Teachers protest in Lisbon “to denounce ministerial illusions”
Teachers union Fenprof has organised a demonstration in Lisbon today to protest against the inaction of the education ministry which it accuses of failing to address serious issues, namely regarding
TAP loan of €462 million authorised by European Commission
Following news that Portugal’s beleaguered national airline TAP has posted over €1 billion in losses in the last year (click here), the European Commission has announced that it has authorised
Algarve Covid situation improves over last week
The latest Algarve-oriented bulletin on Covid-19 spread within the region (compiled as of April 22) shows a total number of 456 active cases and 20 people interned in hospitals. This
Portugal’s six Kamov firefighting helicopters described as “pile of scrap metal”
They cost the State €40 million to purchase in 2006 and then cost €10 million in maintenance for the next 11 years. But since 2018 Portugal’s six heavy-duty Russian Kamov
Anglo-American consortium to invest €3.5 billion creating “one of Europe’s largest green data centres” in Sines
It is being described as “the largest foreign investment project captured by this country since Autoeuropa”: an Anglo-American consortium is to invest €3.5 billion in creating one of Europe’s largest
Portugal’s reopened shopping malls “took more last Monday than any Monday in April pre-pandemic”
Monday April 19 was the day most shopping malls in Portugal were allowed to reopen after three-months of Covid lockdown. Hundreds of thousands of people filed through doors up and
Portugal’s president sends books to prisons saying “no one is condemned forever”
To commemorate World Book and Copyright Day, Portugal’s president Marcelo has sent books to the libraries of two prisons – Bragança and Custóias, near Matosinhos. Says a note on the
Portugal “with less than 100 in ICUs”, Rt and incidence levels stabilising
Portugal’s Friday Covid bulletin shows that numbers in hospital continue to fall; the Rt number has stabilised below 1 – and incidence levels are falling. It’s a ‘landmark day’ for
“May will be very different. Summer will be practically normal”, predicts virologist
Portuguese virologist Pedro Simas – an internationally renowned expert who has become almost a household name (if not face) here during the pandemic – has given a hugely uplifting press
PJ police with sniffer dogs mount searches on Russian merchant vessel at anchor in Viana do Castelo port
PJ police have this morning boarded a Russian merchant vessel at anchor in the sea port of Viana do Castelo. They are accompanied by a PSP special unit using sniffer