45,000 teachers in Portugal still waiting for vaccinations: “We want an explanation”
Around 45,000 Portuguese teachers are still waiting to be vaccinated against Covid-19. As the profession’s union Fenprof stresses: the only way to cut down on the incidence of cases in
Bank of Portugal’s façade crumbling
In what could very well be an allegory of the times, the façade of the Bank of Portugal in Lisbon’s Avenida Almirante Reis is crumbling. Indeed, the situation is so
Boeing plane authorised for takeoff at Porto airport when vehicle was on runway
A Boeing plane had a ‘miraculous escape’ from disaster after being authorised for take-off when there was a vehicle on the runway. To make matters worse, the incident happened after
Portuguese government accused of acting like dystopian State in “terrifying” police take-over of ZMar eco-resort
The Portuguese government has been accused of acting like a dystopian State in the “terrifying” armed police takeover of ZMar eco-resort under cloak of darkness in order to rehouse 30
Further confusion in Portugal’s vaccine-rollout as health entities ‘not on same page’
There is further confusion in Portugal’s vaccine rollout following the statement by DGS health director Graça Freitas that people under 50, and under 60 who were comfortable with taking either
Here comes the summer!
British citizens desperate for a chance of the sun this summer are due to learn this week which countries have been cleared for quarantine-free travel – and by all accounts,
Lisbon to hold test concert for 1,000 people on Sunday: tickets cost €2
Anyone up for a test event involving 1,000 people in Lisbon’s Campo Pequeno on Sunday can purchase tickets for just €2 each from ticketline. The event, starting at 7pm and
Portugal’s public sector workers to strike on May 20
The ‘Frente Comum’ syndicate of Public Sector workers has announced a strike for May 20. Said a source for the syndicate: “It will be a strike with great impact”. Demands
Iberian lynx could be ‘back from risk of extinction’ by 2040
News from TSF radio this morning is that “doing our homework in Silves’ national centre for the reproduction of the Iberian Lynx, we counted the number of animals that have
Madeira to vaccinate ‘everyone connected to tourism sector’
Madeira has taken the decision to vaccinate all personnel connected to tourism. The mass campaign will begin tomorrow (Thursday). Said Miguel Albuquerque, president of the regional government, “perspectives” are that