City’s Marquês de Pombal Tunnel finally opened
LISBON’S MARQUÊS de Pombal underpass finally opened last week, two-and-a-half years late and five years after the project was started. The official inauguration ceremony was carried out by the Mayor
Defence issues discussed
VICE MINISTER of Defence for Japan, Issei Kitagawa, was due to meet with Portuguese Secretary of State for National Defence, João Mira Gomes this week (Wednesday, May 2). The meeting
Dog attacks
A YOUNG girl from Fátima, who was viciously attacked by a Husky dog on Sunday, was rushed to hospital in Leiria. Doctors said the injury could have been much worse
Food bank
REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS of the Banco Alimentar Contra a Fome (Portugal’s food bank against hunger) is officially inaugurated today (Friday May 4) in Faro. Faro Câmara President, José Apolinário, is presiding
German painter honoured
AN EXHIBITION of oil paintings on wood, watercolours and etchings by renowned German painter, Kurt Mühlenhaupt, is currently being displayed at the Vale do Lobo Art Gallery. Kurt Mühlenhaupt, born
German school begins modernisation project
AFTER SIX years of planning, an international competitive tendering bid, and the green light from Lisbon Câmara, modernisation and expansion works at Lisbon’s International German School are to finally go
Lagos to have first five star hotel
THE FIRST luxury resort to be built in Lagos, housing a five star hotel, is being developed over the Canavial beach, close to the town’s tourist highlight, Ponta da Piedade.
New rheumatology service in region
RESPONDING TO the needs of patients in the Algarve, a new rheumatology service has just been launched jointly by the Santa Maria private hospital of Faro and the São Gonçalo
New US flight
US AIRWAYS has announced the launch of a new flight route from Lisbon airport to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, every weekday, from May 11 until October 27. The low cost airline, which
No TV
TELEVISION SHOULD not be used as a ‘babysitter’, concludes Sónia Carrilho, Portuguese author of a new study about children and TV. The truth, however, is that many parents are doing