Body of missing German tourist is found
THE BODY of 69-year-old German tourist Karl Kleine Brockhoff, who went missing in Alcoutim four months ago, has been found. His body was found by the GNR on Sunday afternoon
Call sparks bomb alert
FARO HAS returned to normal after a bomb scare earlier in the week saw the local authority activate its emergency plans to the highest alert level for two days. The
Cancer unit
CASCAIS NEW hospital will not have an oncology service, according to the Portuguese health authorities. The new hospital is expected to be finished by the end of 2009 and the
Flower production returns to the Algarve region
FLOWER PRODUCTION is about to make a come back in the Algarve as part of a regional plan for rural development that aims to develop and safeguard agricultural practices within
Fortress wall illuminated
ALMOST ONE kilometre of the Lagos fortress wall is illuminated by 76 lights included in the recently inaugurated leisure facility, Parque das Cidades. The wall was built more than 500
Fátima event
FINAL CELEBRATIONS for the 90th anniversary of the Fátima Sanctuary are scheduled for this weekend. The event marks the first appearance of Our Lady to three young children in the
Gang arrest
Lisbon criminal police arrested a group of six men who were trying to rob a cash machine in Corroios, in Lisbon, on Tuesday morning. The group, detected by a security
GNR official involved in prostitution ring
LAGOA’S GNR commander has been accused and questioned in court over his involvement in a prostitution ring that was run by the owner of the Paraíso da Música bar in
Hospital kitchens closed down
TRADITIONAL HOSPITAL food prepared in kitchens on site could soon become a thing of the past as meal services get outsourced to private companies. The Portuguese Food Hygiene and Economics
Improving education is President’s priority
THE CHRONIC deficiencies in the Portuguese educational system were the target of the President’s annual October 5 Day speech, which celebrated the 97th anniversary of the Portuguese Republic. Addressing the