Government will not alter public holidays
MINISTER FOR Work and Solidarity Vieira da Silva has confirmed that the government has no plans on the table to alter the scheduling of public holidays that currently fall midweek
International headlines
THE ANTICS of contestants in the UK version of Endemol TV reality show, Celebrity Big Brother have been making headlines worldwide for all the wrong reasons. Caused by a series
Less taxis for the capital
THE GOVERNMENT wants to cut the number of days taxis can operate in Lisbon in a bid to reduce pollution. From 2008, taxi drivers will only be allowed to work
Metro losing a shocking 160 million euros a year
LISBON METRO is facing financial meltdown with accumulated debts of 3.3 billion euros and average annual debts standing at 160 million euros. The total debts represent a shocking 2.2 per
Stomp sells out Lisbon casino
BRITISH OFF-beat orchestra, Stomp, are performing to audiences at Lisbon Casino’s Oceanos Auditorium until February 25. The eccentric band, which plays an assortment of household instruments from bottles, boots, matches
The Algarve’s emerging great composer
By: Caroline Cunha caroline@portugalresident.com THIRTY-SEVEN-year-old Cristóvão Silva is a classical composer from Portimão. Last month the Orquestra do Algarve (OQ) performed his music in the first ever concert to be
Where there is muck, there is also money
RESIDENTS IN Lisbon are becoming more environmentally conscious when it comes to separating and recycling their rubbish. Television advertising campaigns, coupled with an increase in paper and bottle bank stations
A safe place in the sun
By: Ruth Sharpe ruth@portugalresident.com IT IS an undeniable fact that the purchase of a home in the sun is one of the biggest and most important investments people can make.
Drug investigation has successful end
Following a five-month investigation, police special branch in Faro arrested seven Portuguese men last week on suspicion of drug trafficking in the region. The criminal investigation squadron began raids on
Injured youths in motorbike race
A 17-year old boy was seriously injured and a girl, 15, sustained minor injuries when they were involved in a collision during an illegal motorbike race on Sunday night at