Let the games begin
By: Natasha Smith natasha@portugalresident.com DESPITE A wet start to the day on Saturday, and the threat of a postponed match, the skies cleared and the games began. Donning their new
Life’s special (and not so special) situations
By: Dennis Swing Greene
Looking to the future
SIX BUSINESS people in the Algarve shared their experience and knowledge with students at a recent Careers Symposium held at the International School of the Algarve in Porches, which involved
Murders up in Portugal
CRIME FIGURES in Portugal increased by two per cent last year in relation to 2005, and the number of murders was up by 20.5 per cent, according to an annual
New hospital charges
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE patients began paying five euros a day for hospital internment to a maximum of 10 days and 10 euros for each surgical operation. The consumer defence association
Noddy Live returns for Christmas
DUE TO popular demand, a new version of stage spectacular Noddy Live, a show featuring Enid Blyton’s classic children’s character, will return to Portugal in December. First staged in Portugal
Paw delight
By: Natasha Smith natasha@portugalresident.com A WOMAN in the US is lucky to be alive, after a piece of apple became lodged in her throat and she began to choke. Despite
PJ leads EU war on drugs
PORTUGAL’S POLÍCIA Judiciária (PJ) is to head up an international project to combat drugs trafficking. Representatives from police forces from more than six European countries will work out of a
Portugal on tribunal
PORTUGAL HAS been referred to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) by the European Commission, for deficiencies related to Europe’s emergency number 112. “When it comes to Europe’s emergency number,
Pulling Lisbon out of chaos
LISBON CÂMARA’S dire financial straits, coupled with a string of scandals and resignations to hit the municipal authority in recent months, is worrying Lisbon residents. The findings were made public