31-year-old prisoner with psychiatric problems ‘goes AWOL’ on gardening duty
A 31-year-old prison inmate with what has been described as a psychiatric illness has ‘gone AWOL’ from Caxias prison today, apparently while out with a team on gardening duty in
Portuguese photographer among winners of 2021 World Press Photo
Portuguese photographer Nuno André Ferreira is one of the winners of this year’s World Press Photo. His image shows a child sleeping in a car as a forest fire rages
New pressures on MAI (interior ministry) as head of SIRESP (State coms network) quits
New pressures have piled onto the beleaguered ministry for interior administration (MAI) today: the head of SIRESP, the State’s communications network, has quit just as French operator Altice appears to
Finance minister promises ‘strong relaunch of Portuguese economy” with no increase in taxes
Finance minister João Leão presented Portugal’s four-year Stability Programme today, pledging the PS government will not be adopting austerity measures, or increasing taxes, to get through the crisis caused by
Low death count, low case count – even less people in Portugal’s hospitals
Thursday’s bulletin ahead of the Portuguese government’s announcement over whether (or not) the country moves forwards with deconfinement has shown a marked decrease in the number of deaths (just two
Portuguese soldiers in Afghanistan “will be home by end May”
Portuguese soldiers present in Afghanistan will all be home by the end of May. The date has been announced in a joint statement by the ministries of defence and foreign
Experts continue to sound warnings as government announces new steps towards Portugal’s return to freedom
Today’s the day Portugal will hear which services and boroughs will be able to reopen for business ‘a little bit further’ on Monday. But experts’ warnings are being broadcast thick
SEF officially becomes SEA today as PSP/ GNR take over control of Portugal’s borders
SEF – the recently ‘much-in-the-news-for-all-the-wrong-reasons’ Serviço de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras – has ‘officially’ ceased to exist (although in reality it will continue for some time). From today (Thursday April 15)
Seniors who leave old people’s homes in Portugal for less than 24-hours no longer required to self-isolate for 14 days
A new ‘red letter day’ for seniors today who live in old people’s homes: they are now allowed to be taken out (or go out themselves) for periods of less
70-year-old man found ‘shot dead’ at Cepsa filling station in Vila do Conde
A 70-year-old man was found reportedly shot dead at a Cepsa filling station in Vila do Conde (near Porto) early this morning. Investigations into the circumstances that led to this