Mini genius
By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com PARENTS OF a two-year-old girl in the UK, are stunned after their daughter took an IQ test and scored 152, which makes her a genius. This
Naked crime
By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com POLICE ARRESTED a 22-year-old American man for swimming naked in the historic Barcaccia fountain at the bottom of Rome’s Spanish Steps. He stripped off in front
New signs for Algarve roads
Here are two examples of the new road signs to be erected around the Algarve on all crossroads and Municipal access roads (see story in The Resident, June 22). This
No summer programme
FÁBRICA DO Inglês, the entertainment venue in Silves, has still to finalise this year’s summer programme. By this time of year, it would normally have several main events planned at
Nokia creates 170 Lisbon jobs
NOKIA-SIEMENS has chosen Lisbon as the location for its new centre of operations, creating 170 jobs next year and more by 2010. “The recruitment phase has already begun and will
Poll results – June 29, 2007 – Ban of dog and cat fur
The question that was asked: For a decade people have been protesting for the ban on the use of cat and dog fur. Do you agree with this ban? The
Quality racing
ARGUABLY THE world’s most famous all-terrain race, Lisboa-Dakar, has already received 670 entries for next year’s race. Between May 15 and June 22, a total of 220 entries were received
Regional EU leaders to meet in Algarve
EUROPEAN REGIONAL leaders are expected to meet in the Algarve next September, under the Portuguese rotation presidency of the European Union. The Committee of the Regions (CoR) meetings will take
Residency process simplified for EU citizens
APPLYING FOR residency in Portugal has been simplified following the implementation of new EU regulations. The Serviço de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras (SEF), the foreigners and frontiers authority responsible for all
School exam man
By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com IN INDIA a 73-year old man who vowed not to marry until he passed his high school exams has failed for the 38th time. Shiv Charan