Minho region rocked by mass redundancies in automotive sector
“In space of week” 600 jobs put at risk In the space of just one week, 600 factory jobs in the Minho region have been ‘put at risk’. Every one
Covid-19 caused 19,119 more deaths than expected in first two years of pandemic
‘Reorganisation of health services’ may have contributed to deaths For the first time, a study undertaken in Portugal has admitted that “the implementation of non-pharmacological measures, as well as the
Hospitals (and schools) worst affected in new ‘Friday strike’
Public sector workers criticised for ‘always striking on a Friday’ Schools and hospitals appear to be the worst affected sectors (yet again) due to today’s 24-hour strike by public sector
Constitutional court to decide referendum on ‘Alojamento Local’ in Lisbon
The Municipal Assembly of Lisbon has approved the sending to the Constitutional Court of a popular initiative designed to crackdown on the number of ‘Alojamento Local’ licences in the capital.
Lisbon hopes to have new tuk-tuk rules in place before summer
The new municipal regulation for tuk tuks in Lisbon should be in force by next summer, the deputy mayor, Filipe Anacoreta Correia, said today. He admitted that he had hoped
Young man suspected of causing summer’s largest fire placed under house arrest
A 24-year-old arrested earlier this week on suspicion of having caused the largest fire this summer, in Oliveira de Azeméis, is to be placed under house arrest. The ‘factory worker’
Socialist mayor wants to ‘alter school subsidies’ for pupils whose families show outward signs of wealth
Sónia Sanfona, Socialist mayor of Alpiarça (Santarém district) has created a stir by suggesting the municipality ‘alter school-related subsidies’ afforded children whose families show ‘outward signs of wealth’. The idea,
Colombian smuggler arrested in Póvoa de Varzim
Diego Buitrago, 62, one of Colombia’s most notorious smugglers, has finally been run to ground in Póvoa de Varzim, where he had been living ‘in hiding’ for the last few
Sapper firefighters give government until December 20
Sapper firefighters have decided to give the government until December 20, to come up with a proposal to update salaries and introduce a ‘decent’ risk supplement. If by that date,
AIMA tackles 400,000-strong residency request backlog, rejecting over 100,000
Beefed response capacity ‘dealing with 5,000 immigrants per day’ AIMA, the state agency for migration, integration and asylum, is rapidly getting to grips with the gargantuan backlog of residency requests