Tourism industry resists McCanns European tour
By: CECÍLIA PIRES cecilia@portugalresident.com PORTUGUESE SECREATRY of State for Tourism, Bernardo Trindade, told The Resident that the government is not worried about the McCanns visiting countries that are our main
Voices of the ancestors
All that we have been and all those who have gone before us play a part in making us who we are today. Many of our energy problems, obsessive issues
Wine society goes to France
The Valley of the Loire is well known as one of France’s most beautiful and historic areas. It is also a most interesting wine producing region. Last week, Erla Walther,
Good cop, bad cop
By: Natasha Smith natasha@portugalresident.com AROUND 15 police officers in the American City of Annapolis stormed into an apartment with flash grenades where a couple were cooking their dinner, kicked the
Innovation in inebriation
By: Natasha Smith nastasha@portugalresident.com A NEW powdered form of alcohol called Booz2go has been invented by five students at Helicon Vocational Institute near Amsterdam. The powder is available in 20g
McCanns to hire campaign manager
McCanns to hire campaign manager On day 41 of Madeleine McCann’s disappearance, it has been announced that her parents intend to hire a campaign manager to ensure that Madeleine’s plight
Possible alien sighting
By: Natasha Smith natasha@portugalresident.com AN EMERGENCY operation took a bizarre turn when the patient started shedding green blood. The scene in Vancouver resembled an episode of the X-Files. The man
Premiere – June 14 – FANTASTIC FOUR 2
Fantastic Four 2: Rise of the Silver Surfer Directed by: Tim Story Starring: Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis Genre: Action/Adventure/Fantasy Marvel’s first family of superheroes, The Fantastic
Ride of a lifetime
By: Natasha Smith natasha@portugalresident.com A MAN in a wheelchair has been taken on a high-speed ride after being caught on the front bumper of a lorry without the driver realising.
Standing the test of time
By: Natasha Smith natasha@portugalresident.com A WORLD War I veteran’s watch, lost nearly a century ago, has stood the test of time. William B. Gill lost his watch in France, where