HAITI
Skulls found in capital ELEVEN HUMAN skulls were found dumped in Haiti’s capital earlier this week, two days after 17 were discovered in a separate rubbish tip. Local police and
Heightened levels of interest in foreign exchange
AT THE time of writing, the US Dollar (USD) is looking less like the flavour of the month and more like yesterday’s leftovers. International investors have maintained the strength of
High fidelity
IN RECENT months, newspapers and magazines have been full of articles dealing with the rise in teenage pregnancies, both here and in Britain. The decline of man-kind, a change of
If you cannot face lawn maintenance, here’s the solution!
JAN AND John Cowan moved to Portugal from Ireland, with their two daughters Amy and Emma, in July 2004. While living in Dublin, they ran a successful men’s wear and
Lisbon Câmara to regenerate Bairro da Liberdade
A DETAILED project which it is hoped will breathe new life into Lisbon’s rundown Liberdade district of Campolide, was recently unveiled at a Lisbon council meeting. The project involves the
Lisbon hails Kenyans
PORTUGAL’S CAPITAL city hosted one of the six most important IAAF Half-Marathons of the year last Sunday afternoon. A record entry of 36,000 people took to the streets of Lisbon,
Lusort promotes environmental awareness in Vilamoura
COMMEMORATIONS FOR World Forest Day took place at Parque Ambiental de Vilamoura recently, involving more than 50 schoolchildren. Pupils aged between 10 and 12 enjoyed various educational activities and games
MOTOR SPORT
Revving up! THE 2006 World MotoGP Championship got underway at Spain’s Jerez circuit last weekend. Five-times winner and title holder in the elite class of motorcycle racing, Valentino Rossi, topped
Move freely with GlucoMotion
FOR THOSE of us suffering from joint problems, whether from injury, old age, excessive sport or just daily wear and tear, life can be pretty painful at times. Well, not
New tourism awards for construction and services
A NEW awards programme was recently launched by the Instituto de Turismo de Portugal (ITP), to reward companies for high quality projects in public spaces. In the first edition of