Thinking outside the box to solve Portugal’s affordable housing dilemma
Hong Kong authorities show Portugal how to speed-up public housing construction Portugal’s AD government has admitted to struggling to achieve its plans to build much-need public housing, and needing a
PSP agent stabbed seven times during festival in Madeira
Agent’s condition stable, despite perforated lung A 24-year-old PSP agent was stabbed seven times during the popular Festas de São Pedro, in Ribeira Brava, Madeira, over the weekend. The off-duty
Hottest region in Portugal registered 46.6º on Saturday
…. But don’t blame it all on climate change! Yes, it is ‘ridiculously hot’: but it cannot be totally blamed on climate change. Portugal has always had heatwaves and hot
TVDE drivers stage ‘staggered’ strike throughout mainland territory
Drivers protesting against UBER’s “abusive practices” Hundreds of TVDE drivers (unmarked passenger vehicles) are staging a staggered strike today in protest against what they call “the abusive practices” of UBER
Dozens of wildfires break out over boiling hot weekend
Fire in Castelo Branco still active With Portugal entering the ‘most severe risk period’ for forest fires (July 1 to September 30), over 40 incidents were being reported just on
Leader of Brazil’s “largest and most violent” mafia lives in Portugal
Portugal already European country with highest concentration of PCC militants Portugal is already the European country with the highest concentration of militants of PCC (Primeiro Comando Capital) – the largest
Mother loses baby after visiting five hospitals, complaining of intense pain
New controversy in country’s checkered ‘obstetric performance’ Tabloid Correio da Manhã reports today on a new outrage to compound the country’s checked treatment of pregnant women. If proved to have
Hundreds brave stultifying heat to demanding affordable housing
Lisbon’s downtown ‘occupied’ by protestors yesterday In the hideous grip of a heatwave, hundreds managed to take to the streets of downtown Lisbon yesterday in a demonstration for the right
President calls for “talent in political decisions on immigration”
Marcelo addresses “fear and unrest” in Portugal’s immigrant communities President Marcelo has called for “talent in political decisions on immigration”, so as not to increase fear and/ or unrest within
Almost half Lisbon street food ‘of dubious quality’ – study
Some street food “potentially dangerous” With temperatures soaring, and forecasts this year for a ‘very hot summer indeed’, it may be worth considering a study by the Ricardo Jorge public