Nine brands withdrawn from tobacco market
THE WITHDRAWAL of nine cigarette brands from the Portuguese market has been ordered by the food and economic security (ASAE) after claims that they contain illegal levels of tar and
Portugal to host conference against death penalty
AN INTERNATIONAL conference against capital punishment will be hosted in Lisbon later this year during Portugal’s presidency of the European Union. Speaking in Brussels, Justice Minister Alberto Costa said that
Portugal the most oil dependent EU country
PORTUGAL LOOKS set to continue being the country in the EU most dependent on crude oil for its energy needs. According to a 2006 report, published by International Energy Agency
Portugal’s first ever six star “palace” to be constructed
By: Ruth Sharpe ruth@portugalresident.com DETAILS OF Portugal’s first ever six star hotel have been revealed following the government decision to allow construction of the luxury development to go ahead. Plans
Renewable energy tops government’s priority list
By: Chris Graeme chris@portugalresident.com THE PORTUGUESE government is fully committed to exploiting renewable and sustainable energy sources in the coming year. Speaking at a major seminar on January 16 at
Ride the Algarve way
A GROUP of horse riders from the Algarve and UK will once again be attempting to follow the famous Via Algarviana route from Alcoutim close to the Spanish border to
Skaters help to raise awareness
By: Caroline Cunha caroline@portugalresident.com MORE THAN 66,000 euros was raised by Forum Algarve in Faro at its ice rink over Christmas towards an awareness campaign about the dangers of global
Surpassing all expectations
THE PUBLIC response to Portugal Blue Pages, a website born out of demand for The Resident Service Directory to be available online, has exceeded expectations. The concept to bring out
The Resident introduces TGIF lunches
KNOWING THE benefit of good networking, both in your business and personal lives, The Resident is introducing a series of lunches – TGIF (Thank Goodness it is Friday!) which will
Three-year wait to see a specialist
WAITING LISTS for appointments in Faro hospital are up to three years, the highest in the country. Cardiology and urology referrals from medical centres to the hospital can sometimes mean