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
Sines concludes installation of defibrillators in sports halls and arenas
Sines municipality has concluded the installation of defibrillators in its sporting premises (municipal stadium, multi-use pavilion and Carlos Manafaia swimming pool). The investment makes ‘sense’ when one considers that people
Iniciativa Liberal challenges Admiral to ‘declare interest in running for presidency’
With many party leaders seemingly fighting for headlines (and possibly even for relevance), Rui Rocha of Iniciativa Liberal has challenged former Naval Chief of Staff Henrique Gouveia e Melo to
Portugal’s airports handle 69.2 million passengers in 2024
Portuguese airports handled almost 69.2 million passengers last year, an increase of 4.3% compared to 2023, with concessionaire ANA’s revenues reaching almost €1.3 billion, according to figures released by Vinci
Recaptured Argentine criminal fights extradition to Portugal
Recaptured Argentine career criminal Rodolfo Lohrmann is fighting his extradition to Portugal from Spain, following his arrest last week, claiming he would rather be extradited to his homeland, where he
Argument in café ends in fatal shooting
An argument in a café in Arões São Romão (in the borough of Fafe) yesterday ended with the fatal shooting of a 36-year-old man. His alleged attacker, a 65-year-old man,