Drug mules caught with 33,000 doses of cocaine
PJ judicial police at Lisbon airport have had the unenviable task of dealing with drug mules from Brazil and Guinea-Bissau with “around 33,000 doses of cocaine hidden” either on or
Foreign minister’s trip to Israel “a political crime”
Paulo Raimundo, secretary-general of the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP), has today accused minister for foreign affairs Paulo Rangel of having committed a “political crime” by visiting Israel, arguing that the
Portugal’s gold reserve worth more than €33 billion
With the price of gold steadily increasing, Portugal’s reserve held by its central bank, is worth around €33 billion. The Bank of Portugal has around 383 tonnes of gold. Between
Portuguese government “considers selling 49% of TAP by March”
Bloomberg breaks news as stories pepper media on ‘other issues’ involving TAP Portugal’s government is considering selling at least 49% of the share capital of national flag carrier TAP, in a
Fishermen push for further changes to Portugal’s offshore wind farm plan
Plan “absorbs largest fishing site” off north western Viana do Castelo In spite of concessions made to the national offshore wind farm plan, fishermen are still not happy. The VianaPesca
Portugal plummets in global Corruption Perceptions Index
Country “in continuous decline since 2015” Portugal has plummeted nine places in the 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index, obtaining its worst result ever “particularly driven by the perception of abuse of
TAP low cost airline pilots approve partial strike for March
Portugalia pilots ‘work-to-rule’ to run from March 12-27 Portuguese airline pilots’ union SIPLA is going ahead with a partial strike at Portugália – TAP’s low-cost arm – from March 12
Lisbon engulfed by ‘olive pong’
Unpleasant smell of acrid olives carries from Alentejo The Lisbon region woke up today to a bad smell “with characteristics of acrid/olives, similar to what happened last year”. Air quality
“Fortune without heirs” targeted by public prosecutors
Prosecutors suspect fortune plundered through elaborate scheme A fortune without heirs, and a falsified Will, are the basis of an accusation by the Public Prosecutor’s Office against 10 people and
Outspoken magistrate now cited for international kidnap
Outspoken magistrate Rui Fonseca e Castro, temporarily suspended following his behaviour during the pandemic, is back in the headlines, for allegedly ‘kidnapping’ his youngest child. The boy, aged 10, is