Support for rent payments given to only third of families that requested it
The financial support scheme created by the government to help tenants who suffered a fall in income due to the pandemic has only reached a third of the families that
Each Portuguese produced 513 kg of ‘urban waste’ in 2020
Portuguese nationals each produced an average of 513kgs of urban waste in 2020. That’s slightly above the European average of 505 kgs, but below ‘heavy hitters’ like Denmark and Luxembourg
Five months into Hells Angels trial, judge orders ‘tattoo inventory’ of 89 accused
Another example of the infinite workings of Portuguese justice has seen a judge order a ‘tattoo inventory’ of 89 bikers, almost four years since their arrests, and five months into
Families in need “receiving less food every month”
Portugal’s poorest families are receiving less in the way of food support every month, making it impossible for them to survive in any semblance of dignity. This is the bottom
Flight from Madeira to Ukraine forced to divert to Moldova
In spite of 175 passengers from Funchal, Madeira, intent on reaching the Ukraine by plane yesterday, it was not to be. The Irish owners of the plane flying for Ukrainian
Medical experts to meet with government on Wednesday re ringing Covid changes
The long-awaited meeting between the government and the medical advisors who have been leading response through the pandemic has been scheduled for Wednesday morning, and is expected to see a
Portugal’s Sephardic Jew ‘amnesty’ generates “tens of millions of euros for Israeli Community of Porto”
Questions have started over how noble Portugal’s Sephardic Jew amnestry has been, and how much it seems to have been all about generating enormous profits for the Israeli Community of
Odemira’s ‘greenhouse slaves’ stage protest against working conditions
After the huge controversy over the appalling living conditions of many immigrant workers brought into Portugal to service intensive agricultural businesses within Costa Vicentina, the workers themselves have started to
New movement forms to fight lithium mining
A new movement has formed in the space of a week, producing another 3,500 Portuguese citizens against the government plans to sanction lithium mining over six swathes of land in
PJ under fire for revealing ‘so much’ about Portugal’s home-grown ‘terrorist bid’
PJ police have come under fire for revealing so much about Portugal’s home-grown terrorist bid (click here). Since he was arrested on Thursday morning, 18-year-old IT engineering student João R