Portugal’s Rt down to 0.92, incidence falls along with numbers in hospitals
Portugal’s Friday Covid bulletin has brought the news that the country’s Rt has reduced yet again – now down to 0.92. Incidence too is down, as are numbers in hospitals
Portuguese Navy “on brink of catastrophe”
The Portuguese Navy is on the brink of catastrophe: only one of its five frigates is operational and the Vasco da Gama – the jewel in the crown of the
Two year old dies after being ‘forgotten in car’ all day
A two-year-old girl died in Lisbon yesterday after being forgotten on the back seat of a car. The case has been passed to the Commission for the Protection of Children
All eyes on Porto as Portuguese presidency hosts EU Social Summit
All eyes today will be on Porto as Portugal hosts the EU ‘Social Summit’ – a meeting focused on setting the European agenda for the next decade “and ensuring that
Justice suspends government requisition of ZMar eco-resort in Odemira
After authorising a jack-booted storming of the ZMar eco-resort in the early hours of yesterday morning, the government has been faced with a monumental embarrassment: the Supreme Administrative Tribunal has
RELEASED… finally Portimão joins rest of country as government rings deconfinement changes
The hamstrung borough of Portimão has heard today that it is joining the rest of the country in terms of deconfinement. Cafés, restaurants and shops can reopen their doors; malls
Portuguese State concedes €770 million in fiscal benefits to foreigners
The Portuguese State conceded €770 million in fiscal benefits to foreigners inscribed in the NHR (non-habitual resident) regime in 2019. Says Jornal de Notícias, it is the highest amount ever
TAP plane discovered loaded with over 130 kilos of cocaine
A TAP travelled home to Lisbon today after an embarrassing hitch in a cargo flight out of Caracas, in Venezuela. Police with sniffer dogs turned up in force, and discovered
Portugal registers 373 new virus cases, the majority in Lisbon and north
Today’s Covid bulletin brings the news that there are steadily fewer people in hospitals and intensive care units on a day when almost every region registered negligible numbers of new
Complaint against obstetrician who missed ‘baby without face’ archived
The criminal case brought by the parents of little Rodrigo, the baby born ‘without a face’ after various antenatal visits with obstetrician Artur Carvalho has been archived. The Public Ministry