Credit cards used by João Rendeiro “may lead to hidden millions”
The 12 credit cards used by former BPP banker João Rendeiro as he eluded jail over the last three months may lead investigators to millions that have been allegedly hidden
“Time to pay-up”, former BES “boss-of-it-all” loses assets worth €3.7 million
Former BES ‘boss-of-it-all’ Ricardo Salgado has reached the moment where “the order for execution of seized assets” has been given for one of the fines issued since his family’s bank
Regionalisation ‘back on agenda’: considered ‘fundamental’ for Portugal’s future
Regionalisation – a topic that has been bandied about for decades – has suddenly come out of mothballs as Portugal approaches legislative elections: PM António Costa says it’s time for
ASAE ‘suspends’ 11 bars and discotheques; passes 53 fines, in swoop to ensure pandemic rules are being observed
Various hospitality businesses the length and breadth of the country were targeted on Friday night as ASAE (health and food safety agency) conducted swoops to ensure pandemic rules are being
Pressure on intensive care beds mounts: Algarve “exceeds limits”
Headlines today flag further alerts over increasing pressure on hospitals due to Covid-19. SIC reports that there are 11% more patients in intensive care this week than last, and that
Fugitive ‘bankster’ João Rendeiro captured in South Africa: Portugal’s PJ “played its part”
With “enormous pride” this morning, the director of Portugal’s PJ police force, Luís Neves, has announced that authorities in South Africa have captured fugitive ‘bankster’ João Rendeiro. Everything now will
Portugal’s under-12s to start receiving Covid vaccines from December 18
Vaccinations against Covid-19 in Portugal’s youngest school-age children will begin on December 18. DGS health director Graça Freitas told a press conference this afternoon that decisions have been taken primarily
US freezes assets of Angolan generals with ‘millions invested in Portugal’
In step with International Anti-Corruption Day yesterday the United States announced that it has frozen all the assets on American territory of two Angolan generals. Both men have millions invested
DGS releases “technical note” backing vaccination of children over age of 5: critics unimpressed
With the DGS press conference outlining how Portugal is to tackle the vaccination of some of its youngest age groups due later this afternoon, authorities have ‘relented’ and published
PJ arrest mother of twin babies found dead in Cascais
PJ police have today arrested the Brazilian mother of twin babies found dead in an apartment in Cascais last weekend (click here). According to a statement sent to national media,