Speculation rife in press
A REPORT in the Daily Mirror has quoted a source as saying that police “said they think Madeleine is dead and it happened in the flat. But they don’t think
Strike delays flights
By CHRIS GRAEME and ELOISE WALTON news@portugalresident.com LISBON’S PORTELA airport suffered the worst from the Groundforce airport strike at the weekend, with the disruption causing long delays. Other airports, including
Subprime chaos spreads
THE PORTUGUESE Finance Minister, Fernando Teixeira dos Santos, has played down losses on the Lisbon Stock Market following widespread defaults in the high risk US subprime mortgage lending market. The
Surf Sintra
DO NOT miss the final of the Sintra Portugal Pro bodyboard competition tomorrow (Saturday) and Sunday on Praia Grande, in Sintra. Organised by the Portuguese Surf Federation, the competition has
There’s gold in them there hills!
PORTUGAL COULD be the next unlikely location for a mini gold rush following tests by a Canadian company. The Vancouver-based mining company Colt Resources Inc has invested 70,000 euros in
Tsunami study starts
A PILOT tsunami warning station was placed on the sea floor by a team of 19 scientists around 150 kilometres from the coast of Sagres on August 18 and 19.
University in legal fight
LISBON’S UNIVERSIDADE Independente, which has been given a closure order by the government for alleged mismanagement and corruption, is to fight the decision in the courts. According to the Portuguese
Work stopped
CONSTRUCTION OF a five-star hotel in front of São Rafael beach in Albufeira has been partially stopped by the câmara following complaints from residents. The hotel, owned by Grupo Carlos
McCann’s apartment neighbour interviewed again
POLICE INTERVIEWED a woman on Monday who lives in the apartment above the one from where Madeleine disappeared at the Ocean Club in Praia da Luz, according to reports in
MEPs back EU-wide sex offenders register
A STUDY conducted on behalf of the Find Madeleine campaign revealed that 97 per cent of European Parliament members said that there should be an EU-wide sex offenders register. The