Voting from abroad
By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com AS MORE expatriates are settling in Portugal every year, some believe they must give up their rights to vote in their home country because they have
Welcome aboard!
By: INÊS LOPES ines@portugalresident.com Where better to hold a business networking event than on board a luxury yacht, sipping white wine and admiring the stunning Algarve coast from offshore? Eight
Wolf of the plains
Finally, how could we not mention the always popular Conn Iggulden. His latest, Wolf of the Plains, tells a remarkable story of heroism and adventure, of a boy who had
Madeleine investigation police chief removed from case
UPDATED 19.50 HOURS ON 02.10.07 By CECILIA PIRES Cecilia@portugalresident.com THE POLICE chief leading the investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann has been removed from his position. Gonçalo Amaral, who
Justice minister says police relationship is still strong
UPDATED 16.15 HOURS ON 02.10.07 By CECILIA PIRES cecilia@portugalresidentcom PORTUGAL’S JUSTICE Minister has stepped in to assure all parties that the relationship between the Portuguese and British police forces working
Girl in Morocco is not Madeleine
THE GIRL spotted in Morocco by a Spanish tourist is not four-year old Madeleine McCann. She is, in fact, Bouchra Benaisse, a five-year old who is the youngest member of
Albufeira to be twinned with Austrian city
PLANS FOR Albufeira to be twinned with Austria’s third largest city, Linz, are progressing well. A group from Albufeira Câmara, including Desidério Silva, the Câmara President, Carlos Silva e Sousa,
All equal in Europe
ALBUFEIRA CÂMARA is promoting a mobile exhibition as part of the European Year of Equal Opportunities for All. Entitled as Igualdade para Todos – Por uma Sociedade Justa (for a
Animal protection law is urgently needed
By: CHRIS GRAEME chris@portugalresident.com THERE IS no clearly defined parliamentary law for the protection of animals today in Portugal. Neither is there one single municipal câmara within the country that
Cash-strapped Câmaras unable to pay debts
By: ELOISE WALTON eloise@portugalresident.com AN INDEPENDENT study on the debt situation of Câmaras in Portugal has concluded that the majority of them cannot afford to repay their debts. The study,