New fair showcases Algarve in Lisbon
LISBON’S PAVILHÃO Atlântico will host Algarve Convida (Algarve Invites), the first fair dedicated exclusively to promoting the region as a holiday destination, in April. This is the first event of
Not all that glitters…
ROCK STAR Gary Glitter is facing trial in Vietnam on charges of committing obscene acts with two under-age girls. The trial of the one time chart-topping pop icon is just
Number of British visitors to Portugal continues to rise
The Resident: Tell us a bit about your and the embassy’s activities since we last met one year ago … Ambassador: The discussions over the EU budget were a major
Oriental Museum to open in 2007
A MUSEUM devoted to art from the Far East will open in Lisbon in 2007. The site of the museum, near the Lisbon docks area of Alcântara, will include an
Paul Auster to make film in Lisbon
PORTUGAL IS the chosen location for the next film from well-known contemporary American writer and director, Paul Auster. Auster, who has already co-directed such films as Smoke and Blue in
Portimão PSP wage war on crime
PORTIMÃO PSP, with the support of other security forces, including Faro intervention police, undertook three separate operations last week in a major effort to combat arms trafficking, the use and
Preserve your independence
CAREALARM, BASED in Lagoa, provides a fully integrated homecare safety system, which combines a range of monitoring equipment backed up by a control centre, for individuals who have restricted mobility,
Problems with by-the-book care and patients
Problems with by-the-book care and patients with more than one disease IT IS a real challenge to treat patients with multiple co-morbidities – conditions that exist at the same time
PT seemingly defenceless against looming Sonae take-over
PORTUGAL TELECOM (PT) denied last week that it is employing the services of several banks to advise it on the possible sale of its internet and cable television unit PT
Quality exports are Portugal’s answer to success
PORTUGAL HAS a short window of opportunity to modernise and gain competitive parity with its average-sized European Union neighbours, economist Ernâni Lopes told the second Congress of Modern Commerce last