Cases of dementia in Portugal “could triple by 2050”, warns study
A new study published in The Lancet Public Health (click here) suggests the number of cases of dementia in Portugal could triple by 2050. The study looks at dementia and
Eurozone closed 2021 with 5% inflation
Even though inflation in Portugal is running at a lower level, the eurozone as a whole looks like it closed 2021 with a 5% rate of inflation. Jornal Económico explains
Employers confederations ‘highly critical’ over obligatory extension of teleworking
Workplaces have never been sites of contagion – thus employers confederations see no reason for the government’s extension of obligatory teleworking to January 14. António Saraiva, President of CIP (the
Qatar Airways ‘interested in Groundforce’ baggage handling
Qatar Airway is said to be ‘interested’ in purchasing TAP adjunct Groundforce, which has to be offloaded as part of the ‘restructuring package’ involving billions of taxpayers’ money (click here).
18-year-old stabbed to death in gang rivalry in Lisbon
Another tragic incident of rival gangs causing the death of one of their members marked Lisbon’s everyday yesterday. This time it was a ‘confrontation’ between two groups led by 18-year-olds:
Thursday Covid bulletin ‘absent’ due to work on DGS site
Yesterday’s DGS daily report on Covid numbers in Portugal has been difficult to find online due to work being undertaken on the DGS site. As we already covered in breaking
Tragic berry farmer takes up new hunger strike, this time in garden of PM’s official residence
Tragic berry farmer Luís Dias is trying, yet again, to win justice for the destruction of his agricultural project in two devastating storms over four years ago. The profoundly deaf
Portuguese shoemaking sector invests €140 million to become ‘international leader in sustainable solutions’
The Portuguese shoe and boot making industry is to invest €140 million over the next three years in order to become an international leader in sustainable solutions. The announcement has
Bars and discos remain closed; teleworking continues – Council of Ministers throttles back slowly
Bars and discotheques remain closed until January 14; teleworking remains ‘obligatory where possible’ until the same date (thereafter being only ‘recommended’); rules on who must isolate lighten – these were
Almost two months on no-one has claimed €400,000 found in old stone wall
Almost two months on from an amazing find by GNR agents in Penafiel, and no-one has come forwards claiming the €400,000 found in various cash boxes hidden in an old