Portuguese doctors ‘aren’t open to wonders of medicinal cannabis’
Portuguese doctors aren’t open to the wonders of medicinal cannabis. This is the message coming ahead of a conference in Lisbon this weekend the organisers of which are reaching out
Firefighters attacked in Borba station by group of 20
Borba firefighters attacked in their own station in the early hours of Saturday morning by a group of 20 people of ‘gypsy origin’ are described as “very affected psychologically”’ by
Taxman investigates one million ‘secret accounts’ held abroad by Portuguese nationals … residents, and non-residents
One million ‘secret’ bank accounts held abroad by Portuguese nationals, foreign residents (and foreign non-residents) have ‘bobbed to the surface’ since banks in around 50 countries started ‘sharing information’. Expresso
Asbestos still existing in schools: teachers union to sue State
Teachers union Fenprof has announced that it will be suing the State for forcing its members to continue to take classes in schools blighted by the existence of asbestos. Fenprof’s
Desalination could be the answer to Algarve’s worsening periods of drought
Desalination has been mooted as one of the ways to tackle the Algarve’s steadily worsening relationship with drought. Taking the reins at AMAL (the association of regional borough councils) this
Doctors at Évora Hospital resign en-masse after audit claims they have been overpaid
Doctors heading various departments at Évora Hospital have presented their resignation ‘en masse’ today after an audit ruled they have been overpaid and must stump up thousands of euros. 23
Plans to pump US gas into Europe via Sines blocked by Spain
Plans for a pipeline pumping imported liquid gas from the United States through Sines into Europe have been dealt what looks like the final deathblow by Spain. Portugal has already
Quercus urges government to ‘rethink lithium’ and avoid “environmental disaster”
Environmental NGO Quercus is urging the newly-inaugurated Portuguese government to rethink its strategy for lithium exploration in order to avoid an environmental disaster. With the whole lithium debate high in
‘Chicken coop from hell’ sees couple (finally) condemned in court
A chicken coop from hell, which saw hens and cockerels emit “strident noise” every morning between 3am and 5am, has seen judges fine its owners, ordering them to pay their
Irish paedophile ex-priest who confessed to abusing at least 25 children arrested in Algarve
An Irish paedophile ex-priest, who confessed to having sexually abused at least 25 children in California, US, between the late 1970s and early 1990s, has been arrested in the Algarve.