Justice minister must resign, says Syndicate of Officials of Justice
Opposition leader Rui Rio quipped recently when Minister of Justice Francisca Van Dunem was handed the top job at a second ministry (that of Interior Administration) that she would do
DGS dithering delays promised announcement on reduction of period for ‘self isolation’
In spite of announcing yesterday that a decision would be forthcoming “within hours”, the DGS hierarchy has failed to give any orientation this morning on a change in rules on
Criticism of Roman Abramovich’s Portuguese nationality ‘rejected’ by government
The government has opted to reject criticism of the Portuguese nationality conferred to owner of Chelsea football club Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich. The criticism came from Russian opposition leader Alexei
Algarve murderess found dead in jail cell
Maria Malveiro, the young woman who butchered a supposed friend in order to plunder his bank account, has been found dead in her prison cell today. Everything points to the
Health service in meltdown: not due to illness, but to sheer numbers of people arriving without being ill
The flip side of mass-testing – and an SNS-24 hour hotline that simply cannot keep up with calls – has meant that hundreds of thousands of people, the majority needing
New Year parties authorised by government scuppered by DGS
The tide may well be turning in terms of how Portugal handles Omicron and Covid-19, but it is turning at a snail’s pace – much too slowly for some. Expresso,
Portugal set for ‘New Year heatwave’
Portugal is set for a New Year heatwave thanks to tropical winds coming in from Africa. This is the ‘good news’ for a holiday otherwise beset by restrictions and an
“Maybe we should just let people become infected naturally”: epidemiologist opens possibility of ‘light’ at end of Covid tunnel
Epidemiologist and member of Portugal’s Vaccine Technical Commission Manuel Carmo Gomes has opened the door to a different approach to Covid-19, now that the Omicron variant has been (almost) universally
SNS-24 helpline overwhelmed; health centres in “absolute chaos”
The knock-on effect of mass-testing for Covid-19 has put the SNS 24-hour helpline – the first port of call in the event of a positive test, as well as in
PM holds out for absolute majority in January elections: if not, will resign
Prime minister António Costa is refusing any thought of a ‘central alliance’ with the PSD, the only ‘other party’ with a chance of victory in upcoming legislative elections. He reiterated