wyndham Grand Carvoeiro Algarve
Wyndham Grand Carvoeiro Algarve will boast 134 rooms Hotel Baía Cristal, an iconic four-star hotel in Carvoeiro currently undergoing extensive renovations, will reopen as the five-star Wyndham Grand Carvoeiro Algarve,
Inna Hawker presents one-day art exhbition in Ferragudo
Event will take place on Saturday, April 26 Algarve artist Inna Hawker will hold a one-day exhibition at One2Seven in Ferragudo on Saturday, April 26 from 11am to 5pm. Inna,
Doctors refuse to take responsibility for failing cancer care in Algarve
Oncologists warn of unsafe and unacceptable working conditions Oncologists in the Algarve have formally refused responsibility for the quality of patient care due to what they describe as unsafe and
Sea snails carrying dangerous toxin found in Algarve waters
Sea snails caught off Algarve coast had high levels of dangerous toxin Researchers from the University of the Algarve are warning that sea whelks caught off the Algarve coast may
Algarve nurses call three days of strike action in May
Nurses in the Algarve have called a strike on May 2, 8 and 9, demanding the payment of back wages dating all the way back to 2018, along with fair