Film Review – BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
There’s gold in them there hills! THE IDEA of gay cowboys may induce sniggers in the back row and cringes from the males in the audience, but Brokeback Mountain is
Finland
World’s biggest cruise ship NORTH AMERICAN company, Royal Caribbean, has commissioned a Finnish shipyard to construct the biggest and most expensive cruise ship in the world. This “giant” will measure
Fátima expects 250,000 pilgrims
MORE THAN 250,000 people are expected to descend on Fátima this Sunday (February 19) when the remains of Sister Lúcia are transferred from Carmelo de Santa Teresa in Coimbra to
Government grants six million to promote Algarve tourism
THE ALGARVE is to receive from the Instituto de Turismo de Portugal (ITP) six million euros, from a national budget of 30.5 million euros, to promote tourism in the region.
Half of Lisbon Câmara staff left school before age 16
A SHOCKING report into the educational standards of Lisbon Câmara staff reveals that 50 per cent of its employees left school before the age of 16. A large proportion quit
Hotels and shops to supplement Pavilhão do Arade
PAVILHÃO DO Arade, the new multipurpose event venue currently under construction alongside the River Arade in Parchal, Lagoa (see last week’s edition of The Resident), is to have three hotels
House fire kills four in Faro
A FIRE in a house situated in Faro’s historic centre, which broke out last Saturday evening, led to the deaths of four people, two of them children. Only two people
King of celebrity magazines promotes carnival
DARLING OF Portugal’s celebrity gossip magazines, well-known socialite and TV personality, José Castelo Branco, has been chosen to take part in the carnival celebrations in Vila Real de Santo António
Know your labels
IT HAS been said that France, although not the world’s largest wine producer, produces half the world’s best wines. But like all wine producing countries, it also produces inferior wine.
Loulé carnival 100-years-old!
CARNIVAL CELEBRATIONS in Loulé promise to be extra special this year with the oldest and most famous carnival festival in the country celebrating its 100th birthday. Loulé Câmara, organiser of