PM Costa decorates Telma Monteiro, Portugal’s ‘golden’ judo star
Prime minister António Costa has today awarded Telma Monteiro, Portugal’s gold medal winner in the European Judo Championships, the ‘medal of sporting merit’. In the ceremony which went ahead in
Brazilian authorities drop suspicions over Portuguese lawyer in drug-filled plane probe
The probe into who was behind a private jet loaded with 500 kilos of cocaine and on its way ‘home to Portugal’ from Brazil has concluded that lawyer João Loureiro,
Algarve enters ‘danger zone’ as nation passes another ‘so-so’ day
Five dead, less patients in hospital and further reductions in the overall caseload – but the ‘bad news’ is that the Algarve has suddenly entered authorities ‘danger zone’ when it
Portugal’s EU bazooka: ‘fraud-checkers’ say they need more human resources
Yesterday in Coimbra Portugal’s PS government had another ‘feel-good moment’ talking about all the money it hopes will flood in from Brussels to help the country overcome the desperate economic
Creditors hear they’ll never get their money as British justice ‘frees Vale e Azevedo’ from €60 million in debts
The extraordinary ‘cat-and-mouse’ saga involving former Benfica president João Vale e Azevedo and a long line of very suspicious business dealings has ended with the convicted fraudster (who fled to
People ‘recovered from Covid’ to receive vaccines in 2nd phase
People who have recovered from Covid-19 are to receive vaccines during the ongoing 2nd phase of vaccinations. Vaccine coordinator Henrique Gouveia e Melo explains the policy change as due to
Online portal for people who want to book own vaccines “to be up and running within two weeks”
With this weekend being another ‘milestone’ in Portugal’s ability to roll-out mass-vaccinations, national programme coordinator Henrique Gouveia e Melo has confirmed the long-promised online portal for people to access in
Vaccine uptake “a truly altruistic gesture”
Education minister Tiago Brandão Rodrigues has been doing his best to encourage teachers to respond to this weekend’s mass-vaccination campaign after it has become clear that uptake is not completely
Frontiers with Spain ‘to remain controlled till May 1’
Spanish authorities have today announced they will be extending frontier controls with Portugal until May 1. An order issued by the Spanish interior ministry has said: “the epidemiological situation in
Over 166,000 teachers in Portugal receive their vaccines this weekend
More than 166,000 teachers are receiving their vaccines against Covid-19 this weekend, ahead of the reopening of secondary schools and higher education throughout the country as part of ‘phase 3’