Portuguese Prime Minister reconsiders Ota airport
By: CECÍLIA PIRES cecilia@portugalresident.com PORTUGUESE PRIME-Minister, José Sócrates, is reconsidering the location for the new International Airport for Lisbon. A new study, presented earlier this week to the government, pointed
Posters removed
KATE AND Gerry McCann are unpleased by the fact that their daughter’s pictures were not authorised in Lisbon Airport. “Lisbon Airport directors did not let the McCanns put the image
Refúgio welcomes Sir Bobby Robson
Sir Bobby Robson (pictured second from right) visited Refúgio Aboim Ascenção, the children’s home in Faro, last week to personally deliver a cheque for 60,000 euros, which was raised at
Reporter questioned by PJ
A FREELANCE reporter, working for Spanish newspaper El Mundo, insisted earlier this week that he had information about the abduction of Madeleine McCann. Antonio Toscano has already been questioned by
Robots at home
ROBOTS IN Portugal have a home. The first Robotarium in the world was presented this week (June 12) in Alverca, a village near Lisbon. The Robotarium, situated in the central
Rotary Club raises €13,500 for underprivileged children
Almancil International Rotary Club has started a fund for underprivileged children in the Algarve and, on June 2, launched a BigBANG Charity Event to raise money for the fund. The
RTA President takes office
ANTÓNIO PINA, former Faro Civil Governor, is the new president of Região de Turismo do Algarve (RTA), the Regional Tourism Board. The RTA elections took place on Tuesday, June 5,
Soccer training camps coming soon!
COERVER COACHING, the worldwide soccer skills teaching company, is coming to Barringtons Golf and Health Spa in Vale do Lobo, this summer. Described as the largest and most respected soccer
Summer time is here
The Summer Solstice is being celebrated at 6pm on June 21 in all countries of the northern hemisphere, and that means holiday time for thousands of people. The day the
The Resident’s Charity of the Year 2007
TO COINCIDE with The Resident’s 18th birthday on November 6, 2007, at the end of last year, charities across the Algarve were invited to submit applications to become The Resident’s