Johnson & Johnson vaccine roll-out begins today
Monday April 26 sees the start of the roll-out in Portugal of the ‘game changing’ one-shot Johnson & Johnson/ Janssen vaccine. Over 31,000 doses of the vaccine have been in
Thousands celebrate April 25 ‘Liberty Day’ in Lisbon. Hundreds in Porto
Thousands of people turned out in Lisbon today to commemorate the 47th anniversary of Portugal’s Carnation Revolution. Two separate parades descended on Avenida da Liberdade, waving banners, chanting and celebrating.
Portugal’s police on moderate terrorist alert. Spain’s also.
Portugal’s police forces are described as on Grade 4 (moderate) terrorist alert following an announcement published online last week by a pro-Al Qaeda group inciting supporters to carry out Lone
Liberty weekend sees police breaking up illegal parties and one ‘orgy’
GNR and PSP police have been kept on their toes this weekend with various illegal parties, one of which has been described on the front page of tabloid Correio da
47 years of democracy in Portugal – but only 10% believe they actually live in one
Abril 25 2021 is the day Portugal celebrates 47 years of democracy. Due to the pandemic, commemorative events are limited – some going on virtually, others in strict compliance with
43 municipalities now at risk of not ‘moving forwards’ in Portugal’s slow deconfinement
Saturday’s Covid bulletin has been another one full of ‘good news’. Numbers in hospital fell by 42 on the previous day’s total, and are now down to just 342. But
Sócrates and Salgado appeal against Marquês’ bombshell “instructory decision”
He may have come out of the courtroom in high jubilation (click here), but since the dust has settled on the bombshell Marquês instructory decision former Socialist prime minister José
Portugal’s sardine quota fixed at 10 tons, but ‘should increase after July’
This is the promise of Minister for the Sea Ricardo Serrão Santos following the fixing of this year’s sardine fishing quota at 10 tons. The ‘sardine season’ starts in May
Vets raise funds to help shepherd who lost 68 goats to lightning strike
Portugal’s ‘Ordem dos Médicos Veterinários’ (general veterinary council) has presented shepherd Dário Lima with a cheque for €6,349 with which he can replace the 68 goats lost in a freak
Portugal’s pandemic switch to ‘teletrabalho’ causes irritable bowels and quite a bit more…
It’s another unexpected and far from ideal downside of Portugal’s response to the pandemic. By jettisoning so many office workers into ‘teletrabalho’ (remote working from home) – for many weeks