BPCC – Proud to be associated with success
By: CHRIS GRAEME chris@portugalresident.com WHEN CHRIS Barton took over the helm as Chief Executive Officer of the British-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce (BPCC) 10 years ago, there was no internet network.
Casino strikes could continue
WORKERS AT casinos across the Algarve went on strike last Wednesday (August 22) for the third time in a month in a dispute over pay and working hours. Between 80
Cleanup day at the beach
DIVERS, SNORKELERS and walking volunteers will be cleaning the Caneiros and Pintadinho beaches in Lagoa on September 15 during a special operation organised by the Clube Subaquático de Portimão, Divers
Cry wolf
By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com POLICE IN Japan arrested a man for calling the police and fire brigade a total of 388 times in the space of 14 months. The man,
Death at sea
THE BODY of a Portuguese fisherman aged around 50 was found floating in the Ria Formosa near the Fuzeta area at 8am on Tuesday after his family reported him missing
Debts payed
THE RUSSIAN Federation has paid off its total foreign debt to Portugal, says the Ministry of Finances and Internal Administration. In all, the Russian government has paid off US 83.6
DNA results still to be released
THE BRITISH laboratory analysing several DNA samples taken from the McCanns holiday apartment and two cars hired by the group told The Resident on Tuesday it cannot comment on whether
Dog-nappers
By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com A SPECIALIST sniffer dog that had been kidnapped in Mexico City was found abandoned five days later in a park and was reunited with its handlers.
Eastern floods
MORE THAN 100 bombeiros and Civil Protection officers were dispatched on Saturday to 31 rain-related incidents, mostly in the Monte Gordo area. According to Vítor Vaz, the Captain of Faro’s
Exam success at Algarve school
STUDENTS AT the International School of the Algarve in Lagoa have again achieved what is described as “a fine set” of examination results in their A levels and GCSEs. The