‘INFARMED’ meeting with government to define pandemic rules for autumn likely “in next few weeks”
No date has been stipulated, but minister of state for the presidency Mariana Vieira da Silva said today that the government will be meeting with the experts at INFARMED who
‘Return to normal business’ at Lojas de Cidadão sees seven staff attacked in just nine days
The sudden return to normal business at public service offices has been disastrous in terms of the physical abuse suffered by staff. Members of the public are so frustrated that
Best Thursday of the summer in terms of new virus cases and hospital admissions
Today ranks as the ‘best Thursday of the summer’ in terms of the number of new cases of SARS-CoV-2, and the numbers of people being treated in hospital. There have
Negationist magistrate fracas: profession’s syndicate sends message of solidarity to PSP
The Syndical Association of (Portuguese) judges has sent a message of solidarity to the PSP over the fracas earlier this week with ‘pandemic negationist’ magistrate Rui Fonseca e Castro. In
Lawyers “are going to have to study more…”
This is a headline today in tabloid Correio da Manhã, explaining that the Portuguese Bar Association (Ordem dos Advogados) wants anyone keen to practise Law to have a PhD or
Man on trial for shotgun murder of ex-wife tells court: “I only meant to scare her…”
A man with a history of domestic violence on trial for the shotgun murder of his former partner has told a court that he didn’t mean to kill her, just
Third suspect linked to international terrorism fears death penalty if extradited
Following the bizarre story of two Daesh militants, living in Portugal and funded by the State since 2017 (click here), Correio da Manhã has reported on a third foreign citizen
EU bazooka funding for housing in €1.6 billion ‘hole’: minister challenged
Infrastructures and housing minister Pedro Nuno Santos is being challenged on how the government appears to have already massively ‘overspent’ part of the EU funding bazooka – the lifeline designed
Masks in the playground? How ‘recommended’ has morphed into mandatory…
Parents, schools, teachers, children – everyone is confused today by yet another ‘communications failing’ on the part of DGS health chiefs: yesterday the country heard health director Graça Freitas ‘recommend’
Portugal “a few weeks away from having pandemic under control”, says PM
Portugal is just a few weeks away from having the pandemic under control. This was the message of prime minister Costa yesterday, in a speech where he insisted that nonetheless