McCanns sue Portuguese newspaper
GERRY AND Kate McCann are planning to sue a Portuguese publication, Tal & Qual, (Just like that) for defamation. At the centre of the action is a front page report
Claims that medication found in McCanns apartment
REPORTS IN Portuguese national newspaper Correio da Manhã claim that Judicial Police officers found a syringe with tranquilizer medication on a bedside table in the McCanns apartment, where Madeleine went
Credit crunches and currency crises
By: DAVID JOHNSON financial@portugalresident.com Last time I wrote about concerns over increasing levels of default in the US mortgage market, especially those loans where the borrower has a less than
Self catering accommodation & licensing requirements Part 3
Self catering accommodation and licensing requirements – Part three: Owners, agents and holidaymakers By: DENNIS SWING-GREENE International Fiscal Consultant for euroFINESCO financial@portugalresident.com WHEN THE relationship is directly between the owner
Abandoned dogs
ACCORDING TO animal protection agency SOS-Animal, there have never been so many animals left abandoned in one summer as this year. SOS-Animal founder, Lígia Santos, said they had spoken to
Australian Rugby squad in Algarve
The Australian Rugby squad was in the Algarve this week to train at Browns Sport and Leisure Club, in Vilamoura, in the lead up to the World Cup in September.
Author criticises UK TV
ORANGE PRIZE-winning author Lionel Shriver has called on British TV to stop over publicising cases such as the disappearance of Madeleine McCann. In a speech at the Edinburgh International Television
Bar violence
FOLLOWING A series of alcohol related incidents, Tavira Câmara has ordered all bars located in the dock area to close at 4am. The previous closing time was 6am but following
Battery crocs
By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com FOLLOWING AN anonymous tip off about strange goings on at a property in Veracruz, Mexico, several police officers stormed the house and discovered almost 100 crocodiles
BPCC – Taking the Algarve by storm
By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com AS THE head of the British-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce (BPCC) in the Algarve, Roy Whitehouse has been revolutionising business and paving the way for a more