467 fully-vaccinated people die from Covid-19 since start of Portugal’s vaccination process
“Since the start of the vaccination process in this country, 467 people who were totally vaccinated against the new coronavirus have died, shows a report published on Friday on ‘red
“Stay-out-of-jail” plan by crooked banker’s ‘right hand’ goes pear shaped
According to reports, Paulo Guichard – the former ‘right hand’ at BPP of fugitive banker João Rendeiro – opted to return to Portugal yesterday after a decade living in Brazil,
Doctor treats patients in street to make sure everyone gets seen
One doctor who has taken Portugal’s chronic shortage of health personnel into her own hands is Raquel Bandilla who is suddenly ‘famous’ for taking consultations in the street. The medical
Portugal’s ‘quiet hero’ warns of militarisation of society
Portugal’s ‘quiet hero’ (as dubbed by the Financial Times) vice-admiral Henrique Gouveia e Melo has sounded the alert over relying too heavily on the military. The man whose leadership of
Nurses warn of situations of rupture at State health centres
Continuing the dire warnings coming every day now from hospitals and health centres throughout the country, SEP – the syndicate of Portuguese nurses – has warned of imminent “situations of
Parliament votes unanimously to prohibit discrimination when it comes to blood donations
Following the controversy over gay men being stopped from giving blood – even though there is nothing in law to justify this – parliament has voted unanimously today against any
Outbreaks of Covid-19 in old people’s homes attest to short-term nature of vaccine protection
There have been a number of outbreaks of Covid-19 in old people’s homes throughout Portugal, attesting to the short-term nature of vaccine protection (click here). With the over-80s due to
Shepherd discovers body pitted with stab wounds
A shepherd discovered the body of a young man pitted with stab wounds this week as he moved with his cattle on pasture beside a main road in Penalva, in
Body of man discovered on beach in Vila Nova de Gaia
The body of a man was discovered yesterday afternoon on São Félix de Marinha beach in Vila Nova de Gaia. A local person called the authorities. Judicial police are now
Fuel prices due to increase again next Monday
Portugal faces yet another increase in fuel prices from next Monday. The new price hikes (roughly 0.02 euros for both petrol and diesel) will take increases over just the last