Portugal advances in global competitivity ranking
Portugal has climbed one slot in the IMD Global Competitiveness Index, and is now in position 36. This sounds ‘better than it is’. Porto Business School – one of the
Seven new judges brought in to overworked TCIC (court of criminal instruction) in Lisbon
Magistrates have applauded the government’s decision to bring in seven further judges to preside over cases at Lisbon’s TCIC (court of criminal instruction) which has been labouring fo ryears under
Almost half Portuguese will be spending summer holidays in Portugal
Staycations are the order of the day in Portugal with almost half the people quizzed in a recent survey confirming they will be spending their holidays on national territory. Says
2nd shots of AstraZeneca vaccine to be brought forwards by four weeks
In a bid to speed up protection against developing variants, DGS health authorities have brought forwards the time between the first and second shots of the AstraZeneca vaccine by four
Missing toddler Noah found ‘alive and well’ after almost 36-hours missing from home in Proença-a-Velha
Missing toddler Noah (last name still not given) has been found alive and well, within the area that well over hundred people, backed by police, sniffer dogs and heat-seeking drones
Woman killed after confronting robbers in Viana do Alentejo
A 57-year-old woman was murdered in the early hours of this morning in Alcáçovas, Viana do Alentejo. Say reports, she had been trying to protect her elderly parents from intruders.
Over-55s can now walk in to health centres for Covid vaccines ‘without prior appointment’
Over-55s are now able to walk into local health centres for a Covid vaccine without prior appointment. The decision comes as authorities move through the cohorts and are now actively
Covid-19: Portugal registers five deaths with complete vaccinations
In a day when very little seems to have made sense, DGS health authorities have confirmed that five people have died in Portugal with Covid-19 after both shots of vaccine.
Lisbon faces new lockdown: Portugal’s deconfinement at risk
Today’s Council of Ministers has had to bite the bullet and face Portugal’s worsening virus-situation. Greater Lisbon is back in weekend lockdown. From 3pm tomorrow, there will be no authorised
Uproar as government entity blocks off water supply to natural haven
People living close to the River Mira are in uproar today as government entity AB Mira (standing for Associação de Beneficiários da Mira) has arbitrarily blocked off the water supply