GNR register 200 ‘situations of non-compliance’ in Lisbon’s first weekend lockdown
With absolutely no guarantee that this measure will do anything to halt the spread of the Delta variant through Portugal, GNR police report that the first weekend lockdown of municipalities
Racing pigeons “totally confused” by Portugal’s horrible weather
For anyone bemoaning the state of Portugal’s weather over the last few days, just thank your lucky stars you are not a racing pigeon. Hundreds of them have been horribly
‘Scapegoat’ used to try and ‘move on from Lisbon’s data protection scandal’ finally identified
The council employee simply following protocol who has suddenly discovered that he has been made a scapegoat for huge political embarrassment (click here) has finally been tracked down and named.
Portugal’s self-scheduling platform for Covid vaccinations opens to over-35s from tomorrow
Anyone over the age of 35 who wants the Covid vaccine will be able to sign up on the DGS self-scheduling platform from tomorrow (Monday June 21). According to the
Delta variant represents more than 60% of cases in Lisbon; Alfa 80% in North
The latest genome sequencing performed by INSA (the public health institute Dr Ricardo Jorge) points to the prevalence of the Delta variant being at around 60% in the Lisbon/ Vale
Fishermen heartened by plans to increase Portugal’s sardine quota
Fishermen have been heartened by confirmation that Portugal sardine quota for 2021 could be increased to 30,000 tons. They have been campaigning (on the basis of knowledge of activity in
Thousands more banking staff to face dismissal this year
The ‘big banks’ operating in Portugal are going to ‘reduce thousands of workers this year’, reports Jornal de Notícias this morning. It is a “process that has been ongoing since
Belgian authorities confirm deaths of four, not three, Portuguese construction workers in schoolbuilding collapse
With the King Philippe of Belgium pledging to get to the bottom of what caused the horrific collapse of a primary school building due to have opened in September, confirmation
Algarve hoteliers start receiving cancellations from Portuguese living in Greater Lisbon
No sooner had the ‘weekend travel ban’ been imposed on hundreds of thousands of people living in the boroughs of Greater Lisbon than hotels and guest houses – particularly in
One dead, at least three missing: Portuguese construction workers caught up in Belgian tragedy
Hopes are starting to fade for a ‘good outcome’ in the search for at least two Portuguese construction workers ‘missing’ following the collapse of part of a primary school in