Silves to gain breeding centre for Iberian Lynx
By: ELOISE WALTON eloise@portugalresident.com SPAIN’S ENVIRONMENT Minister is due to sign an agreement with Portugal to develop a programme to reintroduce and then protect the Iberian lynx at a 150
Snappy suitcase
By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com A SAUDI man attempted to smuggle reptiles out of Egypt in his luggage on Sunday. The discovery of the cobras and infant Nile crocodiles, among other
Studies continue over Ota airport site
THE GOVERNMENT has denied that Ota is no longer the likely site for a new international airport for Portugal. It said this week that the various environmental and economic feasibility
The other Portugal residents
By: ELOISE WALTON eloise@portugalresident.com The Resident has spoken to several immigrants of various nationalities in the Algarve for the purposes of this article. For obvious reasons, all of the people
The return of legendary Bjorn Borg
Sergi Bruguera crowned VDL’s grand champion
Training for the English Channel
TWO YOUNG Portuguese swimmers will swim from Sines Bay to Lagoa de Santo André in Costa Alentejana tomorrow (Saturday), as part of their training for an attempt to cross the
Trial needle exchange
PRISONS IN Lisbon and Paços de Ferreira will be the first to provide prisoners with clean needles, in an experimental exchange programme starting in September. According to the regulations of
Violent crime down 30% in Greater Lisbon
VIOLENT CRIME in Greater Lisbon fell by 30 per cent in the first half of 2007 compared to the same period last year. It is the biggest reduction in four
Robert Murat’s lawyer hits out at British press
ROBERT MURAT’S lawyer has hit out at the British press for misrepresenting his comments in saying that he wanted the McCanns to leave the Algarve and go home. Francisco Pagarete
New YouTube video released
KATE AND Gerry McCann have released a new video on the You Tube Channel Don’t you forget about me (http://www.youtube.com/dontyouforgetaboutme), set to the Simple Mind’s track of the same name.