Extensive promotion for Algarve fair in Lisbon
PROMOTION FOR Algarve Convida (Algarve invites), the first fair to exclusively promote the Algarve in Lisbon, being held at Pavilhão Atlântico on April 8 and 9, is now in full
Faro’s Casa dos Rapazes to construct nursery school
FOLLOWING THE success of its new crèche, O Relógio, Faro’s Instituto D. Francisco Gomes, commonly known as Casa dos Rapazes, has laid the first stone for the construction of a
Film Review – V FOR VENDETTA
Remember, remember the fifth of November THIS FILM is based on Moore’s gripping and provocative comic book written in the 80s, which presented a bleak vision of the future in
Fire at Tavira courts destroys a dozen case files
A FIRE that is believed to have been started deliberately on Tuesday morning of this week, destroyed paperwork relating to around a dozen cases, that were being stored at Tavira
French rioters resist the tide
RECENT DEMONSTRATIONS against new labour laws in France saw some of the worst violence since last autumn’s race riots. Police made 160 arrests, mostly near Paris’ Sorbonne University, where protestors
Friends of Ireland celebrate
ST. PATRICK’S Day was once again celebrated in style on March 18 as 160 people gathered in the Marriott Hotel, Lisbon, for the fourth Gala Dinner organised by the Irish
Gastronomy festival in Tavira this weekend
STARTING THIS Saturday (April 1) and continuing until April 9, Tavira presents the third edition of the Festival de Gastronomia Serrana, (festival of mountain gastronomy), involving various restaurants from the
Go to Rock in Rio-Lisboa with BP
TICKETS ARE already on sale at BP petrol stations for Rock in Rio-Lisboa, but now the fuel company is launching a campaign entitled Passporte do Rock (rock passport) giving customers
Government announces 333 measures
SCORES OF measures aimed at cutting state bureaucracy and simplifying the lives of both citizens and companies have been announced by Prime Minister José Sócrates. “30 of the 300 announced
Guterres receives Personality of the Year Award
ANTÓNIO GUTERRES, United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Refugees and former Prime Minister of Portugal, was elected Personality of the Year 2005 by the Associação de Imprensa Estrangeira em Portugal