A billion euro budget for buying in services
THE PORTUGUESE government has set aside a budget of 956 million euros to buy in services from private companies. The money will go on consultants, seminars, reports, exhibitions, studies, private-public
An evening of enjoyment
The Algarve Wine Society held its Annual General Meeting, Gala Dinner and Dance at the Sheraton Hotel on February 17. AGM president Mike Behennah chaired the meeting, which was attended
Anti-smoking laws to be implemented
SMOKING IS to be banned in Portugal, but only in restaurants, bars, nightclubs and workplaces with a total area of less than 100 square metres. The proposal has been approved
Defamation case
FOUR SOCIAL Democrats (PSD) were in court last week accused of making defamatory statements in 2002 about socialist Câmara President, Júlio Barroso. Former Lagos Câmara President, Valentim Rosado, admitted to
Ecoplage system combats coastal erosion
AN ALGARVE beach is the first in the country to test a system that combats coastal erosion. Ecoplage, created in 1983 by Danish engineer Hans Verterby, is a system which
Forces scrapped
Portugal’s Brigada de Trânsito, road traffic police and GNR Brigada Fiscal, fiscal brigade, are to be scrapped. Prime Minister José Sócrates announced the measure as part of an overall reorganisation
Government plans to claw back debt
SOCIAL SECURITY minister José Vieira da Silva announced on Friday that the government hopes to recoup 550 million euros in debt owed to Segurança Social up to this year. According
Jewish roots
THE JEWISH roots of the Church are on the agenda at a seminar in Vale Judeu next week. The Rev. John Fieldsend will be leading the session at the International
Lucky train escape
AN ELDERLY woman who was run over by a train on February 15 in Viana do Castelo (northern Portugal) and walked away without a scratch has spoken out about her
Mugged in Brazil
SIX PORTUGUESE tourists were mugged last Friday night after their minivan was intercepted on the road by armed gunmen in the Brazilian state of Recife. The group arrived at Recife