Honours system a preposterius charade
OSCAR-WINNING actor Ben Kingsley has denied he orchestrated a campaign to have himself referred to as Sir Ben Kingsley on a poster advertising his new movie. But Kingsley, renowned for
Increased focus on new clients
JYSKE BANK has put together a team dedicated to making sure that new private-banking clients feel that they are well taken care of when they join the Bank. With effect
International sand sculpture festival comes to Pêra
PÊRA IN the Algarve has once again been chosen to host the International Sand Sculpture Festival, now in its fourth successful year. In total, 35 sculptors of various nationalities will
Investment opportunities in Morocco presented in Loulé
NEW OPPORTUNITIES for investment in Morocco will be presented today (March 10) at the NERA Auditorium, Loulé, at 5pm. The event is aimed at all business people interested in widening
IRAQUE
New Kember tape aired on Arab TV A VIDEOTAPE of British hostage Norman Kember and two other peace activists was broadcast on Arab satellite television station al-Jazeera earlier this week.
Mayor announces projects for Parque Mayer
LISBON CÂMARA President, Carmona Rodrigues, has given the green light for various projects to breath new life into the city’s former theatre land, Parque Mayer. Starting this summer, the currently
New spa programmes at Algarve’s Vilalara resort
THREE NEW day spa programmes are being launched at the Sofitel Thalassa Vilalara resort in Porches (Lagoa) this month, providing the ideal opportunity to shake off those winter blues and
Oncology Institute set to move out of Lisbon
PLANS TO move the Instituto Português de Oncologia (IPO), the Portuguese Oncology Institute, from its present Central Lisbon location have triggered concerns among patients and health professionals. Currently occupying seven-and-a-half
Opening up the world from Faro Airport
WE ALL enjoy discovering new places and for customers of low fares airline Thomsonfly.com, the world really is your oyster. By flying from Faro into either Coventry, Bournemouth or Doncaster,
Outrage over reduction in police for Algarve
FOLLOWING RECENT reports that summer reinforcements for the Algarve’s police force will be cut this year (see last week’s issue of The Resident), the Associação dos Hotéis e Empreendimentos Turísticos