Yet another ambulance birth as health minister stays silent
Another baby was born in an ambulance yesterday – again ‘racing’ to reach a functional maternity unit in time (or rather, not). This time it was the firefighters of Caxarias
Forest fire “coordination failures” caused summer fires to spread
This summer’s forest fires (and those of last year) in mainland Portugal revealed “coordination failures” between the different forces on the ground, which caused delays in response times, increasing their
“Social peace at risk”: concerns raised over general strike
Unless things radically change in the next three weeks, Portugal is on course for the first general strike in 12 years, scheduled for Thursday, December 11 – but very likely
Unequivocal opposition to Castelo Branco solar park
Pressure is amplifying against the massive solar park planned across various municipalities of Castelo Branco. With just one day left for the ‘public participation’ exercise ahead of an official green
Air France-KLM formalises interest in ‘almost half’ purchase in TAP
Air France-KLM has submitted its expression of interest in the TAP privatisation process to state company Parpública, ahead of the deadline set for this Saturday (November 22). In a statement,
PSP ‘swoop on gun crime’ underway in Lisbon neighbourhoods
Five men have been arrested so far in a PSP police swoop on gun crime in outlying Lisbon neighbourhoods. The operation set to continue into the early afternoon has so
Two women “responsible for fraudulent subscription of thousands of immigrants into SNS health system”
PJ police have detained two women, employed at a ULS (family health centre) in the Coimbra region, “responsible for fraudulent subscription of thousands of immigrants into SNS health system”, reports
News in brief on Tuesday morning as PJ police probe TAP’s privatisation
Tungsten mine The sense of local outrage against a plan to resume mining (for tungsten) in Borralha, Montalegre, has seen almost 700 ‘responses’ in the public participation exercise on the
“If you want peace, prepare for war”: former Portuguese PM reinforces military warnings
The EuroAmerican Forum in Carcavelos, Cascais, today was another occasion for political grandees to sound the warnings over a probable war between Europe and Russia. This time it was the
“Closely monitoring” European housing crisis, Brussels eyes rising house prices in Portugal
The European Commission has admitted to “closely monitoring” – with a view to wanting to respond to – the housing crisis in Europe, with a community plan to be announced