Strike? What strike? Government suggests support between 0-10%
With the media describing a country with multiple sectors off-work today, the government is saying quite the opposite – suggesting the “mass adhesion” reported by syndicates is more like a
Algarve ‘serial killer’ gets 25 years for murder of Brazilian escort
José Mascarenhas, the man, already dubbed ‘Algarve serial killer’ in the press, has been condemned (finally) to 25 years in jail for the murder of 25-year-old Brazilian ‘escort’ Josielly Rodrigues.
Syndicates describe “mass adhesion” to today’s general strike
With today’s general strike already set to spill over into Friday (giving public sector workers yet another long weekend) warnings are that this is ‘just the beginning’. The hope expressed
Hospital insists it followed all necessary protocol over patient who ‘turns up dead after 26 days’
The body of an elderly man found yesterday near the Criminal Investigation Division (DIC) of the Lisbon PSP had been admitted to and discharged from the A&E department of Lisbon’s
Seven arrests, 45 official suspects in new PJ mega operation
PJ police have led another ‘mega operation’ into organised fraud – this time a criminal network that allegedly used the national banking system to launder funds, moving as much as
Pyjama party in Lisbon as 10 EU cities demand more night trains
Several associations are organising a pyjama party on Friday at railway stations in 11 European cities, including Lisbon, to demand more night trains to ensure cross-border connections. The protest, in
PSP police search headquarters of nurses syndicate in Porto
PSP police are this morning conducting searches at the headquarters of the Syndicate of Nurses, in Porto. Agents are accompanied by magistrates of DIAP (the department of investigation and penal
Government transfers 25 vacant buildings to 19 municipalities
The government is transferring 25 vacant state-owned properties to the management of 19 municipalities, with an investment of €13.5 million for their refurbishment. The properties were previously used in sectors
Patients considered ‘urgent’ wait 14 hours for attention in A&E departments
Patients classified as urgent at the Amadora-Sintra hospital in Greater Lisbon are facing 14 hours for their ‘first assessment’ by a doctor this morning, according to data from the SNS
Suspect in immigration scam “continued to sell access to health service” after arrest
A female suspect in the immigration ‘scam’ targeted by Operation Gambérria has found herself moved from house arrest, with an electronic tag, to preventive custody in jail. The reason, explain