Iconic “Funchal” cruise-ship left high and dry in Lisbon
The iconic “Funchal” cruise-ship, sold so promisingly at auction two years ago for €3.9 million, is back in the doldrums, thanks to a combination of the pandemic and people dreaming
Economy in Portugal “recovers” in 3rd trimester
Portugal’s economy has definitely ‘recovered’ in the last three-month period, though the jury is out on exactly by how much. Says Expresso today, economists ‘on average’ saw an expansion of
Operation White-Wing foils cocaine route into Portugal using private jets
A private twin-engined jet, enough cocaine for 1.750 million individual doses and five arrests are the cherries on the cake of a PJ police operation mounted to foil a transcontinental
Social Security to pardon ‘old debts’
Old debts to Social Security – as long as they are not very large – are likely to be ‘pardoned’ next year. As the moment draws near for presentation and
Journalists, lawyers and civic movements mobilise against “fraudulent sanitary dictatorship”
Bit by bit professions and movements in Portugal are mobilising against what they term the “fraudulent sanitary dictatorship”. As mainstream media continues to focus on ‘rising case numbers’ (in the
Tolls due to come down (on highways that were never meant to be tolled)
Tolls are to be reduced on the country’s ‘ex-SCUT’ highways (motorways originally devised to ‘freely promote mobility’ but which were saddled with charges during the austerity years). Minister for Territorial
Murder case against former PSD MP and convicted fraudster transferred to Portugal
It has taken over 11 years, but the murder rap hanging over former PSD MP and convicted fraudster Duarte Lima is now almost upon him. Explain reports, the case compiled
“We may have to rethink Christmas”, warns Marcelo
“We may have to rethink Christmas”, President Marcelo has warned today as the number of new cases registered in the last 24-hour period has hit a new record (1,394) while
Bridge that will take your breath away due to open in Portugal this month
The UK Sun is calling it a “terrifying new attraction” but the 175 metres above ground bridge with a see-through bottom to the sheer drop below is also the longest
Doctors and Scientists speak out against Covid policies in eight languages, including Portuguese
It has been dubbed the Great Barrington Declaration – for having been signed in Great Barrington, USA, earlier this week by a group of doctors and scientists – and it