Port of Lisbon bankruptcy claim
THE PORTUGUESE Exchequer Audit Department has accused the Administration of Lisbon’s Port (Administração do Porto de Lisboa – APL) of incompetent business dealings with shipping terminal concession holders. The Audit
Premiere – Aug 2 – Van Wilder 2 – The Rise of Taj
Director: Mort Nathan Starring: Kal Penn, Lauren Cohan, Glen Barry Genre: Comedy After hearing about his dad’s exploits at Camford University in Britain, Taj Mahal Badalandabad re-locates there. When he
Rain brings tourism
AS RAIN continues to pound southern England, the number of people booking holidays out of the country to destinations including Faro has risen. The heavy rain, which has caused widespread
Religious festival
IGREJA DA Penina, Alvor, will be hosting a religious festival to honour its patron saint, St. Andrew, on August 4, 5, 11 and 12. Included in the festival, organised by
Roman tombs found
THREE ROMAN tombs were found during the archaeological excavations for the new car park at Largo das Mouras Velhas in Faro (read ‘New car park for Faro centre’ in last
Rugby kicking coaching
DR DAVE Alred MBE, a leading rugby coach, is due to return to Barringtons Golf and Health Spa in Vale do Lobo with Kicking Coaching Clinics on August 14, 15
Sagres hotel renovated
HOTEL DA Baleeira in Sagres has gained another star, elevating it to a four star hotel, following the addition of several new amenities after eight months of renovation works that
Sardine festival
PORTIMÃO’S ANNUAL sardine festival begins today (August 3) at 6pm by the riverside and continues until August 12. For 10 days, thousands of people are expected to visit the festival
Scouts injured in car accident
EIGHT SCOUTS were injured in a road accident on Monday on the A23 when travelling to the 21st ACANAC. The ACANAC, a national scouting meeting, is running in Idanha-a-Nova in
Sonae group buys Carrefour supermarkets
THE SONAE Group has bought the French hypermarket chain Carrefour in Portugal in a 662 million euro deal. Carrefour reached an agreement to sell its supermarkets on Thursday last week