Closure of maternity units “nothing to do with deaths of two babies”
The fact that maternity units throughout the country – most notably in the Greater Lisbon area – have not been working properly for years – seeing more and more newborns
How safe are Lisbon’s iconic funiculars?
The world may have moved on since the terrible events of Wednesday, September 3, in Lisbon, but Portugal is now locked in an unseemly political battle which appears to have
Nazaré funicular also closes indefinitely for maintenance
As of today (Wednesday, September 10) the Nazaré funicular is closed to the public for an indefinite period of time. The municipality has explained the decision in the context of
56-year-old arrested for sharing video offering €500 for “heads of Brazilians”
A 56-year-old man who shared a video recently in which he appeared to be offering €500 for the heads of Brazilians has been arrested, and will be appearing before a
Immigrants call mass demo for day parliament resumes
The call is going out over social media: immigrants are being encouraged to demonstrate en-masse in front of parliament at 2pm on Wednesday, September 17, to demand “the right to
Appeal for witnesses to (yet another) hit-and-run in Lisbon
The family and friends of a young Malaysian woman who died after the electric scooter she was riding was hit by a car late at night in Lisbon are desperate
Portuguese PM meets with China’s president Xi Jinping in Beijing
Very quietly, as the country turns on itself over the appalling tragedy in Lisbon last Wednesday, Portugal’s prime minister Luís Montenegro led a delegation on a four-day official visit to
Palliative care “losing doctors and nurses en-masse”
Health professionals are leaving the palliative care sector to take up better paid jobs that offer performance incentives. This is the warning ‘formalised’ in an Open Letter today to the
Lisbon city council proposes new funicular system to ensure safety
The deputy mayor of Lisbon, Filipe Anacoreta Correia (CDS-PP), has presented proposals from city council’s (PSD/CDS-PP) leadership “to respond to the Glória funicular tragedy” – long before the various technical
Over 40 Portuguese companies attend Milan footwear fair, prepared for difficult times
MICAM, the footwear fair in Milan – considered by the sector to be the most important – started yesterday and runs until Tuesday, with Portugal represented by 42 companies that