Portugal has highest incidence of paramyloidosis in world
Portugal has the highest prevalence of paramyloidosis in the world, with 2,000 carriers of the genetic mutation responsible for what is known here as “the disease of the feet”. A
Teenager accused of killing mother interned under ‘closed regime’ in educational centre
The 14-year-old arrested on suspicion of having fatally shot his mother – a PSD councillor in Vagos – at the family home on Tuesday has been ‘interned under closed regime
Searches ongoing over ‘public procurement procedures’ at ANEPC (Portugal’s civil protection authority)
The Public Prosecutor’s Office is today carrying out searches at the facilities of ANEPC, the National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority, in an investigation into “public procurement procedures for the
Investigators quiz maintenance company responsible for fated Glória funicular
The legal representative of the Portuguese company contracted by Carris – Lisbon’s public transport operator – to provide maintenance services on the fated Gloria funicular (and other similar modes of
Young doctor who reported 11 cases of alleged malpractice at Faro Hospital faces closing arguments of defamation trial
The young medical intern who caused ructions at Faro Hospital after calling out several cases of perceived medical malpractice has been facing a trial for defamation (since October 1) which
Desalination plant in Algarve: ‘government lied’, says Sustainable Water Platform
PAS, the Sustainable Water Platform, has reacted to recent ‘news’ put out by the government that there is now nothing standing in the way of the construction of a large
All appointments for work visas in Portugal cancelled from tomorrow (Thursday)
All appointments for visa applications for job seekers in Portugal will be cancelled from tomorrow, the government has announced today. The reason is that the general work visas are to
Nationality law: parliamentary debate delayed until tomorrow afternoon
Parliamentary debate on the changes that Portugal’s current government seeks to bring in to tighten controls on immigration has been delayed for a second time, until tomorrow afternoon. The reason
Property developers gather to analyse government’s ‘shock’ measures for housing
The enormity of the task facing Portugal’s construction sector was painted starkly yesterday at a meeting of APPII, the association of Property Developers and Investors: the country desperately needs around
Fourteen year old son of PSD councillor arrested for her murder
The 14-year-old son of PSD councillor Susana Gravato – found dead at her home in Gafanha da Vagueira (Vagos municipality) yesterday – has been arrested by PJ judicial police on