Portuguese stranded in Australia told “find your own way back”
Portuguese nationals ‘stranded in Australia’ – a number of them students on the Erasmus exchange programme – have been effectively told to find their own way back. Explains the office
State of Emergency leaves animal charities in despair
Animal charities throughout the country are suffering badly in Portugal’s State of Emergency. As many have explained over social media, fundraising now is even more difficult than before, and no-one
Algarve’s second drive-through testing centre opens at Portimão Arena
The Algarve’s second Covid-19 drive-through testing centre will open this week at the Portimão Arena, Portimão Mayor Isilda Gomes announced in a Facebook live stream on Tuesday night (March 24).
Centeno admits Portugal will enter recession “but has never been better prepared” for a crisis
Finance minister Mário Centeno took advantage of the moment statistics institute INE registered Portugal’s first ‘budget surplus’ in the history of its young democracy to give a positive spin on
China, Singapore and Japan show renewed interest in Portuguese property market
China, Singapore and Japan – all countries ahead of Europe in terms of recovering from the scourge of the new coronavirus – are back showing healthy interest in Portugal’s property
Doctors, nurses and pharmacists accuse government of lying
Wednesday saw the well-worked government message that ‘everything is under control’ in the national fight against Covid-19 start to unravel. The presidents of the associations of doctors, nurses and pharmacists
Thousands of Portuguese ‘stranded’ in far flung corners of world hold out for repatriation
Thousands of Portuguese ‘stranded’ in far flung corners of the world as a result of the raging coronavirus pandemic are desperately holding out for repatriation flights as airlines everywhere cut
CR7 and ‘superagent’ Jorge Mendes to fund Covid-19 hospital wings in Lisbon and Porto
Portugal’s footballing hero Cristiano Ronaldo – along with his ‘super agent’ Jorge Mendes – have stepped into the gathering storm with offers to fund to new hospital wings in Lisbon
Eight people arrested in eight hours for breaking rules of Portugal’s State of Emergency
In just eight hours, from midnight on Sunday to 8am this morning, GNR police throughout the country arrested eight people for flouting the rules of Portugal’s State of Emergency. All
Banks agree to suspend mortgage repayments for up to six months
SIC television news confirmed this afternoon that all national banks are ready to suspend mortgage repayments hanging ominously now over families unable to work, for a period of at least